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Month: April 2023

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Health & Wellness

Healing as a Hero: One Woman Shares Her Path to Liberation as a Survivor and Abolitionist of Sexual Violence

April 27, 2023 Kristal Raheem 0

Editor’s Note: April is nationally recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. In Alameda County, April 24th-30th signifies Sexually Exploited Minors Awareness Week for this year. Kristal Raheem of Oakland Voices interviewed Regina Y. Evans, an […]

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Education

Laney College and Hack the Hood Year-Long Program Comes with $400 Monthly Stipend

April 26, 2023 Momo Chang 0

Students who want to get an education in the STEM field can apply and enroll now in Drive: Laney, a program between Laney College and Oakland-based Hack the Hood. Students who complete the 12 month […]

Education

Senior Class of Boys Basketball Team Reflects On Their Time At Oakland High

April 25, 2023 Tony Daquipa 2

The seniors on the state champion Oakland High Wildcats boys basketball team dealt with a pandemic, distance learning, and playing on the court wearing masks. They overcame injuries to advance to the NorCal semifinals last […]

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Oakland Voices Alum Meetup with Award-Winning Author and Illustrator Thi Bui

April 24, 2023 Oakland Voices 1

Oakland Voices alumni correspondents are invited to join a special Q&A with Oakland-based author and illustrator Thi Bui, author of the award-winning The Best We Could Do, on Thursday, May 11 at Chapter 510 in Old Oakland, California. About Special […]

Arts & Culture

BlacArted: Love Letter to Bay Area Poetry During National Poetry Month

April 21, 2023 Ayodele Nzinga 0

Editor’s Note: Oakland Voices is launching a column written by our alum and the City of Oakland’s first Poet Laureate, Ayodele Nzinga. BlacArted is a front-row view into the maze-like mind of a multi-hyphenated artist […]

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Arts & Culture

“Stephen Curry: Underrated” Documentary Opened SFFILM Festival at Grand Lake Theater

April 21, 2023 Momo Chang 0

A new documentary by local filmmaker Peter Nicks will be released this summer on July 21, 2023, via Apple TV+. Stephen Curry: Underrated, focuses on the origin story of Curry: his roots during his childhood […]

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Arts & Culture

Reviews: Chapter 510’s New Youth-Written Books Full of Imagination and Creativity (Part 2)

April 19, 2023 Momo Chang and Kristal Raheem 1

Some Oakland Voices correspondents read and reviewed newly published books by Chapter 510, a literary nonprofit based in Old Oakland. The youngest writers were 8 years old when they wrote their books. The published books include […]

Education

Senior Girls Basketball Team Members Reflect On Time at Oakland Tech

April 17, 2023 Tony Daquipa 1

The class of 2023 went through some challenges in their high school careers. In addition to distance learning in 2020, this year’s senior class of student athletes had most of their sophomore seasons taken away […]

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Arts & Culture

Q&A With Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs of “Blindspotting”

April 16, 2023 Brandy Collins 0

By now, we would hope the world recognizes that people from the Bay will take the home with us wherever we go. This is especially true for Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs, the creators of […]

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Arts & Culture

Reviews: Chapter 510’s New Youth-Written Books Full of Imagination and Creativity

April 14, 2023 Sara Rowley and Momo Chang 2

Some Oakland Voices correspondents read and reviewed newly published books by Chapter 510, a literary nonprofit based in Old Oakland. The youngest writers were 8 years old when they wrote their books. The published books […]

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Laney College and Hack the Hood Year-Long Program Comes with $400 Monthly Stipend

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Students who want to get an education in the STEM field can apply and enroll now in Drive: Laney, a program between Laney College and Oakland-based Hack the Hood. Students who complete the 12 month […]

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