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

April 21, 2023 Ayodele Nzinga

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

April 21, 2023 Momo Chang

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

April 19, 2023 Momo Chang and Kristal Raheem

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

Senior Girls Basketball Team Members Reflect On Time at Oakland Tech

April 17, 2023 Tony Daquipa

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

April 16, 2023 Brandy Collins

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

April 14, 2023 Sara Rowley and Momo Chang

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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Culture Makers Q&A: What is it like covering Oakland? Local journos weigh in

April 6, 2023 Oakland Voices

A couple of weeks ago, Oakland Voices Co-Director Momo Chang participated in an event at The New Parkway Theater, hosted by Oaklandside. The sold-out event included a panel discussion with Chang, KQED show host and

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Could Have Visited Any School District, and He Chose OUSD

March 30, 2023 Momo Chang

NBA legend, humanitarian, and author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visited Oakland High yesterday to congratulate the Oakland High boys and Oakland Tech girls basketball teams for winning state championship titles this year. He was there to celebrate

Apply to join Oakland Voices’ Community Journalism Program

March 29, 2023 Oakland Voices

Join Oakland Voices’ Digital Storytelling and Community Journalism Academy. Deadline Extended: Apply by Sunday, April 16.

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Three Longtime Friends Helped Add to Oakland’s Basketball Legacy

March 28, 2023 Tony Daquipa

In the final minutes of Oakland High School’s blowout win over Buena High in the boys’ Division III basketball state championship game, Wildcat senior Te’Shawn Gamble had his arms around fellow seniors Josh Clark and