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Month: February 2024

Arts & Culture

Oakland Black Pride Festival offers safe space for Black and queer folks

February 27, 2024 Tanna Samone

The festival honors the history of Black Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders, and Queers.

Multimedia

Talk of the Town: What’s your favorite taco truck in Oakland?

February 26, 2024 Randi Cross

What’s your favorite taco truck in Oakland?

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Arts & Culture

Father creates Black history coloring book with son, using AI

February 24, 2024 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross

Oakland Voices alumnus Saleem Gilmore and his young son, Amari Rashad, create a coloring book honoring heroes in Black history, showcasing figures like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Audre Lorde as children, complete with short biographies and quotes, all using AI-generated images.

Businesses

Oakland business owners promote wellness, healthy lifestyles

February 13, 2024 Daniel Swafford

Three Oakland business owners discuss their career patches to teaching and sharing health and wellness.

News

Children’s hospital invests $1 billion to modernize Oakland facilities

February 12, 2024 Joy Quilatan

UCSF invests $1 billion to to modernize inpatient facilities for Children’s Hospital, Oakland.

Justice

Self-Determination inspires Panther to serve plates, share hope in Oakland

February 12, 2024 Joy Quilatan

Francis Moore started feeding people out her kitchen 15 years ago. The former Black Panther continues to feed the people.

A woman on a sidewalk looks at a huge pile of dumped furniture on the sidewalk
Feature

‘It’s not just what you see.’ Illegal dumping is affecting people’s lives

February 6, 2024 Vanessa Flores

East Oakland residents speak out on the growing problem of illegal dumping in their communities, highlighting the impact on residents, businesses, and schools. Despite city efforts, including clean-up programs and surveillance initiatives, advocates continue to push for greater accountability and action from city leaders.

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Community Voices

Dismantling Systemic Racism in News

February 1, 2024 Martin Reynolds

Read an insightful excerpt from Martin Reynolds, co-executive director of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, reflecting on the profound impact of George Floyd’s killing on his perspective as a journalist and a Black man.

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Feature

My Oakland restaurant was broken into 3 times last year. Love for the neighborhood is why I stay

February 1, 2024 Manna Tekie

A small restaurant owner shares the struggles of having her business broken into three times in one year — and why she is staying for now.

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