August 2025 - Oakland Voices

Federal lawsuit targets Palestinian-owned, Oakland coffee shop

August 31, 2025 Amelah El-Amin

The owner of Jerusalem Coffee House spoke out against the Trump administration targeting an Oakland business.

Black Panther ‘Cub’ tells her story

August 26, 2025 Dera R. Williams

Meres-Sia Gabriel’s childhood connections to the Black Panther Party significantly shaped her life.

‘Crushing Wheelchairs’ film depicts brutality of homeless sweeps

August 25, 2025 Rasheed Shabazz

POOR Magazine offers a free screening of the film “Crushing Wheelchairs” on August 28.

16 free events this weekend in Oakland

August 21, 2025 Ayah Ali-Ahmad

This weekend in Oakland: enjoy free events from the massive Chinatown StreetFest to the Rockridge Rock-N-Stroll and more.

Black Arts Film Festival honors ‘OGs of Oakland’

August 19, 2025 Ayah Ali-Ahmad

How Oakland’s BAM Film Fest has grown into a powerful celebration of Black arts, film, and community, honoring ancestral legacies and defying a climate of funding cuts.

13 free events this weekend in Oakland

August 14, 2025 Ayah Ali-Ahmad

This weekend in Oakland: Catch a huge Afrobeats festival, watch a 90s movie, and more.

Trump: Oakland out of control, ‘so far gone’

August 13, 2025 Rasheed Shabazz

President Trump criticized Oakland while announcing federal takeover of D.C. police. Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee clapped back.

Hyphy Burger opens in West Oakland

August 10, 2025 Rasheed Shabazz

Oakland’s newest smash burger spot, Hyphy Burger, opened in West Oakland.

11 free events this weekend in Oakland

August 7, 2025 Ayah Ali-Ahmad

This weekend in Oakland: enjoy free events from a massive world music festival to city-wide community cleanups and more.

Arts & Culture

Love, light, and ‘Noor’: An interview with Nijla Mu’min

August 6, 2025 Rasheed Shabazz

Filmmaker Nijla Mu’mim discusses her journey as a filmmaker, how the Bay Area influenced her grassroots storytelling, and her new film, “Noor.”