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2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

A Reading List

October 30, 2012 admin 0

One goal I always have for students is to have them read for pleasure. For the pure joy of reading. So often, in school, we drain every last ounce of possible enjoyment out of reading […]

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2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

‘Lam Jail, Lam Jail’

October 25, 2012 admin 0

Towards the end of the very last week, his mother came to see me unexpectedly. No one on our staff knew Vietnamese, and she spoke virtually no English. All she could really say was “Lam jail, Lam jail.” […]

2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

Poverty Puts Young Women on the Verge of Prostitution

September 24, 2012 admin 1

Some women are forced to walk the streets, selling their bodies for cash. Mary Moore has never done that. Her exchange was different – not for drugs, or money, but just to keep a roof over her head. “I never done it before but I contemplated it. No woman should ever have to think about selling herself,” Moore said. […]

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2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

Health of the Hood: 73rd & Bancroft/Eastmont

June 15, 2012 admin 0

By Sheila Blandon – My neighborhood is one long narrow block. The streets are very close together with long blocks. There are a lot of homes with families, only a few apartments. The streets are kind of clean – cleaner than other neighborhoods around the East. The block of 69th avenue is pretty friendly and welcoming. There are always a lot of people outside. We sometimes throw BBQs in front of our home on the porch. […]

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Oakland Voices

OV Press Release 1/28/10

June 15, 2010 admin 0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE BREAKS NEW GROUND WITH LIBRARY-BASED “OAKLAND VOICES” COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENTS PROJECT. SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR 6-MONTH PROGRAM. 1/28/10