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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[Read more]
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‘Lam Jail, Lam Jail’
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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[Read more]
More Than a Tattoo: Body Art Honors Lost Loved Ones
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By Sheila Blandon Tattoos are a trend among the teenagers I know. But these are not just regular tattoos. As more young people die on[Read more]
Poverty Puts Young Women on the Verge of Prostitution
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Some women are forced to walk the streets, selling their bodies for cash. Mary Moore has never done that. Her exchange was different - not[Read more]
VIDEO: Oakland homicide victims of 2011 – their names and faces
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This video commemorates the 110 victims of homicide in Oakland in 2011. Darnell, Allen, Donald, Lovell, Ishmael, Alejandro, Kerry, Derek, Terrance, Raheim, Eddie, Berresford, Martin,[Read more]
Health of the Hood: 73rd & Bancroft/Eastmont
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By Sheila Blandon - My neighborhood is one long narrow block. The streets are very close together with long blocks. There are a lot of[Read more]
Giving a voice to West Oakland residents – Tribune – 2.9.2010
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Oakland Tribune, The (CA) – Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Author: Tammerlin Drummond Oakland Tribune Columnist If there were a contest to determine which neighborhood best[Read more]
Oakland Voices Seeks Community Reporters at West Oakland Library – Tribune – 2.7.2010
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Oakland Tribune, The (CA) – Sunday, February 7, 2010 Author: Sean Maher The Oakland Tribune OAKLAND — The Tribune launched a program in West Oakland[Read more]
West Oakland ‘ Voices ‘ ready to be heard – Tribune – 2.2.2010
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West Oakland ‘ Voices ‘ ready to be heard Oakland Tribune, The (CA) – Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Author: Sean Maher Oakland Tribune OAKLAND —[Read more]
OV Press Release 1/28/10
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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
