2012 East Oakland Project Blogs
A Reading List
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’
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
More Than a Tattoo: Body Art Honors Lost Loved Ones
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 the streets in the Bay Area, it’s becoming common to […]
2012 East Oakland Project Blogs
Poverty Puts Young Women on the Verge of Prostitution
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. […]
2012 East Oakland Project Blogs
VIDEO: Oakland homicide victims of 2011 – their names and faces
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, Matthew, Brian, Sean, Terrance, Michelle, Stanley, Marion, Yancy, Charles, Deandre, […]
2012 East Oakland Project Blogs
Health of the Hood: 73rd & Bancroft/Eastmont
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. […]
2010 West Oakland Project Blogs
Giving a voice to West Oakland residents – Tribune – 2.9.2010
Oakland Tribune, The (CA) – Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Author: Tammerlin Drummond Oakland Tribune Columnist If there were a contest to determine which neighborhood best epitomizes “how bad Oakland is,” I suspect West and East […]
2010 West Oakland Project Blogs
Oakland Voices Seeks Community Reporters at West Oakland Library – Tribune – 2.7.2010
Oakland Tribune, The (CA) – Sunday, February 7, 2010 Author: Sean Maher The Oakland Tribune OAKLAND — The Tribune launched a program in West Oakland on Saturday to turn the area’s residents into published journalists. […]
Oakland Voices
West Oakland ‘ Voices ‘ ready to be heard – Tribune – 2.2.2010
West Oakland ‘ Voices ‘ ready to be heard Oakland Tribune, The (CA) – Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Author: Sean Maher Oakland Tribune OAKLAND — Someone reading this story in West Oakland could end up […]
Oakland Voices
OV Press Release 1/28/10
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