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Education

Teacher at Madison Park Academy, Site of a Alleged Accidental School Shooting, Speaks Out

November 8, 2022 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross 1

On August 29, at the beginning of this school year, there was a shooting on campus at Madison Park Academy, a middle school in the East Oakland flatlands. One student allegedly brought a gun and […]

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2022 Elections

2022 Election: What Oakland District 2 voters want

September 7, 2022 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross 0

Community members in Chinatown, Grand Lake, San Antonio, and Eastlake shared their priorities ahead of the November election. There is a lot that residents of Oakland’s District 2 love about their neighborhoods: the peaceful parks, […]

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Arts & Culture

Oakland’s Nomadic Press Founder J.K. Fowler on Pandemic, Poetry, and Publishing

May 25, 2021 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross 1

For the past year, due to COVID-19 pandemic mandates, businesses and live events were closed to the public. Some local businesses like Nomadic Press, led by Executive Director, Founder, and Oakland Arts & Cultural Affairs […]

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Feature

Looking back on 2020: My Family’s Housing Journey and A Pandemic

January 5, 2021 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross 1

Editor’s Note: We asked our alumni and correspondents to reflect on 2020, and/or what to look forward to in 2021. Below, poet/writer Aqueila M. Lewis reflects on what a year 2020 has been for her […]

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COVID-19

Welcome to Las Vegas: My family searches for home in the midst of COVID-19

July 29, 2020 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross 2

In the midst of a global pandemic, Aqueila Lewis and her family move to Vegas to seek more affordable housing. […]

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COVID-19

Oakland’s BIPOC-owned vandalized businesses tell their story

July 14, 2020 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross 1

Oakland Voices Correspondents chat with several small, BIPOC-owned businesses in Oakland following the vandalism that affected more than 200 businesses. […]

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COVID-19

The Village Oakland’s Needa Bee Speaks Out

June 2, 2020 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross 2

“This pandemic has illustrated not only is housing a human right, but a public health intervention.” – Needa B […]

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Family resilience

Finding Hope, Resources During the Housing Crisis in the Bay Area

March 24, 2020 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross 0

Editor’s Note: Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross is an Oakland Voices Alumna correspondent who participated in the 2015-2016 cohort. Lewis, who previously lived in Oakland for 12 years, has struggled with being unhoused and is not alone. […]

2015 Project Blogs

Sights and Sounds: Art After Foreclosure in East Oakland, A Radio Story

May 16, 2016 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross 1

http://cpa.ds.npr.org/kalw/audio/2016/05/WEB.ArtForclosure.mp3 This is my grandmother’s story as much as it is mine. I lived with her, Attaway, on 2657 67th Avenue from August 2006 to May 2012 and enjoyed every minute of it. But, a […]

2015 Project Blogs

Restorative Justice for Youth Oakland Seeks Healing Justice

September 22, 2015 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross 1

Twenty weeks ago, if you had approached 16-year- old Jerome Traylor and asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up, he probably wouldn’t have an answer for you. “I had been to […]

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History and Mission

Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross is a multi-talented, award-winning Bay Area Native well-versed in singing, poetry/spoken word, and journalism. Aqueila has studied and performed throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, and is a graduate of Napa Valley College and University of California, Berkeley. Her book of poetry, Stop Hurting and Dance, published by Pochino Press, is a collection of stories overcoming fear, oppression, gentrification, and police brutality; she honors what it means to live with resilience, love and prosperity. She holds the titles of Ms. Oakland Plus America 2014, SF Raw Performing Artist of the Year 2015, and was an Oakland Voices-KALW Community Journalist awardee in 2016 and Greater Bay Area Journalism Awardee in 2017.
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