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Arts & Culture

Oakland’s artist communities are “calling in” perpetrators

August 5, 2020 Brandy Collins 0

“The “He” represents a number of accused perpetrators who have been called into accountability within some Bay Area artist communities.” […]

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COVID-19

Oakland Voices discussion with organizer, performer, and activist Cat Brooks as part of bi-monthly broadcast, “Oakland Voices Tonight”

June 23, 2020 Brandy Collins 0

As civil unrest continued worldwide, Oakland Voices’ Coordinator Rasheed Shabazz moderated an online conversation about COVID-19, policing, and inequality in Oakland with Cat Brooks. […]

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Arts & Culture

Oakland answers the call for art amidst protests

June 9, 2020 Brandy Collins 3

Artists turn downtown Oakland into an art museum. […]

Feature

Talk of the Town: What do you love about being in Oakland?

June 6, 2020 Brandy Collins 0

What do you like most about being in Oakland? […]

Masks We Wear

The bright side of wearing a mask: No one tells me I should smile

May 27, 2020 Brandy Collins 0

Wearing a mask is a strange new reality, and wearing one in Oakland is eye-opening. […]

COVID-19

‘Watching church’: Oakland churches embrace technology during COVID-19 shelter in place

April 14, 2020 Brandy Collins 1

The shelter in place order has led churches to use technology to provide accessibility to spiritual services, like Easter. […]

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2019-2020 Project Blogs

2019-2020 Oakland Voices Participants Graduate from Community Journalism Program

March 11, 2020 Brandy Collins 0

Oakland Voices 2019-2020 community journalists graduate from the longstanding training program. […]

2019-2020 Project Blogs

Second Mondays brings ‘Black Joy’

February 21, 2020 Brandy Collins 0

Organizers announced the winner afterwards: Jeremy Michael Vasquez and JusDizz. […]

2019-2020 Project Blogs

Moms 4 Housing: A Movement Begins

January 22, 2020 Brandy Collins 1

On Monday, November 18, 2019, two mothers boldly began occupying a West Oakland house that had been vacant for two years on Magnolia Street. Dominique Walker, 34, and Sameerah Karim, 41, members of Moms 4 […]

News

Summer night sights and sounds in East Oakland

August 28, 2019 Brandy Collins 0

See and hear what Oakland Voices correspondent Brandy Collins observed in her East Oakland neighborhood. […]

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History and Mission

Brandy Collins is a writer and public services advocate born and raised in the Bay Area. She is a 2019-2020 cohort graduate from the Maynard Institute for Journalism, a correspondent for Oakland Voices, a blogger and the funny one in numerous group chats. She is concerned with civic engagement and leadership development toward making public works more efficient for the people. Brandy is full of Scorpio magic and self-proclaimed Professional Aunty. Follow her on Twitter @msbrandycollins or Instagram @story_soul_collecter.
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