17 year-old Oakland youth activist calls for allies, unity
“I am driven by the ancestral spirit that guides me. I envision a place that works for everybody. A place that allows everyone to flourish[Read more]
Jo Ann Hollis
- Email: jah06@sbcglobal.net
Stories by Jo Ann
Unmasked: Finding kindness in strangers underneath the COVID-19 face masks
By Jo Ann Hollis Posted
With many people wearing masks due to COVID-19, people are smiling with their eyes and some people are being nicer.
Newcomers embrace their West Oakland neighborhood and vice versa
By Jo Ann Hollis Posted
Just last year, the word “gentrification” tore through our Adeline neighborhood when news stories reported about conflicts over a church’s choir practice. But it left[Read more]
Finding Bridget; Finding Me
By Jo Ann Hollis Posted
Bridget found me in 2011. At the time I didn’t know that her existence would have such an impact on me. I wrote about our[Read more]
An issue of lack of communication more than gentrification
By Jo Ann Hollis Posted
When members of the Oak Center Neighborhood Association (OCNA) met Nov. 2 for the regular monthly meeting, they were more interested in what wasn’t listed[Read more]
Community, not gentrification, on Adeline
By Jo Ann Hollis Posted
A warm and secure feeling of community continues to thrive in the neighborhood along Adeline Street. The street that stretches from Berkeley to the Port[Read more]
