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Arts & Culture

Oakland’s Plymouth United Church is Promoting Jazz and Justice

May 8, 2023 Katharine Davies Samway 1

Editor’s Note: This article is published in partnership with Oaklandside. A diverse group of mostly masked people had gathered by 11:00 a.m. on a Sunday in late February, many wearing multicolored beads and feathered leis. […]

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Justice

Undocumented Immigrants in Oakland: “We Live in a Country that Hates Us, but Benefits from Our Labor. We Belong Here.”

November 17, 2022 Katharine Davies Samway 7

In October 2022, a federal court ruled against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. The participants of the program are immigrants who came to the U.S. as minors, and are […]

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Arts & Culture

Oakland Pastors Support Palestinian Struggle

May 19, 2022 Katharine Davies Samway 0

Sami Abu Shehadeh is one of only 10 Palestinian legislators in the 120-member Israeli Knesset (Parliament), even though Palestinians make up 20% of Israel’s citizens. Recently, he toured the U.S. to visit Palestinian American communities […]

COVID-19

Some Unexpected Outcomes of the Pandemic: Katharine Davies Samway

February 25, 2022 Katharine Davies Samway 9

We asked our Oakland Voices alumni community members and correspondents: How has pandemic life changed your habits and your outlook? How have you navigated public spaces and health risks now that we are in a […]

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Arts & Culture

Oakland Author Aida Salazar Humanizes Border Detainees Through Children’s Book

April 26, 2021 Katharine Davies Samway 2

Oakland author Aida Salazar’s latest book delves into immigration centers for children to understand, through a series of free-verse poems […]

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COVID-19

Parenting During a Pandemic: Candase Chambers Says Lack of Peers and Sports Biggest Gap

November 24, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway 2

One Oakland mom says lack of peer interaction and sports one of the biggest gaps during distance learning. […]

COVID-19

Parenting During a Pandemic: Oakland Mom, Malinda Bun, of Cambodian Street Food

November 10, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway 2

Managing distance learning with five children. […]

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COVID-19

Parenting During a Pandemic: Oakland Mom Dina Kenna Says Services for Autistic Child Are Limited

November 5, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway 2

“It shouldn’t be a struggle. I shouldn’t have to go through no sleep and a migraine because I have a child with autism.” – Dina Kenna, parents of two elementary-school children. […]

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2020 elections

Quiet in-person voting this Sunday, but huge number of early voters in Oakland

November 2, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway 1

58 percent of Oakland voters have returned their ballots. We caught up with a few of these early voters in Oakland. […]

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Arts & Culture

Laurel Book Store Closes After Almost 20 years in Oakland

September 15, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway 0

After 19 years in Oakland, the Laurel Book Store closes. […]

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Steph and Ayesha Curry’s Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation to Remodel Six Oakland Schoolyards

May 23, 2023 1

This past weekend, Allendale Elementary in East Oakland revealed a newly-constructed playground, garden, and mural to the community. Allendale is the first of six Oakland public schools that will receive a new playground, thanks to […]

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Katharine Davies Samway has lived in Oakland for over 35 years. She is a long-term educator — a teacher, a researcher, a teacher educator, a professor of education.
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