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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Oakland author Aida Salazar’s latest book delves into immigration centers for children to understand, through a series of free-verse poems […]
One Oakland mom says lack of peer interaction and sports one of the biggest gaps during distance learning. […]
Managing distance learning with five children. […]
“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. […]
58 percent of Oakland voters have returned their ballots. We caught up with a few of these early voters in Oakland. […]
After 19 years in Oakland, the Laurel Book Store closes. […]
After deleting all references to Arab American Studies and Pacific Islander Studies in the CA Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC), the state is likely to reinstate both in the next revised version of the curriculum. […]
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