Katherine Brown

Oakland’s Oasis: Farmer’s Market Cultivates Positivity in the Fruitvale Village

‘Great Urban Dancing Warrior’ making moves to unite Oakland’s deaf & hearing communities

“Don’t take away my ‘Shine'”: New Film Spotlights Bay Area Youth Facing Mental Health Challenges

By Katherine Brown - The atmosphere of the room is thick with joy and hope. Young women donning colorful, flowing gowns, and beautifully coiffed hair, laugh and giggle as they line up for group pictures. Young men in tailored suits, and hair neatly trimmed, shake hands and greet each other as they enter the room.

Health of the Hood: Mills College/Seminary Ave

By Katherine Brown - Each of our correspondents took roughly a 3 square-block walk around their neighborhood, taking stock of the area’s services, stores, homes, schools, and especially how people in the community were living their lives. The goal is to give real, detailed texture to our understanding of the quality of life in East Oakland’s neighborhoods from the perspectives of people who live there. These pieces were done in conjunction with Oakland Tribune Violence Reporting Fellow Scott Johnson’s Oakland Effect project.