Katrina Davis, Author at Oakland Voices

PHOTOS: Oakland Voices Graduation 2013

March 13, 2013 Katrina Davis

Photos from the graduation for the 2012 class of Oakland Voices.

Winston Callender Might Still be Alive if Things Were Different

January 16, 2013 Katrina Davis

By Katrina Davis Judith Jones points to a photo on her wall. It’s one of dozens – part of a collage filled with images of her son Winston Callender, his friends, and family. The one

Name it, Oakland!

December 20, 2012 Katrina Davis

By Sabirah Mustafa Growing up in Oakland I used to imagine I was the mayor. Playgrounds and basketball courts would stay open 24 hours if I had my way. Big wheels and dirt bikes would

PHOTOS: BART Life

December 19, 2012 Katrina Davis

Photos & Story By Katrina Davis BART is usually seen as just a way to get around the Bay Area. You get on, put your ticket in (or swipe your Clipper card), take a ride

PHOTOS: Health of the Hood – Maxwell Park

December 19, 2012 Katrina Davis

Story & Photos By Katrina Davis The things that make Maxwell Park unhealthy are few and far between, but there nonetheless. Recently a store promoting lower prices replaced a grocery store on MacArthur. Even though

East Oakland Poet ‘Bossman’ Puts in Work to Heal, Teach

December 18, 2012 Katrina Davis

Growing up in East Oakland, Dre Johnson, “the violence and crimes that go on, you don’t talk about. You’re just not supposed to name names, you’re not supposed to say shit out loud.” He says his spoken word allowed him to express his feelings about “how the shit went down.” Poetry became one of the few ways he saw to address some hard experiences.

Single Mothers Build Careers & Family, Defying Stereotypes

October 3, 2012 Katrina Davis

“Growing up, there was just a negative connotation with being a single mom,” says Candase Chambers, “and now that I am one, I’m not that stereotype. I feel like I have to work hard to dispel the stereotype for myself, because when you meet new people the first thing people do is look at your ring finger and see you aren’t married.”

Photos: Lakeview School’s Last Day

July 21, 2012 Katrina Davis

By Katrina Davis Kids hug each other goodbye, clumsily clinging to their belongings. They have giant grins as they run to the sides of their parents on the last day of school. Embracing summer break

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Health of the Hood: Maxwell Park

June 15, 2012 Katrina Davis

By Katrina Davis – I’ve lived in this neighborhood since I was 2 years old. It’s pretty quiet and suburban. I know some of my neighbors, and they even come over from time to time for events. The crimes that happen here and there are mainly break-ins, but other than that it’s pretty quiet. Everyone seems to have a pretty nice front yard and keeps it up.