Kevonna Taylor, Author at Oakland Voices

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Managing and Adapting to Change During the Pandemic: Kevonna Taylor

March 3, 2022 Kevonna Taylor

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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Masks: Is it over?!

July 15, 2021 Kevonna Taylor

Editor’s Note: Oakland Voices alumna Kevonna Taylor shares how she feels about mask guidelines, especially now with variants. Now that California is slowly re-opening, and masks can come off for those who are vaccinated in

Style, Grace and Soul at the Museum’s Hip Hop Exhibit

July 20, 2018 Kevonna Taylor

Ever looking for somewhere to go and, see Black historical artifacts. Somewhere that’s hip and cool, laid back all in the same place? Visit the Oakland Museum’s “Respect: Hip Hop Style and Wisdom” and

ICE Takes Away A Friend

July 19, 2018 Kevonna Taylor

Imagine knowing someone all your life, or seeing them everyday at school/work. Then the next day you return, and they are gone. A group of armed men taking your loved one away without

A Food Bank Resource

July 18, 2018 Kevonna Taylor

It is no secret that the supply of free food in the Bay Area is limited. Especially in Oakland which has a large number of homeless people as well as many families who receive government

Deaths Due to Driving

July 2, 2018 Kevonna Taylor

Death is the ultimate traumatic experience. Being in a city such as ours, we are no strangers to death, nor violence. Whether you saw it first hand, or have seen it on the news,

Sister Strong Never Gave Up

November 21, 2017 Kevonna Taylor

Do you know anyone who is or was a teen mother? Were you a teen mother yourself? Teen pregnancy in the United States ranks higher than any other country. According to the thenationalcampaign.org, “as of