maurice, Author at Oakland Voices

Eastmont Town Center

July 11, 2014 maurice

By Janice Davis It is the early afternoon of June 27, 2014 when I decide to visit the Eastmont Town Center on 73rd Ave and MacArthur. The weather is sunny and breezy. The Wellness Center

From Newtown to My Town

January 7, 2013 maurice

By Sheila Blandon I first heard about the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary through online media. I saw all the attention it got by the media and social networks. As soon as I saw news of

When Chinese parents come to the US, they often sacrifice themselves for their children. Often, they can’t take the time to sit and study English because they are working several jobs to provide better lives for their kids. You would think that, as a society, everyone would respect that kind of hard work. It’s part of American values, isn’t it?

Oakland Residents Unite to ‘SAVE’ City from Gun Violence

January 1, 2013 maurice

By Sheila Blandon As our death rates increase, community members came together on December 29, 2012, on the corner of 92nd and International Blvd. to mourn for the cell phone store owner, Wilbur Bartley, who

The Hustle: Homemade Jewelry, Just to Get By

December 19, 2012 maurice

By Sheila Blandon Ivet Castro is a 20-year old immigrant Mexican woman living in Oakland with hopes to improve her living circumstances and help her mother at the same time. Castro is fluent in English,

VIDEO: Pictures of Health in Our Bay Area Communities

December 12, 2012 maurice

What’s healthy about our community? What’s not healthy about it? How can we improve it? These questions were posed to patrons of the Oakland Museum of California at the institution’s free First Sunday on December 2,

The Lam Vo You(r’e) Looking For

November 27, 2012 maurice

Dear Ms. Gordon, Unfortunately, I am the Lam Vo your (sic) looking for.

VIDEO: Raid on Occupy Oakland – One Year Later

November 14, 2012 maurice

Protesters, spectators, passers-by, and police gathered at Oakland’s city hall plaza on October 25, 2012, marking the one-year anniversary of the day the police tore down Occupy Oakland’s tent camp encampment at the plaza. West Oakland resident Janay Smith, 20, talks about the anniversary event and the relevance, and the irrelevance, of the Occupy movement.

Fall 2007: Lam Writes About His Crime

November 13, 2012 maurice

The essay described an evening in May or June of that year, in which he was riding around Oakland in a car with some other teenage boys he claimed not to know very well. At some point during long the way, they gave Lam a gun, and the boys together attempted to rob a corner store.

Rising Local Talent Rayven is Ready To Soar

November 13, 2012 maurice

By Sheila Blandon There are many artists in the Bay Area, but Rayven’s passion and motivation sets him apart from the rest. He has came a long way, from being a part of a group