COVID-19
How Has COVID and the Pandemic Impacted Your Life?
Oakland Voices writers reflect on four years since the beginning of the pandemic. […]
Ryan Barba
News
Would You Like to See the WNBA in The Town? We Asked Oakland Residents
Talks of a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) team coming to Oakland is gaining steam, so Oakland Voices correspondents asked Oakland residents their thoughts on a WBNA team potentially making Oakland their home. Would they […]
COVID-19
Facial Freedom: An Escape from “Mask-ne”
Editor’s Note: Oakland Voices alumnus and Editor-in-Chief of The Peralta Citizen, Ryan Barba was an essential worker during the pandemic, requiring him to wear a mask many hours out of the day. Now that California […]
COVID-19
Oaklander recalls living in Portland during COVID and days of protest
An Oakland community college student moves to Portland, Oregon during the pandemic, only to return after a stressful few months. […]
COVID-19
COVID-19: Different Masks for Different Situations
“My list of outdoor essential actions narrows down to exercise, shopping, and going to and from work. I wear a mask made out of fabric when exercising; a charcoal filtered mask when shopping; and both an N95 mask and waterproof mask when working.” […]
COVID-19
COVID-19: Generations of Oaklanders share living life with Social Distancing and Shelter-In-Place
“People today are acting like this is the end of the world, but when you’re experiencing combat and have been doused in Agent Orange, a shelter-in-place order is a walk in the park.” […]
COVID-19
COVID-19: Calmness through Chaos as a Community College student and essential worker
Ryan Barba’s life has been interupted by COVID-19. As a community college student and part-time essential worker, he is adapting to new routines and communication. […]
2017-2018 Project Blogs
Finishing School: The Significance of a GED
I was a troubled student who had lost all sight of direction in middle school and officially dropped out in the 10th grade. Besides a desire to become a professional writer, there was nothing motivating […]
2017-2018 Project Blogs
Feeding East Oakland: Roots Community Market
The Roots Community Health Center is a nonprofit health clinic in East Oakland that was founded in 2008 and currently has over 29 different programs to serve the community. One of their most recent additions […]
2017-2018 Project Blogs
Strengthened by ICE
One’s journey through grade school is supposed to be a time that builds children into young adults with the opportunity of a brighter future. But in today’s American society, it appears to be anything but […]