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Arts & Culture

Thanksgiving came early for unhoused East Oaklanders Thanks to Feed the Hood 19

November 26, 2021 Howard Dyckoff 0

Thanksgiving came early for unhoused East Oaklanders at more than 75 encampments with Feed the Hood 19 last weekend. More than 100 volunteers were involved with this effort as meals and personal care kits were […]

Feature

What comes to mind when you think about ‘Oakland’ and why?

November 1, 2021 Marilu Aguilar 0

Marilu Aguilar asked Bay Area residents about their thoughts on Oakland. […]

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Arts & Culture

Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of Akoma Market

October 8, 2021 L.J. Rich 1

Our correspondent Lauren Richardson has the rundown on the one-year anniversary of the Akoma Market in deep East Oakland. […]

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Education

Serving up Literacy with the Currys—Eat. Learn. Play. BUS and the Oakland Literacy Coalition

September 30, 2021 Bill Joyce 1

Fabulously multi-colored and splashed with scenes from across Oakland, Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s new BUS catered to every taste when it rolled out at the East Oakland Youth Development Center earlier this month.  Some 60 […]

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Culture

Oakland Community Activist Shirley Gee in The Try Guys YouTube Video, “We Need to Talk About Anti-Asian Hate”

May 13, 2021 Iris Crawford 0

In March, the popular YouTube Channel The Try Guys shared “We Need to Talk About Anti-Asian Hate,” a video that has now reached nearly two million views on YouTube. The hour-long video was hosted by […]

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Arts & Culture

‘The sweetest escape’: a love letter to Oakland’s libraries

February 17, 2021 Marabet Morales Sikahall 3

Libraries are physically closed, but they continue to serve their neighborhoods. One East Oaklander shares her experience. […]

COVID-19

Parenting During a Pandemic: Oakland Mom, Malinda Bun, of Cambodian Street Food

November 10, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway 2

Managing distance learning with five children. […]

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Arts & Culture

Third Annual Drunken Film Festival in Oakland gets a update

October 15, 2020 Brandy Collins 0

The festival takes place at Oakland Tribune Tower through Sunday, October 18, 2020. […]

Culture

Oakland celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 12, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 0

Recognize Native American histories and cultures. […]

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Arts & Culture

“Para Chuparse Los Dedos” (“Finger-licking Good”) Central American Recipes and Stories from the East Bay

September 30, 2020 Marabet Morales Sikahall 2

Cut off from our homelands as refugees not able to return, our food recipes are core to the Central American identity. […]

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Oakland Schools Closed and Port Shut Down To Protest Closures and Privatization 

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On Friday, April 29, the Oakland Education Association held a one-day strike to protest the Oakland Unified School District’s lack of an engagement process prior to deciding to permanently close eight schools and truncate two […]

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