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Arts & Culture

Oakland’s Lunar New Year Celebrations Kicked Off this Weekend in Jack London Square, Chinatown

January 23, 2023 Howard Dyckoff 0

Editor’s Note: On Saturday, our correspondent Howard Dyckoff attended two Lunar New Year-related events in Oakland. The celebrations in Jack London Square and Oakland Chinatown’s bazaar were both joyful events during one of the biggest […]

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Arts & Culture

Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of Akoma Market

October 8, 2021 Lauren Richardson 1

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

An Asian American mom is in the middle between her two grownup sons
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 […]

An image of a man in a white t-shirt against a wall in the evening while patrons sit in small clusters in a parking lot.
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. […]

A group of women decked out in Oakland Raiders gear pose smiling in a photo in the parking lot.
Arts & Culture

Longtime Raiders Fans Reminisce about Tailgate Parties in East Oakland from yesteryear

September 29, 2020 Tony Daquipa 2

Longtime Raiders fans feel left behind by NFL as team moves to Las Vegas. […]

COVID-19

For Oakland Muslims, Ramadan, faith greater than Coronavirus

May 19, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 2

Oakland Muslims observe month of Ramadan during COVID-19 pandemic by fasting and praying at home, as local mosques closed. […]

COVID-19

Mask Oakland and the 411 on N95 Respirator Masks

April 27, 2020 Kat Ferreira 1

Oakland grassroots fire response group, Mask Oakland, explains why N95 respirator masks are more difficult to obtain and distribute now due to COVID-19. […]

Photo: fashionable face mask with Towngirl brand label
COVID-19

Need a COVID-19 Mask? Oakland Activists and Artists Can Help

April 27, 2020 Kat Ferreira 4

Oakland artists and activists are creating masks to keep communities safer during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

2017-2018 Project Blogs

A Shout-Out To RBA Creative

July 27, 2018 Tonya Shipp 0

A big shout- out to Randolph Charles Belle for hosting Oakland Voices Cohort Group #6  at his space, RBA Creative, for our twice -a- month meetings.  For sometimes entrusting his keys to our coordinator so […]

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Oakland Voices Alumni Update

Oakland Voices Alumni Spotlight: Debora Gordon

Oakland Voices has trained dozens of community journalists over the years. We caught up with one of our alumna, Debora Gordon. In our last update about Gordon, we mentioned that she published a children’s book. As [...]
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Education

Bishop O’Dowd To Unveil New Facility With High School Hoops Showcase

November 23, 2022 1

The sounds of sneakers squeaking, basketballs bouncing, and coaches yelling echoed throughout Bishop O’Dowd’s brand new, state-of-the-art, 1,300 plus capacity gymnasium. This gym is the crown jewel of the private Catholic school’s new $40 million […]

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