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Return of the land

March 6, 2018 Patricia Contreras-Flores

Me a costado escribir estas palabras. Contar este cuento. Como capturar y darle su justo honor a esta tierra. En medio de todo lo que esta pasando regreso a la medicina sagrada de la tierra.

The Power of Christ in East Oakland

February 15, 2018 Ryan Barba

Missio Dei Oakland (MDO) is a house church network that is positively serving disadvantaged people in East Oakland through compassion, personal connection and spreading the gospel. In July 2012, a church start -up team of

Design your destiny then print BIG.

January 18, 2018 Lauren Richardson

Some people wait on life to define them and others design and define life for themselves. When you get that opportunity to show off your design, make sure you print big. Early Eighties In the

Dogs and minimizing force: Oscar Grant. However peace is possible

July 3, 2017 Damu Dailey

Dogs and minimizing force; Oscar Grant. However peace is possible.. June 14th, 2017. “My name is Uncle Bobby, the uncle of Oscar Grant, of course, Oscar’s mother Wanda is my sister.” Cephus Johnson is Uncle

Volunteer Artists Give Oakland’s Animal Shelter a Makeover

July 3, 2017 Kat Ferreira

If you’re an animal lover, an animal shelter can be a depressing place. For decades, the reputation of Oakland’s mismanaged shelter was no exception. But as is often the case in Oakland, when a city

Undercover Healing

June 29, 2017 Tony Daquipa

“Forget about whatever you did. Just feel your heart.” -Kokou Soglo Katamani Every student in the room said that they would do it all again next year. These students at Leadership Public School (LPS) in

Marvin

June 29, 2017 =

“I found them!! The anticipation was killing me. ” My father’s eyes were wide with excitement like I had never seen before. It was a rare occasion. It had been a few years since the

My Neighborhood

June 29, 2017 Katharine Davies Samway

I live a block above MacArthur Ave., between Fruitvale Ave. and 35th St., so we aren’t really in either the Dimond or the Laurel Districts. I looked it up once and learned that it’s called

100 Lunches Today, One Million Tomorrow

June 29, 2017 Abel Regalado

MARCH 4th, 2017. Lake Merritt, Oakland. It is the first Saturday in March – quite an unusual day if you ask me. The rain comes and goes. The sun timidly hides behind the clouds, yet families,

Use Your Voice, an Oakland Voices community forum

June 23, 2017 Oakland Voices

On Thursday, June 15, 2017, Oakland Voices sponsored Use Your Voice, a public forum on community news. Oakland Voices correspondents shared details about the stories they had reported about East Oakland and collected ideas