Arts & Culture
‘The sweetest escape’: a love letter to Oakland’s libraries
Libraries are physically closed, but they continue to serve their neighborhoods. One East Oaklander shares her experience. […]
Life in East Oakland
Life in East Oakland
EO Congress of Neighborhoods Celebrates First Year on 9/29
Residents of East Oakland are being invited to a birthday party for an infant community organization. Its been a year since the call went out and the new East Oakland Congress of Neighborhoods formed. Now […]
2017-2018 Project Blogs
A Shout-Out To RBA Creative
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 […]
2017-2018 Project Blogs
Flores flowering in gratitude
Recently in the midst of so much heaviness on all fronts, I went looking for some hope. I returned to poetry, my first written love form. I stumbled upon a poem that my former student […]
2017-2018 Project Blogs
Cruising Through The Fruitvale District
The Fruitvale District is huge. I cruised it on three separate days. There are three business districts surrounded by residences. I rode up Fruitvale Avenue and walked along Foothill Boulevard a few blocks in each […]
2017-2018 Project Blogs
Investing for East Oakland
We all know the wave of development is pushing folks farther into East Oakland, the deeper parts. Parts that local folks call Deep East Oakland. Past the 70s into the 80s and 90s. An area […]
2017-2018 Project Blogs
On Volunteering
I’ve volunteered at three East Oakland organizations: Hieroglyphics Imperium, The Alameda County Food Bank and at The Unity Council. I had learned about a music festival online, Hiero Day 2017, where the prices were too […]
2017-2018 Project Blogs
Avrahams Halwani Speaks His Mind
The OV team was assigned to interview East Oakland residents about Where Is East Oakland and What Is East Oakland Now. I interviewed six subjects and five of them were included in our video, presented […]
2017-2018 Project Blogs
What’s New Around East Oakland
The Buzz And What’s New Around East Oakland: Through August 9th, every 2nd and 4th Thursday is Night Market at Fruitvale Village in the Fruitvale District on 34th and […]
2017-2018 Project Blogs
Style, Grace and Soul at the Museum’s Hip Hop Exhibit
Ever looking for somewhere to go and, see Black historical artifacts. Somewhere that’s hip and cool, laid back all in the same place? Visit the Oakland Museum’s “Respect: Hip Hop Style and Wisdom” and […]