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Ericka Huggins: a Life in Learning

January 7, 2015 Sara Rowley

Ericka Huggins, the activist, educator, and poet, begins her class at Merritt College “The Black Panther Party: Strategies for Organizing the People” by having students gather their desks around in a circle. She reminds them

Oakland School District Seven Town Hall Meeting

December 30, 2014 Gerald Green

The Lights of East Oakland

December 29, 2014 Tom Webb

In the darkest moments of people’s lives there appears to be an innate desire to search for hope. And evidence of that hope is often marked by reference to light. The month of December in

President’s Executive Order on Immigration: Voices from East Oakland

November 28, 2014 Tom Webb

Reactions to President Barack Obama’s Executive Order on immigration drew mixed responses from East Oakland residents. Known formally as the “Deferred Action for Parental Accountability and Expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival” programs, these actions

Fruitvale Legal Center expects large crowds after President’s Announcement

November 22, 2014 Erick Chavarria

Fifteen minutes before the president announced his Executive Action on Immigration, top Oakland officials called Eleni Roubatis-Wolfe, Immigration Program Director of Centro Legal de la Raza. They wanted to know, like the many people who

The Invisible Hand in Our Hoods

November 17, 2014 Sergio Martinez

While writing about the Ferguson shooting of an unarmed African -American teenager by a white police officer, I came across the concept of Structural Vulnerability. I met with Professor James Quesada from San Francisco State

Dia De Los Muertos Fruitvale District

November 11, 2014 Sergio Martinez

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Tweets of the Oakland Mayoral Race: week in review

November 3, 2014 Sara Rowley

The Oakland mayoral race cannot be escaped these days. On the eve of the election, any politically-minded Oaklander’s feed is full of “@” mentions, #mayoral hashtags, and links to polls and studies of varying relevance.

Movement fair – staying healthy

October 29, 2014 Sara Rowley

Oakland Voices asks booth hosts at Tassafaronga Park’s Oakland Movement Festival: “What do you think is the biggest health issue facing our community today?”

A Woman’s Place – the story of a mural

October 21, 2014 Le’Ana Powell

A woman’s place is in the struggle says the San Antonio District’s anonymous artist and community. There is a story in every piece of art, and this mural located on International Boulevard and 19th Avenue