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Her Resilience: From a Seed to a Flower

March 25, 2015 Sara Rowley

When I first spoke with Hazel Streete of the “Her Resilience: a Mural for Women Affected by Violence” project in the late fall of 2014, her team had just found a home for their

Two Journalistic communities tour Oakland

March 18, 2015 Erick Chavarria

Being the first newspaper in the country to have an African-American editor, The Oakland Tribune carries a tradition of diversity. Today we see this tradition continued through the Oakland Voices program it started a few

Oakland: Through a Tourist’s Lens

March 18, 2015 Sandra Muniz

On March 14, the correspondents of Oakland Voices and Sacramento Voices came together in Oakland to meet and discover the city. While driving through Oakland, we stopped at historic places that contributed to the evolution

This is Why I Hella Love Oakland

March 18, 2015 Sergio Martinez

It’s not often that I play tour guide in my hometown of Oakland. Usually when family or friends visit they want to see iconic places like the Golden Gate Bridge, Coit Tower and Fisherman’s Wharf,

Festival Food Favorite Finds a Home in Fruitvale

March 11, 2015 Tiffany Lacsado

Gone are the days of waiting patiently for the next Pacific Islander family event, Pacific Islander festival or outdoor Reggae concert to enjoy Polynesian comfort food at its finest. Mo’s Hut opened its doors in

The InterTribal Friendship House: A Tradition of Growing

February 20, 2015 Sara Rowley

It’s a sunny and clear Valentine’s Day morning, and young and old arrive at the InterTribal Friendship House (or IFH) to ready the community garden for spring. There are trays of seedlings that need to

A Faith That Bears Good Fruit

February 13, 2015 Tom Webb

Josefina Lopez, the co-founder and proprietor of Corazon del Pueblo on East Oakland’s International Boulevard, may seem an unlikely social activist, Her mild demeanor and warmth hide a warrior with a passion for social

Oakland talks ABC’s Asian-American Family Sitcom: “Fresh off the Boat”

February 10, 2015 Saa'un Bell

Fresh off the boat? No, actually, my mom hopped off a plane with me and my brother clinging to her legs. Perhaps it was her lack of English, America’s lack of Tagalog, and the resulting

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

Her Resilience: Women in Control of their Own Image

December 9, 2014 Sara Rowley

Mural concept art by Nicole Gervacio Early in the morning on April 5th, 2014, the body of a young woman by the name of Kimberly Robertson was found, raped and beaten in Oakland’s F.M. Smith