Arts & Culture Archives - Page 24 of 24

Starving the Prison Pipeline the AAMA Way

September 29, 2014 Gerald Green

Little boys’ innocent faces sparkled as I watched some of the youngsters , pre-school to third graders, play tag after the lunch break at the 9th Annual Man Up! Conference held at Oakland High

National Night Out: A Photo Essay

August 25, 2014 Sara Rowley

National Night Out, what a turnout this year! There were so many in the Clinton/ Bella Vista area I barely scratched the surface going to the three you see here. I started at Bella Vista

A Farm in East Oakland? Full Harvest explores the possibilities.

August 12, 2014 Saa'un Bell

One fleeting glance at the three-storied rain cloud painted house on 39th Avenue in Oakland’s Laurel District, and you would never know. The possibilities. The possibility of “Full Harvest Urban Farm”, an acre farm

Friday Night Family Events Bring Neighbors Together

August 6, 2014 Le’Ana Powell

Stop the Violence is the message at two local parks in East Oakland. Community Engagement Coordinator Jennifer Argueta is the Director of Messengers 4 Change (a project of Oakland Unite), and manages these Friday

Oakland Art Teacher Thi Bui Urges Students to Draw, Think Outside the Box

February 13, 2013 Debora Gordon

Thi Bui, an art and digital media teacher at Oakland International High School, described herself as “a little reckless. I break a lot of rules. I’m very comfortable letting go of the reins if there

‘Warrior’ Artist Aims Oscar Grant Murals at Mehserle Trial

July 6, 2010 Adimu Madyun

OAKLAND, CA – Rubbing his face quietly, the Oakland-based artist Golden State Warrior looks out of a car window. He surveys his latest graffiti piece as the paint dries in the night air. “My art