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Grandma

November 10, 2017 Adam Mann

I didn’t grow up here. I’m from Illinois, from a town around St. Louis you’ve never heard of. But my dad was born in Hollywood, and I always wanted to know why. Years ago,

A Dark Storm

November 9, 2017 Hannah Moore

The Academy Awards were on and she had just put me to bed. My mom flopped down onto the couch, exhausted from the few days she had been with me alone since my dad had

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

What is a spiritual practice? Spirituality is a common thread that allows different orientations to thrive in 12-step programs that require a belief in a Higher Power, as a person understands. What is God or

A Children’s Book Desert in the Fruitvale? Not Quite

June 15, 2017 Katharine Davies Samway

If you walk up and down Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, you’ll pass by several independent bookstores, gift shops, and children’s clothing shops, all of which stock lots of books for children. In contrast, if you

Sidewalk Memorials: A Softer Side of Oakland

May 18, 2017 Sandra Tavel

Living in East Oakland is like having a close relationship with a problematic relative. You can call your auntie “crazy,” because she’s your auntie, but you can’t let anyone outside the family call her crazy.

What Will Happen to This Land?

April 26, 2017 Monica Green

“I’m leaving here todayYes, I’m going back home to stayYes, I’m walking to New Orleans” Fats Domino This is the first in a series about how one family is addressing inherited land. Taxes are current

One Courageous Immigration Organizer

March 8, 2017 Katharine Davies Samway

Imagine you’re 29. A Latina. You came to the U.S. with your family when you were 15. You’re undocumented, but in 2016, you got DACA status (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). What would you do

Oakland Sanctuary Posadas

February 24, 2017 Katharine Davies Samway

Editor’s Note: This story was written during the Christmas season. Given the recent proposed immigration bans and the escalation of deportations of undocumented people, it is sadly more relevant than ever. It is December 23

The Midas Touch

December 20, 2016 Marabet Morales Sikahall

The typical immigrant narrative tends to showcase the struggle more than success. But what if there was a way or one person who could balance this type of narrative? I am positive that there