Stories highlighting the resilience of Oakland families.
The six- feet high, 30- foot long The Tree of Life mural-on-canvas sweeps across the entrance of the Oliver Art Center at the California College of Art (CCA). A vibrant tree forms the center of the […]
I was motioned into the sanctuary by a large, smiling man in a dark blue suit with one hand, as he held the door open with the other. As I stepped inside, a grey- haired […]
Santa is everywhere on Christmas day. You can find him at your local grocery store, bus stop, at your favorite restaurant and just about anywhere were he has to go to create smiles in children […]
The success of Everett and Jones barbecue as a business is based on the values that have sustained the family for over four generations. Dorothy King, owner of Everett and Jones, reflected on her mother’s […]
“The tears are for those stories that need to be told.” – Albertina Zarazúa Padilla, Curator for MiHistoria Earlier this month, the César E. Chávez Branch of the Oakland Public Library and MiHistoria held a storytelling workshop in […]
Twenty weeks ago, if you had approached 16-year- old Jerome Traylor and asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up, he probably wouldn’t have an answer for you. “I had been to […]
Strength can come in many different forms. What does it mean to be resilient? How did you learn about it and where did you get it from? I believe that each generation has to overcome […]
Like many, my family migrated from Louisiana to Oakland in 1954. My mother, Linda Wilson, was 10-months-old and the baby of the family, as my Grandfather use to call her. She was a vibrant child […]
Success is not the same as resiliency. Success is the pinnacle at the end of the journey, it is the accomplished dream. Resiliency on the other hand, doesn’t have the same sense of finality that […]
My grandmother Minnie was quite the woman. She was the first Alaskan Native Athabascan woman to win the title of Miss Alaska, back in 1940. What an amazing opportunity for a young native woman whose […]
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