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Forever the Heart of the Raider Nation

January 12, 2017 Tony Daquipa

There are 31 stadiums in the National Football League, and then there’s the Coliseum in East Oakland. Aside from a 12-year fling with Los Angeles, the Raiders have called Oakland their home since 1960. Late

BECOME AN EAST OAKLAND STORYTELLER

August 11, 2016 Oakland Voices

By Brenda Payton OAKLAND VOICES COORDINATOR EAST OAKLAND – Oakland Voices correspondents have written about volunteers who are feeding poor people in their neighborhoods, resilient family members, organizations devoted to improving their communities as well

Oakland Voices Class Members Find their Muse

April 28, 2016 Tom Webb

If you ask a journalist why he or she chooses to engage in this craft, you’re bound to find 101 reasons. But the newest community journalists trained by the Oakland Voices program were nearly univocal

Who’s Policing the Police?

February 10, 2016 Saleem Gilmore

After agreeing to a Negotiated Settlement Agreement (NSA) in response to a lawsuit for police misconduct 12 years ago, the city of Oakland has paid $30 million in court monitoring costs and is still not

Oakland Voices reflect on guns

January 25, 2016 Brenda Payton

Following President Barack Obama’s executive order addressing gun violence and regulations, the Oakland Voices correspondents wrote about their experiences with guns and their thoughts about government efforts to curb gun violence. Probably reflecting much of

Where We Live

September 4, 2015 Brenda Payton

The Oakland Voices correspondents went out into their neighborhoods to survey what was there and what wasn’t — grocery stores, liquor stores, churches, parks. They came back with some insightful observations about community and belonging

Oakland Voices is recruiting for the 2015-16 Class

June 11, 2015 Brenda Payton

By Brenda Payton EAST OAKLAND — One of the 2014 Oakland Voices correspondents reminded me that, as coordinator, I looked at the first gathering of our community correspondents and said, “This is how newsrooms should

Undeterred by the ‘Hella Storm’ 200 Oakland Students Walk out for Michael Brown

December 17, 2014 Saa'un Bell

Oakland (December 15th, 2014)—Undeterred by the ‘Hella-Storm’, roughly 200 students, hailing from eight Oakland high schools staged a ‘die-in’ outside the Fruitvale BART station, disrupting business as usual for 4 minutes and 28 seconds. The

If You Live Here, Join Us

April 24, 2014 Oakland Voices

Oakland Voices is seeking 10 new correspondents for our 2014 East Oakland class. Applications will be available May 1, 2014. View Oakland Voices Summer 2014 target area in a larger map

PHOTOS: Oakland Voices Graduation 2013

March 13, 2013 Katrina Davis

Photos from the graduation for the 2012 class of Oakland Voices.