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Education

Private Security Guards Allegedly Injure Parker Community School Activists

August 8, 2022 Tony Daquipa 0

Parker Community School activists have been engaged in a sit-in protest at a former OUSD school since it was permanently shuttered on May 25.  Former Parker students and other students from the larger community attended […]

Arts & Culture

New “Artist As First Responder” Residencies focus on social, climate justice, and healing

August 4, 2022 Brandy Collins 0

Interdisciplinary independent curator artist Ashara Ekundayo stewards a myriad of artist residencies and fellowships she designed through her organization, Artist As First Responder (AAFR). Ekundayo has been creating spaces in Oakland that allow artists to […]

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Environment

Oakland is developing its first urban forest master plan 

August 2, 2022 Iris Crawford 0

Lake Merritt is considered a green solace in the middle of Oakland. Besides being a cultural meeting point, it is a space with ample trees. When you’re walking down one of the paths, the trees […]

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Willie Davis of Lincoln Rec Center Honored as “Black Hero of Chinatown” 

July 25, 2022 Tony Daquipa 0

When Willie Davis, Jr. moved to East Oakland in 1981, he was a firefighter at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco. He says that that job, which he had for 25 years, required […]

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Health & Wellness

California Plans to Offer Healthcare to all Low-income Undocumented Immigrants

June 28, 2022 Momo Chang 0

Expanded Health Coverage For Low-income Immigrants California will become the first state in the nation to offer healthcare coverage to all low-income undocumented immigrants as part of the 2022-2023 state budget, Governor Gavin Newsom announced […]

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Education

Community Advocates Have Taken Over Parker K-8, Oakland School Slated for Closure

June 9, 2022 Tony Daquipa 1

In one East Oakland neighborhood, school isn’t out for summer. Fifteen days after public education advocates started a sit-in on the nearly 100 year-old campus of Parker K-8 school, classes are back in session for […]

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COVID-19

Alameda County Reinstates Indoor Masking

June 3, 2022 Momo Chang 0

Alameda County is reinstating an indoor masking mandate starting today, Friday, June 3, 2022. (The mandate does not apply to the City of Berkeley, which has its own health department). “Rising COVID cases in Alameda County […]

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News

Oakland Voices at Maynard 200: Co-Director Rasheed Shabazz and Alumnus Tony Daquipa

May 25, 2022 Oakland Voices 0

Oakland Voices is proud to announce that two of our members will join Maynard 200. Oakland Voices is a program of The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding diversity in […]

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Arts & Culture

Oakland Pastors Support Palestinian Struggle

May 19, 2022 Katharine Davies Samway 0

Sami Abu Shehadeh is one of only 10 Palestinian legislators in the 120-member Israeli Knesset (Parliament), even though Palestinians make up 20% of Israel’s citizens. Recently, he toured the U.S. to visit Palestinian American communities […]

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COVID-19

COVID Cases Rise in the Bay Area; Free COVID Tests Mailed to Home

May 18, 2022 Momo Chang 0

COVID cases are rising in the Bay Area, and health officials are asking people to exercise caution. Even though masks are no longer required in indoor spaces, Alameda County public health officials and the state […]

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Oakland Voices at Maynard 200: Co-Director Rasheed Shabazz and Alumnus Tony Daquipa

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Education

Oakland Schools Closed and Port Shut Down To Protest Closures and Privatization 

May 1, 2022 0

On Friday, April 29, the Oakland Education Association held a one-day strike to protest the Oakland Unified School District’s lack of an engagement process prior to deciding to permanently close eight schools and truncate two […]

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