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‘We still here’: Oakland’s 510 Day blends community, joy, and resistance 

May 14, 2025 Rasheed Shabazz

This year’s 510 Day marked 10 years of reclaiming space, celebrating culture, and building community.

News

Khalid Waajid: Historian, activist, archivist of Oakland’s Black Muslim legacy

March 13, 2025 Abdullah Sabir

After surviving police violence in 1974, he documented Bay Area histories.

Arts & Culture

Black Panther Party Museum unveils ‘Survival Pending Revolution’ exhibit

February 24, 2025 Kwajo Opoku Ware

The Black Panther Party Museum opened a new exhibit highlighting community programs.

News

East Bay activists cautiously hopeful about Gaza ceasefire

February 12, 2025 Katharine Davies Samway

Some East Bay activists expressed hope at the Gaza ceasefire. Others said pressure must continue to end U.S. military for Israel.

News

Unhoused Oakland residents protest ramped up homeless encampment ‘sweeps’

February 10, 2025 Street Spirit

On December 17, organizers across California protested so-called “sweeps.”

News

Oakland rally honors MLK’s radical legacy amid presidential inauguration

January 30, 2025 Patricia Contreras-Flores

Oakland’s Reclaim MLK rally honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s radical legacy with speeches, performances, and a march.

2024 Elections

Lateefah Simon sworn into Congress

January 29, 2025 Amelah El-Amin

Barbara Lee passed the baton as Lateefah Simon sworn-in on a Bible and a Quran.

Elections

Oakland’s interim mayor offers stability after recall election

January 16, 2025 Saleem Gilmore

Interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins hopes to bring stability to City Hall while still supporting District 6 residents.

News

Oakland legal clinic educates immigrant families about rights

January 16, 2025 Bill Joyce

Immigrant families learned about what to do in the event of ICE encounters.

Justice

Oakland vigil honors 16th angelversary of Oscar Grant

January 3, 2025 Rasheed Shabazz

Sixteen years after the murder of Oscar Grant, family, friends, and supporters gathered at Fruitvale Station on New Years Day.

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