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Oakland Voices Alum Meetup with Award-Winning Author and Illustrator Thi Bui

April 24, 2023 Oakland Voices

Oakland Voices alumni correspondents are invited to join a special Q&A with Oakland-based author and illustrator Thi Bui, author of the award-winning The Best We Could Do, on Thursday, May 11 at Chapter 510 in Old Oakland, California. About Special

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Apply to join Oakland Voices’ Community Journalism Program

March 29, 2023 Oakland Voices

Join Oakland Voices’ Digital Storytelling and Community Journalism Academy. Deadline Extended: Apply by Sunday, April 16.

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Oakland Voices Alumni Spotlight: Debora Gordon

December 12, 2022 Oakland Voices

Oakland Voices has trained dozens of community journalists over the years. We caught up with one of our alumna, Debora Gordon. In our last update about Gordon, we mentioned that she published a children’s book. As

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Oakland Voices Alumni Spotlight: Iris M. Crawford

November 22, 2022 Oakland Voices

Oakland Voices has trained dozens of community journalists over the years. We caught up with one of our alumna, Iris M. Crawford. In our last update about Crawford, we mentioned that she would be attending

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Oakland Voices Alumni Spotlight: Ayodele Nzinga

November 14, 2022 Oakland Voices

Oakland Voices has trained dozens of community journalists over the years. We caught up with one of our alumna, Ayodele Nzinga. The 24th season of the Lower Bottom Playaz, Inc, Oakland’s oldest North American African

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New design for Oakland Voices created by Vogue of TDK graffiti crew

June 22, 2022 Momo Chang and Kat Ferreira

Today, we updated the Oakland Voices website–for ease of reading, maximizing visual storytelling, and improved accessibility. We also updated the Oakland Voices design and masthead to capture the history and spirit of our community journalism

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

May 25, 2022 Oakland Voices

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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Oakland Voices Alumna Ayodele Nzinga Featured in ‘The New Yorker’ Film “The Game God(S)”

February 3, 2022 Momo Chang

Our Oakland Voices alumna, and Oakland’s very own first Poet Laureate Ayodele Nzinga, is featured in a new film released this week at The New Yorker. The 17-minute film is called The Game God(S) and

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Oakland Voices Alumni Update: Marabet Morales Sikahall Joins Chapter 510

November 2, 2021 Oakland Voices

Our Oakland Voices alumna Marabet Morales Sikahall (Oakland Voices 2016) recently joined Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe, a youth writing center in Oakland with a mission to help every young person in

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Oakland Voices Alumna Ayodele Nzinga is City’s First Poet Laureate

June 10, 2021 Momo Chang

The City of Oakland’s Cultural Affairs Division announced today our first poet laureate: Ayodele Nzinga. Ayodele was a part of the 2019-2020 Oakland Voices cohort. She is a playwright, poet, and community advocate. She will

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Oakland Voices trains people who live, work, play, and pray in Oakland to tell authentic local news stories about their communities, and we publish your work on our platforms. Established in 2010 as a project of the Oakland Tribune, Oakland Voices is a program of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, a nonprofit dedicated to dismantling systemic racism in news and building institutions of belonging. Maynard Institute is a registered 501(c)(3). EIN: 94-2427279. Donate to support local news.
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