Opinion Archives - Oakland Voices

LaNiece Jones said the “ongoing political gaslighting of Black communities–especially Black women–has been deeply frustrating” this year.

An excerpt from Dr. Liza J. Rankow’s “Soul Medicine for a Fractured World.”

Prose to the People celebrates Black bookstores, like Marcus Books, the nation’s oldest Black bookstore.

Khariyyah Shabazz is the author of “Resilient Voices.”

Criminalizing homelessness does not solve the issue, it makes it harder for people to survive.

Mam History is a written resource for Mayan-Mam students and history enthusiasts from all backgrounds.

Letters

Oakland residents deserve real public safety solutions, not PR, former City Councilmember says.

Governor Newsom’s draft budget slashes transit funding. But there’s still time to fix it.

Opinion

Measure C must be implemented to increase access to child care services for Alameda County families.

In this moment, people must organize against fascism.