Opinion Archives - Oakland Voices

Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam.

Commentary by George Galvis compares ICE surge to local law enforcement tactics.

His call to “keep hope alive” became a strategy for survival and transformation.

“I’ll Make Me a World” highlights the origins and evolutions of Black History Month.

Before the Trump administration retreats, philanthrophy needs to fund social movements.

Oakland teachers call for end to immigration enforcement in schools.

Emile Suotonye DeWeaver authored, “Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine: Reform, White Supremacy, and an Abolitionist Future.”

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.”