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August 14, 2026
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Oakland Voices publishes the perspectives and views of those who live, work, play, and pray in Oakland.

If you’d like to contribute an opinion article or letter, review our Community Voices submissions guidelines. 

 

Opinion

Book excerpt: I’ll Make Me a World

February 18, 2026 Jarvis Givens

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

Nwamaka Agbo. Photo by Bethanie Hines.
Opinion

Opinion: Philanthropy must fund social movements now

February 17, 2026 Nwamaka Agbo

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

Opinion

Letter: Oakland teachers condemn killing of Renee Good by ICE agent

January 20, 2026 Kampala Taiz-Rancifer

Oakland teachers call for end to immigration enforcement in schools.

Community Voices

Book excerpt: Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine

December 18, 2025 Emile Suotonye DeWeaver

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

Community Voices

Book excerpt: Soul Medicine for a Fractured World

December 4, 2025 Liza Rankow

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

Community Voices

Book Excerpt: Prose to the People by Katherine Anne Mitchell

November 13, 2025 Katie Mitchell

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

Community Voices

Book excerpt: Resilient Voices by Khariyyah Shabazz

October 5, 2025 Khariyyah Shabazz

Khariyyah Shabazz is the author of “Resilient Voices.”

Orange and white tent with letters asking, "Where do we go, Oakland?"
Opinion

Banning services for unhoused people makes homelessness worse 

October 3, 2025 Jed Leano and Cal Matters

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

Community Voices

Book Excerpt: Mam History by Javier Armas

October 2, 2025 Javier Armas

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

Opinion

Letter: NAACP police recruitment plan is about public relations, not public safety

October 1, 2025 Desley Brooks

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

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Desley Brooks is an Oakland resident and formerly served on the Oakland City Council, District 6, from 2002 to 2018.
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