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An African American woman dances joyfully against an overcast backdrop and in the rain

Sculptor Dana King alongside Fredrika Newton Unveils Dr. Huey P. Newton’s Bust in West Oakland

The rain didn’t dampen Sunday’s celebration for the unveiling of the bronze bust in honor of Dr. Huey P. Newton, co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party. “The rain […]

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a man puts his head down on the ground in a black and white photo
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An image of a Victorian home painted with baby blue and images of powerful Black women from the Black Panther Party painted on the outside of the house in West Oakland.
New West Oakland Mural Celebrates Black Joy and Women of Black Panther Party

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An image of a man in a white t-shirt against a wall in the evening while patrons sit in small clusters in a parking lot.
Third Annual Drunken Film Festival in Oakland gets a update

The festival takes place at Oakland Tribune Tower through Sunday, October 18, 2020.

A woman wears a handmade crown made from flowers, and a mask that matches.
Crafting a Mask to Match my Coronavirus Crown

Oakland Voices Alumna Kat Ferreira makes her own artistic mask to match a hand-crafted crown during COVID-19.

An image of a brown person wearing a bright pink head wrap
Oakland answers the call for art amidst protests

Artists turn downtown Oakland into an art museum.