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A Black woman wearing teal pants and black face mask stands in front of colorful vending machine, with a shorter woman wearing yellow t-shirt and glasses holding a sci-fi book she wrote

Oaklandia Cafe x Bakery Debuts Afrofuturism book vending machine

February 10, 2023 Brandy Collins

If you’re sitting in Oaklandia Cafe x Bakery, you can watch as people see a new book vending machine and approach it with curiosity. Some even take pictures of the machine. The Sistah Scifi Afrofuturism

visitors at an art installation looks at a 3D artwork on the wall

“Khamsa” Multimedia Project Gives Voice to Black, Muslim, Immigrant and Refugee Artists in Processing Grief

December 8, 2022 Brandy Collins

Guled Muse explains to me that as a Somali immigrant to the United States, hip-hop music was his window to understanding not only Black people, but what was going on in the inner cities. “[It

Photo: Oakland Voices alumni meet with Norman Vogue Chuck and his wife Gloria.

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

A Filipino American man, Chinese American woman, and Chinese American man dressed in festive outfits stand in front of backdrop that says "James Beard"

Oakland’s Worker-Led Restaurant Understory Wins at James Beard Awards

June 21, 2022 Momo Chang

The James Beard Awards, which took place in Chicago this year from June 10-15, is considered the highest honor in the food industry. One of the Emerging Leadership awardees from the James Beard Foundation this

An image of a storefront on the iconic Broadway in downtown Oakland.

Laurel Book Store Closes After Almost 20 years in Oakland

September 15, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway

After 19 years in Oakland, the Laurel Book Store closes.

An image of screenshots from Instagram regarding sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior from an Oakland poet and leader.

Oakland’s artist communities are “calling in” perpetrators

August 5, 2020 Brandy Collins

“The “He” represents a number of accused perpetrators who have been called into accountability within some Bay Area artist communities.”