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Oakland Voices

Ayodele Nzinga named Rainin Arts Fellow

April 24, 2024 Oakland Voices

Oakland’s Ayodele Nzinga is one of four Bay Area artists selected for a Rainin Artist Fellowship, which comes with $100,000.

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Opinion

TikTok Food Influencer Keith Lee Shows the Bay Love – But is it Enough?

January 11, 2024 Brandy Collins

Keith Lee’s visit to the Bay Area promises a surge of attention for local restaurants — but will it help restaurants in the long run?

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Arts & Culture

Afro-Fatherism: A Downtown Oakland Photo Exhibit Illuminates the Power of Black Fatherhood  

August 4, 2023 Kristal Raheem

In the heart of downtown Oakland stands two 7ft tall, larger-than-life sized photos depicting Black fathers and their sons. The two pieces are accompanied by a collection of black and white photo collages showcasing the

A young mixed race basketball player wearing a red jersey speaks into a mic after a game
Arts & Culture

“Stephen Curry: Underrated” Documentary Opened SFFILM Festival at Grand Lake Theater

April 21, 2023 Momo Chang

A new documentary by local filmmaker Peter Nicks will be released this summer on July 21, 2023, via Apple TV+. Stephen Curry: Underrated, focuses on the origin story of Curry: his roots during his childhood

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Arts & Culture

How One Local Filmmaker Debuted First Film and Comic Book During Pandemic

July 15, 2022 Brandy Collins

Love Conquers All, a comic book and movie co-written by filmmakers Janell Grace and Malik Glass, is a story about Kennedy, a man reconciling his issues with trauma and grief after the passing of his

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Arts & Culture

Local Acts and Treats Found at Outside Lands 2021 This Weekend

October 27, 2021 Brandy Collins

Brandy Collins will be at Outside Lands  as an Oakland Voices correspondent to cover what it’s like to attend Outside Lands as a longtime Outside Lands attendee, Bay Area native, and Oaklander. Outside Lands, the

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Arts & Culture

“Homeroom” Documentary Highlights Youth Activism in Oakland and Gives a Sense of Hope

August 20, 2021 Tony Daquipa

“Homeroom” documentary by Peter Nicks is the most hopeful in the trilogy of films focusing on Oakland’s public institutions.

"There Are Black People in the Future." A part of Oakland Museum of CA's "Mothership: Voyage Into Afrofuturism" exhibit. Photo by Brandy Collins.
Arts & Culture

OMCA’s “Mothership: Voyage Into Afrofuturism” is the Story of Survivors in the Future

August 19, 2021 Brandy Collins

Our correspondent Brandy Collins checks out OMCA’s exhibit on Afrofuturism.

the Grand Lake Theatre marquee says "Sneak Preview Tonight Barbara Lee Speaking Truth to Power"
Arts & Culture

New Barbara Lee Documentary Required Viewing for Oaklanders

August 13, 2021 Kat Ferreira

The documentary film about Congresswoman Barbara Lee debuted at Oakland’s Grand Lake Theatre last week.

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Arts & Culture

The Town Remembers Legendary Rapper “Shock G” of Digital Underground

April 22, 2021 Brandy Collins

Oakland reacts to death of Shock G, of Oakland’s Digital Underground.

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