Ayodele Nzinga

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Oakland Voices Alumni Spotlight: Ayodele Nzinga

Oakland Voices has trained dozens of community journalists over the years. We caught up with one of our alumna, Ayodele Nzinga. The 24th season of the Lower Bottom Playaz, Inc, […]

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