Cat Brooks Archives - Oakland Voices

Oscar Grant family, movement, ‘still pressing on’ 17 years

January 3, 2026 Rasheed Shabazz

Family and movement gathered at Fruitvale to remember Oscar Grant and press on for justice.

Oakland artists push back after City Council budget freezes Cultural Affairs role

June 23, 2025 Ayah Ali-Ahmad

City Council cuts key arts role, drawing backlash from cultural organizations and advocates.

Oakland rally honors MLK’s radical legacy amid presidential inauguration

January 30, 2025 Patricia Contreras-Flores

Oakland’s Reclaim MLK rally honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s radical legacy with speeches, performances, and a march.

‘Black Tulip’: Action, culture shift in Oakland necessary for Black women’s safety

October 14, 2024 Kristal Raheem

Black Tulip’s Cultural Week of Action featured art installations, street outreach, and letter writing to mobilize against disproportionate violence against Black women and girls. Community members are encouraged to support a City Council resolution to protect Black women.

Oakland Police must stop high speed pursuits

July 21, 2022 Cat Brooks and Prism Reports

Death of Lolomanaia Soakia latest example of why Oakland Police must end reckless chases

Oaklander Mario Gonzalez dies in Alameda Police custody

April 27, 2021 Rasheed Shabazz

Mario Gonzalez, 26, died in Alameda Police custody on April 19.

Justice

Oakland can ‘Defund the Police’ and ‘Refund the Community’

March 29, 2021 Cat Brooks

Process to reimagine police can lead to improvement in quality of life for Oakland.

Scrabble tiles against a white background that say "Speak Truth"

2021’s Wednesdays: Georgia’s win, Black women organizers, and Poetry

January 21, 2021 Iris Crawford

“[Organizing] is something people dedicate hours of their lives to training to do, and then more importantly, leaders sacrifice their lives to doing it right.” – Cat Brooks

An African American woman is on a Zoom webinar with earth and outer space as the background.

Oakland Voices discussion with organizer, performer, and activist Cat Brooks as part of bi-monthly broadcast, “Oakland Voices Tonight”

June 23, 2020 Brandy Collins

As civil unrest continued worldwide, Oakland Voices’ Coordinator Rasheed Shabazz moderated an online conversation about COVID-19, policing, and inequality in Oakland with Cat Brooks.

Oakland, Alameda County to reopen amid racial disparities

June 15, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Latinos nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Alameda County.