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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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Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of Akoma Market

October 8, 2021 Lauren Richardson

Our correspondent Lauren Richardson has the rundown on the one-year anniversary of the Akoma Market in deep East Oakland.

An art exhibit with silhouettes of African American women on display.

Oakland Voices Alumna’s Hannah Moore’s Curation at EastSide Arts

September 22, 2021 Brandy Collins

The space at EasSide Arts Alliance became a place for acknowledging the act of ritual and worship beginning September 17, with the opening night of “Spiritual Technologies.” In the center of the wide open space,

A Latinx youth holds up a screen to take a selfie with a group of people behind him smiling and posing.

“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.

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"

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.

a collage of colorful vendors at the Indigenous Red Market, and some performers as well.

Community is Key to Indigenous Red Market in Fruitvale

July 19, 2021 Tony Daquipa

The Indigenous Red Market, co-sponsored by NAHC and the Intertribal Friendship House, is free to the public. Indigenous Red Market in Oakland, CA, was started by the Native American Health Center and Intertribal Friendship House.

a poster of MF Doom in a mask with the words doomsday vibes.

Bay Area’s hip-hop insiders say loss of artists are not isolated issues, long-term health needs to be addressed

June 2, 2021 Brandy Collins

Members of the hip-hop community are recognizing that a conversation about health and wellness for artists has become increasingly more important. As millions of people commiserate and share their remembrances online for their favorite artists,

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Oakland’s Nomadic Press Founder J.K. Fowler on Pandemic, Poetry, and Publishing

May 25, 2021 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross

For the past year, due to COVID-19 pandemic mandates, businesses and live events were closed to the public. Some local businesses like Nomadic Press, led by Executive Director, Founder, and Oakland Arts & Cultural Affairs

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Oakland Community Activist Shirley Gee in The Try Guys YouTube Video, “We Need to Talk About Anti-Asian Hate”

May 13, 2021 Iris Crawford

In March, the popular YouTube Channel The Try Guys shared “We Need to Talk About Anti-Asian Hate,” a video that has now reached nearly two million views on YouTube. The hour-long video was hosted by