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COVID-19

Oakland Public Libraries Are Closed, But Still Serving Us in the Pandemic: What About this Summer?

June 5, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway 3

30-40% of permanent OPL staff members have been working on disaster service work during the pandemic. […]

2016 Project Blogs

A Place Where Community Happens

June 8, 2017 Tony Daquipa 0

“We’re all different, but we all have that love for Sequoia.” -Zachary Hile At the risk of missing the start of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, several generations of Sequoia students, families, and staff […]

2014 East Oakland Project Blogs

Where the Kids Are

September 29, 2014 Sara Rowley 0

A few months ago, I took a group of neighborhood kids up to the end of our block to a big old oak tree. We slung a rope over a low-hanging branch, tied it, and […]

2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

Health of the Hood: The Dimond & Laurel Districts

December 12, 2012 Jian Di Liang 0

By Jian Di Liang Greens relaxes us  in busy life. It is nice to live in a neighborhood that can see greens everywhere , such as on the sidewalk and at people’s yards.     […]

Latest News

  • A beige and brick colored small quaint church next to palm tree and electric lines, with gold painted fan details on the doorway and a gold cross on the front of church
    High Street Presbyterian Church, a Hidden Julia Morgan-designed East Oakland Gem
    August 16, 2022 1
  • Chalk art that says "Keep Parker Open"
    Private Security Guards Allegedly Injure Parker Community School Activists
    August 8, 2022 0
  • A Black man holds his infant son in the water with a blue pool noodle tied safely around the baby to keep him afloat
    One Oaklander Reflects on His Journey to Becoming A West Oakland Swim Instructor
    August 7, 2022 0
  • New “Artist As First Responder” Residencies focus on social, climate justice, and healing
    August 4, 2022 0
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    Oakland is developing its first urban forest master plan 
    August 2, 2022 0

Alumni Updates

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News

Oakland Voices at Maynard 200: Co-Director Rasheed Shabazz and Alumnus Tony Daquipa

Oakland Voices is proud to announce that two of our members will join Maynard 200. Oakland Voices is a program of The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding diversity in [...]
  • Oakland Voices Alumna Ayodele Nzinga Featured in ‘The New Yorker’ Film “The Game God(S)”

  • Oakland Voices Alumni Update: Marabet Morales Sikahall Joins Chapter 510

  • Oakland Voices Alumna Ayodele Nzinga is City’s First Poet Laureate

  • Oakland Voices Alumna Iris M. Crawford Attending MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing

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Education

Oakland Schools Closed and Port Shut Down To Protest Closures and Privatization 

May 1, 2022 0

On Friday, April 29, the Oakland Education Association held a one-day strike to protest the Oakland Unified School District’s lack of an engagement process prior to deciding to permanently close eight schools and truncate two […]

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