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Opinion

Hunger In The Face Of Hubris

May 17, 2023 Amelah El-Amin 0

Providing every low-income citizen with a daily meal allotment of  $79 will end the United States war against hunger. This is the amount of the new daily meal allotment afforded to the members of the […]

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Arts & Culture

Black Vines Wine Festival Celebrates Black Vintners In Its 12th Year With a Sold Out Crowd

March 2, 2023 Brandy Collins 2

Although the Bay Area weekend forecast originally promised torrential storms, the skies cleared Saturday for the 12th annual Black Vines Festival, celebrating Black-owned wineries from across the world.   The festival was founded in 2011 by […]

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Arts & Culture

The Oaklandside Culture Makers featuring Oakland Voices Co-Director Momo Chang

February 21, 2023 Oakland Voices 1

Join culturemakers for a special event dedicated to local journalists on Thursday, March 23 at the New Parkway Theater in Oakland, California. The panel includes Momo Chang, Co-Director of Oakland Voices, a community journalism training program […]

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Arts & Culture

Oakland’s Worker-Led Restaurant Understory Wins at James Beard Awards

June 21, 2022 Momo Chang 0

The James Beard Awards, which took place in Chicago this year from June 10-15, is considered the highest honor in the food industry. One of the Emerging Leadership awardees from the James Beard Foundation this […]

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Arts & Culture

Thanksgiving came early for unhoused East Oaklanders Thanks to Feed the Hood 19

November 26, 2021 Howard Dyckoff 0

Thanksgiving came early for unhoused East Oaklanders at more than 75 encampments with Feed the Hood 19 last weekend. More than 100 volunteers were involved with this effort as meals and personal care kits were […]

Arts & Culture

Talk of the Town: What do you love about Oakland’s food culture?

November 2, 2021 Tyla Brown 0

Tyla Brown asked Oakland natives, newcomers, and other Bay Area residents: “What do you love about Oakland food culture?” […]

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COVID-19

Playgrounds now open; indoor dining allowed starting October 26

October 15, 2020 Momo Chang 1

More businesses and activities, including indoor ones, allowed to re-open during COVID pandemic, but is it a good idea when flu season is starting? […]

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Arts & Culture

“Para Chuparse Los Dedos” (“Finger-licking Good”) Central American Recipes and Stories from the East Bay

September 30, 2020 Marabet Morales Sikahall 2

Cut off from our homelands as refugees not able to return, our food recipes are core to the Central American identity. […]

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Food

Pepian recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”

September 30, 2020 Marabet Morales Sikahall 0

Pepian, a meat stew recipe from Guatemala. Recipe by Vilma Morales-Garcia. from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos.” […]

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Food

Sopa de res, a Salvadoran soup recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”

September 30, 2020 Marabet Morales Sikahall 3

Read the article by Marabet Morales about the new Central American-focused cookbook and oral history project. SOPA DE RES Serves 6-8  Ingredients:  2-3 pounds of  beef bone (You can ask the meat butcher to cut […]

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Laney College and Hack the Hood Year-Long Program Comes with $400 Monthly Stipend

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Students who want to get an education in the STEM field can apply and enroll now in Drive: Laney, a program between Laney College and Oakland-based Hack the Hood. Students who complete the 12 month […]

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