George Galvis 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.

Proposition 50 and the battle over California’s political maps

October 31, 2025 Saleem Gilmore

California voters decide on Nov. 4 who will draw election boundaries until 2031.

After California rejects prison labor ban, incarcerated firefighters battle wildfires

February 12, 2025 Prism Reports

Californians voted in November to support forced prison labor. Last month, those laborers helped put out the LA wildfires.

Oakland vigil honors 16th angelversary of Oscar Grant

January 3, 2025 Rasheed Shabazz

Sixteen years after the murder of Oscar Grant, family, friends, and supporters gathered at Fruitvale Station on New Years Day.

Oaklander Mario Gonzalez dies in Alameda Police custody

April 27, 2021 Rasheed Shabazz

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

Empowering youth, disrupting cycles of violence

June 14, 2017 Tony Daquipa

The weather, like the multicultural crowd, was beautiful. The music was danceable, the live artwork was politically conscious, and the tacos and aguas frescas were plentiful. Organized by Homies 4 Justice, an internship program of