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Feature

One Oakland Woman’s Journey From the Streets to Being an Advocate for the Unsheltered

December 23, 2021 Debora Gordon 1

On any given night, over half a million Americans experience homelessness. A 2019 count indicated more than 4,000 unhoused residents live in Oakland.  Resheemah White, also known to friends as “RoRo,” was one of them […]

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Feature

Pipe Dreams: Makeshift Living in Oakland is Nothing New

May 11, 2021 Kat Ferreira 4

Oakland Voices correspondent Kat Ferreira digs into the history of unhoused populations in Oakland, from Pipe City to the current encampments at the same location. […]

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Feature

Looking back on 2020: My Family’s Housing Journey and A Pandemic

January 5, 2021 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross 1

Editor’s Note: We asked our alumni and correspondents to reflect on 2020, and/or what to look forward to in 2021. Below, poet/writer Aqueila M. Lewis reflects on what a year 2020 has been for her […]

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COVID-19

Oakland residents donate masks, meals on Thanksgiving

November 30, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 1

COVID-19 has changed the way families gather on Thanksgiving holiday, and how residents give and receive charity. […]

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COVID-19

Love and Justice in the Streets’ Talya Husbands-Hankin sees homelessness as “absolute human rights violation”

June 2, 2020 Iris Crawford 4

“What COVID-19 shows us is that we are all connected, so if we don’t take care of the most vulnerable, everyone will be impacted.” […]

2019-2020 Project Blogs

Moms 4 Housing: A Movement Begins

January 22, 2020 Brandy Collins 1

On Monday, November 18, 2019, two mothers boldly began occupying a West Oakland house that had been vacant for two years on Magnolia Street. Dominique Walker, 34, and Sameerah Karim, 41, members of Moms 4 […]

Life in East Oakland

EO Congress of Neighborhoods Celebrates First Year on 9/29

September 26, 2018 Howard Dyckoff 0

Residents of East Oakland are being invited to a birthday party for an infant community organization. Its been a year since the call went out and the new East Oakland Congress of Neighborhoods formed.  Now […]

2017-2018 Project Blogs

Keep Calm: Fret Nothing, Eastmont TC Has You Covered! Part II

June 5, 2018 Tonya Shipp 1

I’m sure that you received the message in part one  that everything you need for sustainability can be found at Eastmont TC.  Your problem with or question about food, money, clothing, housing, medical/dental/mental health or […]

2017-2018 Project Blogs

Fret Nothing, Eastmont Town Center Has You Covered

May 3, 2018 Tonya Shipp 0

Eastmont Town Center, located on 73rd and Bancroft, is a hub for all one’s needs or, at least a big stepping stone.  Firstly, on the first floor you will find the Self-Sufficiency Center, known as […]

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Oakland Voices Alumni Update

Oakland Voices Alumni Spotlight: Debora Gordon

Oakland Voices has trained dozens of community journalists over the years. We caught up with one of our alumna, Debora Gordon. In our last update about Gordon, we mentioned that she published a children’s book. As [...]
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Education

Bishop O’Dowd To Unveil New Facility With High School Hoops Showcase

November 23, 2022 1

The sounds of sneakers squeaking, basketballs bouncing, and coaches yelling echoed throughout Bishop O’Dowd’s brand new, state-of-the-art, 1,300 plus capacity gymnasium. This gym is the crown jewel of the private Catholic school’s new $40 million […]

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