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What We Learned From Last Year: “Missed opportunities for joy and delight will never be overlooked again”

January 26, 2021 Jo Ann Hollis

The pandemic has taught us to not take a single thing for granted.

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What We Learned From Last Year – Oakland Voices Correspondents Reflect on 2020

January 8, 2021 Oakland Voices

Editor’s Note: We asked our alumni and correspondents to reflect on 2020, and/or what to look forward to in 2021. Below, Brandy Collins, Howard Dyckoff, and Debora Gordon reflect on the lessons from 2020. Brandy Collins

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

January 5, 2021 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross

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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