Oakland Voices Alumni Archives

Dera R. Williams joins authors at Marcus Books event

June 4, 2026 Oakland Voices

Hear Oakland Voices alumna Dera Williams discuss her memoir at Marcus Books

Momo Chang awarded for Oakland Chinatown reporting

December 19, 2025 Oakland Voices

A collaboration between Oakland Voices and The Oaklandside receives an award from the San Francisco Press Club.

Oakland Voices alum ‘Seen and Heard’ at storytelling showcase

November 4, 2025 Amelah El-Amin

Three Oakland Voices writers shared arts stories at Seen & Heard.

Alumni Update: Kristal Raheem joins YouthBeat

December 12, 2024 Oakland Voices

Kristal Raheem is development manager at YouthBeat, an Oakland-based nonprofit that provides media arts and literacy training.

Oakland Voices Co-Director Momo Chang joins Civil Eats

October 15, 2024 Kat Ferreira and Amani Hamed

After nearly five years with Oakland Voices, co-director Momo Chang joins Civil Eats as senior editor, bringing expertise in food justice.

A Black woman wearing a black hat smiles at camera

Ayodele Nzinga named Rainin Arts Fellow

April 24, 2024 Oakland Voices

Oakland’s Ayodele Nzinga is one of four Bay Area artists selected for a Rainin Artist Fellowship, which comes with $100,000.

What’s Your Favorite Place in the Town?

March 4, 2024 Oakland Voices

Oakland Voices correspondents share their favorite places in the Town.

A Black father wearing baseball cap holds a coloring book with his son

Father creates Black history coloring book with son, using AI

February 24, 2024 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross

Oakland Voices alumnus Saleem Gilmore and his young son, Amari Rashad, create a coloring book honoring heroes in Black history, showcasing figures like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Audre Lorde as children, complete with short biographies and quotes, all using AI-generated images.

A collage of diverse Oakland writers, and a book cover titled THE TOWN

‘The Town’ Anthology Highlights 65 Poets from Oakland

November 27, 2023 Momo Chang

A unique cultural work that is a collection of poems from 65 Oakland poets

a group of diverse journalists pose for photo

Maynard 200 Fellowship Kicks Off by Empowering its Fellows to Effect Change

July 24, 2023 Brandy Collins

In June, the Maynard 200 Fellowship kicked off with 49 fellows in attendance. Oakland Voices is a program of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, and this year, co-director Momo Chang and alumna Brandy Collins