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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.

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Changing the Narrative: Oakland Voices Launches 2023 Journalism Academy

August 2, 2023 Oakland Voices

Oakland Voices launches Community Journalism Academy, empowering 10 residents with essential storytelling skills.

Apply to join Oakland Voices’ Community Journalism Program

March 29, 2023 Oakland Voices

Join Oakland Voices’ Digital Storytelling and Community Journalism Academy. Deadline Extended: Apply by Sunday, April 16.

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New design for Oakland Voices created by Vogue of TDK graffiti crew

June 22, 2022 Momo Chang and Kat Ferreira

Today, we updated the Oakland Voices website–for ease of reading, maximizing visual storytelling, and improved accessibility. We also updated the Oakland Voices design and masthead to capture the history and spirit of our community journalism

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Oakland Voices at Maynard 200: Co-Director Rasheed Shabazz and Alumnus Tony Daquipa

May 25, 2022 Oakland Voices

Oakland Voices is proud to announce that two of our members will join Maynard 200. Oakland Voices is a program of The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding diversity in

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Oakland Voices Alumnus Ryan Barba Attending UC Berkeley in the Fall

May 3, 2021 Oakland Voices

Oakland Voices alumnus (2017-2018 cohort) has been accepted to several UC’s, and will be attending Berkeley in the Fall. Barba is Editor-in-Chief at the Peralta Citizen at Laney College. Barba said, “being a high school

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Oakland Voices Alumna Iris M. Crawford Attending MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing

April 29, 2021 Oakland Voices

Congratulations to Oakland Voices alumna Iris M. Crawford, who will be attending MIT’s Graduate Program in Science Writing.

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Oakland Voices receives Akonadi Foundation Grant

June 9, 2020 Oakland Voices

Funds will be used for Oakland storytelling during COVID-19.

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2019-Oakland Voices Participants Graduate from Community Journalism Program

March 11, 2020 Brandy Collins

Oakland Voices 2019-2020 community journalists graduate from the longstanding training program.

Oakland Voices 2017-2018 Graduation

August 1, 2018 Oakland Voices

The Oakland Voices 2017-2018 class graduated July 20, 2018 – Patricia Contreras-Flores, Hannah Moore, Kevonna Taylor, Tonya Shipp, Eduardo Jimenez and Ryan Barba. Congratulations.