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Oakland rally honors MLK’s radical legacy amid presidential inauguration

Oakland's Reclaim MLK rally honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s radical legacy with speeches, performances, and a march.

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Over 1,000 People Join 22-Mile Interfaith Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage

People from all faiths and backgrounds joined in on a 22 mile interfaith walk to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

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Oakland Students, Teachers, Community Mobilize to Oppose District Plan to Permanently Close Schools
Vaccines distributed unequally in Oakland; federal COVID Relief on the way

Who is at risk? Who is being protected?

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Oaklander recalls living in Portland during COVID and days of protest

An Oakland community college student moves to Portland, Oregon during the pandemic, only to return after a stressful few months.

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Who are the voices at the Protests? The people behind the mics, masks, and signs

We caught up with protesters Michael Houston, Alexcia Sundra, Brianna Noble, and Selena De Leon on why they protest as a part of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Several young women wearing black and with bandanas look happy and are passing out free water bottles on the street during a protest in Berkeley.
Thousands Turn Out for Huge Demonstration in Berkeley for Black Lives Matter

I left the demonstration/funeral procession feeling more hopeful than usual. Maybe all of these demonstrations around the country, from the Bay Area to small towns like Pleasanton and Fargo, N. Dakota, might lead to the systemic changes that people today were clearly demanding — no more police killings of Black and Brown men and women and the demilitarization of police forces.

COVID-19 cases still rising in Oakland, as people protest police killings

As protests sweep through the U.S., COVID-19 cases rise. Fruitvale is Oakland's coronavirus epicenter.

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Oakland Responds to Mehserle Verdict

Oakland Voices special coverage of Johannes Mehserle verdict.