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COVID-19

Stay-at-home orders lifted, but COVID-19 still with us

January 25, 2021 Rasheed Shabazz 1

COVID-19 hospitalizations are predicted to decline. […]

COVID-19

For Oakland Muslims, Ramadan, faith greater than Coronavirus

May 19, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 2

Oakland Muslims observe month of Ramadan during COVID-19 pandemic by fasting and praying at home, as local mosques closed. […]

COVID-19

Alameda County eases stay at home restrictions as coronavirus cases continue to rise

May 18, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 2

Alameda County health officials eased restrictions on businesses as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Santa Rita inmates fear exposure to coronavirus. […]

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COVID-19

New Bay Area Shelter-in-Place Order

April 30, 2020 Momo Chang 2

One of the major shelter-in-place changes is expanding essential businesses to include more types of businesses, as well as opening of some outdoor businesses. […]

COVID-19

Bay Area shelter-in-place order extended through May

April 27, 2020 Admin 1

The Bay Area shelter-in-place order set to expire on May 3 will be extended until the end of the month of May. […]

COVID-19

How Oakland families are adjusting to the shelter-in-place

April 15, 2020 Amelah El-Amin 0

Oakland families are adjusting differently to the COVID-19 related shelter-in-place order. Amelah El-Amin profiles different families in East and West Oakland. […]

COVID-19

‘Watching church’: Oakland churches embrace technology during COVID-19 shelter in place

April 14, 2020 Brandy Collins 1

The shelter in place order has led churches to use technology to provide accessibility to spiritual services, like Easter. […]

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COVID-19

Academic and Social Absence

April 13, 2020 JoAnn Hollis-Bell 0

“It’s not just the virus that I’m afraid of. It is this human contact that has made me realize and admit it’s the solitude that I am afraid of. The admission that I depend on touch therapy.” […]

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Unhoused in Oakland During COVID-19 Pandemic

April 6, 2020 Markaya Spikes 0

The challenges I face as an unhoused Oakland resident during the COVID-19 pandemic are income and work, access to essentials, and taking care of my daughter. […]

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COVID-19

New Bay Area COVID-19 shelter-in-place order, Oakland schools closed, unemployment rises

April 2, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 0

Oakland COVID-19 Update: New Shelter-in-place, Oakland schools closed, unemployment rises […]

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Alumni Updates

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Oakland Voices Alumni Update

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

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 [...]
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Steph and Ayesha Curry’s Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation to Remodel Six Oakland Schoolyards

May 23, 2023 1

This past weekend, Allendale Elementary in East Oakland revealed a newly-constructed playground, garden, and mural to the community. Allendale is the first of six Oakland public schools that will receive a new playground, thanks to […]

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