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Reviews: Chapter 510’s New Youth-Written Books Full of Imagination and Creativity (Part 2)

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April 19, 2023

Some Oakland Voices correspondents read and reviewed newly published books by Chapter 510, a literary nonprofit based in Old Oakland. The youngest writers were 8 years old when they wrote their […]

Reviews: Chapter 510’s New Youth-Written Books Full of Imagination and Creativity

By Sara Rowley & Momo Chang

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Arts & Culture

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April 14, 2023

Oakland Voices Alumni Spotlight: Debora Gordon

By Oakland Voices

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alumni

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December 12, 2022

Oakland Voices Alumni Update: Marabet Morales Sikahall Joins Chapter 510

By Oakland Voices

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alumni

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November 2, 2021

A Guatemalan American young woman with short, wavy hair stands in front of a sign that says Eastmont Library

‘The sweetest escape’: a love letter to Oakland’s libraries

By Marabet Morales Sikahall

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Arts & Culture

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February 17, 2021

Libraries are physically closed, but they continue to serve their neighborhoods. One East Oaklander shares her experience.

An African American man with no hair smiles at camera while sitting, wearing a grey inmate uniform.

Prisoner and Accomplished Writer Jermon Clark Shares His Story

By Debora Gordon

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Arts & Culture

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January 29, 2021

An Oakland man is seeking healing through writing.

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