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Rethinking Youth Violence: Separating Fact from Fiction in Amid Growing Concerns

August 29, 2023 Oakland Voices 0

A so-called “surge in violence” by teens is leading cities to crack down, but youth advocates say they’re going about it the wrong way […]

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Education

GHTech’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities Series Closes with Uplifting Communities on Juneteenth

June 23, 2023 Brandy Collins 0

Monday, January 19 marked the day of freedom referred to as Juneteenth for enslaved Black people in Galveston, TX – two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.  On this year’s Juneteenth, GHTech’s Historically Black […]

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News

It Takes a Village: Community Leaders Assemble to Protect Black Women and Youth

June 20, 2023 Kristal Raheem 0

For decades, the Oakland community has grappled with the juxtaposition of having a rich history of Black empowerment, while also housing an underground economy fed by the exploitation of Black girls and women. This year, […]

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Health & Wellness

S.H.A.D.E Celebrates the Return of their Annual ‘Stop the P.I.M.P.’ Event for Oakland Youth

May 3, 2023 Kristal Raheem 1

On Friday, April 28, 2023, Oakland-based organization S.H.A.D.E (Survivors Healing, Advising and Dedicated to Empowerment) hosted their 11th Annual Stop the P.I.M.P (Prostituting Innocent Minors for Profit) event. The event is a youth open mic […]

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Arts & Culture

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

April 19, 2023 Momo Chang and Kristal Raheem 1

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 books. The published books include […]

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Arts & Culture

How One Local Filmmaker Debuted First Film and Comic Book During Pandemic

July 15, 2022 Brandy Collins 0

Love Conquers All, a comic book and movie co-written by filmmakers Janell Grace and Malik Glass, is a story about Kennedy, a man reconciling his issues with trauma and grief after the passing of his […]

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Education

Dope Only Sells Limited Edition Sweatshirts to Raise Funds for Oakland Athletic League

January 18, 2022 Brandy Collins 0

Beginning in January, Oakland Athletic League (OAL) is partnering with Dope Only Marketing, the creator of “Oakland, USA” t-shirts and sweatshirts, as seen worn by Daveed Diggs in the movie Blindspotting. “Oakland, USA” sweatshirts are […]

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Education

Oakland Youth Artist Daria Belle Shares Her Artistic Process

January 18, 2022 Debora Gordon 0

Daria Belle exhibits her social justice and politically-themed art around the Bay Area, such as her recent participation with Artivate’s “Feminism Now.” The 16-year old high school sophomore lives in Oakland and attends school in […]

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Education

OUSD Board of Education Supports California Draft Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Including Arab American Studies, But May be Cut from State Curriculum

July 29, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway 8

OUSD supports Arab American studies, but CA Dept of Education may cut it out of the Ethnic Studies curriculum. […]

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News

17 year-old Oakland youth activist calls for allies, unity

July 2, 2020 Jo Ann Hollis 2

“I am driven by the ancestral spirit that guides me. I envision a place that works for everybody. A place that allows everyone to flourish and a place that embraces everyone’s identity.” […]

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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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