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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.” […]

A young African American man, Akil Riley, stands in front of a fence for a photo.
News

Oakland Voices: Youth activists leading the Black Lives Matter Movement

July 1, 2020 Bill Joyce, Debora Gordon and Sarah Belle Lin 5

Oakland Voices interviewed five young leaders who have taken the Black Lives Matter Movement by storm and reminded us that not only are our youth the future, but they are also the present. […]

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Education

Effort to get rid of police in Oakland schools gains momentum as Black Lives Matter protests continue

June 9, 2020 Tony Daquipa 2

A local campaign led by Black activists in Oakland to transform OUSD by expelling school police is gaining momentum. […]

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COVID-19

Despite Coronavirus, the Next Jackson Band Plays On and Records Its Album in Oakland

May 12, 2020 Tony Daquipa 3

What’s it like to shelter-in-place with your siblings while recording an album? JAX in East Oakland tells us. […]

2016 Project Blogs

Empowering Youth and Disrupting Cycles of Violence

June 14, 2017 Tony Daquipa 1

“I give them all the advice that I didn’t get.” -Michael Muscadine The weather, like the multicultural crowd, was beautiful. The music was danceable, the live artwork was politically conscious, and the tacos and aguas […]

2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

A Day in the Life of Lam Vo

March 5, 2013 Debora Gordon 3

By Debora Gordon Lam ended a recent letter with “Write me when you find the time. I certainly have all the time in the world to wait.” This prompted me to ask him what it […]

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Oakland Schools Closed and Port Shut Down To Protest Closures and Privatization 

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On Friday, April 29, the Oakland Education Association held a one-day strike to protest the Oakland Unified School District’s lack of an engagement process prior to deciding to permanently close eight schools and truncate two […]

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