The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t slowed the work of these groups, which are training the next generation of leaders.
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A new fund to help Black-owned businesses stay in Oakland
Black small-business owners can now apply, and the distribution of funds is set to begin next week.
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Faith leaders say protests have brought local Muslims together
Bay Area Muslims from different backgrounds have joined in conversation and actions over the past month.
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‘If bands can’t rehearse, you can’t record them’: Oakland’s studios adjust to the pandemic
Studios are inherently risky spaces for airborne viruses.
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A new fund to help Oakland Chinatown businesses survive and thrive
Chinatown gets help from younger volunteers, a new fund for hard-hit shop owners, and more.
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A Juneteenth I’ve been waiting for
Juneteenth has always been about much-needed conversations. This year, the volume got turned up.
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Angela Davis to speak at Friday’s Juneteenth Oakland port shutdown
Davis joins Boots Riley and others to celebrate the 155th anniversary of freedom from slavery and to rally against police violence.
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Good reads for the protest movement, from famed Oakland librarian Dorothy Lazard
Most of Lazard’s recommendations are available as library e-books.
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City librarians embrace their new role on the pandemic front lines
Oakland Public Libraries are closed, but staff continue to serve as disaster relief workers.
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Oakland’s equity cannabis dispensaries are reeling from COVID and burglaries
Black and brown dispensary owners say they’re working together to pick up the pieces.
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How El Tímpano passes the mic to Spanish-speaking and Indigenous immigrant communities
Journalist Madeleine Bair on Oakland’s media deserts and reaching communities where they’re at.
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Immigrant small businesses: Sharing the stories behind the storefronts
Hearing my family’s immigration stories pushed me to become a journalist.
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Covering arts and community in my hometown
I’m here to report on the “shakers and makers” that make the Town thrive.
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Busted windows to art gallery: local artists are transforming downtown
Battered blocks have been transformed by astonishing messages of unity and resistance.
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Oakland kids march for Black lives: ‘I just really want to spark a change’
Around 4,000 youth and families marched around Lake Merritt in solidarity with Black Lives Matter.
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‘I come here every day for a reason:’ Grocery store workers are essential
A deep sense of community service drives the staff of West Oakland’s Community Foods Market.
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Black organizers with deep Oakland roots reflect on the protests
Carroll Fife, TurHa Ak, John Jones III and Refa One on how this moment compares to movements of the past, and what comes next.
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Black-owned eateries in Berkeley and Oakland open for takeout
Sustained monetary support of black entrepreneurs is a meaningful way to help these local restaurants, cafés, catering companies and pop-ups.
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What happened downtown Friday night?
Local radio host and Oakland native Durell Coleman shares thoughtful reflections on the role of leadership in huge protests, supporting Black businesses and more.
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East Bay restaurant openings and closings in May
Learn about the 12 newly opened food and drink venues in Berkeley, Oakland and elsewhere in the East Bay, along with 7 businesses that shuttered permanently.