The new KQED film follows Oakland group SOL Development and how they help families who have lost loved ones due to gun violence and police brutality.
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Craving live shows? Consider The Oakland Theater Project’s drive-in series
Theater lovers can enjoy the company’s entire 2021 season of outdoor performances from the comfort of their cars.
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The Black Cultural Zone envisions a thriving East Oakland
We spoke to two of the organization’s leaders about their plans to revitalize Black neighborhoods in deep East Oakland.
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Omar Sosa’s diaspora soul returns to Oakland
The Cuban-born pianist is back in the East Bay and will perform a livestreamed concert at Piedmont Piano Company this Sunday.
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Ayodele Nzinga lifts from the bottom in her new book of poetry
In “SorrowLand Oracle,” the Oakland artist unflinchingly addresses the harms of racism, capitalism, and the “eternal battleground” of social change.
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Dr. Huey P. Newton Way unveiled in West Oakland
A stretch of Ninth Street was renamed to honor the Black Panther Party co-founder. We captured photos from the ceremony.
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‘The sweetest escape’: a love letter to Oakland’s libraries
Libraries are physically closed, but they continue to serve their neighborhoods. One East Oaklander shares her experience.
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Crime, race, safety: what’s really happening in Oakland Chinatown?
The assaults have sparked international outrage and been widely called hate crimes. Is there evidence that they were racially motivated?
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Rising crime, calls for solidarity: a deeper look at what’s happening in Chinatown
Is crime in Chinatown really increasing? What does community solidarity look like? The second report in our two-part series.
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Local stars and youth team up to support arts in Oakland schools
Arts for Oakland Kids will use the money it raises from Saturday’s ‘art-a-thon’ to give mini-grants to local orgs.
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Mural honoring women in the Black Panther Party to be unveiled this month
The artwork, which will be installed on the side of a house in West Oakland, will join other memorials to Huey Newton, a founder of the party.
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‘Black Women and Political Leadership’: a virtual conversation with Oakland Public Library’s Dorothy Lazard
The virtual event will feature prominent Black women like Alicia Garza and others
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Fine wool, blood, and business collide as Rockridge’s 100-year-old Levant Rug leaves town
A College Avenue rug shop, run for decades by the son of Armenian genocide survivors, is in its final days, prompting discussions about land use and history.
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Extreme wind keeps pummeling the San Antonio Park youth boxing camp’s tent
Dalia Gomez, who runs the fitness camp, hopes to move her boxing equipment to a safe location.
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Be on the lookout for ‘Blindspotting’ filming in West Oakland
Show staff held a meet-and-greet with Oaklanders last night. Here’s what they shared.
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Oakland is searching for its next youth poet laureate
The chosen teen will promote literacy and represent the city and its youth at public events. Here’s how to apply.
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Composting, cooking, clean-ups: Pick a COVID-safe service project for MLK Jr. Day and beyond
The city of Oakland has suggestions for “40 days of service” honoring the civil rights leader’s legacy. Other groups are taking to the streets.
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Watch: ‘Jaguar’ radio speaks to Oakland in Mam
Radio B’alam, an indigenous Mayan community broadcast, is overcoming a language barrier critical to addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in Oakland.
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Oakland’s ‘In the Name of Love’ celebration will be an oasis of soul in a troubled time
The 19th annual concert celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy features Toshi Reagon, Tory Teasley, Faye Carol, and more.
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Youth fitness boxing club Pantera Camp pops up in East Oakland
The woman-run boxing and fitness program for kids is based out of a tent in San Antonio Park.
