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Oakland City Council calls for Gaza ceasefire | New pro team: The Oakland Ballers | Is downtown working? | It's all about Oakland music at Culture Makers Dec. 7

Category: Arts & Community

Posted inArts & Community

‘When the Waters Get Deep’ reflects on love, grief, and the power of community

Azucena Rasilla headshot by Azucena Rasilla Feb. 22, 2021, 12:59 p.m.Feb. 22, 2021, 2:51 p.m.

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.

A performer of the movie narrating the film to the audience parked in cars
Posted inArts & Community

Craving live shows? Consider The Oakland Theater Project’s drive-in series

Azucena Rasilla headshot by Azucena Rasilla Feb. 22, 2021, 12:44 p.m.Feb. 22, 2021, 12:46 p.m.

Theater lovers can enjoy the company’s entire 2021 season of outdoor performances from the comfort of their cars.

Black Cultural Zone signage at Liberation Park in East Oakland.
Posted inHealth & Environment

The Black Cultural Zone envisions a thriving East Oakland

Avatar photo by Amir Aziz Feb. 22, 2021, 9:21 a.m.Feb. 22, 2021, 9:22 a.m.

We spoke to two of the organization’s leaders about their plans to revitalize Black neighborhoods in deep East Oakland.

Afro-Cuban jazz pianist, Omar Sosa in a Bay Area studio.
Posted inArts & Community

Omar Sosa’s diaspora soul returns to Oakland

by Andrew Gilbert Feb. 19, 2021, 11:15 a.m.Feb. 19, 2021, 6:20 p.m.

The Cuban-born pianist is back in the East Bay and will perform a livestreamed concert at Piedmont Piano Company this Sunday.

Posted inArts & Community

Ayodele Nzinga lifts from the bottom in her new book of poetry

by Zack Haber Feb. 18, 2021, 5:47 p.m.Feb. 19, 2021, 1:18 p.m.

In “SorrowLand Oracle,” the Oakland artist unflinchingly addresses the harms of racism, capitalism, and the “eternal battleground” of social change.

Posted inArts & Community

Dr. Huey P. Newton Way unveiled in West Oakland

Avatar photo by Amir Aziz Feb. 17, 2021, 6:21 p.m.Feb. 18, 2021, 9:23 a.m.

A stretch of Ninth Street was renamed to honor the Black Panther Party co-founder. We captured photos from the ceremony.

Marabet Morales reflects at the Oakland Public Library, Eastmont Branch
Posted inArts & Community

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

by Marabet Morales Sikahall Feb. 17, 2021, 12:15 p.m.March 9, 2021, 2:08 p.m.

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

"Yellow Peril Supports Black Power" mural in Chinatown. One of the many murals in the area supporting Asian and Black American unity.
Posted inArts & Community

Crime, race, safety: what’s really happening in Oakland Chinatown?

Darwin BondGraham by Momo Chang and Darwin BondGraham Feb. 12, 2021, 3:25 p.m.April 9, 2021, 4:30 p.m.

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

Darwin BondGraham by Sarah Belle Lin and Darwin BondGraham Feb. 12, 2021, 3:24 p.m.Feb. 22, 2021, 6:14 p.m.

Is crime in Chinatown really increasing? What does community solidarity look like? The second report in our two-part series.

artathon_mosaic
Posted inArts & Community

Local stars and youth team up to support arts in Oakland schools

Azucena Rasilla headshot by Azucena Rasilla Feb. 2, 2021, 5:36 p.m.Feb. 3, 2021, 9:38 p.m.

Arts for Oakland Kids will use the money it raises from Saturday’s ‘art-a-thon’ to give mini-grants to local orgs.

a mock up of the women of the black panther party mural
Posted inArts & Community

Mural honoring women in the Black Panther Party to be unveiled this month

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Feb. 2, 2021, 11:57 a.m.Feb. 2, 2021, 11:57 a.m.

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.

Posted inArts & Community

‘Black Women and Political Leadership’: a virtual conversation with Oakland Public Library’s Dorothy Lazard

Azucena Rasilla headshot by Azucena Rasilla Feb. 1, 2021, 8:40 a.m.Feb. 1, 2021, 8:40 a.m.

The virtual event will feature prominent Black women like Alicia Garza and others

Posted inBusiness

Fine wool, blood, and business collide as Rockridge’s 100-year-old Levant Rug leaves town

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein Jan. 28, 2021, 9:45 a.m.Jan. 28, 2021, 12:05 p.m.

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.

Posted inArts & Community

Extreme wind keeps pummeling the San Antonio Park youth boxing camp’s tent

Azucena Rasilla headshot by Azucena Rasilla Jan. 26, 2021, 3:29 p.m.Jan. 26, 2021, 3:29 p.m.

Dalia Gomez, who runs the fitness camp, hopes to move her boxing equipment to a safe location.

Posted inArts & Community

Be on the lookout for ‘Blindspotting’ filming in West Oakland

Azucena Rasilla headshot by Azucena Rasilla Jan. 22, 2021, 12:34 p.m.Oct. 18, 2023, 4:05 p.m.

Show staff held a meet-and-greet with Oaklanders last night. Here’s what they shared.

Posted inArts & Community

Oakland is searching for its next youth poet laureate

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Jan. 21, 2021, 1:55 p.m.Jan. 21, 2021, 1:55 p.m.

The chosen teen will promote literacy and represent the city and its youth at public events. Here’s how to apply.

Posted inArts & Community

Composting, cooking, clean-ups: Pick a COVID-safe service project for MLK Jr. Day and beyond

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein Jan. 18, 2021, 8:00 a.m.Jan. 18, 2021, 10:43 a.m.

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.

Henry Sales, co-founder of Radio B’alam greets the Mam community in Oakland during the station’s first broadcast.
Posted inArts & Community

Watch: ‘Jaguar’ radio speaks to Oakland in Mam

by Martin do Nascimento Jan. 15, 2021, 10:34 a.m.Jan. 15, 2021, 10:40 a.m.

Radio B’alam, an indigenous Mayan community broadcast, is overcoming a language barrier critical to addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in Oakland.

Posted inArts & Community

Oakland’s ‘In the Name of Love’ celebration will be an oasis of soul in a troubled time

by Andrew Gilbert Jan. 15, 2021, 10:24 a.m.Jan. 15, 2021, 10:24 a.m.

The 19th annual concert celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy features Toshi Reagon, Tory Teasley, Faye Carol, and more.

Posted inArts & Community

Youth fitness boxing club Pantera Camp pops up in East Oakland

Azucena Rasilla headshot by Azucena Rasilla Jan. 7, 2021, 12:07 p.m.Jan. 7, 2021, 1:36 p.m.

The woman-run boxing and fitness program for kids is based out of a tent in San Antonio Park.

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