The Oakland Literacy Coalition is looking to support community groups serving preschool to high school-aged children.
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At this East Oakland salon, violence prevention starts with self-care
Hair stylists are often a shoulder to cry on for their clients. The Self-i.s.h. Society is taking it further by offering onsite therapy, healing circles, massage, and more.
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The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse is struggling, again
The arts nonprofit has struggled to recover after losing most of its staff twice during the pandemic.
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After closure, Nomadic Press books find a new home
The new publisher, Black Lawrence Press, will also debut 10 new books that Nomadic—long a home for Bay Area poets and other creative writers—planned to release before it had to shut down.
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‘Demoralizing’: Oakland arts community let down by mayor’s budget proposal
The Cultural Affairs Division accounts for 0.362% of the City of Oakland’s budget.
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Chapter 510’s new youth-written books are full of imagination and creativity
Writers from Oakland Voices read and reviewed a batch of stories just published by the Old Oakland-based literary nonprofit.
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Watch: An Oakland metalworker puts his ‘stamp on the world’ at The Crucible
Brandyn Willridge is carving out space in a field with few Black and BIPOC practitioners, with help from the West Oakland industrial arts nonprofit.
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In ‘Oakland Belonging,’ youth explore the history of Swan’s Market
The storytelling and podcast project, led by Chapter 510 and produced by high school students, uses oral histories and personal reflections to examine the meaning of community at one of Oakland’s oldest marketplaces.
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Small businesses can get free website design from Hack the Hood
The Oakland-based nonprofit teaches youth to build websites. Local small businesses can apply now for the program.
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Photos: Positivity on display at Oakland’s Black Joy Parade
Thousands gathered downtown on Sunday for a celebration of Pan-African culture.
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Downloaded the wrong Wordle? You helped give $50,000 to an Oakland tutoring center
Thinking it was the hit word puzzle, millions paid for an older game called “Wordle!” Its creator is paying it forward.
