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West Oakland streets calm but tension remains

A. Scot Bolsinger
June 15, 2015
Justice, News
Shots were fired last Tuesday night near 30th St. in West Oakland, disrupting the relative calm there since the tragic shooting death of a single...

Ceasefire’s missing link: What about jobs?

A. Scot Bolsinger
April 30, 2015
Justice
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Much can be learned when calm breaks down and angry words fill the air. During those tense moments when tempers flare, order is lost, and a push for...

Inequality, violence and grief: The battlefield at home (Community Voices)

Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PHD
March 30, 2015
Community Voices, Identity, Justice
Ain’t nobody got time to cry in a war zone; where I live — “*even the birds sing bass” –WordSlanger, (*Reginald...

Frustration boils over at West Oakland meeting

A. Scot Bolsinger
March 20, 2015
Justice, News
1 Comment
West Oakland residents filled a room in the Willie Keys Community Center to standing room capacity Thursday night to voice frustration over violence...

Street Outreach makes anti-violence presence felt on violent streets

A. Scot Bolsinger
March 13, 2015
Justice, News
1 Comment
A fatal stabbing and a drive-by shooting bookend an hour in West Oakland Saturday night, but those who work these streets for Oakland’s...

Family prepares to say goodbye to teenage homicide victim

Monica Cadena
March 9, 2015
Neighborhood, News
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Davon Ellis’ stepmother described him as a kind, inquisitive and happy kid who easily made friends and always had a smile on his face. “His...

Oakland by the Numbers: Shots Fired (Community Voices)

shoshonej
February 18, 2015
Arts & Culture, Community Voices, Identity, Justice, Neighborhood
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A Careful Introduction All over the world, people from Oakland meet and talk about gunshots. Stories of terror connect people, as stories of...

A few words on Ferguson, Cleveland and NY (Community Voices)

Nicole Lee
December 9, 2014
Community Voices, Identity, Justice
The recent events in Ferguson, Cleveland and New York - the heartbreaking loss of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Tamir Rice, three unarmed black...

Oakland Doctor Shares Teen Stories of Suffering & Resiliency Amidst Violence

Oakland Local Editorial Team
March 19, 2014
Justice, News
1 Comment
by Ryan White Oakland pediatrician Dr. Barbara Staggers could tell you stories until your heart breaks. She recalls a 15-year-old boy who...

Education Voices: Youth search for identity in a fractured world

Barbara Grady
January 14, 2014
Education, Identity, Justice, News
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“People look at you as if they know you but they don’t know you, they just think they do,” said the 17-year-old Castlemont High School...
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