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 1 Comment 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 1 Comment 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 4 Comments 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 3 Comments “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...
