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Oakland’s SOL Development Uses Music As a Catalyst for Healing
Brittany Tanner, Felicia Gangloff-Bailey, Karega Bailey, and Lauren Adams.
Credits: Photo by Brian Freeman
SOL Development's forthcoming self-titled album is a lot of...
Taking Their Game Online
Tim Kawakami and Marcus Thompson II.
Credits: Photo by D. Ross Cameron
About a year ago, Marcus Thompson II told Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann that...
Activists Call for Audit of Sheriff Ahern
Community members and activists on Tuesday called on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to audit Sheriff Gregory Ahern’s budget. The #AuditAhern event was...
REVIEW: Daniel Caesar at the New Parish
The first time I heard Daniel Caesar was not when I sat wiping tears from my eyes, watching my friend’s wedding...
West Oakland Finally Gets a Black Panther Mural
The mural taking shape at the corner of 14th and Peralta streets.
Credits: Photo by David Bacon
On a sunny...
A Scavenger Hunt in Temescal That Aims to Spotlight Small Businesses
Jena Dominique highlights street art as well.
Credits: Photo courtesy of Jena Dominique
After she graduated from college, Jena Dominique embarked on...
New Documentary Focuses on West Oakland’s Blues Legacy
Before hyphy, there was disco. Before disco, there was funk. And before funk, there was the blues. The Southern music style, rooted in trials...
Legislature OKs Criminal Justice Reform Bills
California lawmakers have approved two bills that seek to reform the state’s criminal justice system by reducing prison sentences for nonviolent drug crimes and...
