The Oakland Voices 2017-2018 class graduated July 20, 2018 – Patricia Contreras-Flores, Hannah Moore, Kevonna Taylor, Tonya Shipp, Eduardo Jimenez and Ryan Barba. Congratulations.
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A Shout-Out To RBA Creative
A big shout- out to Randolph Charles Belle for hosting Oakland Voices Cohort Group #6 ?at his space, RBA Creative, for our twice -a- month meetings. ?For sometimes entrting his keys to our coordinator so he could get home to his family. ?For being alert and helpful during our meetings.? For the proficiency and efficiency …Read more…
Flores flowering in gratitude
Recently in the midst of so much heaviness on all fronts, I went looking for some hope. I returned to poetry, my first written love form. I stumbled upon a poem that my former student (a third, fourth or fifth- grader at the time) typed up for a poetry appreciation class I led at Sequoia’s …Read more…
Cruising Through The Fruitvale District
The Fruitvale District is huge. ?I cruised it on three separate days. ?There are three biness districts surrounded by residences. ?I rode up Fruitvale Avenue and walked along Foothill Boulevard a few blocks in each direction from Coolidge to 36th Avenue to Rutherford. ?I’ve ridden by the area on the b on many occasions and …Read more…