Culture
“I always was ashamed, and I always thought of myself as a prostitute,” said Elizabeth Quiroz. “But now that I know this, I’m educating myself. That’s not what happened. I was a victim. Now I’m a survivor.”
Muslims from all over the Bay Area gathered at Lighthouse Mosque for Iftar on September 19.
Pacific Islanders in Alameda County have the second highest infant death rate, but new initiatives could counteract this.
Oakland’s Mam community, an indigenous group originally from Guatemala, celebrated their first cultural festival on September 15.
Oakland artist Chris Johnson and Oakland Museum of California curator use billboards to engage the community.
Where can you get Frida Kahlo trinkets and lemonades with quirky Spanish names like “la Soltera?” Mercado Latinx, of course. It’s a bi-monthly event in Oakland that’s all about Latinx culture.
Lindsey Page wanted to start a gym that met the needs of queer and trans POC. Today, she’s running Fruitvale’s Radically Fit gym.
Sudo Mesh volunteers are hopeful that with the new resources and the right work, they can blanket all of Oakland in a functioning mesh network—a free and open web—within 5 years.
Dance instructor Carla Service led her final Dancing Under the Stars class at Jack London Square on August 31.