Posts Tagged ‘church’
Can tiny houses be an answer for students without a home?
Laney College students, who were homeless, have moved into a Pocket House—a type of tiny house—that could serve as part of a solution to the housing crisis in Oakland.
Read MoreEast Oakland Catholic organization celebrates the canonization of Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero
Members of the Oakland Catholic Worker gather for a backyard Sunday mass to commemorate the Salvadoran archbishop’s canonization.
Read More120 years after founding, Alameda church still helping immigrant families
Alameda based church celebrates 120 years of immigrant roots in Oakland.
Read MoreHealed from the drugs epidemic, Dogtown now fears the gentrification virus
West Oakland’s Dogtown neighborhood reckons with gentrification and a history of drugs.
Read MoreState of the black church in Oakland is at crossroads, local leaders say
In Oakland, the state of the black church is at a crossroads, local leaders said. Religious and civic leaders gathered in downtown Oakland last Wednesday for a prayer breakfast to discuss the state of the black church and political participation in the African American community. The event, sponsored by Black Elected Officials & Faith Based…
Read More“Cops and Robbers” addresses issues of race, police brutality
A young African American man enters the grocery store, hides behind a shelf, holding in his left hand what appears to be a gun. His hand is shaking. He is breathing heavily, bleeding from an injury, fighting his pain. The young man starts talking to himself. “I was born in jail, I grew up in…
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