Posts Tagged ‘Oakland’
Breaking the school-to-prison pipeline: examining arrests among black male students in OUSD
Oakland’s black youth are arrested in school at a rate that is more than double their proportion of the school population, a community nonprofit said.
Read MoreYou Tell Us: Mandela’s Oakland visit was turning point for young refugee
The death of Nelson Mandela last week revived memories of the day in 1990 when the anti-apartheid leader spoke in Oakland. Among those present was Oakland resident Sonny Le, a former boat person from Vietnam, now a U.S. citizen and instructor at San Francisco State. In a guest op-ed, Mandela’s example altered his DNA, and changed the course of his life.
Read MoreNwe Oo provides a voice for Burmese refugees in Oakland
Nwe Oo, a Rakhine Burmese refugee based in Oakland, is an advocate for human rights and adamantly speaks out against domestic violence.
Read MorePatchwork handmade festival showcases Oakland’s DIY culture
The Jack London Market Square building was transformed into a showcase of Oakland’s ‘Do it Yourself’ (DIY) culture at the Patchwork handmade festival.
Read MoreA safe place to work out for the LGBTQ community
After feeling uncomfortable at corporate gyms, Nathalie Huerta founded The Perfect Sidekick, a dedicated gym for LGBTQ athletes.
Read MoreOakland’s first sustainability jam creates solutions using design thinking
Last weekend, Oakland held its first-ever sustainability jam, which encouraged people to create solutions to economic, environmental and social problems.
Read MoreThanksgiving events in Oakland
A listing of community meals and activities in Oakland for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Read More“The Griots of Oakland” exhibition and book features the voices of young black men
Last Saturday, a group of over 100 people gathered at the African American Museum and Library in Oakland to celebrate the launch of “The Griots of Oakland,” a book and exhibition about young black men living in the city.
Read MoreTown hall meeting discusses Common Core math standards
A modified math curriculum may be coming to Claremont Middle and other schools in the district.
Read MoreOakland California Youth Outreach takes on gang violence
Oakland California Youth Outreach interrupt the cycle of retributive violence that many youth in Oakland get caught in.
Read MoreEducation conference shines light on multicultural teaching
Over 1,000 scholars, students, and parents attended the five-day National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME) conference, held at the Oakland Marriott City Center, which featured panels, interactive workshops, school tours, and film screenings.
Read MoreReading Partners encourages students to love literacy
The nonprofit organization, Reading Partners, provides literacy tutoring for at-need children in first through fifth grade.
Read More“Design Thinking and Making” class at Claremont Middle School encourages students to think outside of the box
A middle school hallway with its long, lonely corridors often serves as the typical wandering place for a troubled kid. At Claremont Middle School in North Oakland, students are fed up with the perception of hallways in their school. Through a ‘Design Thinking and Making’ class that was implemented this fall, students in grades 6-8…
Read MoreOakland 3D printing company takes production industry by storm
At Oakland’s Fathom Studio, tech-savvy workers need only to follow one simple direction before finished products from dolls to prosthetic limbs materialize in 3D: “Just click print.”
Read MoreBART strike derails morning commutes throughout the Bay Area
After months of bargaining and a week of unfulfilled strike threats that kept commuters on edge, BART workers went on strike after unions and management failed to reach a deal on employee contract terms.
Read MoreLiveblog of BART strike
We’re following this morning’s snarled commute. Stay tuned to Oakland North for updates.
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