Grand Reflections - Emanuel Desousa & Oakland Stories
Grand Reflections captures Oakland's historic Grand Lake Theater on a rainy night, highlighting its moody energy via vibrant, colorful light that multiply in the street's watery reflection. The ima...
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Oaklandish Innovators Award Recipients
Oakland is a hotbed of renegade activity. It's a place where boundaries are mere suggestions, and trends are created rather than followed. Oaklandish is proud to nurture this legacy with our Oakla...
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Outdoor Afro: Reconnecting Black People to the Outdoors
Wear it on the streets of America. Watch the comments, curiosities, and questions that follow. “We recognized early our community loves our logo, and wants to represent it loud and proud,” said Out...
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Giving Tuesday - Holiday Gift Box Fundraiser
We're thrilled to announce the four nonprofits we've chosen to be recipients of our gift box fundraiser this holiday season. We hope you'll join us in supporting the exceptional and life-changing w...
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Oakland's Scraper Bike Way & Scraper Bike Movement
The legacy of the scraper bike movement continues today, with Stevenson and the Original Scraper Bike Team hosting programs that serve youth living in underserved communities.
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Dragon Power - At the Heart of Oakland Chinatown
Our 'Dragon Power' design is the brainchild of seventeen-year-old Poinciana Hung-Haas. It depicts two dragon heads coming together in the shape of a heart to honor the love and pride she feels for ...
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Apparel of Social Consciousness - Black Panther Power
It is our honor to work in collaboration with the Black Panther Party Alumni Legacy Network and Dr. Saturu Ned, a former member of The Lumpen and educator at the Oakland Community Learning Center w...
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We Are Oaklandish: Zoe Rountree
What is your relationship with Oakland? Z: I was raised in Oakland. There were a few years I wasn't living in Oakland, but family, friends and events always had me coming back to the Town. It's ho...
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We Were Hyphy Documentary Film
We Were Hyphy is a music documentary and love song to the artists and the people of the Hyphy movement. The film is a fun, nostalgic experience for those lucky enough to experience Hyphy the first...
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We Are Oaklandish: Krystal Allen
What is your relationship with Oakland? K: I am originally from San Jose, but we would go to A's games a lot when I was younger. We would even have field trips for school to go to the Coliseum. ...
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