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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...

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.

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

Be the Future: Kits Cubed Integrative Curriculum

Oaklandish is proud of our continued collaboration with Ahmed Muhammad and Kits Cubed. Kits Cubed is a youth-led, nonprofit organization on a mission to ignite every Oakland child's scientific imag...

Oakland Genesis - Making Youth Soccer Accessible

Being part of a team teaches collaboration, cooperation, diligence, and goal setting. Most importantly, high school sports provide a vital pathway to higher education, especially for first-generati...

We Are Oaklandish: Jet Martinez

What do you think makes Oakland unique? Oakland is not one thing to all its people. To some, it is the core of their identity. In contrast, to other people, Oakland is brimming with potential oppo...