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Payday lending and Redlining

You rent an apartment in Fruitvale and you run a small business that makes barely enough money to pay rent…

The Unity council

By Danny V

On our trip, we got to know about the Unity Council and were able to learn more about what they do. They help people from the community by providing services that would usually need some sort of English or money to obtain since 1964. When we went, we saw lots…

What comes to mind when you hear the word Oakland?

How Can You Become A Better Person?

By Jorge R. V.

A Trip to Starbucks

By Jerren S.

The day was warm and sunny at Starbucks where we got snacks with Ms. Elaine, Ms…

Racist Comments in the Classroom

I feel like a question that isn’t common, but people should be asking is: “How should racist slurs be…

Stanford Powwow

When you arrive at the Stanford Powwow, the first thing that you’ll hear are the drums. When you step out of the car you can hear…

What’s the Greatest Music in the World?

Many people ask: what’s the best music of all time? There’s hundreds of thousands of types…

Cancel Culture

Have you ever heard of cancel culture? If you have or haven’t, let me tell you some facts and why I agree to this thing called…