News – Oaklandish

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Oakland Artist, Chonnessey Bowie, aka Chonto

We’re honored for our second collaboration with acclaimed Bay Area artist Chonnessey Bowie, also known as Chonto. Chonto is an Oakland-based artist...

We are Oaklandish: Vincent James

Vincent James is based in Oakland and features iconic landscapes, weather patterns, and seasonal lights in unique places throughout the Oakland and...

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A Refreshing Collaboration: Federation Brewing x Oaklandish

In a refreshing collaboration, a special brew called 3rd Street Lager brings together two neighbors, Oaklandish and Federation Brewing. This light,...

Photographer Emanuel Desousa walking outdoors in Oakland.

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 m...

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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. Oakland...

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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, a...

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...

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...

Lincoln Square Recreation Play Structure in Oakland

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 ...

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 e...