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Technology seems to surround us these days…and younger folks are even more likely to be spending hours of their energy online. But what if teens could channel that energy into activism?

Activist discusses human rights violations in Colombia

After her father was killed by Colombian paramilitary forces, activist Bella Henriquez began promoting diplomacy as a means of peace for her country. 

Day of the Dead a colorful celebration of lost loved ones

Video of "Dias De Los Muertos." Filmed and edited by Kate Ruprecht and Melodie Miu. In an annual celebration of cultural and spiritual heritage, tens of thousands of people flocked to Oakland’s Fruitvale district for its annual Dia de los Muertos festival.

Community spirit alive at local Fruitvale ice cream shop

Tucked in the corner of the Fruitvale Village Market complex, a former Masonic Temple, sits Nieves Cinco de Mayo. Inconspicuous amongst neighboring shops, a culinary rainbow of ice cream flavor awaits

Students learn street protest theater

As part of Latina Heritage Month, Mills College students welcomed San Juan Bautista’s Teatro Campsino, a non-profit Mexican Heritage Performing Arts Program, to learn about street protest theater.

Cuba photo exhibit opens at Art Museum

Mujeres Unidas hosted the opening reception of Mills College trustee Vivian Stephenson’s photo exhibit Cuba: Beauty and Decay to a diverse crowd on Sept. 3.

BWC sponsors dance crew competition

Bay Area’s Best Dance Crew: Dance Through the Ages, hosted by the Black Women’s Collective (BWC) on Feb. 12, brought the Mills and Oakland communities together in the crowded 250-seat theater of Lisser Hall.

Bay Area’s Best Dance Crew was hosted by senior Trevina Caldwell, a member of BWC.

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