Destiny in the News
Destiny Arts Center is one of Oakland’s best kept secrets. See below for local news coverage of the impact of our programs.
Destiny’s Children
Vision Hispana, 12.10.2011
In the last week of November, there were 170 violent crimes in Oakland, as reported by Oakland Crimespotting. In response to this violence, an army is growing in Oakland. But this unique army – some 20,000 strong and with 23 years of training – fights for peace.
Growing Peaceful Warriors
Oakland North, 11.23.2011
“Love, respect, care, responsibility, honor, and peace”—that’s the Warrior’s Code that East Bay youth are being taught at Destiny Arts Center as part of the Growing Peaceful Warriors Program.
Role of a Lifetime
Oakland North, 10.15.2009
Six-year old Cameron bobbed his shoulders and quickly shifted his weight from one foot to the next. His brown eyes focused all the while on his hip-hop teacher, Natasha Jacobs, who was directing his next move. “Rock it out,” hollered Jacobs over the beats streaming from the CD player….
Local Visionary
Natural Pages, 2007
Mika Lemoine, a former student at Destiny Arts Center in North Oakland, describes the community center where she grew up: ”My teachers and leaders at Destiny did much more than teach me how to dance and do martial arts.There, I learned to be a conscious being who wanted to make the world better.” (Note: Mika is currently a Destiny hip hop dance instructor)
The Destiny of Our Youth
Town Talk, 2006
If you care about urban youth and what they think about the world, you’re not going to find their stories on MTV. “Dangerous Beauty,” by the Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company of Oakland is a portal into the life and minds of today’s teenagers….
