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About L.J. Rich

Lauren Richardson, a Chicagoland native, arrived in East Oakland in 2009. While specializing in media production, such as photography, videography, and graphic design, Lauren has worked with grassroots organizations and community campaigns as well as with local businesses celebrities as both a creative director and project facilitator. Her interests include history, political commentary, structured debates, and business analysis. She is currently a journalism student at Laney College and creates independent media through many web outlets under the pen name, L.J. Rich.

L.J. Rich

About L.J. Rich
Lauren Richardson, a Chicagoland native, arrived in East Oakland in 2009. While specializing in media production, such as photography, videography, and graphic design, Lauren has worked with grassroots organizations and community campaigns as well as with local businesses celebrities as both a creative director and project facilitator. Her interests include history, political commentary, structured debates, and business analysis. She is currently a journalism student at Laney College and creates independent media through many web outlets under the pen name, L.J. Rich.

Design your destiny then print BIG.

January 18, 2018 by L.J. Rich Leave a Comment

Design your destiny then print BIG.

Some people wait on life to define them and others design and define life for themselves. When you get that opportunity to show off your design, make sure you print big. Early Eighties In the early eighties, Dawaud Muhammad remembers black homeowners whose parents had migrated to Oakland from Louisiana and Mississippi as his neighborhood …Read more…

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