Arts & Culture
Everett and Jones Barbeque Celebrates 50 years of Sauce, Stories, and Flavor
Shirley Everett-Dicko credits community, large family, and an Asian community connection for helping start the barbecue chain
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Brandy Collins
Arts & Culture
Black Cultural Zone’s “Uptown Market” Showcases Oakland’s Local Entrepreneurs
A partnership between Black Cultural Zone and Block, the new Uptown Market features Oakland vendors and wares. […]
Oakland Voices Alumni Update
Maynard 200 Fellowship Kicks Off by Empowering its Fellows to Effect Change
In June, the Maynard 200 Fellowship kicked off with 49 fellows in attendance. Oakland Voices is a program of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, and this year, co-director Momo Chang and alumna Brandy Collins […]
Education
GHTech’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities Series Closes with Uplifting Communities on Juneteenth
Monday, January 19 marked the day of freedom referred to as Juneteenth for enslaved Black people in Galveston, TX – two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. On this year’s Juneteenth, GHTech’s Historically Black […]
Arts & Culture
Q&A With Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs of “Blindspotting”
By now, we would hope the world recognizes that people from the Bay will take the home with us wherever we go. This is especially true for Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs, the creators of […]
Arts & Culture
Black Vines Wine Festival Celebrates Black Vintners In Its 12th Year With a Sold Out Crowd
Although the Bay Area weekend forecast originally promised torrential storms, the skies cleared Saturday for the 12th annual Black Vines Festival, celebrating Black-owned wineries from across the world. The festival was founded in 2011 by […]
Arts & Culture
Oaklandia Cafe x Bakery Debuts Afrofuturism book vending machine
If you’re sitting in Oaklandia Cafe x Bakery, you can watch as people see a new book vending machine and approach it with curiosity. Some even take pictures of the machine. The Sistah Scifi Afrofuturism […]
Arts & Culture
“Khamsa” Multimedia Project Gives Voice to Black, Muslim, Immigrant and Refugee Artists in Processing Grief
Guled Muse explains to me that as a Somali immigrant to the United States, hip-hop music was his window to understanding not only Black people, but what was going on in the inner cities. “[It […]
Arts & Culture
“Oakanda” Tour Celebrates Marvel’s ‘Wakanda Forever’ with a Tour of Oakland’s Historic Black History Sites
Late in the afternoon next to the Grand Lake Theater, a group of strangers piled into a van to have a one-of-a-kind, educational experience in The Town. Called the “Oakanda tour,” this specialized guided tour […]
Arts & Culture
“Every Song on this Album is a Love Song of Some Kind:” Hip-Hop Artist Mystic Chats About New Album
Mandolyn “Mystic” Ludlum, a longtime Oakland resident and Bay Area native, released her first solo album 20 years ago. In August, she released her third solo album, titled “Dreaming In Cursive: The Girl Who Loved […]