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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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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. […]
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Afro-Fatherism: A Downtown Oakland Photo Exhibit Illuminates the Power of Black Fatherhood
In the heart of downtown Oakland stands two 7ft tall, larger-than-life sized photos depicting Black fathers and their sons. The two pieces are accompanied by a collection of black and white photo collages showcasing the […]
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Oakland’s Plymouth United Church is Promoting Jazz and Justice
Editor’s Note: This article is published in partnership with Oaklandside. A diverse group of mostly masked people had gathered by 11:00 a.m. on a Sunday in late February, many wearing multicolored beads and feathered leis. […]
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BlacArted: Love Letter to Bay Area Poetry During National Poetry Month
Editor’s Note: Oakland Voices is launching a column written by our alum and the City of Oakland’s first Poet Laureate, Ayodele Nzinga. BlacArted is a front-row view into the maze-like mind of a multi-hyphenated artist […]
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“Stephen Curry: Underrated” Documentary Opened SFFILM Festival at Grand Lake Theater
A new documentary by local filmmaker Peter Nicks will be released this summer on July 21, 2023, via Apple TV+. Stephen Curry: Underrated, focuses on the origin story of Curry: his roots during his childhood […]
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Reviews: Chapter 510’s New Youth-Written Books Full of Imagination and Creativity (Part 2)
Some Oakland Voices correspondents read and reviewed newly published books by Chapter 510, a literary nonprofit based in Old Oakland. The youngest writers were 8 years old when they wrote their books. The published books include […]
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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 […]
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Reviews: Chapter 510’s New Youth-Written Books Full of Imagination and Creativity
Some Oakland Voices correspondents read and reviewed newly published books by Chapter 510, a literary nonprofit based in Old Oakland. The youngest writers were 8 years old when they wrote their books. The published books […]
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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 […]