Laurel Book Store Closes After Almost 20 years in Oakland
After 19 years in Oakland, the Laurel Book Store closes.
Arts & Culture
Local Artists Beautify Community Fridges as COVID-19 Continues
Since the start of the pandemic, the Bay Area has banded together in a multitude of ways to support the most critical needs of our community. Cheetah, the first restaurant supply app, is launching a[Read more]
Oakland’s artist communities are “calling in” perpetrators
"The “He” represents a number of accused perpetrators who have been called into accountability within some Bay Area artist communities."
Oakland answers the call for art amidst protests
Artists turn downtown Oakland into an art museum.
Photos: 2020 Black Joy Parade in Oakland
Thousands gathered in downtown Oakland for the Black Joy Parade.
Second Mondays brings ‘Black Joy’
Organizers announced the winner afterwards: Jeremy Michael Vasquez and JusDizz.
The Honest Struggle documents challenges of returning home from prison
The Honest Struggle, a documentary featuring Sadiq Davis, was screened at the Lighthouse Mosque on September 28. The hour-long film takes the audience down and around the peaks and valleys of re-entry, the process of[Read more]
