Arts & Culture Archives - Page 5 of 24

Joyce Gordon Gallery art festival creates space for youth artists in Oakland

November 14, 2023 Patricia Fox

Joyce Gordon Gallery in downtown Oakland annually hosts the youth arts expression festival to showcase young artists in Oakland.

Mohka House: New Yemeni coffee shop spices up the Dimond District

November 13, 2023 Tanna Samone

Mohka House specializes in bringing in Yemeni coffee to Oakland.

Oakland hosts top Sci-Fi writing awards show

November 1, 2023 Dera R. Williams

On June 24, Oakland-based Locus Magazine hosted an awards show for speculative fiction writers. Special effort was made towards inclusion.

a black and white photo of a storefront that says Everett & jones Bar-B-Q and a group of Black people dressed in 70s attire pose in front of it

Everett and Jones Barbeque Celebrates 50 years of Sauce, Stories, and Flavor

September 15, 2023 Brandy Collins

Shirley Everett-Dicko credits community, large family, and an Asian community connection for helping start the barbecue chain

A woman wearing a head wrap shows another woman a book

Black Cultural Zone’s “Uptown Market” Showcases Oakland’s Local Entrepreneurs

September 11, 2023 Brandy Collins

A partnership between Black Cultural Zone and Block, the new Uptown Market features Oakland vendors and wares.

a window front with black, red, and green and words BAMBDCDC

BlacArted: Space is the Place

August 10, 2023 Ayodele Nzinga

Editor’s Note: BlacArted is a front-row view into the maze-like mind of a multi-hyphenated artist pondering on art and the nature of reality as it intersects the creative and the imagined. On a balmy Friday

three Black men stand inside a large art exhibit and station in Oakland

Afro-Fatherism: A Downtown Oakland Photo Exhibit Illuminates the Power of Black Fatherhood

August 4, 2023 Kristal Raheem

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

An elder African American woman with short hair and a dress smiles for camera inside a church with colorful windows

Oakland’s Plymouth United Church is Promoting Jazz and Justice

May 8, 2023 Katharine Davies Samway

The 120-year old church now embraces social justice and inclusion.

BlacArted: Love Letter to Bay Area Poetry During National Poetry Month

April 21, 2023 Ayodele Nzinga

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

A young mixed race basketball player wearing a red jersey speaks into a mic after a game

“Stephen Curry: Underrated” Documentary Opened SFFILM Festival at Grand Lake Theater

April 21, 2023 Momo Chang

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