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Oakland Black Pride Director Olaywa Austin on Returning Pride to “Its Very Black and Very Queer Roots”

By Brandy Collins Posted June 15, 2021 11:49 am

While San Francisco Pride events start June 11, and will be different from Oakland Pride, which occurs September 11-12, Oakland Black Pride is organizing its own events. This includes Zoom panels that provide community-centered discussions,[Read more]

A young African American man with a slight Afro looking off into the distance, looking angelic

The Town Remembers Legendary Rapper “Shock G” of Digital Underground

By Brandy Collins Posted April 22, 2021 11:11 pm

Oakland reacts to death of Shock G, of Oakland's Digital Underground.

An image of screenshots from Instagram regarding sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior from an Oakland poet and leader.

Oakland’s artist communities are “calling in” perpetrators

By Brandy Collins Posted August 5, 2020 11:38 am

"The “He” represents a number of accused perpetrators who have been called into accountability within some Bay Area artist communities."

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Oakland Black Pride Director Olaywa Austin on Returning Pride to “Its Very Black and Very Queer Roots”

The Town Remembers Legendary Rapper “Shock G” of Digital Underground

Oakland’s artist communities are “calling in” perpetrators

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