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Feature

Dad’s Sundays at DeLauer’s

June 10, 2024 Dera R. Williams

A cherished Sunday ritual of Laybon Jones, Sr., an influential Oakland realtor and community leader, remembered by his daughter, Dera Williams, highlighting his love for literature and family traditions.

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Opinion

Opinion: A Vandal Breaks into Legendary Marcus Books: Where is the Love?

June 3, 2024 Dera R. Williams

A vandal broke into the legendary Black-owned bookstore, Marcus Books, last October, leaving the community questioning, “Where is the love?”

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Arts & Culture

Oaklandia Cafe x Bakery Debuts Afrofuturism book vending machine

February 10, 2023 Brandy Collins

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

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Arts & Culture

Laurel Book Store Closes After Almost 20 years in Oakland

September 15, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway

After 19 years in Oakland, the Laurel Book Store closes.

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