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Former NBA Player Adonal Foyle Hosts Hi Caribbean White Reunion

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10 years ago

September 18, 2014

Former NBA player Adonal Foyle hosted the 10^th annual Hi Caribbean in White Reunion last Saturday at the Snow Building in Oakland.

The fundraiser benefitted Foyle’s Kerosene Lamp Foundation, founded in 2005 to empower youth and revitalize communities. Guests dressed in white enjoyed performances by Sistas-Wit-Style, Zina Escovedo and the Crew and the Culture Shock and Shock Family.

Foyle, a native of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, began the organization to use free basketball clinics to promote education, health awareness, and build and refurbish basketball courts.

“I just like to bring the community and our supporters together for a great time to help children. My foundation has helped hundreds of children in my home of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the US,” he said. “We want to continue on and expand our services to youth.”

Foyleplayed 10 seasons for the Golden State Warriors, from 1997 to 2007, the longest-tenured player at the time. He then played two seasons with the Orlando Magic and part of the 2008–09 season with the Memphis Grizzlies until he had knee surgery and retired.

Foyle graduated from Colgate magna cum laude with a history degree. Politically motivated, he founded the organization Democracy Matters, a non-partisan student organization active at over 50 college campuses providing educational seminars, and voter registration drives.

“It is always my vision to see youth excel on and off the court,” said Foyle.

In his NBA career, Foyle averaged 4.1 points and 1.6 blocks per game. He was amongst the 10 highest players in blocks per game three times during his career. He has also served on the National Basketball Players Association Executive Committee.

From 2010 to 2012, Foyle served as Orlando Magic’s director of player development. Foyle became an American citizen in 2007 and was inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2013, he released his first children’s book, called “Too Tall Foyle Finds His Game.”

For more information visit www.kerosenelampfoundation.org

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Richmond Preps for Full Weekend of Cinco de Mayo Festivities

Cinco de Mayo festivities in Richmond and San Pablo are some of the bests in Bay, and organizers say that tradition will be alive and well at this weekend’s annual parade and festival. The action kicks off Saturday, May 4, with the 16th Annual Cinco de Mayo Richmond/San Pablo Peace & Unity Parade. The parade of floats, performances, and community organizations starts at 10 a.m. at 24th Street and Barrett Avenue and Richmond and ends at 12:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church, 1845 Church Lane in San Pablo.

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May 4, 2024

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Scene from the 2023 Cinco de Mayo parade from Richmond to San Pablo. Photo courtesy The Richmond Standard.

By Mike Kinney

The Richmond Standard

Cinco de Mayo festivities in Richmond and San Pablo are some of the bests in Bay, and organizers say that tradition will be alive and well at this weekend’s annual parade and festival.

The action kicks off Saturday, May 4, with the 16th Annual Cinco de Mayo Richmond/San Pablo Peace & Unity Parade. The parade of floats, performances, and community organizations starts at 10 a.m. at 24th Street and Barrett Avenue and Richmond and ends at 12:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church, 1845 Church Lane in San Pablo.

The parade’s Grand Marshall this year will be community organizer Diego Garcia, owner of Leftside Printing.

The festivities continue Sunday with the Cinco de Mayo Festival along 23rd Street, which last year drew over 100,000 people, according to the 23rd Street Merchants Association. This year’s festival will again run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. between the intersections of Rheem Avenue and Clinton Avenue. It will feature two entertainment stages, one sponsored by La Raza 93.3 FM at 23rd and Rheem, and another sponsored by Radio Lazer FM at 23rd and Clinton.

Both events are important for the city and the region’s Latino community.

San Pablo Mayor Genoveva Calloway, who co-chairs the parade alongside John Marquez, president of the Contra Costa Community College District Board of Trustees, says Saturday’s festivities are about bringing the Richmond and San Pablo communities together in unity.

“This truly connects the spectators and people in the parade as one,” Calloway said. “The parade showcases the real communities of Richmond and San Pablo – our nonprofits, schools, horse riders, classic cars and trucks, our local businesses. All of these people represent the heartbeat of our community.”

Rigo Mendoza, vice president of the 23rd Street Merchants Association, said that at its heart, Richmond’s Cinco de Mayo Festival celebrates the date the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

But John Marquez started up the popular festival to bring the community together and also to exhibit the community’s businesses and culture to visitors, Mendoza said. The gathering was also a way to promote peace in the community.