It was a full house on the last Friday in August in Oakland’s Laurel District where about 20 women of color had settled in for...
You are passionate about a cause, and you’re not the only one. At the core of every nonprofit organization is a desire to get a message...
Music honors 400 African American sailors who were killed and injured in 1944 at Port Chicago (Vallejo) loading war bombs The CD, Don’t Give Up the...
The grandson of two chefs who made their way to West Oakland during the glory days of the railroads. David Austin Smith grew up in the...
Downtown Richmond is set to come alive with soulful sounds of some the Bay Area most coveted R&B, Soul and Funk bands at the 11th annual...
Marcus Books is the oldest Black bookstore in the nation, offering “Book by and about Black people everywhere,” since 1960. Their first store was in San...
While in El Camino College in Los Angeles 22 years ago, Cozmo-El and his wife, Akilah Moor-El used to make desserts and small crafts to support...
“It’s a family affair”–as crooned by Sly & The Family Stone–and it’s happening in Sly’s hometown, Vallejo, CA. The 1st Annual Black Family Celebration will take...
The heat of summer was cooled down by the smooth jazz and music at the 30th San Jose Jazz Summer Fest. Featuring dozens of local and...
The Black-Eyed Pea Festival Perhaps Elliott and Shawlaya Johnson know people who carry hot sauce in their handbags. Perhaps they experienced a spill. But now you...
It’s a film we’ve all been waiting for, even if we didn’t know we were holding a collective breath beyond hope that it would someday be...
Tiffany Irving is returning to the Black-Eyed Pea Festival with her ‘luxurious’ handmade, soaps, body butters and other, as she says, ‘bath enjoyment products.’ Irving, who...
Perfect 75-degree weather on a sun-filled day set the tone of the annual East Palo Alto Blues Festival on Au. 3 and Aug. 4. Produced by...
Simply said, GoddessMother SupaQueen (yes, that’s her name) makes dolls. She got started in 2012 while living in New Orleans and drew inspiration looking at bottles...
Presentation by Guest Author Jaya Padmanabhan The San Leandro Public Library invites the community to celebrate Indo- American Heritage Month with guest author Jaya Padmanabhan on...
The City of San Leandro invites the community to the City’s 2019 Hot August Thursday Concert on August 15, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m....
In his book “Rock ’n’ Film: Cinema’s Dance with Popular Music,” music historian David James explores how rock’s capacity for cultural empowerment and its usefulness as...
The Black-Eyed Pea Festival is a celebration of African American traditional music, food and art that emphasizes the creativity of Black people in the United States....
Oakland’s beloved 19th annual Art+ Soul festival, held in the heart of the downtown area on July 27 and 28, will feature a range of musical...
The Joyce Gordon Foundation of the Arts is presenting its third annual outdoor community youth arts festival “Oakland Youth Ait Explosion! (OYAE!),” powered by Better Together...
“Marshall,” a 2017 movie based on a trial early in the career of the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, will be showing at 6 p.m.,...
Mayor Libby Schaaf attended a concert performed by the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center Concert Hall Shanghai, China, Sunday, July 14....
Ra Malika Imhotep will lead a performative lecture and writing workshop called “The Cotton Patch—Memory Writing” as part of the Black Life monthly series on Sat.,...
The Richmond Arts and Culture Commission and the Iron Triangle Neighborhood Council present “Community Conversations” a presentation and discussion on Positive Youth Development on Wednesday July...
Cantare Con Vivo, an Oakland-based community choral organization, will present two concerts featuring Cantare’s 130-voice, adult summer choir singing 13 African-American spirituals and gospel selections under...