The Oakland Film Society presented the 17th Oakland International Film Festival from September 19th -28th featuring a variety of independent films. Attendees viewed nearly 100 films...
Nontsizi Cayou, a force in the development of African diaspora culture in the Bay Area, has died at the age of 82. Born Delores Kirton on...
Photographer Rhett Jones’ goal for his clients is simple – to capture a timeless image that will remind his clients of a special moment, person or...
The Black community lost two icons in the performing arts last week. Actress Diahann Carroll, who pioneered television with her starring role in the 1968 series...
Sway Fest 2019 is coming to Oakland on Oct. 18, 2019. Created by hip-hop radio personality Sway Calloway, the event is “a celebration of community in...
With 85 films, representing 35 African countries packed in one weekend, the Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF) celebrated 10 years at the historic Hoover Theater...
In the way that life experience can be more circular than linear, so are certain incidents marking MacArthur “Genius” award-winner Walter Hood’s life right now. The...
“I Give You Springtime of My Blushing Heart” by Bay Area activists Belvie Rooks and the late Dedan Gills is a love story — a poetic...
Khari Haynes starred as Flute in the Marin Shakespheare Company production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which ran from August 30 to September 29. This was...
Oakland residents Zack and Odell have something in common; they both wore their “Born n’ Raised in Oakland” T-shirts in Paris, France and at the...
Renowned Oakland artist James Gayles is being recognized by the Alameda County Arts Commission for his outstanding achievements and contributions that impact the arts community and...
Emerging from the musical womb that is New Orleans, Sunni Patterson combines the heritage of her native town with an enlightened modern style to create music...
Of the many creative people who collaborate on a motion picture, the director is regarded as the pivotal individual who serves as both the guiding force...
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...
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