Zernell Gillie has been in and around the Hip Hop and House music scene in Chicago for over 30 years. The world-renowned DJ has spun records...
For over 50 years Sifu Bill and Mary Owens have owned and operated Cascos Martial Arts Academy in East Oakland. They have specialized in teaching self-defense,...
Douglas Stewart has spent the last 15 years making his space at the Oakland Cannery into a home with artwork on every free space of the...
On Oct. 22, the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) held its annual celebration at 10th and Fallon streets while the Unity Council held a street festival...
Oakland has a rich history of artistic innovation by African Americans that has shaped the culture, political landscape, and social justice movements in the city. This...
Group leader Vidal Perez has been performing a traditional dance called “Danza de Voladores” and one called “Danza de Wawa” for over 30 years. This dance...
The Cascada de Flores concerts bring nostalgic songs and traditions of Mexico to the audience and allow them to express themselves. The ensemble also offers special...
Between 1990 and 2020, Oakland lost nearly half of its Black population due to economic and social forces. East Oakland, once a middle-class community, is now...
The East Bay Center for the Performing Arts is emerging from a three-year break caused by the pandemic to host its 13th Annual Fall Gala in...
Carl Winters, The Kalimba King, will be performing at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MOAD) in San Francisco on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 2 p.m....
I’m in New York again for a return engagement of Oakland resident Ishmael Reed’s “The Conductor,” his new play on the current state of race in...
On March 22, the Berkeley City Council passed its first phase of reparations to descendants of slaves. According to City Council, the reparations bill was passed...
The mission of the Black Panthers 10-point program, envisioned in 1966, germinated in 2000 at the first annual Malcolm Jazz Festival in San Antonio Park, hosted...
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao joined city leaders and community partners to announce the launch of a new events sponsorship program to increase foot traffic in Oakland’s...
Founded in 1964 in the basement of Progressive Baptist Church, the Black Repertory Group (BRG) moved to a storefront at 1719 Alcatraz until the Black community,...
On Friday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. at Oakland Paramount Theatre, Oakland Ballet Company and Life in Motion Productions will present the Oakland premiere of “Flower,”...
Kehinde Wiley’s new exhibit “An Archeology of Silence” made its U.S. premiere at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco. The exhibit, which opened...
Ancestors are those in our maternal and paternal bloodlines born before us (in most cases) who have transitioned from the Earth to an invisible-spiritual-sky realm. We...
If “The Conductor” never plays again, I will have been privileged to be part of its evolution from Zoom readings from a year ago to two...
The Bay Area Jazz Society will hold a fundraiser and CD listening party to raise funds for youth programs at Berkeley’s Black Repertory Theater (BBRT), the...
Thousands of music fans showed up at Oscar Grant Plaza Monday, Sept. 4 to celebrate the 11th annual Hiero Day block party and commemorate the 50th...
Thornton Dial, a pioneering American artist, left an indelible mark on the art world with his expressive and monumental works. Born on Sept. 10, 1928, in...
The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco has recently been awarded one of 34 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture from...
MoAD’s most recent Emerging Artists Program exhibition is now up through Aug. 20 and features the work of Oakland-based artist Nimah Gobir. Titled “Holding Space,” the...
The Black Woman is God (TBWIG) opened its yearly art exhibit with a reception in downtown San Francisco on June 29. The event featured food, music,...
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