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Yearly Archives: 2023
From the Bay to the big screen: Christopher Williams, aka The Black DaVinci
“The beauty of Black skin and how we reflect and absorb light influences my color palette, from the viridian green to dioxazine purple and yellow ochre.”
Wanted: Radical sisterhood for our trans siblings in prison
CCWF did not prepare the population for SB132 inmates, nor did they prepare SB132 inmates for CCWF.
Boost! West Oakland’s CEO Ty-Licia Hooker speaks on academic recovery after the pandemic lockdowns
OUSD should make a commitment to educate the whole child.
The treacherous path to greatness: Musician The Verse talks about leaving Haiti
The Verse performing on Thursday, Jan. 19, at The Mary Jane Cannabis Consumption Bar, 2340 Harrison in Oakland, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free admission.
An OUSD parent’s look at how lockdown affected her children’s learning
Children and families are suffering – OUSD must resolve issues in pre- and current COVID settings with efficient, healthy and equitable outcomes.
Will SF DA Jenkins prosecute white racist who water-hosed Black homeless woman?
“If we still have to see visions of Black people being hosed down in our streets by white men, right now in San Francisco, then we know we have a long way to go before we achieve any equity.” - Supervisor Shamann Walton
From the bottom: Interview with Lewi Bo
The art of rap is in its own positive evolution.
Rashid: Advocacy vs. serving the people
Rashid lifts the fog obscuring the fight against “the struggle.”
Small but explosive: Hip hop wordsmith Cloey Kaboom
Nobody influenced my stage presence.
My message to the Crips and Black men
The choice: slavery and oppression vs. the sweet taste of complete freedom.
A letter to my first love
Real love can never be denied.
Swept in the rain: Wood Street CommUnity Wire #1
CALL Oakland’s new mayor and ask her to live up to her promises of supporting houseless residents. Call now! 510-238-3141!
SF native Rachel Bolden on her book ‘My Food Stamps Cookbook’
Rachel has written a cookbook based on how she flipped the welfare system to actually strengthen her family’s health.
Let’s talk about reparations
“Imagine playing monopoly 246 times, but those 246 times you play, you’re not allowed to own any property or have any money.”
Inglewood calls on its legislators to help return local control to city’s schools
The power to lead Inglewood schools must be placed back into the hands of the community.
The state of OUSD classrooms post-Covid
“If anything, coming back from distance learning and seeing the needs our students have made the need for these changes even greater.”
Black August Journal: Practicing Black August 24/7, 365!
New Afrikan freedom fighters are sharing the Forefathers’ tools with the oppressed in the spirit of Each one, Reach one, Teach one.
Navigating the toxic triangle in Bayview Hunters Point – 2023!
While the BHP Superfund remains, biomonitoring residents reveals possible strategies to fight toxic impact.
Hands that heal: An interview with masseuse Jovan Aubry
J. Aubry body massage can relieve trauma pain we may not even know we’re carrying.
Survivors uncensored: Voices from Rwanda and the Rwandan diaspora
The US as humanitarian imperialist, evokes. . .’Inspiring Stories of Resilience and Humanity’ from Rwanda.