Tag: Black owned

After a three-year hiatus, Oakland favorite Souley Vegan is back — and bigger than ever. Founder Tamearra Dyson talks with JR Valrey about the restaurant’s rebirth, the challenges that forced its closure, its new retail marketplace and community space, and why vegan soul food remains a celebration of Black culture, resilience and possibility. Join the celebration as Souley Vegan reopens its doors in Jack London Square on July 25.

There is a hand-written sticker on my front door that was handed to me in passing one day. It reads, “The system is utterly rotten. It must be OVERTHROWN. Ripped Up. Thrown Out.” Those words seem truer with every passing day.

Raise your voice and the voices of our people – the voice of truth. Until we get the big mikes, we gotta hit a lot of little mikes. Bring back the doo woppers on street corners and concerned citizens speaking on footstools like Malcolm and Black New Yorkers used to do in the ‘60s – and even today. Support your local poetry, spoken word and open mike scenes where – at least there – we still have a voice.

In this country they sing, “God Bless America,” but they mean, “except if you live south of the border or in the hood or if you’re a person of color, a woman, poor or an activist for the common good.” Rock the vote and rock the boat by shopping locally! My Buy Black Wednesday Business of the Month is MG Enhancez Hair Shop.