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Vocalized town bizness: an interview with the vocalist Deja Bryson
by Minister of Information JR Deja Bryson, the niece of Peabo Bryson, is one of the young up and coming vocal talents to emerge out of Oakland, California, hometown of some of the best to ever do it –...
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Punkin and funkin it out: an interview wit’ Femi of the Punk Funk Mob
by Minister of Information JR Femi speaks about how we can help Haiti at D’Wayne Wiggins’ Haiti Earthquake Relief Benefit Concert Jan. 28, where she and her Punk Funk Mob also performed. – Photo:...
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Lil’ D and his new book ‘Weight’: an interview wit’ Concrete Jungle publisher...
by Minister of Information JR Darryl Reed aka Lil’ D – that big cell phone shows how long he’s been behind enemy lines. Lil’ D aka Darryl Reed is one of the biggest hustlers ever born on the streets of...
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My thoughts on Occupy Oakland after the murder and one-month anniversary
by Minister of Information JR Minister of Information JR outside the KPFA tent at Occupy Oakland on Nov. 2, the day of the General Strike On Thursday, Nov. 10, Occupy Oakland was supposed to celebrate...
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NY Times underestimates Oakland’s radicals
by Davey D Hunters Point filmmaker Kevin Epps speaks at a rally for Oscar Grant. – Photo: Thomas Hawk, Flickr The New York Times published a piece called “Oakland, the Last Refuge of Radical America”...
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Keeping Joe Capers’ legacy alive in Oakland
by Leroy Moore Jr. Activist-poet-feminist Leroy Moore, founder of Krip Hop Nation, spoke of the genesis, economics and politics of advocacy for people of color with disabilities in an oppressive...
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August is Oakland’s Joe Capers Month: an interview wit’ filmmaker Naru Kwina
by The People’s Minister of Information JR On Saturday, Aug. 31, Oakland will host a reception concluding Joe Capers Month, named after a rarely heard of but very integral part of the early Bay Area...
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Third Street Stroll …
by Rochelle Metcalfe Marvin Robinson, co-owner of the Dollar Store and More, 4900 Third St. at Palou, BVHP’s main intersection, where Black San Francisco comes together, welcomes you to his...
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Earthquake at the Fillmore Heritage Center
Everybody was there when Tony! Toni! Toné! shook the house on Feb. 16, a Valentine’s love fest, at the Fillmore Heritage Center. – Photo: Elisha Rochell by Ken Johnson There was a whole lot of shaking...
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Vocalized town bizness: an interview with the vocalist Deja Bryson
by Minister of Information JR Deja Bryson, the niece of Peabo Bryson, is one of the young up and coming vocal talents to emerge out of Oakland, California, hometown of some of the best to ever do it –...
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Punkin and funkin it out: an interview wit’ Femi of the Punk Funk Mob
by Minister of Information JR The Punk Funk Mob is one of the newest manifestations of eccentricity and talent off of the Bay Area and West Coast scene, one of the country’s innovation hubs for art and...
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Lil’ D and his new book ‘Weight’: an interview wit’ Concrete Jungle publisher...
by Minister of Information JR Lil’ D aka Darryl Reed is one of the biggest hustlers ever born on the streets of Oakland. In Oakland, his name is right up there with other local legends like Ricky...
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My thoughts on Occupy Oakland after the murder and one-month anniversary
by Minister of Information JR On Thursday, Nov. 10, Occupy Oakland was supposed to celebrate its one-month anniversary in the renamed Oscar Grant Plaza in front of City Hall. Instead the Occupy...
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NY Times underestimates Oakland’s radicals
by Davey D The New York Times published a piece called “Oakland, the Last Refuge of Radical America” that pretty much had everyone in Oakland, including some of the folks they interviewed, scratching...
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Keeping Joe Capers’ legacy alive in Oakland
by Leroy Moore Jr. The story of the late Joe Capers continues to unfold with help from Naru Kwina, Krip-Hop Nation and Joe’s family. Joe Capers, aka Blind Joe, changed Oakland’s music sound in the ‘80s...
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August is Oakland’s Joe Capers Month: an interview wit’ filmmaker Naru Kwina
by The People’s Minister of Information JR On Saturday, Aug. 31, Oakland will host a reception concluding Joe Capers Month, named after a rarely heard of but very integral part of the early Bay Area...
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Third Street Stroll …
by Rochelle Metcalfe HO! HO! HO! The holiday season is upon us! Times are good. Folks crowding the malls, spending cash or charging their purchases; some buying on the layaway plan! Where are WE...
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Earthquake at the Fillmore Heritage Center
Everybody was there when Tony! Toni! Toné! shook the house on Feb. 16, a Valentine’s love fest, at the Fillmore Heritage Center. – Photo: Elisha Rochell by Ken Johnson There was a whole lot of shaking...
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