UP NEXT AT GEOFFREY'S INNER CIRCLE
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Yancie Taylor & Ann Mack Live at Geoffrey's Inner Circle 06/04/2023 Free HOUSE drink with ...
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Darryl Rowe and Daria Nile Live at Geoffrey's Inner Circle 05/28/2023 Free HOUSE drink with ...
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Happy 44th Anniversary!!!
THIS SATURDAY 5/27/23 Doors open at 8pm! Buy your tickets HERE: or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/638988611137 Presenting The Sultry Sounds of Dee Dee Simon DJ After The Show
COMING UP AT GEOFFREY'S INNER CIRCLE
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For Immediate Release June 10th 2023
Because of Black Music IAM Festival Day 1: June 10th, 2023 10 am - 5 pm, $35 (includes brunch) Geffoery’s Inner Circle 410 14th @Franklin Oakland, CA 94612Day 2: June ... -
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Geoffrey's Inner Circle is proud to host School of The Getdown's Youth Arts Camp ...
offered at no cost to deserving participants. Youth ages 10-16 of all skill levels are invited to sign up for this multidisciplinary and fun arts program encompassing vocal and instrumental ... -
SAVE THE DATE 8/12/23 WHITNEY HOUSTON TRIBUTE BY MICKALA CHEADLE JOSEY LIVE AT GEOFFREY'S INNER ...
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Join us for a homecoming jazz concert as Ayo Brame wraps up his multi-city tour. ...
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JOE WARNER AND FAYE CAROL Live at Geoffrey's Inner Circle 04/9/2023
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Dr. Mwanza Furaha and The Chocolate Medicine Band 11/27/22 Free HOUSE drink with each pre-purchased ...
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11/6/22 YANCIE TAYLOR AND LARRIE NOBLE SR. FREE HOUSE DRINK WITH EACH PRE-PURCHASED TICKET!!
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10/22/22 Greg Ballad and We R 1 Band Live at Geoffrey's Inner Circle
You don't want to miss this show. Greg Ballad's Luther-like butter smooth voice will take you back in time, to a place like NEVER TOO MUCH, WAIT FOR LOVE, A ... -
10/22/22 1pm Special Storytelling Event
United Seniors Shaggy Dog Story Fundraiser, Saturday October 22nd at Geoffrey's Inner Circle, 410 14th street, Oakland. -
GROOVIN' HIGH FREE DRUMMERS MASTERCLASS SERIES!!
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Joe Warner Trio 10/16/2022
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Around The Town
Announcements
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Join The Hidden Genius Project's 2022 Intensive Immersion Program
We're actively encouraging Black male youth who are rising 9th - 11th graders (current 8th - 10th graders) to apply to our Intensive Immersion Program for our Oakland, Richmond, and Los Angeles cohorts, ... -
As We Re-open from the pandemic, thanking you for your support
This is a shout out and a big thank you to all of our many friends who have come out to support the Inner Circle for our return to live ...
News Of The Day
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Rest In Peace Jesse Douglas Allen-Taylor
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Journalist, political columnist, and activist Jesse Douglas Allen-Taylor. He leaves behind a legacy of storytelling & influential political analysis that will ... -
France announces troops to leave Mali after nine years
Posted February 22, 222 from BBC News — France and its allies in a European force will withdraw their troops from Mali after almost a decade, President Emmanuel Macron has ... -
Berkeley’s affordable housing talks will include plans to retain artists, ‘cultural workers’
Posted February 21, 2022 from Berkeleyside — By Supriya Yelimeli — Berkeley’s ongoing discussion to create 9,000 homes over the next decade will include plans to accommodate artists with affordable ... -
Viola Davis Shares Fierce First Look From Her African Historical Warrior Film 'The Woman King'
Posted February 21, 2022 from Shadow And Act — By Jamil David — Viola Davis has shared a fierce first look from The Woman King, the upcoming film based on ... -
S.F. school board recall: Alison Collins, Gabriela López and Faauuga Moliga ousted
Posted February 20, 2022 from The Chronicle — San Francisco voters overwhelmingly supported the ouster of three school board members Tuesday in the city’s first recall election in nearly 40 ... -
Swahili's bid to become a language for all of Africa
Posted February 19, 2022 from BBC News — With more than 200 million speakers, Swahili, which originated in East Africa, is one of the world's 10 most widely spoken languages ... -
NFL Hires Black Former U.S. Attorney General To Defend It In Race Discrimination Case
Posted February 19, 2022 from Huffington Post — The NFL has hired former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to defend it in a bombshell racial discrimination lawsuit filed earlier this ... -
Black Rookie Officer Charged In George Floyd Killing Says He Deferred To Derek Chauvin
Posted February 19, 2022 from Huffington Post — A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s killing testified Wednesday that he deferred to Derek Chauvin because he was his ... -
House GOP Targets D.C. Home Rule Amid Statehood Push
Posted February 19, 2022 from Huffington Post — The 2022 midterm elections present a serious threat to the freedom and autonomy of Washington, D.C., as House Republicans want to limit ... -
'Bel-Air' Team And Cast 'Taking Risks To Be Authentic, Modern And Transparent'
Posted February 18, 2022 from Shadow And Act — Almost three years after Morgan Cooper's viral trailer took the internet by storm, Bel-Air, the drama series reimagining of The Fresh ...
Videos Of The Day
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2022: The Banned Book Reading Challenge With LeVar Burton
With all these book bans, Levar Burton's life as a beloved reader to children just got a lot more difficult. -
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The Day A Black Man Slapped A Southern White Man In The Face on film
"In The Heat Of The Night": The slap seen and heard around the world in the difficult days of American racial strife of 1967. One of the reasons actor Sidney ... -
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Geoffrey Pete And Geoffrey's Inner Circle In The News
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After a rough year, Geoffrey’s Inner Circle to relaunch Sunday night jazz sessions
Posted July 30, 2021 from Oaklandside — Geoffrey Pete was reluctant to ask for help. The namesake proprietor of Geoffrey’s Inner Circle has weathered many a storm since he opened ... -
Oakland Entertainment Veterans Emerge From COVID-19 With New Mission
Posted June 27, 2021 from the Post News Group — By Tony Spires — Oakland, like many major U.S. cities, has been severely impacted by recent unprecedented events. The COVID-19 ... -
Geoffrey’s Inner Circle Not included in City of Oakland Funding Support
Posted June 8, 2021 from the Post News Group — By Geoffrey Pete — Paul Mooney appeared at Geoffrey’s Inner Circle some 30 or more times over the years. His ... -
Live show venues in Oakland—like Geoffrey's—can now apply for emergency funding
Posted April 13, 2021 from Oaklandside — A new federal assistance program will provide over $16 billion in grants to entertainment venues that lost revenue during the pandemic — By ...
Worthwhile Causes That Deserve Your Support
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Forbes: Black-Owned Businesses To Support Part Two
Voting with your pocketbook is one of the best ways to effect change in a capitalist society. The U.S. is home to roughly 2.5 million black-owned businesses, according to the ... -
Support Black Businesses: 10 Black-Owned Businesses Highlighted By Forbes Magazine
Voting with your pocketbook is one of the best ways to effect change in a capitalist society. The U.S. is home to roughly 2.5 million black-owned businesses, according to the ... -
Forbes: Black-Owned Businesses To Support Part One
Voting with your pocketbook is one of the best ways to effect change in a capitalist society. The U.S. is home to roughly 2.5 million black-owned businesses, according to the ...
Snapshots
Celebrating Good Times At Geoffrey's Inner Circle
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Rhonda Benin - Sunday Night Jazz
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Book Launch Party At Geoffrey's For Betty Reid Soskin's Autobiography "Sign My Name To Freedom"
February 21, 2018 Bob Reid, Betty Reid Soskin, Judy Jager Betty Reid Soskin interviewed by Channel 5 News (filmmaker Bryan Gibel at far left filming the interview) Signing copies of ... -
Fifth anniversary of Yancie Taylor's Sunday jazz at Geoffrey's Inner Circle
March 18, 2018 Liz Dawson-DeWitt, guest vocalist for the night Geoffrey Pete and special guest, Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale -
The Best Place To Celebrate A Back-To-Back NBA Championship?
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A History Of Geoffrey's Inner Circle
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2018 Jefferson Award Winner Owns Geoffrey's Inner Circle
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A History Of Geoffrey's Inner Circle: The Athenian Nile Club, Part 1
By Joan Tarika Lewis Copyright 1999 To understand the significance of Geoffrey's Inner Circle is to examine, Africa’s story, our-story and history. Why is this important and what does this have to ...
Herman And Dorothy Reid Pete
Honoring The Parents Of Inner Circle Owner Geoffrey Pete
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Herman Rideaux Pete: Outstanding Athlete And Proud Race Man
Herman Pete was a star student athlete in the 1930's, first at Alameda High School and then later at Marin Junior College, excelling in both football and baseball. Pete attended ... -
Dorothy Pete: Her Life In Her Own Words
African American Museum & Library at Oakland oral history interview with Dorothy Reid Pete discussing her family’s history in the Bay Area and her integration of the Oakland YWCA. Dorothy ... -
DOROTHY PETE AT 90
MATRIARCH OF BLACK BERKELEY FAMILY MARKS 90TH BIRTHDAY — From the Berkeley Daily Planet Newspaper, March 9, 2004 — One of the great modern California folk myths is that African-Americans ...
Paul Mooney — August 14, 1941 - May 19, 2021
He Always Left Us Laughing And Then, Laughing, He Left Us
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Video: Paul Mooney - Dropping Knowledge
More from Reelblack's 2010 interview with MR. PAUL MOONEY. In this clip, he talks about the difference between being half-African and half-Black, DNA, his Rip Van Winkle screenplay, Willie Lynch ... -
Steve Harvey, Chris Tucker and more gather for Paul Mooney memorial service in LA
Posted June 28, 2021 from The Grio — Mooney was memorialized during a service at The Hollywood Roosevelt that included a mixture of recorded messages and in-person appearances by Hollywood ... -
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Video: Paul Mooney unfiltered comedy
Paul Mooney is the black, white and brown citizens go to for comic relief with his no holds barred style of comedy, in this video clip watch as Mooney dissect ... -
Paul Mooney was an elusive figure, but his influence was far-reaching
From The Undefeated — He wrote for some of the greatest Black comedians of our time while making people uncomfortable with his takes on race and culture — By Ashley ... -
Paul Mooney, Oakland-based Comedian and comedy Writer, Dies at 79
Posted May 19, 2021 from Variety — Paul Mooney, the comedian, actor and writer for Richard Pryor, died on Wednesday morning, his representative Cassandra Williams confirmed to Variety. He was 79. ... -
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Video: The Paul Mooney Awards (2004)
Legendary writer/comedian Paul Mooney took over the 2004 BET Comedy Awards in the way only he can.
Frank Robinson - August 31, 1935 – February 7, 2019
He Stood Out In A City Full Of Outstanding Athletes
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McClymond's Coach Powles’s Athletes—Frank Robinson and others—Found Success
Coach George Powles speaks with McClymonds High School basketball players Frank Robinson and Brady Hord. January 8, 1953. Legendary McClymonds High School coach George Powles provided some last minute tips ... -
Frank Robinson, MVP, first black manager, McClymonds great, dies at 83
Posted February 7, 2019 from ESPN — Frank Robinson, the first African-American manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win MVP in both leagues, has died at ... -
Major League Baseball's Tribute To Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson, a trailblazing figure who was Major League Baseball's first African-American manager and one of its greatest players during a career that spanned 21 seasons, died Thursday after a ... -
Remembering Frank Robinson's Legendary Career
A video tribute.
In Sadness And Respect
Ronald V. Dellums November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018
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Bidding You Good-bye, And Good Rest
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These Were The Times
Ron Dellums, Congressman/Mayor, West Oakland Elder/Pioneer, and my childhood friend Ed Howard the Producer/Director Filming RonDellums in 1971 in his first campaign to be a congressman and at DeFremery Park. ... -
Gene Hazzard Remembers Ron Dellums
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Ron Dellums, In His Own Words
Memorial video first presented May 9, 2019 at memorial services for Congressmember Ron Dellums at the Metropolitan African American Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. -
Ron Dellums, 82, Dies; Unrelenting in Congress, He Upheld Left’s Ideals
Posted August 3, 2018 from The New York Times Ron Dellums, the son of a longshoreman who became one of America’s best-known black congressmen, a California Democrat with a left-wing ...
Memories Of The Barbecue King Sisters
Beloved founders and owners of Everett & Jones Barbecue, one of Oakland's finest and most famous eating spots
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'The restaurant was her life': mary everett, Owner of Berkeley Everett & Jones, has died
Posted November 21, 2021 from The Chronicle — Mary Everett, who owned and operated the Everett & Jones barbecue restaurant in Berkeley, has passed away following complications due to COVID-19. ... -
Celebrating The Wonderful Life of Dorothy King
Funeral Services for Mrs. Dorothy King Jernegan, Owner of Everett & Jones BBQ Jack London Sq. Oakland, CA. Streamed live on Mar 31, 2021. -
Memories Of Dorothy King
The beloved founder and owner of Everett & Jones Barbecue, one of Oakland's finest eating spots
Honoring Our Freedom Fighters
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The Unsinkable Willie Brown
It is a fact of American life that when African Americans dominate the landscape in a particular endeavor, they often find that the rules are suddenly changed midstream in order to ... -
The Black Panthers: Black Power In Its Glory
Oakland native Dennis Pete pictured at right in Los Angeles Times article during demonstration on the steps of the Alameda County Courthouse in Oakland. -
Dr. Huey P. Newton Way unveiled in West Oakland
Posted February 18, 2021 from The Oaklandside — By Amir Aziz — Residents, activists, city officials, and community leaders gathered in West Oakland on Wednesday to dedicate a three-block section ... -
50th Black Panther Party Anniversary Celebration At Geoffrey's Inner Circle
Sports Movement icon John Carlos (who raised our consciousness along with his fist on the victory podium at the 1968 Olympics), Black Panther Party alumnus Tarika Lewis (the first woman ... -
Dennis Pete, Black Prince And Panther
Dennis Pete is one of the older brothers of Inner Circle owner Geoffrey Pete. During the late 1960's, when the Black Panther Party was forming and recruiting young militant Black ... -
John Burris, The Defender-Lion Of The Courthouse
John Burris casts a long shadow both in person and in civil rights law. In 2005 and 2009 he was named one of Californias leading 100 attorneys by the Los ...
Acknowledging Those Who Wove The Fabric Of Our Community
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Slim Jenkins, Oakland's Pioneer Black Entertainment Entrepreneur (1890-1967)
Harold "Slim" Jenkins was an African American entrepreneur and owner of the renowned Slim Jenkins Supper Club in Oakland, California, made popular during the 1930s to 1960s. Jenkins was born July 22, 1890 ... -
Making Moments Count: The Many Lives of 98-Year-Old Betty Reid Soskin
Posted September 8, 2020 from In The Balance — Susan Lambert talks with Betty Reid Soskin about fighting injustice, following your truth and making every moment count in this beautiful ... -
The nation’s oldest park ranger is also a singer-songwriter, and now she has a musical
Posted October 14, 2021 from The Chronicle — "Every single word of every single song I've ever written is right in my mind," said Betty Reid Soskin, 100. — As ... -
Betty Reid Soskin: Living History
National Park Service By Vanessa Hua Several times a week, Betty Reid Soskin packs the theater at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park. Trim and ... -
At 100, The National Park Service's Oldest Active Ranger Is Still Going Strong
Posted September 23, 2021 from NPR — By Jonathan Franklin — Betty Soskin has accomplished a lot over the course of her life. She's been a published author, a songwriter/activist ... -
Oldest park ranger in the U.S. turns 100
Posted September 23, 2021 from ABC News — Betty Reid Soskin of Richmond, California, celebrated her 100th birthday on Sept. 22. She is a national park ranger and said she’s ...
Important Figures In And From Our Community
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Rep. Barbara Lee: on 40 Years of Seeking Justice
Posted January 14, 2021 from Outrider — From her first days in Washington, her policy outlook stemmed from Black revolutionary ideas and street activism, something you’ll almost never find in ... -
CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MORRIE TURNER ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF WEE PALS
Posted March 4, 2019 from the newsletter of the African American Library & Museum of Oakland — By Marco Frazier The end of February, beginning of March marks the anniversary of ... -
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In all things film, it's Ryan Coogler
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oakland native Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American film director and screenwriter. His first feature film, Fruitvale Station (2013), won the top ... -
Dave ‘Davey D’ Cook passes the baton to a new generation
Posted April 26, 2021 from Berkeleyside — Davey D will appear live May 2 in a free Bay Area Book Festival conversation with Jeff Chang about their co-authored YA version ...
Black History All Year Round
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Rediscovering The Enormous Social And Spiritual Legacy Of Oakland's Black Jazz Records
Posted September 22, 2020 from NPR — The dawn of the '70s were heady times for keyboardist Doug Carn and drummer Michael Carvin. Both men had recently relocated to Los ... -
Legacy Of The Pullman Car Porters
CBS News' Randall Pinkston chronicles the history of the Pullman car porters, African American train car employees who worked virtually nonstop in the hopes of fulfilling the American Dream. -
Ethnic Studies: Born in the Bay Area from History's Biggest Student Strike
Posted July 31, 2020 from KQED News — Earlier this summer, education advocates scored a major win in the California state Assembly. Legislation passed requiring all California State University students ... -
Feminism, flour bombs and the first black Miss World
From the February 9, 2020 The Guardian — It was the era of apartheid in South Africa, the civil rights movement in America and women’s liberation in Britain. And they ... -
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A Short History Of The Pullman Porters
They were overworked, underpaid and demeaned, but generations of porters on the Pullman Palace Car Company helped promote the rights and futures of African Americans. From The History Channel — ... -
A judge ruled photos of enslaved individuals belong to Harvard, not their direct descendant
Posted March 7, 2021 from CNN — A woman who says she is the direct descendant of a man and woman pictured in some of the earliest known photographs of ... -
At 100, The National Park Service's Oldest Active Ranger Is Still Going Strong
Posted September 23, 2021 from NPR — By Jonathan Franklin — Betty Soskin has accomplished a lot over the course of her life. She's been a published author, a songwriter/activist ...
Hall Of Musical Giants
Those Notable Music Artists Geoffrey's Inner Circle Admires The Most
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A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE LIFE AND TRAGIC DEATH OF THE GREAT JAZZ TRUMPETER LEE MORGAN
Posted February 9, 2020 from The New Yorker — By Richard Brody Some of the best offerings in 2016 New York Film Festival were documentaries. The festival opened with Ava DuVernay’s ... -
“It Takes a While to Perfect Your Soul”: A Conversation With Sonny Rollins
Posted September 7, 2020 from Tidal — By Lee Mergner — There’s a young man, Aidan Levy, who is writing a biography on you. How are you going to feel ...
The Oaktown Sound
The Groups And Individuals Who Shaped The Music Of Our Times
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Hand Jive - The Johnny Otis Show
Johnny Otis was the child of Greek immigrants who grew up among Black People in Berkeley, identifying with Black People and Black music for the rest of his life. As ... -
McClymonds' Own Genius Of The Sax, John Handy
John Handy, Biography John Handy has been honored with the Bill Graham Lifetime Achievement Award from the 1997 Bay Area Music Awards!. Having played professionally since he was fifteen, the ... -
The Oaktown Sound Of Tower Of Power
Oakland's Own Tower Of Power featuring Lenny Williams Tower's musical odyssey actually began in 1968 when Emilio Castillo met Stephen "Doc" Kupka in July of that year. When Doc auditioned during ... -
Oaktown's Got 5 On Luniz
Oakland rap duo Luniz, original named Luni Tunz, consisted of Yukmouth (Jerold Ellis III) and Numskull (Garrick Husbands), two friends who knew each other since junior high. The duo ... -
Johnny Otis Show full concert at the North Sea Jazz Festival July 14, 1985
Johnny Otis (original name Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes; December 28, 1921 – January 17, 2012) was an American musician, singer, musician, composer, arranger, bandleader, disc jockey, television host, record producer, journalist, ... -
Johnny Otis - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Speech - 1994
Otis was a world-renowned musician, composer, and band leader of Greek heritage who grew up around Black Folk in his native Berkeley, integrating himself into the Black music genre that ... -
Shakir Stewart—Gone Much Too Early
Shakir Stewart, the executive who succeeded Jay-Z as the head of the hip-hop music label Def Jam Recordings, died in 2008 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in suburban ... -
Ledisi: From The Big Easy To Oakland
Artist Biography by Andrew Hamilton Ledisi Young (her given name meaning "to bring forth" in Nigerian) was born in the Big Easy, where she sang with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra when she was ... -
Ise Lyfe, Oakland's Philosopher Warrior
Ise Lyfe (pronounced "Ice Life"), born Isaac Patrick-Francis Brown, is a spoken word and hip-hop artist as well as an educator, community organizer, and activist in his native Oakland, California. He won ...
Our Great Legacy Of Sports Stars
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VADA PINSON – UNDERRATED AND OVERSHADOWED
By Bill Gutman “Vada never got the recognition; he never got any recognition at all. But not one time did I ever hear Vada badmouth anybody about it, never said a ... -
Jason Kidd: From Oakland Playgrounds To NBA All-Star And Coach
LOVE OF THE GAME Jason Kidd’s story is a lesson in patience, proof that good things truly do come to those who wait. Jason embodied the qualities of a Hall ... -
3 Magnificent Warriors From Oakland's McClymonds High
From The Golden Nuggett — By David Hegler — In the early 1950’s, McClymonds High School in Oakland, California boasted a rich amount of talent in both basketball and baseball. ... -
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Jim Hines—One-Time World's Fastest Human
Jim Hines, born in Dumas, Desha County, Arkansas, raised in Oakland, California, where he excelled in athletics at McClymonds High School, is an Olympic track and field star who won ... -
Top 10 Norcal Players from the 21st Century
From SimplyBasketball.com Many fantastic hoopers have their roots in NorCal. All-time NBA greats like Bill Russell and Jason Kidd grew up in the Bay, setting a foundation for the current ... -
Flood opened the floodgates
From The Katy Trail Weekly — By David Mullen — My next-door neighbor growing up in Oakland was a short, Italian man named Frank Russo, a wealth of information on ... -
Jason Kidd: Homegrown Hero
Posted from The Gold Nugget — Jason Kidd was one of the most decorated recruiting prospects to come out of the Bay Area in the 1990’s. Despite receiving a vast ... -
Charlie Reid's Richmond Twilight Basketball League
Video segment highlights the impact of Charlie Reid's Twilite outdoor basketball league at Shields Park in North Richmond. The league featured the top college and high school players from all ...
