UP NEXT AT GEOFFREY'S INNER CIRCLE
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Live Jazz @ Geoffrey's Inner Circle ~ Niecey Robinson & Sizzle Band 3/8/26
Free Drink with each prepurchased ticket! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1984491134404?aff=oddtdtcreator Dinner Available For Purchase Full Bar and Lounge Jam Session/Open Mic Immediately Following the Show Advance sales end at 5pm 3/8 there after ... -
Live Jazz @ Geoffrey's Inner Circle ~ Yancie Taylor & Michelle Jacques
Free HOUSE drink with each advance purchased ticket!! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983902583031?aff=oddtdtcreator Dinner Available For Purchase Full Bar and Lounge Jam Session/Open Mic Immediately Following the Show Advance sales end at 5pm 3/1 ... -
Sunday Live Jazz Performance Featuring Niecey 'Living Single' Robinson & Sizzle Band 1/11/2026
Celebrating Niecey 'Living Single' Robinson's Birthday Free HOUSE drink with each advance purchased ticket!! Tickets:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1980108596114?aff=oddtdtcreator Dinner Available For PurchaseFull Bar and LoungeJam Session/Open Mic Immediately Following the Show Advance sales ...
COMING UP AT GEOFFREY'S INNER CIRCLE
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM GEOFFREY'S INNER CIRCLE FEAT. MICKALA CHEADLE & BAND 12/24 | 7PM
Dec 24th | Doors Open at 7pm Step into the holiday spirit with an enchanting night of holiday jazz. Enjoy soulful renditions of classic holiday tunes performed by Mickala Cheadle ... -
The Sultry Sounds of VEOTIS LATCHISON live at Geoffrey's Inner Circle Fri, Dec. 19th
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NUVO NOIR'S NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION AT GEOFFREY'S INNER CIRCLE 12/31/25 @ 8PM
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Date Correction: Free Thanksgiving Dinner For Families in Need 11/27/2025 12pm-2pm Live Performance By Faye ...
FREE EVENT PLEASE RSVP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1967891698043?aff=oddtdtcreator Come and enjoy a delicious holiday meal courtesy of Geoffrey's Inner Circle. We are giving back to our community and supporting our most food insecure ... -
Sunday Live Jazz @ Geoffrey's Inner Circle ~ Darryl Rowe & Daria Nile 11/23/2025
Free Drink with each advanced purchased ticket! Tickets:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1965550940775?aff=oddtdtcreator Dinner Available For PurchaseFull Bar and LoungeJam Session/Open Mic Immediately Following the Show Advance sales end at 5pm 11/23 there after is ... -
Michael Cheadle Birthday Tribute feat. Future Perfect Band & Friends
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Live Jazz @ Geoffrey's Inner Circle ~ Niecey Robinson & Sizzle Band 08/10
Free HOUSE drink with each advance purchased ticket! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1542926808619?aff=oddtdtcreator Dinner Available For PurchaseFull Bar and LoungeJam Session/Open Mic Immediately Following the Show Advance sales end at 5pm 08/24 there after ... -
Sunday Live Jazz @ Geoffrey's Inner Circle Featuring Yancie Taylor and Thu Ho 5/4/25
Free HOUSE drink with each advance purchased ticket!! Tickets:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1336135540369?aff=oddtdtcreator Dinner Available For Purchase Full Bar and Lounge Jam Session/Open Mic Immediately Following the Show Advance sales end at 5pm 5/4/25, ... -
Presenting the 'Handful of Keys' Masterclass Series once-a-month January through June 2025.
February 17, 2025, 6-8pm: L.J. HolomanMarch 10, 2025, 6-8pm: David JacksonApril 28, 2025, 6-8pm: Glen PearsonMay 3, 2025, 11am-1pm: Sullivan FortnerJune 2, 2025, 6-8pm: Rebeca Mauleón All Masterclasses are FREE!! ... -
Live Jazz @ Geoffrey's Inner Circle Featuring Stabe Wilson & Friends 12/29/24
Free HOUSE drink with each advance purchased ticket!! Tickets:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1110991518539?aff=oddtdtcreator Dinner Available For Purchase Full Bar and Lounge Jam Session/Open Mic Immediately Following the Show Advance sales end at 5pm 12/29 ... -
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Sunday Live Jazz Performance Featuring Niecey Living Single Robinson & The Sizzle Band 9/8/2024
Free HOUSE drink with each advance purchased ticket!! Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1000923427917?aff=oddtdtcreator Dinner Available For Purchase Full Bar and Lounge Jam Session/Open Mic Immediately Following the Show Advance sales end at ...
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
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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 ...
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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Jazz @ Geoffrey's Inner Circle
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The Comedy Of Cody Woods At Geoffrey's
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Gospel Brunch Featuring The Edwin Hawkins Singers
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Thanksgiving 2017 Free Community Dinner At Geoffrey's Inner Circle
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Marcus Shelby and Tiffany Austin In Concert
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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 ...
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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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
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 ... -
Video: The Paul Mooney Awards (2004)
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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: 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 ...
Frank Robinson - August 31, 1935 – February 7, 2019
He Stood Out In A City Full Of Outstanding Athletes
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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
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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 ...
In Sadness And Respect
Ronald V. Dellums November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018
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Gene Hazzard Remembers Ron Dellums
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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 ... -
Ron Dellums, In His Own Words
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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. ...
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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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Attorney John Burris Mentors Youth
Oakland Civil Rights Attorney John Burris is known for his high profile courtroom battles but another passion is mentoring youth. Originally aired February 14, 2018 on KTVU Click here 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.
Acknowledging Those Who Wove The Fabric Of Our Community
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Everett & Jones owner Dorothy King dies
Posted March 19, 2021 from the East Bay Times — Beloved family restaurateur, community figure draws tribute for cultural, community legacies — Dorothy King, owner of the famed Everett and ... -
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 ... -
Rosie Trust gala to celebrate Betty Reid Soskin’s 100th birthday
Posted July 28, 2021 from The Richmond Standard — Rosie the Riveter Trust, the nonprofit partner of Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, has ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Scenes From The 2017 Charlie Reid Christmas Party
Held Sunday, December 17 at the Richmond Police Athletic League hall.
Important Figures In And From Our Community
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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 ... -
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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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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Disturbingly Racist Moments in Cartoons
The point of our video is not to promote racism or to make fun of this issue, but to show how pervasive and institutionalized racism was in our culture just ... -
Conversation with a Native Son: Maya Angelou and James Baldwin
Novelist, essayist and outspoken black rights advocate James Baldwin talked about his career with Maya Angelou. -
John Lewis knew the march is not yet over, the race is not yet won
Posted July 31, 2020 from The Guardian — By Barack Obama — In a transcript of his remarks at the congressman’s funeral, the former president calls on Americans to follow ... -
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C.L. Dellums And Romancing the Rails
This segment of the 1 hour, prime time special that first aired September 25, 1988 on WUSA, Romancing the Rails, focuses on the Sleeping Car Porters who played a major ... -
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Ex-Slave Fountain Hughes Unedited Interview
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McClymonds: School of Champions
A brief visual history of West Oakland's African-American-dominated high school.
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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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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Sheila E.—Oakland Music Royalty
During the mid-'80s, Oakland native Sheila E. was the biggest and brightest of Prince's protégées, unique in seeming that she could stand toe to toe with the Purple One. Certainly during ... -
J. Spencer Left Us Too Soon
A 90s hip-hop/jazz fusion saxophone player, J. Spencer (b. c.1971, Oakland, California, USA) originally emerged via Motown Records’ MoJazz subsidiary imprint as a talented harbinger of a ‘new age in ... -
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 ...
Our Great Legacy Of Sports Stars
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Frank Robinson—Groundbreaking Baseball Star
“When I took the [manager] job in Cleveland, there was little time for me to think about repercussions. I made the right move, though. The barrier was broken, and if ... -
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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 ... -
Oakland's First Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion John Henry Lewis
John Henry Lewis was the first black American to win the light heavyweight championship, a title he held for four years. And as with many light heavyweights, Lewis often fought ... -
Oakland Native Damian Lillard Reveals the Unspeakable Tragedies He's Been Playing Through
Posted March 7, 2021 from Yahoo! Life — Without question, this past year has been unlike anything any of us have faced before. But each day, we try our best ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Brian Shaw: The Shaw'Nuff B-Ball Truth From Oakland
Wikipedia Brian Keith Shaw (born March 22, 1966) is an American retired professional basketball player and former head coach for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He ... -
Curt Flood: The Oakland-Raised Ballplayer Who Fought for Free Agency
Posted August 30, 2021 from The Nation — For his talents on the diamond and his determination off of it, Curt Flood deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. ...
