-
Charles R. Reid Memorial Christmas Party returns to Richmond
The Mercury News Posted December 15, 2017 Note: the following article was published in the Mercury News five years ago, just before the 65th annual holding ... -
Thanksgiving 2017 Free Community Dinner At Geoffrey's Inner Circle
Volunteers and diners Former NBA player Antonio Davis with volunteers Bob Brown of Sports Vision, Antonio Davis, and Geoffrey Pete -
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 ... -
A History Of Reid's Records
Reid's Records of Berkeley and Oakland is one of the founding institutions of the Oaktown Sound. INTRODUCTION By Betty Reid Soskin The Story of Reid’s ... -
Reid's Records: 65 Years Of Family-Owned Gospel
Reid's Records of Berkeley and Oakland is one of the founding institutions of the Oaktown Sound October 6, 2010 NPR Music "I learned to read ... -
Rosie Gaines Is Essential To Oakland's Musical History
Oakland's own Rosie Gaines is an American singer and musician. After releasing her first album Caring, she was hired by Prince as a singer, vocalist ... -
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 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.
