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The Oakland thespian: an interview wit’ Anita Woodley
by Minister of Information JR Anita Shontel Woodley, journalist and playwright Anita Woodley is one of the hidden treasures of Oakland’s drama community. Though she no longer lives in Oakland, Oakland...
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Party with Bluesman Augusta Collins at the African American Museum and...
by The People’s Minister of Information JR Valrey Augusta Collins is one of the Bluesmen who still roam around Oakland playing the music of his generation, one of the classical music forms indigenous...
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Oakland’s native daughter: an interview wit’ thespian and playwright Anita...
by The People’s Minister of Information JR Anita Woodley is a very talented and self-taught North Carolina-based thespian and playwright who was brought up in Oakland, California, and is returning to...
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The spirit of Oakland Blues legend Augusta Lee Collins lives on …
by The People’s Minister of Information JR Augusta Lee Collins is one of the premiere Blues musicians in Oakland who was still around, hungry and on the scene. His hair was gray, but his tenacity for...
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Black Elders Fund
by Paradise I started the Black Elders Fund after the passing of our beloved elder Baba Tahuti. His body was held on ice for much too long before his eventual homecoming ceremonies because most of his...
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