2007 Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival

In honor of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X), the East Side Arts Alliance (ESAA) held the eighth Annual Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival Saturday May 17 at San Antonio Park in East Oakland. Fusing music, arts and crafts, and dance there was something for all.There were three stages for performers. On the main stage, Howard Wiley & the Freedom Now! Band, The John Santos...

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Recommended Reading by Drea MoS (May)

The Black Hour co-host Drea MoS' is always encouraging literacy. Her monthly "Recommended Reading" is always updating you with something fresh for your intellectual hunger.Check out July's Recommended Reading: The Covenant with Black America Various Authors, with a preface by Tavis SmileyA guide to improve the quality of life for African-Americans in all aspects, including health, politics, and education.Friends, Lovers, and Soulmates By Dr.'s Derek and Darlene HopsonThis husband/wife team breakdown the psychological walls that keep us as African-American...

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Roots of Bay Area Turf Dancing

After the Hip Hop videos, "Tell me When to Go" by E-40 and "Blow the Whistle" by Too Short, an underrepresented element of Hip Hop made a public resurregence; dance. The following video highlights inner city dance pioneers who laid the foundation of Bay Area Hip Hop dance and today's, "turf" danci...

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