Peralta Board of Trustees November 2010 Election Preview

Three of the Peralta Board of Trustees seven seats will be up for reelection on Tuesday, November 2. With three incumbents running, one trustee is running unopposed while the others each face one challenger.In Area 3, two-term incumbent Linda Handy faces a challenge from Monica Tell. Handy, who served as board president in 2006, defeated the embattled trustee Brenda Knight...

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Video - Hal Linton's "Mind Control" - Music Monday

Back in April, TheBlackHour.com debuted Hal Linton's "Mind Control" song for our Music Monday.Last month, the Barbadian artist released an official video. Check it out below."Mind Control" by Hal Lin...

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Event - Caribbean Allstars benefit for Justice for Oscar Grant

Just one night after an amazing show at East Side Arts Alliance, another benefit for the Justice for Oscar Grant movement is taking place Friday, August 20 at the Humanist Hall in Oakland.The event, titled, "Caribbean Allstars, a benefit for Justice for Oscar Grant," will feature spoken word and great food, organizers said. Doors open at 6 p.m., music begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission...

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Justice for Oscar Grant Fundraiser at East Side Arts Alliance

The Holla Back Open Mic series will host a fundraiser for the Oscar Grant family and friends on Thursday, August 19 at East Side Arts Alliance.The benefit concert will feature many local and also well known artists. Artists include: Ras Ceylon, Malika Ubaka, Do D.A.T., Buccet Belafonte and T. Killings, and the paid poet society.The event will take place at 7 p.m. at East Side...

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AC Transit outsourcing Oakland call center to Connecticut

By Reginald JamesTheBlackHour.com EditorIf you call AC Transit’s Customer Relations for a question or a complaint, don’t be surprised to hear someone with a New England accent.AC Transit plans on outsourcing its local Telephone Information Center to Connecticut based American Customer Care starting next month. The center is currently located at the District’s downtown Oakland...

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Art & Soul Festival in Downtown Oakland

Looking for a fun weekend of live music, art and food? Head to downtown Oakland for the 10th Art & Soul Festival on Saturday, August 21 and Sunday, August 22.Art & Soul features Oakland legend MC Hammer, Tony! Toni! Tone!, En Vogue, Lenny Williams of Tower of Power, Sheila E and her father Pete Escovedo and the Kev Choice Ensemble and the Mo' Rocking Project. Although...

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Event - Film Screening - Disappearing Voices: The Decline of Black Voices in Radio

Block Report Radio will host a screening of the film, "Disappearing Voices: The Decline of Black Voices in Radio" at the Black Dot Cafe in West Oakland on Tuesday, August 17. Disappearing Voices is filled with interviews with prominent individuals in media and Black culture and features rare air checks by some of the most famous Black jocks of all time.Whether they are students...

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Peralta trustee Marcie Hodge running for Mayor of Oakland

Peralta Colleges trustee Marcie Hodge wants to be the next Mayor of Oakland, the Oakland Tribune reports.Hodge is one of 13 candidates who filed nomination papers August 11 to succeed Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums -- who recently announced he would not be running for reelection -- in the Nov. 2 election. She said is unimpressed with the other candidates.Hodge told the Oakland...

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Oakland mayoral candidates file, speak on proposed local currency

As Oakland mayoral hopefuls filed their nomination papers, the Oakland Community Action Network (Oakland C.A.N.) held a press conference August 11 for candidates to express support for a proposed local currency and present their platforms.The proposed Alternative Currency for Oakland Residents and Neighbors, or ACORN – not to be confused with the now defunct human rights organization – would combine both a local debit card city ID card in order to promote the circulation of money in Oakland. Half of the 13 candidates spoke at the press conference,...

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Green Hip Hop FreshFest 2010 at Mosswood Park

Grind for the Green will host its annual Hip Hop concert at Mosswood Park on Saturday, August 14. Since moving to Oakland from San Francisco, the event is now the "Fresh Fest 2010."The solar powered stage will be hosted by Boots (from the Coup) and feature performances by Erk tha Jerk, Do D.A.T., Nu Dekades and Holly Saucy. Mosswood Park is located at Broadway and West MacArthur,...

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