tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23136249623340553562024-02-18T23:38:24.691-08:00The Black HourThe Black Hourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875864200385480607noreply@blogger.comBlogger512125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-30493303176032365652012-02-03T19:15:00.000-08:002012-02-03T19:37:53.609-08:00Bay Area Black History Month Events (February 1-4)Listing of Black History Month events taking place Wednesday, February 1 to Saturday, February 4. If you have an event you would like posted to the calendar, email theblackhour (at) gmail (dot) com.WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1"African Americans in Education"6-8pm, Unit 1, Cheney Main Lounge, UC Berkeley Residential HousingWhat is wrong with education in Black communities??? But most importantly, what Rasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-74951676781848638672011-12-18T11:47:00.000-08:002011-12-18T12:06:14.452-08:00Free Mumia Summit held at Oakland's Laney CollegeOn December 11, an anti-death penalty summit was held at Laney College in Oakland. The program focused on Mumia Abu Jamal, the recently executed Troy Davis, Stanley "Tookie" Williams, and current inmate Kevin Cooper. Ramona Africa of the MOVE organization speaks out for freedom for her friend Mumia Abu Jamal.Abu Jamal has been on death row for 30 years for the shooting of a Philadelphia police The Black Hourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875864200385480607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-1723533736154654532011-12-07T10:39:00.000-08:002011-12-08T10:51:47.595-08:00Occupy Oakland plans West Coast Port ShutdownOn Monday December 12, Occupy Oakland is joining with the anti-Wall Street Movements along the entire U.S. West Coast to shut down the ports.During the November 2 General Strike, Occupy Oakland had tens of thousands in the streets, including thousands blockading the Port of Oakland."The ports play a pivotal role in the flow and growth of capital for the 1% in this country and internationally. ForRasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-68741386037401873582011-11-28T09:56:00.000-08:002011-12-09T12:54:38.793-08:00Fashion, poetry, dance at UC Berkeley "Showcase"The African Arts Society event, "The Showcase," took place November 20. The event featured fashion, poetry, dance and musical stylings of UC Berkeley students. Photos by Reginald James.Rasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-48073056185538610452011-11-18T18:27:00.000-08:002011-11-18T18:30:34.304-08:00Occupy - 99% vs. the 1% Animation"Who is the '99'?" "We are the 99!"So goes the rallying cry at Occupy Wall Street demonstrations throughout the nation. But what do those numbers really mean? The UK Guardian explores the data about wealth inequality and concentration and the United States. The real questions may be: What does it mean that the rich get richer? And what will it take to change this system?Rasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-25100888958508335952011-10-27T11:43:00.000-07:002011-11-19T11:45:03.878-08:00Police teargas Occupy Oakland protestershttp://oaklandlocal.com/posts/2011/10/police-teargas-protesters-oaklandHundreds of protesters who took to the streets to protest Tuesday's pre-dawn raid of the downtown Occupy Oakland encampment were met with tear gas and flash bangs from police.The protest began at a 4 p.m. at the Main Library near Lake Merritt. Protesters marched in the street down 12th Street to Broadway. Protesters then made Rasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-65803930172445752872011-10-09T20:53:00.000-07:002011-12-08T09:01:46.497-08:00Children enjoy face painting, storytelling at Oakland fairSixth annual Ready to Learn Fun Fair held at Peralta Elementary SchoolBooks, Face painting, Storytelling and Robotics. These are a few of the activities at the 6th Annual Ready to Learn Fun Fair held on October 1 at Peralta Elementary School in North Oakland.Clifford the Big Red Dog was a crowd favorite.Buki the Clown returned with a new friend this year: Oliver the Clown. The two clowns did faceRasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-32573481575488364512011-09-26T20:51:00.000-07:002011-12-08T09:35:47.137-08:00Palestinian Children's Art ProtestProtest Against Censorship of Palestinian Children's Art by MOCHADozens of people picket the Oakland Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA).Two weeks after the Middle Eastern Childrens' Alliance for Peace (MECA) announced that Zionist groups had pressured the Oakland Museum of Children's Art (MOChA) to cancel its planned exhibit of Palestinian children's artwork, dozens came out to protest censorship Rasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-44902827958826640052011-09-15T20:55:00.000-07:002011-12-08T09:48:30.479-08:00Thousands attend Black College Fair at Laney CollegeLaney College hosts Black Recruitment FairHundreds of Bay Area students attended the third annual Black College Recruitment at Laney College on September 14. Many were accepted “on-the-spot” by the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) present.“The response of the Bay Area was tremendous and the community came out in record numbers,” said Dr. Alan Rowe, CEO of the United College Rasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-13207373513423860242011-09-11T20:54:00.000-07:002011-11-17T20:55:24.815-08:00UC Berkeley Yard ShowUC Berkeley Yard Show[PHOTOS]Rasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-61940100411288292042011-09-08T21:05:00.000-07:002011-12-08T09:16:04.986-08:00Oakland Fam Bam BBQThe Oakland Fam Bam Labor Day Get Down was really like a family reunion. The Labor Day event had the spirit of Oakland's Carijama, a defunct festival that took place at Mosswood park every May up until 2004. There was even bicycle parking by Red, Bike and Green.There was a jumper for the children (even though it was leaning like some grown folks were inside), food, dancing and live art.Oakland Rasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-84787319221828549512011-08-26T21:07:00.000-07:002011-12-08T10:31:49.846-08:00Peabo Wellington, college student, rememberedCollege of Alameda student Jepeabo Wellington was murdered on August 24. He was 24 years old.The Oakland native was coming from a peace vigil in West Oakland when he was apparently approached by men asking where he was from. When he replied, "East Oakland," he was gunned down.A vigil was held on August 25 for Peabo at the College of Alameda, where he was a student. Friends and classmates shared Rasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-34292742377971179222011-03-28T10:03:00.000-07:002011-03-28T10:03:00.464-07:00"Sweet Tooth" by Khari - Music MondayThis week's Music Monday is from Oakland-based poet and artist Khari Toure. The song is called, "Sweet Tooth."The Black Hourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875864200385480607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-11791131763925540462011-03-21T12:30:00.000-07:002011-03-24T10:32:21.828-07:00Chauncey Bailey murder trial begins, four Blacks removed from juryBy Reginald JamesBlack Chauncey Bailey ProjectA jury was selected Monday morning in the murder trial of Oakland journalist Chauncey Bailey.Former leader of Your Black Muslim Bakery, Yusef Bey IV, and Antoine Mackey are standing trial for Bailey's murder. Bey alleged ordered the killing, while Mackey allegedly drove the getaway vehicle. A former bakery worker DeVaugndre Broussard confessed to the The Black Hourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875864200385480607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-45261042204257115322011-03-21T10:06:00.000-07:002011-03-24T10:31:21.910-07:00"Lovelle Mixon" by Sleepy-D - Music MondayTwo years ago, young, Black Oakland resident Lovelle Mixon got into a shootout with Oakland Police that ended in the death of four Oakland Police officers, including two SWAT members, before Mixon was murdered himself.This week's Music Monday features Oakland artists Sleepy-D and G-Wett with a dedication to the "Knock Down King," entitled, "Lovelle Mixon."The shooting got national attention, a The Black Hourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875864200385480607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-38967814400572101172011-03-20T21:46:00.000-07:002011-03-21T22:18:46.460-07:00Omali Yeshitela to speak in Oakland at Humanist HallOmali Yeshitela, leader of the Uhuru movement, returns to Oakland to promote his latest book, "One People! One Party! One Destiny!" He speaks at the Humanist Hall on Tuesday, March 22.Chairman Yeshitela is a veteran of the 1960s Black Power Movement, author, political theorist and a lifelong activist. He currently Chairs the African Socialist International and the Black is Back Coalition. His The Black Hourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875864200385480607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-15238422433418712602011-03-14T20:16:00.000-07:002011-03-24T10:01:46.983-07:00"Throw the Rope" by WolfHawkJaguar - Music MondayOakland-based activist, actor, writer and filmmaker Adimu Madyum's new song, "Throw the Rope" is this week's Music Monday. The video, under his Hairdoo performing name, WolfHawkJaguar invokes the Orishas present in West Oakland. Madyum recently directed the controverial documentary, "Operation Small Axe." And when he's not documenting the community -- like his recent work through Oakland Voices -Rasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-30870606684660018452011-03-11T10:08:00.000-08:002011-03-11T10:35:29.443-08:00Transformative Visions – Oakland Arts Event Promoting Peace, Justice and Possibility"An explosion of love, set to jazz!"That’s the way one person described this dynamic event. For the fourth year, Oakland-based nonprofit, OneLife Institute, will present Transformative Visions, a multimedia art show and spoken word/jazz concert with a message of peace, justice, and possibility. The event takes place from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, 2011, at Studio One Art CenterRasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-64562578770740058162011-03-07T19:16:00.000-08:002011-03-07T20:31:40.906-08:00"Gang Injunction" Brwn Bflo - Music MondayThis week's Music Monday track, "Gang Injunction" comes from Oakland Hip-Hop group, The Brown Buffalo Project. A classic protest song from the New American mixtape, hosted by journalist and radio host Davey D, the artists flip Akon's "Locked Up." A wise choice as jail bars close throughout the composition, emphasizing that gang injunctions are a tool of the prison industrial complex and that Rasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-13578090049022877562011-03-04T10:06:00.000-08:002011-03-04T10:06:00.631-08:00The Art of Living Black ExhibitMore info:The Art of Living BlackThe Art of Living Black at Mills CollegeBeing Black is an art. On Feb. 5, the Richmond Art Center celebrated 15 years of The Art of Living Black exhibit.The only annual show in the Bay Area to exhibit artists of African descent, TAOLB features regional artists and works in ceramics, crafts, fine arts, paintings, photography, sculpture and textile arts. the Rasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-25498249206653688462011-03-01T01:19:00.000-08:002011-03-01T01:51:27.870-08:00Bay Area students prepare for protests to defend higher educationNearly one year ago, students from throughout the country held sit-ins, protests and occupations as a part of the March 4, 2010 Day of Action to Defend Public Education. On Wednesday, March 2, Bay Area students will again demonstrate their opposition to fee increases and budget cuts. In San Francisco, students at SF State and City College plan to rally at Malcolm X plaza from 11-noon, followed byThe Black Hourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875864200385480607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-25506765585766479272011-02-28T00:00:00.000-08:002011-03-01T00:43:04.659-08:00Jasiri X - "American Workers vs. Multi-Billionaires" - Music MondayThis Week with Jasiri X, after creating an Egyptian solidarity track, "We All Shall be Free" with M-1 from dead prez, Jasiri reports live from Wisconsin where workers are fighting corporate stooges. The track, "American Workers Vs. Multi-Billionaires" is needed when banks have been bailed out while workers are asked to take pay cuts and increased health and retirement costs. "Our latest video "Rasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-57574705513769975442011-02-27T15:57:00.000-08:002011-02-27T15:57:00.123-08:00Black Equality (Still) We Have a Long Way to GoThis op-ed was published in the Daily Californian, the student newspaper at UC Berkeley last February.By Stephan MoutouthSpecial to TheBlackHour.comWhen I think of Black History Month, I think of celebrating the accomplishments of the African American people that preceded us in history. We celebrate the progress we have made as a result of the people who fought and died for change. We saw that Rasheed Shabazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628705188318732608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-62348971260412602552011-02-26T10:54:00.000-08:002011-02-26T10:54:00.881-08:00'Dig Deep' features dance, storytelling, film at EastSide ArtsThe EastSide Arts Alliance is holding, "Dig Deep" on Saturday, February 26 in Oakland. Dig Deep is a multidisciplinary evening of dance, storytelling, food and film featuring Amara Tabor Smith & Traci Bartlow. Amara Tabor-Smith presents excerpts of Our Daily Bread; a dance theater piece celebrating food, it's folklore and how it shapes our cultural identity. Traci Bartlow's work in progress, RichThe Black Hourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875864200385480607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313624962334055356.post-75180706361310440252011-02-26T07:16:00.000-08:002011-02-26T08:42:37.768-08:00Black College Expo returns to OaklandThe Black College Expo is coming back to Oakland. On Saturday, February 26, colleges and universities will be at the Oakland Marriott from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Students should bring their transcripts, SAT or ACT scores, seminars for students and parents, and could possibly get scholarships and admissions "On the Spot." There will be a Step Show and Dance Competition from 3-5p.m. Admissions is $8 The Black Hourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875864200385480607noreply@blogger.com