Posts Tagged ‘African American culture’
Oakland committee approves new plan to address homelessness
Oakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee draws a plan to address homelessness and help African American families who seem to be more vulnerable to the housing crisis.
Read MoreThe black man’s alternate living room on the 4-5
Room to Groom is one of the barbershops in Oakland that caters to African-Americans and has managed to stay in business despite a 24 percent decline in Oakland’s black population between 2000 and 2010.
Read MoreBlack-Eyed Pea Festival celebrates African-American culture
The third-annual Black-Eyed Pea Festival, a daylong celebration of African-American history and culture, took place at Oakland’s Mosswood Park on Saturday.
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