Posts Tagged ‘lower bottom playaz’
Gentrification photo project sparks debate on West Oakland’s future
When the photographer epli came up with the project “Here. Before. Art From A Contested Space,” she had one goal foremost in mind—to spark an honest conversation about gentrification between new residents of West Oakland and the “traditional” residents rooted in the neighborhood.
Read MoreLove Balm Project brings healing to mothers who have lost children to violence
Public testimonies give voice to mothers’ grief.
Read MoreCommunity actors fighting the odds: West Oakland’s Playaz’ race toward opening night
With four days to opening, a cast juggling day jobs and family crises, and a budget with zero to spare, veteran West Oakland theatre director Ayodele “Wordslanger” Nzinga drove to her outdoor playhouse on a rainy afternoon and wondered if this, finally, was the production that wouldn’t make it.
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