Kween is one of the many talented vocalists hovering around the Bay, right alongside Ledisi, Femi, Netta B, Silk E, Chela Simone and others. Behind the mic, Kween is a beast, with a very distinct style and beautiful voice complemented by her seamless chocolate kiss complexion.
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Anthony Hamilton,
Blackalicious,
Chela Simone,
Dead Prez,
D’Wayne Wiggins,
En Vogue,
Erk the Jerk,
Erykah Badu,
Femi,
Gladys Knight,
Keyshia Cole,
Kween,
Latoya London,
Lauryn Hill,
Ledisi,
Marvin Gaye,
Mary J. Blige,
Michael Jackson,
Mistah F.A.B.,
Netta B,
Patti Labelle,
POCC Minister of Information JR,
Q’s Lounge,
Silk E,
The Coup,
the Kev Choice Ensemble
Scorpio Blues will be performing at Yoshi’s, 510 Embarcadero West in Oakland, on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The woman who goes by the name of Scorpio Blues and I have known each other for over half our lives, and throughout that time, she has always been very intelligent, driven and never one to hold her tongue. Her artistry is definitely an extension of her persona.
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Anthony David,
Apollo Theater,
Bahamadia,
Chico DeBarge,
Chrisette Michelle,
Dozie,
D’Wayne Wiggins,
Eric Roberson,
Erykah Badu,
Felicia Rashaad,
Floetry,
Goapele,
Hot Water Cornbread,
Jaguar Wright,
Les Nubians,
Lina,
M-1 of Dead Prez,
Minister of Information JR,
Mos Def,
Mouth Off,
N’dambi,
Oakland,
Scorpio Blues,
Smokey Robinson,
spoken word,
the Last Poets,
Too Short,
“Scorpio Rising”
In his new film, “Good Hair,” Chris Rock approaches the subject of Black women’s hair … like a man. Love ‘im or not, you gotta see this film that everybody’s talking about. And the Bay View has some free tickets to a special screening Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m. Each ticket admits two. Call (415) 671-0789
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Ada Marie Babino,
au naturale,
Ayoka Chenzira,
Black Power,
Black women’s hair,
Bronner Bros. International Hair and Beauty Show,
Chris Rock,
Common,
Erykah Badu,
Esther Iverem,
hair straightening relaxers,
hair weaves,
India’s hair industry,
Jeff Stilson,
Lil Wayne,
Malaak Compton-Rock,
natural hairdos,
Nia Long,
Raven Symone,
SeeingBlack.com,
“creamy crack”,
“Good Hair”,
“Hair Piece: A Film for Nappyheaded People”,
“kiddie perms”,
“Middle Passage-N-Roots”
Zin is a hip hop Pacifica Radio legend living in Houston who has a show called S.O.S. Radio in Texas. He also is an up and coming hip hop crooner, kind of like Nate Dogg, but with a Southern twang. He has a new album out called “Mental Graffiti,” which is definitely some conscious mellow music to ride to. I touched down with the man with many faces, so that he could let y’all know a little bit about his personal history as well as his new album.
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Chairman Fred Hampton Jr.,
Chuck D,
Cynthia McKinney,
Damage Control,
Dr. Leonard Jefferies,
Erykah Badu,
Houston,
KPFT,
Nate Dogg,
Pacifica Radio,
Raheem Devaughn,
S.O.S. Radio,
Texas,
“Mainstream Outlawz”,
“Mental Graffiti”
I had to publish more of this interview with the legendary Gil Scott Heron because a whole lot of readers personally got at me and told me that it was too short. They told me that they wanted to hear more of what he had to say. If y’all want to read interview installments 3 and 4, y’all are goin’ to have to vote and put your bid in, because I literally had to transcribe this interview that was done for radio by hand. Otherwise you can wait until the Oct. 19, when it will premiere on Greg Bridges’ show, Transitions on Traditions, which airs on 94.1FM in Northern Cali (kpfa.org) at 9 p.m. Enough on that.
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Bernard Purdie,
Carnegie Hall,
Dead Prez,
Erykah Badu,
Gil Scott Heron,
H. Rap Brown,
Hip Hop,
Imam Jamil Al-Amin,
Mos Def,
New York,
Paul Laurence Dunbar,
rap,
revolutionary cultural work,
Ron Carter,
San Francisco,
taxpayer,
the Last Poets,
the Minister of Informatiom JR,
the Regency Ballroom,
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”,
Transitions on Traditions,
“Home is Where the Hatred Is”,
“I think I’ll Call It Morning”,
“Lady Day and John Coltrane”,
“Message to the Messengers”,
“Save the Children”
Next month the most important item on my agenda is Maafa Commemoration Month to reflect on the legacy of slavery and how everyone benefited from this human rights travesty except those who did the work. We began Aug. 30 with a successful Maafa 2009: Hurricane Katrina Fundraiser and Reportback, thanks to all the poets and the visual artists who donated art for the silent auction and of course to Tess and Yeme, the proprietors of Shashamane Bar and Grill.
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actor Danny Glover,
Aguas da Bahia,
Al Green,
Alanis Morissette,
Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet,
Alvon Johnson,
ancestor remembrance,
Anna’s Jazz Island,
Art Hazelwood,
ASA Academy,
Baba Ken and the West African Highlife Band,
Barbara Attie,
BART police oversight,
Beres Hammond,
Black August 2009,
Blind Boys of Alabama,
Bradley C. Walters,
Bro. Malique Amenhotep,
budget cuts,
Casper Banjo,
Chick Corea,
Chitresh Das Dance Company,
College of Alameda Small Ensemble,
Common Ground Health Clinic,
Cuban saxophonist Yosvany Terry,
Dawn Logsdon,
Dr. Al Green,
Dr. Ivan Van Sertima,
Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio,
East Oakland,
Eric Benet,
Erykah Badu,
Esperanza Spalding,
Evan Ziporyn,
Francisco Aguabella,
Friends of the Oakland Public Library,
Gary Graves,
George Clinton,
Hank Jones,
Hiroshima,
Hurricane Katrina,
Hurricane Katrina Memorials,
illiteracy rate,
India Irie,
Islamic jurisprudence,
James P. Anderson,
Jan Zvaifler,
Janet Goldwater,
Jason Moran,
Jay Electronica,
jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders,
John Legend,
Juan R. Fuentes,
Judy Juanita,
Julie Bridgham,
Kim Longinotto,
Leela James,
Lenny White,
Library Director Carmen Martinez,
LIFE of Mississippi,
Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir,
Litquick,
Liz Wright,
Lolis Eric Elie,
Lucie Faulknor,
Luis Arias Vera,
Maafa Commemoration Month,
Machiavelli’s “The Prince”,
Mark Morris Dance Group,
MC Hammer,
Michael Eugene Sullivan,
Michael Franti and Spearhead,
Michael Jackson,
Michael Navarra,
Mike Clark’s Blueprints of Jazz,
MMDG Music Ensemble,
Monaco’s Ballet Russe,
Monterey Jazz Festival,
Mos Def,
Ná Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu,
Nahid Persson,
Nubian oud master Hamza El Din,
Oakland Public Library Bookmobile,
Oscar Grant strategy organizing,
Pete Seeger,
police chases in Black neighborhoods,
police killings,
Power to the Peaceful,
Professor Herbert Mims Jr.,
Raja Rahim,
Regina Carter,
Richard Frederick,
San Francisco Fringe Festival,
San Francisco Mime Troupe,
San Francisco Presidio,
San Francisco Reads,
Sari Soldiers,
Sausalito Art Festival,
Sellasie,
Shakespeare in the Park,
Shashamane Bar and Grill,
Sixth Annual Dance-a-thon,
Sly and Robbie,
social genocide,
Sonoma Wine Country Weekend,
Soulive with Fred Wesle,
Stanley Jordan,
tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain,
Tambores Julio Remelexo Drum and Dance Ensemble,
TaSin Yasmin Sabir,
Ted Pontiflet’s James Baldwin,
the BaAka Pygmies of the Central African Republic,
The Neville Brothers and Dr. John,
the Shaolin Monks of China,
Truth Universal,
UNESCO’s International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition,
Vieux Farka Touré,
Vijay Iyer Trio,
Wanda Sabir,
West Oakland,
Winton Marsalis,
Winton Marsalis' Lincoln Center Orchestra,
Ziba Mir-Hosseini,
Zulu Spear,
“Pray the Devil Back to Hell”,
“The Bottoms”
The Bay View newspaper’s big back page full of exciting photos in vibrant color has long been one of its most popular features. It has made newspaper readers out of countless youth as young as grade school age who are drawn to the Bay View by the photos and then proceed to read the stories. [...]
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African Fest in Chicago,
Alexis,
Art and Soul Festival,
Black Panther Party,
Black Thought,
Chairman Fred Hampton,
Chairman Fred Hampton Jr.,
Chairman Fred Hampton Streetz Party,
Chris Da Vth,
Chui Clark,
Davey D,
East Oakland,
Erykah Badu,
G-Wet,
Gambia,
Jahi,
Kaira Band,
Kamau Amen-Ra,
kora player,
Minister of Info JR,
Mistah F.A.B.,
Pa Bobo Jobarteh,
Rashad,
Rhymefest,
Roots,
Under Survalance,
West Africa
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