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Oakland's 2 Turnt Polo: teen rapper, dancer, and author
At just 14 years old, Malik Jefferson known on stage as 2 Turnt Polo, is already stacking up credits most artists spend years chasing. Fresh out of junior high and heading into ninth grade, he’s balancing school with a fast-rising career in music, dance, acting, and writing.
Oakland's 2 Turnt Polo: teen rapper, dancer, and author
At just 14 years old, Malik Jefferson known on stage as 2 Turnt Polo, is already stacking up credits most artists spend years chasing. Fresh out of junior high and heading into ninth grade, he’s balancing school with a fast-rising career in music, dance, acting, and writing.
Vallejo's The Grind Cafe: where coffee meets community
Tiffany and Marco McCleod, owners of The Grind Cafe in Vallejo, talk coffee, culture and community.
Vallejo's Noonie’s Place, a legacy soul food restaurant
Tara Beasley-Stansberry and wife Ronda owners of Vallejo’s Noonie’s Place talk food, legacy, and second chances. They're joined by Chef Julius Byrd.
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Oakland celebrates civil rights leader Jesse Jackson
Rev. Charlotte Williams, at the Allen-Temple Baptist Church, and Rev. Zack Carey at True Vine Ministries, talk about Frank Ogawa Plaza honoring Rev. Jackson, while his funeral is taking place in Chicago.
Black History Month: students learn about first Black firefighters in Oakland
Students in Emeryville gathered on Friday to learn a lesson on the Bay Area's first Black firefighters.
Dublin's Cherie's Southern Kitchen, from corporate to crispy
With roots in Louisiana, Cherie grew up perfecting Southern recipes she always dreamed of sharing. In 2023, inspired by her son Bryce’s class business plan, she left her corporate career to open Cherie’s Southern Kitchen in Dublin.
Napa's Lil Sista’s Goody’s Soul Food Restaurant
This Black History Month, we’re celebrating legacy, culture, and culinary excellence with entrepreneurs Ann Groux and Sheneen Brown, the powerhouse cousins behind Lil Sista’s Goody’s Soul Food Restaurant — Napa’s first and only female-minority owned soul food restaurant.