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Axios
12-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Oakland Museum celebrates culture, music and community this fall
The Oakland Museum of California is packing its September calendar with live music, dance and an event examining Black fatherhood. State of play: The museum will host family-friendly festivities with food trucks, gallery access and live performances every Friday through October. Performances include: Sept. 6: Alphabet Rockers bring social justice-themed hip-hop for kids and families. Sept. 13: Awesöme Orchestra Collective performs with Mexican-American singer Dia Luna. Sept. 20: Cuban vocalist Yeny Valdés performs with TeamBahia. Sept. 27: Afro-group Soulovely takes over the dance floor. Between the lines: The museum will also present a conversation on Black fatherhood with the director of " The Black Fatherhood Project" and others on Sept. 15, reflecting on personal experiences, values men are instilling in their children and how they're working to break cycles of absenteeism.
San Francisco Chronicle
08-08-2025
- General
- San Francisco Chronicle
'Black Spaces' at OMCA traces the past and future of Black communities in the East Bay
The Oakland Museum of California's exhibition 'Black Spaces: Reclaim & Remain' explores the intertwined histories of displacement, resistance, and resilience within Black American communities in Oakland and throughout the East Bay. Featuring newly commissioned art and architecture as well as archival research, it seeks to show how these communities have remained not only together in the face of potential displacement, but reimagined ideas of home and belonging. 'Black Spaces: Reclaim & Remain' opens with an immersive historical presentation charting Black communities' migrations, the creation of local social fabrics and eventually, the displacement caused by so-called 'urban renewal' campaigns and the need for repair and reparation after gentrification. The second half of the exhibition presents the perspectives of artist Adrian L. Burrell, architect June Grant with blinkLAB architectures and organizations, Archive of Urban Futures and Moms 4 Housing. They imagine future possibilities with three installations on display. It's a hyperlocal and essential show that speaks to what OMCA does so well.
Eater
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
East Bay Chefs Will Plate Barbecue at a Big Party in August
is the associate editor for the Northern California and Pacific Northwest region writing about restaurant and bar trends, coffee and cafes, and pop-ups. Tacos Mama Cuca is one of the hit makers available at BBQ Without Borders. Lena Park The Oakland Museum of California is about to be the hottest place to get a plate of barbecue. Nonprofit No Immigrants No Spice has brought tons of East Bay chef talent together for BBQ Without Borders. The event runs from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 2. East Bay Nosh reports Anthony Salguero from Popoca, Daniel Yeshiwas from Cafe Colucci, and Maria Marquez from Tacos Mama Cuca are among those cooking. This summer benefit raises money for The Resilience Fund, a financial support system for immigrants in the East Bay. Live music comes courtesy of a myriad of performers including Batalá San Francisco and Hipline Oakland. Desserts from Third Culture Bakery and pani puri by Preeti Mistry are on deck, too. Tickets start at $85 and can be purchased online. In-N-Out CEO bids farewell to California One of the state's most popular fast-food restaurants will be owned by a Tennessee billionaire in the near future. That's because In-N-Out owner and CEO Lynsi Snyder, granddaughter of founder Harry Snyder, will move her family to the Volunteer State. In an episode of the Relatable podcast, Snyder told host Allie Beth Stuckley doing business in California is not easy. The corporate headquarters will remain in California. South Bay mochi wizards hit SF The brightly colored doughnut purveyor Modo Hawaii will open its second location in San Francisco. This marks the popular business's first location in the city, per the San Francisco Chronicle. The new outpost for the Japanese American treats will take over 1353 Taraval Street, though no opening date has been set as of yet. Australian chef hits Oakland Buzzy Broadway bar Viridian will host Tony Tan for a book signing and tasting event. From 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday, August 14, guests can walk in to get a copy of Tony Tan's Asian Cooking Class, the celebrity chef's new book. Tan grew up on Malaysia's east coast before opening Sydney's Tatler's Cafe in 1983 and hosting the national program The Food Lovers' Guide to Australia in the 1990s. Eater SF All your essential food and restaurant intel delivered to you Email (required) Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
San Francisco Chronicle
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Photos: S.F. Juneteenth Parade a joyful celebration of Black freedom and heritage
The third annual San Francisco Juneteenth Parade enlivened Market Street on Sunday with an array of floats and performers, united by the theme of Black pride. A dozen block parties were in full swing through the duration of the parade, from the Embarcadero to Civic Center. The parties featured children's activities, a car show, games, giveaways, line dancing, musical performances and dances. San Francisco's parade was one of many events around the Bay Area this month celebrating Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when slaves in Galveston, Texas, learned of their emancipation more than two years earlier. President Joe Biden declared June 19 a federal holiday four years ago, though his successor, President Donald Trump, did not sign a proclamation celebrating Juneteenth this year. Trump, who has sought to end diversity, equity and inclusion policies nationwide, has said the U.S. has 'too many non-working holidays' and that they harm the economy. Regardless, the mood was celebratory and upbeat Thursday during the Hella Juneteenth Festival at the Oakland Museum of California, where hundreds of people enjoyed live music, food and drinks while acknowledging the added significance of the holiday this year under Trump. Last weekend, San Francisco's Fillmore neighborhood celebrated Juneteenth with a party spanning eight blocks featuring performers, vendors, games and a fashion show.
San Francisco Chronicle
19-06-2025
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
Bay Area celebrates Juneteenth as Trump snubs the holiday
The Bay Area celebrated Juneteenth with an event drawing families and residents old and young in Oakland and other activities around the region. Hundreds enjoyed live music, food and drinks at the Hella Juneteenth Festival at the Oakland Museum of California, where the mood was celebratory and upbeat, with many acknowledging the added significance of the celebration this year amid protests against the Trump administration. In contrast, President Donald Trump is not signing any proclamation celebrating the federal holiday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, according to CSPAN. Trump has previously sought to end diversity, equity and inclusion policies around the country. Congress designated Juneteenth, which celebrates the end of slavery following enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas, as a federal holiday in 2021. Linda Wing of Richmond and her daughter LaLa Curtis were just down the street the prior weekend marching in the anti-Trump No Kings protest. 'We have a government trying to whitewash the history of the United States,' said Wing, 78. 'We're not here as a protest, we're here to celebrate (Juneteenth). It's worthy of celebration. And we also want to be here to have fun and enjoy the food.' 'I'm happy Juneteenth is being recognized as a federal holiday,' said Heneliaka Jones-Trotter of Hayward, who came with her husband and two young children. 'My family always celebrated Juneteenth. Now it's recognized everywhere. So even if you don't want to know about it, you know about it. It's a form of understanding. It forces us as a nation to recognize slavery existed and more so it took time (two years) for everyone to find out. I'm happy the recognition is here.' 'These times right now, this particular year has been tough. Everyone has been affected. It doesn't matter race, color, creed, everyone has been affected,' said Jones-Trotter, 47, noting it was important to have space to 'celebrate the positives.' Ryan Williams, 58, of Napa, attended the festival as a guest sommelier for Black Vines, a Black-owned wine brand that was a vendor. 'All communities are looking for events where they can gather and celebrate amidst all the turmoil. There's more of a desire to be out, and be with, than ever before,' he said. 'Juneteenth means freedom unfinished. For me it echoes family stories. For Oakland it fuels our fearless heart. For the world it is a drumbeat for justice,' said Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee posted on Instagram. 'Happy Juneteenth, Oakland. Freedom lives in all of us.' The celebrations come as President Donald Trump's administration has worked to ban diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, or DEI, in the federal government and remove content about Black American history from federal websites. Trump's travel ban on visitors from select countries has also led to bitter national debate. Yet, people across the nation gathered in the spirit of the holiday that is recognized at least as an observance in every state, and nearly 30 states and Washington, D.C., have designated it as a permanent paid or legal holiday through legislation or executive action. In Virginia, on Thursday, a ceremonial groundbreaking was held for rebuilding the First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, one of the nation's oldest Black churches. In Fort Worth, Texas, about 2,500 people participated in Opal Lee's annual Juneteenth walk. The 98-year-old Lee, known as the 'grandmother of Juneteenth' for the years she spent advocating to make the day a federal holiday, was recently hospitalized and didn't participate in public this year. But her granddaughter, Dione Sims, said Lee was 'in good spirits.' 'The one thing that she would tell the community and the nation at large is to hold on to your freedoms,' Sims said. 'Hold on to your freedom and don't let it go, because it's under attack right now.' The Associated Press contributed to this report.
