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Bay Area Hall of Fame Blues guitarist, Augusta Lee Collins plays "Big Legged Woman" in front of small crowd at Pizza Pazza on Piedmont Ave. in Oakland. ;
Here's the video that was meant to accompany departing Oakland Mayor Ron Dellum's State of the City speech--only now we just have this video, which is totally missing Ron! ; Posted on the city web site, where it doesn't work work for some browsers, on Nov. 17th.
Oakland Local video about James Berk, West Oakland resident and 2010 recipient of the Art of Activism Award from The Redford Center.
A short film about the Pixar Exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California, as seen by 8 year old twins Mimi & Cici. Made for OaklandLocal.comCamera Operators: Mimi, Cici, Ms. Smitty B (aka CB Smith-Dahl) and Gabriel ChristiansenEdited by Ms. Smitty B with approval/oversight by the twins.
Can hip-hop and positive role local role models motivate young people to get past the "Fuck the world" mindset? Mistah Fab (a leading local recording artist and a leader of Oakland's Hyphy Movement) believes there's lots of opportunity for positive change. ;On Aug. 14, 2010 Mistah Fab talked with Oakland Local's Tymeesa Rutledge about his vision for youth, for Oakland, and for his own future -- which could include an eventual run for mayor. He also offers tips for how would-be hip-hop stars ca...
New Voices Are Rising is an Oakland based non-profit dedicate to engaging highschool students and teaching them about environmental advocacy in their neighborhoods. ;
The first East Bay ;Underground
Mama at Twlight, new play by Ayodele Nyzinga--This clips shows Adimu Madyun as Pappi and Cat Brooks as Mama; ; the footage is live performance at the San Francisco Theater Festival of the Lower Bottoms Players.
Ayodele Nyzinga's play is great! In this video Stan "Doe Boy" Hunt plays Sun. Live.
At the 5th annual Urban Wine Xperience (July 31, 2010, Oakland CA), Oakland Local spoke to chef John Thiel of Pappo. This New American cuisine restaurant in Alameda, CA, was serving "duck dogs" -- tasty and surprisingly fancy chilli dogs.Thiel explains why his restaurant always has duck on the menu.More coverage at OaklandLocal.com