Oakland jazz festival honors Malcolm X
Mat Weber,
Contributor
May 24, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Showcase
The 17th annual Malcolm X Jazz Arts festival took place in Oakland on Saturday, filling San Antonio Park with music, spoken word, local artists, community activists, and a variety of other events. The free festival was originally started in 2000 by the East Side Arts Alliance, a nonprofit community cultural ...
African-American history needs an upgrade now
Michelle Johnson,
Contributor
February 22, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Showcase
On a recent Sunday, I saw the film “Hidden Figures” at a small theater in El Cerrito with my mother. I had heard great reviews about the movie and I love the leading actresses — Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae — who portray women engineers in NASA’s Project Mercury that ...
Cultural graduation rates and events at CSUEB
Bryan Cordova,
Managing Editor
May 7, 2015
Filed under Campus
It’s graduation season again, as California State University, East Bay prepares for the undergraduate commencement ceremony on June 13. Any student who has met eligibility to graduate may participate. The undergraduate ceremony starts at 5:30 p.m., but participating students are required to arr...
