Samuel Getachew is the 2019 Youth Poet Laureate of Oakland, CA and primarily has been recognized for his poetry (slam poetry and spoken word). His poetry has b...
Steven Arnold was born on May 18, 1943 in Oakland, CA. He was a surrealist who worked in various mediums: film, photography, painting, illustration, theater, a...
Tower of Power is a soul and funk band that was formed in Oakland, CA in July 1968. Tower of Power currently has 10 members and has had at least 60 musicians t...
Yonejiro (Yone) Noguchi (野口米次郎) was a journalist as well as a writer who wrote both poetry and prose, including novels and books. He could write in both Englis...