Jess Mowry was born on March 27, 1960 near Starkville, Mississippi. Mowry is an author who writes young adult and children’s fiction based on the experiences o...
Refa One, a.k.a. Refa Senay, was born in Oakland on July 16, 1972. Refa One is an aerosol artist (using spray paint), muralist, illustrator, activist, and educ...
Raymond “Boots” Riley was born on April 1, 1971 and is a founding member and lead vocalist for the Coup, a radical, edgy, Oakland-based underground hip-hop gro...
TheArthur Wright is a pointillist bleach artist who expresses the culture of blackness in his paintings. Wright believes that expression of truths or beliefs a...
Emory Douglas was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1943 and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He served as the minister of culture for the Black Panther ...
Esther’s Orbit Room was a popular jazz club and hub during the cultural scene of the ‘60s and ‘70s. The club transitioned from a hotspot destination and talent...
Harold Padeo, a.k.a. Harold Padio, Harold Patio, and Albert Paddio, was a pioneering jazz valve trombonist during the Ragtime era. Jelly Roll Morton was record...
