Please come visit us in Oakland at 1901 Broadway (steps away from the 19th Street BART station), and if you’re in the Bay Area on Friday, February 1st, join us starting at 7pm for our opening celebration! Bells Atlas, Sol Development, Queens D. Light, Jazz on the Sidewalk, and MJ’s Brass Boppers will perform, all ages are welcome.
Positivity Meets Excellence at the 1st Annual Black Joy Parade
Gather in Oakland’s Black Arts District at 12:30pm for the 1st annual Black Joy Parade – a hyper-positive procession showcasing the undeniable energy, creativity and excellence of the African American community and its influence on cultures past, present and future.
The parade procession will be made up of several Black dance troupes, a New Orleans style second line, faith-based choirs, Black Greek steppers, two Black motorcycle crews, the famous Skraper Bikes and more!
The Parade Celebration will feature the Grammy-nominated artist Jidenna, SOL Development, The Seshen, poets, and additional performances.
The Black Joy Parade celebration will also feature:
Black-owned arts and crafts vendors
Kids Skateboard Contest
Walk-up Dominos Tournament
Black Vines, a Black-owned wine collective
Come enjoy the parade to remember!
12:30 PM – 7:00 PM PST
Oakland
14th St & Alice St
Oakland, CA
On Saturday, January 21, Lyrical Opposition, in association with the Joyce Gordon Gallery, bring back their admission-free, positive poetry & spoken word series, Paradigm Rhymes.
This event will be Lyrical Opposition’s first of six poetry slams since being officially certified with Poetry Slam, Inc.
Sat, January 21, 2017 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST
FEATURED ARTISTS:
SoL DeVeloPMeNT
Lake Stovall
POETRY SLAM:
Javier Reyes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GWM-jS7Kho)
Jermaine Hughes
Brittany Williams
Cheddy
Demitrius Burnett
Josue Silva
Fego Navarro
Fly Ry
Yonatan Seleshi
HOSTED by OD the Wordsmith
DJ Set by Chief Tutt
Joyce Gordon Gallery | 406 14th Street | Oakland, CA 94612
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