From the Office of Charles D. Sharp, Executive Director, BEMA (Black Emergency Managers Association) based in Washington, D.C.

Damon Batiste of NOLA's Royal Family of Music, founder of New Orleans South Africa Connection (NOSACONN) Inc., tours South Africa, Mozambique, and Senegal to promote cultural arts and business trade between African countries and the U.S.

From the Office of Charles D. Sharp, Executive Director of BEMA ( Black Emergency Managers Association) in Washington, D.C.

Sunday, December 5, 2021, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ®, Eta Gamma Omega Chapter cordially invites you to their 2021 Virtual HBCU Choirs Christmas Concert.

Find out how to get funding for your businesses through CDFI-Community Development Financial Institutions and traditional banks, Thursday, November 18, 2021.

Damon Batiste of NOLA’s Royal Family of Music, is pleased to support the founding work of Rosetta Funches that includes the Oklahoma Black Museum and Performing Arts Center and the National African American Jazz Legacy Museum.

We took care of each when we served, and it continued as we grew outside of our military service. Then to now.We got the job done. CDS

Welcome to the Mayor’s Weekly Briefing, your weekly Oakland news roundup.

Presented by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa’s longest-running film festival, the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), inviting filmmakers to submit their feature films, documentaries, and shorts for the 43rd edition taking place from July 21st to 30th, 2022.

The November 3rd sudden and tragic news has left Alameda County mourning Supervisor Wilma Chan. The Unity Council of Oakland's Fruitvale District expresses condolences.