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Caroyln Brandy started playing the conga drum in the late 1960s.“It was something that women didn’t really do back in those days,” Brandy says. “You…
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Jeannette King-Harris grew up in Oakland and says she’s tired of all the difficulties young people face there today. So, she’s launching an organization…
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For about a year and a half now, KALW has been popping into the 81st Avenue East Oakland library to record the stories of the people who live and work in…
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Pamela Alston was raised in Emeryville along with her eight brothers and sisters. She noticed something particular about the place where she was growing…
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The song you can listen to above is being played by Solomon Munghia. Patrons of the 81st Avenue East Oakland library might occasionally hear Munghia…
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San Francisco is well known for its bread, especially its sourdough, which gets its flavor from a special kind of bacteria in the air here. Combine that…
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Ted Atkinson grew up in East Oakland – and while he watched his neighborhood decline throughout his lifetime, he also had his own run-ins with the law. He…
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Esther Goolsby is from East Oakland, and she is one of the people Carl Rist’s program might have helped if it were around back in the 90s. She was living…
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The phone is ringing and a constant stream of people are coming through the gated door. Sam Adato, a long-haired rocker and owner of the drum shop, buzzes…
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(Don't see an audio player above? Try reloading your browser window.)Denis Sanchez lives in a Hare Krishna temple in Berkeley. He details motorcycles,…
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(Don't see an audio player above? Try reloading your browser window.)Oakland resident Maria Lourdes Castellanos and her daughter Veronica have each…
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(Don't see an audio player above? Try reloading your browser window.)As a relationship coach, Oakland resident Cristina Robinson has some strong…