By JR Valrey, the People’s Minister of Information The ingenuity of the Black community in the Bay, has always allowed for Black artistic innovation, at least since Fillmore was considered “Harlem of the West”, Jimi Hendrix was hanging around the Haight, Richard Pryor was trying … Continue readingTake a Ride Through the Comedy World of Promoter Bump Geesus
By JR Valrey, The Minister of Information The San Francisco Black Film Festival is one of the most anticipated, social, and cultural events that happens annually, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Every year, hundreds of movie-goers, filmmakers, actors, actresses, and industry professionals gather at … Continue readingThe New Director of the SF Black Film Festival Speaks on this Year’s Festivities and Her Father’s Passing
Black Owned Live-Performance Venues in Oakland Struggle to Financially Breathe By JR Valrey, The People’s Minister of Information Oakland nightlife has been severely affected by the Covid pandemic, which was evident when the premiere live-performance jazz club, Yoshi’s, in Jack London Square, created a … Continue readingBlack Owned Live-Performance Venues in Oakland Struggle to Financially Breathe
By JR Valrey, the People’s Minister of Information Oakland has a history of superb Hip Hop story-tellers although the Town has never received the credit for it, wordsmiths like: Askari X, Boots from the Coup, Seagram, V. White, the Luniz, 3X Crazy, BadnFluenz, Poohman, Father … Continue readingThe Hip Hop Return of the Lyrical Mastermind Young Gully
By JR Valrey With the inventions and growing popularity of cash app, paypal, venmo, zelle, and others the days of cash money and coins is numbered. With the US dollar plummeting from international prominence recently, with financial juggernauts like China, India, Turkey, Iran, and Russia, … Continue readingBay Area based Crypto-Currency Guru Jeriel Bey Gives Analysis and Advice on the Changing World of Finances
By JR Valrey Mental health has been and continues to be a rarely discussed social issue that has been plaguing our local Bay Area Black community for eons, and the Covid pandemic and the shelter in place mandate is compounding a catastrophe that was … Continue readingBlack Psychologist Dr. Outlaw Weighs In On Covid and Sheltering in Place From a Mental Health Perspective
by JR Valrey In this time of a pandemic/’plandemic,’ including constant televised police executions of Black people, regular rebellions against police terrorism, mass unemployment, Black businesses closing permanently in droves, shelter in place, and distance learning drama among other issues in a hotly contested election … Continue readingCalming the Mind Through a Storm of COVID and Police Executions: a Q&A wit’ yoga teacher Shaka Jamal