By JR Valrey, The People’s Minister of Information Ashel Eldridge and the collective that he is a member of, known as Essential Food & Medicine, have been doing vital work with the members of our West Oakland community who live in the streets aka homeless … Continue readingAshel Eldridge of EFAM Talks Homelessness in Oakland and upcoming “Dope is Death” Doc Screening
By JR Valrey, The People’s Minister of Information There is a huge amount of evidence that Big Pharma and the United States government have entered into more of an unholy alliance than ever, now that a national vaccine mandate is slowly taking shape in the … Continue readingFrom the Frontline of the U.S. Gov’t’s Vaccination Propaganda War
By JR Valrey, the Minister of Information With Hiero Day 2021 having just passed, and Black Panther History Month coming up in October, it is a perfect time to talk to visual artist Shomari Smith about his new art/street exhibit, “Thank you”, dedicated to the … Continue readingVisual Artist Shomari Smith’s “Thank You” Exhibit Immortalizes Oakland Legends
By JR Valrey, The Minister of Information California lawmakers wrap up their session of state government on Sept. 10. And California Governor Newsom faces a recall election on Sept. 14. Lawmakers are trying to get AB455, the statewide vaccination mandate, passed into law before September … Continue readingVaccination War: Mandatory Vaccinations, Murder, and AB455
By JR Valrey, the Minister of Information JR Today is the first day of “full contact” schooling, for the Oakland Unified School Districts’ 2021/22 year, since pandemic restrictions were put into effect, in March of 2020. There is a mixed level of excitement to return … Continue readingThe First Day of Full Contact School in Oakland, After Lifting Covid Restrictions
By JR Valrey The Covid pandemic era has been one of the most interesting epochs of modern history that many of us have lived through, considering this is the first time in recent memory, where the world has been locked down, to reportedly fight a … Continue readingStockton’s and Life City Church’s Digital Pastor Speaks
by JR Valrey Stockton, California is gaining a reputation as a northern California cultural hub, in contrast to the reputation it had over the last few decades as the main destination for Black and Brown families that could no longer afford to live in the … Continue readingChef Tobias Cooks Talks About Switching Gears to Follow Her Childhood Passion of Becoming a Chef
By JR Valrey The Information Age has made the world that we live in, a very fast moving and different place than it was 35 years ago, when we saw the invention of the first home gaming systems: Atari and Colecovision. Competitive gaming used to … Continue readingThe Ultimate Gaming League Has Made Shelter in Place More Tolerable
By JR Valrey Ms. Kujichagulia has been a freedom fighter in the community for decades, and a mother figure to me, for more than half of my life. Her knowledge and politics have always impressed me. Her passion to teach Black people to do better … Continue readingBlack Women-led Revolutionary Social Media Show, “Name It! Claim It! End It…Racism!” Is Weekly
By JR Valrey Zotunde Morton is one of the most talented male educators that I have seen, and worked with, within the borders of Oakland. His patience with children and his passion for teaching are incomparable. His love for the outdoors is intriguing, for students … Continue readingAn East Oakland After-School Program in the Covid Era