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MoAD Raises $450k in Online Benefit Auction

May 22, 2020
 
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tyra fennell-covid sf

COVID-19 and Its Effect on Black Arts in San Francisco

April 23, 2020

 
Art+Culture
 
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COVID-19
COVID-19

COVID-19 |Bay Area ARTS & CULTURE Resource Guide

Updated April 23, 2020
 
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San Francisco Black History Month Cultural Experience (Feb 2020)
San Francisco Black History Month Cultural Experience (Feb 2020)
San Francisco Black History Month Cultural Experience (Feb 2020)

[PHOTOS] San Francisco Black History Month Cultural Experience (Feb 2020)

February 26, 2020

 
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Love Story: Fredrika Newton with Lynnee Denis
Love Story: Fredrika Newton with Lynnee Denis
Love Story: Fredrika Newton with Lynnee Denis

[PHOTOS] Love Story: Fredrika Newton with Lynnee Denis

February 15, 2020
 
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KPIX Black History Month Kickoff Celebration 2020
KPIX Black History Month Kickoff Celebration 2020
KPIX Black History Month Kickoff Celebration 2020

[PHOTOS] KPIX Black History Month Kickoff Celebration (2020)

January 30, 2020

 
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Black Food & Wine Experience
Black Food & Wine Experience
Black Food & Wine Experience

[PHOTOS] Black Food & Wine Experience (2020)

February 1, 2020
 
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MoAD's Afropolitan Ball 2019
MoAD's Afropolitan Ball 2019
MoAD's Afropolitan Ball 2019

[PHOTOS] MoAD Afropolitan Ball (2019)

October 19, 2019

 
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July 2019 • Oeste, Oakland
July 2019 • Oeste, Oakland
July 2019 • Oeste, Oakland

[PHOTOS] Smooth Jazz Sunday (July 2019)

July 21, 2019
 
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San Francisco Black History Month Cultural Experience 2019
San Francisco Black History Month Cultural Experience 2019
San Francisco Black History Month Cultural Experience 2019

[PHOTOS] San Francisco Black History Month Cultural Experience (2019)

February 26, 2019

 
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MoAD's Afropolitan Ball 2018
MoAD's Afropolitan Ball 2018
MoAD's Afropolitan Ball 2018

[PHOTOS] MoAD Afropolitan Ball – Color of Time (2018)

October 28, 2018
 
Art+Culture
 
Actress and Oakland-native Zendaya was interviewed by a Roses student and his mother
Actress and Oakland-native Zendaya was interviewed by a Roses student and his mother
Actress and Oakland-native Zendaya was interviewed by a Roses student and his mother

Zendaya and Google.org help a community school bloom

March 19, 2018

 
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oakland hip hop
oakland hip hop

The New Hip-Hop Exhibit at Oakland Museum Demands Respect

March 23, 2018
 
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[PHOTOS] San Francisco Black History Month Cultural Experience (2018)

February 25, 2016

 
Art+Culture
 
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moad afropolitan ball 2017
moad afropolitan ball 2017

The MoAD Afropolitan Ball – $1Million Raised to Keep Black Culture in San Francisco

November 14, 2017
 
Art+Culture
 
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moad afropolitan ball 2017
moad afropolitan ball 2017

[PHOTOS] MoAD Afropolitan Ball – Shades of Black (2017)

October 28, 2017

 
Art+Culture
 
Dimensions Dance Theater
Dimensions Dance Theater
Dimensions Dance Theater

Portraying the African-American Diaspora in Modern Dance

October 16, 2017
 
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black odyssey
black odyssey

California Shakespeare Theater’s Black Odyssey Breaks Box Office Records

September 7, 2017

 
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flyer-aint too proud
flyer-aint too proud

[Video] Berkeley Rep Opens World Premiere of Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations

June 6, 2017
 
Art+Culture
 
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the glasss menagerie
the glasss menagerie

[Press Release] California Shakespeare Theater presents its premiere staging of Tenessee Williams with The Glass Menagerie

June 6, 2017

 
Art+Culture
 
Ralph Griffin (1952-1992), "Noah's Ark," ca. 1980. Found wood and paint, 18.75 x 68.75 x 14.5
Ralph Griffin (1952-1992), "Noah's Ark," ca. 1980. Found wood and paint, 18.75 x 68.75 x 14.5
Ralph Griffin (1952-1992), "Noah's Ark," ca. 1980. Found wood and paint, 18.75 x 68.75 x 14.5

[Press Release] Revelations: Art from the African American South

May 3, 2017
 
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fireworks
fireworks

20 Things To Do In Oakland This Memorial Day Weekend

May 25, 2017

 
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octoroon-banner
octoroon-banner

Berkeley Rep Presents “An Octoroon”

Press Release | May 4, 2017
 
Art+Culture
 
Grand Opening Plazza Angelo
Grand Opening Plazza Angelo
Grand Opening Plazza Angelo

Fmr SF Mayor Willie Brown Joins Frankie Avalon and Mayor Ed Lee for Opening of Piazza Angelo

May 18, 2017

 
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Imprint.City brings KALW’s Kamau Right Now! live show to the Bayview Opera House

May 18, 2017
 
Art+Culture
 
The caravan awaits the start of the tour.
The caravan awaits the start of the tour.
The caravan awaits the start of the tour.

Highlander Heaven – Toyota Promotes Black History, Riding In Style

March 26, 2017

 
Art+Culture
 
Actor Danny Glover poses with the Opera Noir cast
Actor Danny Glover poses with the Opera Noir cast
Actor Danny Glover poses with the Opera Noir cast

Opera Noir’s Divas & Desserts Brings Celebrities, Donors to MoAD

April 1, 2017
 
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Bay Area Black History Month 2017

[Comprehensive Event Guide]

 
Art+Culture
 
NBA All-Star Baron Davis Brings Black Santa, Coloring Book to BCAF2017 During MLK Weekend in San Francisco
NBA All-Star Baron Davis Brings Black Santa, Coloring Book to BCAF2017 During MLK Weekend in San Francisco
NBA All-Star Baron Davis Brings Black Santa, Coloring Book to BCAF2017 During MLK Weekend in San Francisco

NBA All-Star Baron Davis Brings Black Santa, Icon Coloring Book to BCAF2017 During MLK Weekend in San Francisco

Baron Davis at BCAF 2017
 
Art+Culture
 
Baron Davis (NBA All Star; Founder, The Black Santa Company) and Black Santa
Baron Davis (NBA All Star; Founder, The Black Santa Company) and Black Santa
Baron Davis (NBA All Star; Founder, The Black Santa Company) and Black Santa

[PHOTOS] NBA All-Star Baron Davis brings Black Santa to Oakland at Marshawn Lynch’s Beast Mode, Lungomare at Jack London Square

December 22, 2016




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