College Bound Brotherhood recognizes its latest graduates at Oakland event (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Roger Porter.
Last updated at Fri, 10 Jun at 6:01am.

As I walked down Oak Street on my way to attend the College Bound Brotherhood Graduation Celebration earlier this week, I met a young man named Charles Breed who was heading to the same destination.

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Educating Black Boys: Hundred-Year-Old Advice Is Still Relevant
Blog entry by Corey Olds.
Last updated at Wed, 28 Jul at 2:23pm.

In The Souls of Black Folks (1903), a classic text of the black experience in America from the Emancipation to the dawn of the 20th century, W. E. B.

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Young East Oakland Author Parallels Past, Present Tales of African Americans
Article by Stephen Allen.
Last updated at Mon, 5 Jul at 3:39pm.

W.E.B. Dubois is recognized as one the great African-American authors of all time. In 1903, he published a book entitled “The Souls of Black Folks.” The book contained essays on race written by Dubois, and drew from his personal experiences being African-American during that time period.

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