Blog entry by Liza J. Rankow.
Last updated at Mon, 20 Feb at 11:39am.

Join us Tuesday, Feb. 21st at 7PM, for a special introduction to the life and legacy of Dr. Howard Thurman. The event is free and open to the public. (See details at end of this post.) 

Article by Dafina Kuficha.
Last updated at Tue, 3 Jan at 7:09am.

Though I’ve had a fabulous year, 2011 was filled with intense challenges. 

Like many others, I’m ready to make powerful, positive changes in 2012! Here are a 12 ways to enjoy your New Year:

Article by Tehea Robie.
Last updated at Sun, 22 May at 9:00am.

To truly understand Spring Opara, you might need to understand a bit of optics.

“Visible light” is just a part of the vast spectrum of electromagnetic energy. But there are other kinds of light that we can't see, like ultraviolet and infrared.

Opara is living in the observable world, but she's also consciously operating from the metaphysical plane.

Article by Tehea Robie.
Last updated at Fri, 14 Jan at 12:36pm.

(Editor's note: Our continuing series that looks at Oakland Local's picks for people/organizations to watch in 2011. See all profiles in this series.)

In the club, in the streets, in corporate towers … the steady burn of corruption eats our world. Flames of shame and disrespect climb higher.

But wait, what’s that? Bursting through cerebral dams – dj fflood’s sound saturates, washing dancing masses clean of preconceived limits. His musical potions are healing waves of reverb and swirling pools of quick and tender tempo.

Blog entry by Sara Kassabian.
Last updated at Sat, 5 Jun at 11:04am.

Asking an Interplay artist to describe his or her work is similar to asking a Buddhist to describe the great complexities of his or her religion - it is not an easily articulated concept.

Blog entry by David Glover.
Last updated at Fri, 16 Apr at 7:45am.

A huge controversy has run through the entire history of the institutional church regarding what kind of music is acceptable. Today, some object to certain kinds of Contemporary Christian Music as sounding too “secular” for church, yet others support it. The controversy has sent mixed messages to the world.

Blog entry by First Christian C....
Last updated at Sun, 4 Apr at 1:19pm.

This year, Easter falls on the same day as the 42nd anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination. It's a day of resurrection for the folks at First Christian Church. And it's a day of remembrance.

In Oakland, resurrection and loss, resurrection and remembrance, go hand in hand.

Article by Cynthia Joseph.
Last updated at Tue, 16 Mar at 6:55am.

Art and performances affirming positive social change and the activists who work for it will be presented Saturday at Studio One in Oakland in “Transformative Visions.”