The Bay Area Jazz Society will hold a fundraiser and CD listening party to raise funds for youth programs at Berkeley’s Black Repertory Theater (BBRT), the only Black-owned-and-operated theater in the East Bay. | By Clifford Williams Special to The Post The Bay Area Jazz Society will hold a fundraiser and CD listening party to raise funds for youth programs at Berkeley’s Black Repertory Theater (BBRT), the only Black-owned-and-operated theater in the East Bay. The event will take place at the BBRT on Sunday, Oct. 8 from 5 p.m.
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Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022 - Presentation: Elder David Alexander, Esq, The Legal Struggle: “God Was There All the Time!” Three of the most powerful legal cases that have impacted Black History and American History: Dred Scott; Brown vs. the Board of Education and Plessy vs. Ferguson Music: Heidi Hill, Soloist; Sandra Iglehart, Accompanist | Celebrate Black History with First Presbyterian Church, Oakland Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Sign up for the newsletter to receive Zoom information: http://eepurl.com/gMlqR1 Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, information: http://eepurl.com/gMlqR1 Preaching: Pastor Matt Prinz, First Presbyterian Church, Oakland Special Presentation: Elder Henry Gardner Music: Marilyn Reynolds, Soloist; Herman Waters, Accompanist Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022 - Presentation: Elder David Alexander, Esq The […]
“(Freddie Hughes) was the epitome of the likes of Johnny Mathis,” noted Tillman Smith. “That’s how impressive he was. Most people have no knowledge of his schooling or if he ever had a job, but they do remember his love for singing. Every time you saw Freddie, he was always handing out his latest CD.” | By Clifford L. Williams Freddie Hughes, one of the most gifted vocalists and a great human being, passed away unexpectedly from leukemia and complications from COVID-19 on Jan. 18, 2022, according to drummer, songwriter and producer Paul Tillman Smith. He was 78 years old. Hughes was born on Aug. 20, 1943, in Berkeley to parents […]