NNPA NEWSWIRE William Felton Russell was born on Feb. 12, 1934, in Monroe, La., and his family moved to West Oakland in 1942 when he was 8. His father found work on the waterfront and in the Bay Area shipyards in the middle of World War II. They instilled in him a history of racial and family pride that helped him survive in a racially discriminatory Boston environment while playing for the Boston Celtics. By Paul Cobb, Post News Group Publisher Bill Russell, the center of attention in professional basketball, died at 88 after becoming the most decorated athlete in all of the team sports in the United States. The star of the Boston Celtics from 1956-1969, he changed the way basketball was played by applying his rare combination
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Oakland, like many major U.S. cities, has been severely impacted by recent unprecedented events. The COVID-19 pandemic leads the procession of crises that have shaken the city’s economic foundation and uprooted individuals, communities and businesses. Arguably, one of the industries hit hardest has been that of arts and entertainment as those venues have been shuttered for well over a year.
The Oakland Business Collective (OBC) is a newlyformed group of longtime friends, all arts and entertainment professionals who decided to join forces, combine resources and make a difference by revitalizing Oakland’s arts and entertainment scene.
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