The arrival of $680 million in federal funding could revive plans to do away with Interstate 980, the relatively little-used highway that separated neighborhoods in West Oakland from the rest of the city when it opened almost a half-century ago.
“This festival brings our mission to life,” says Ravernell. “We want to highlight and preserve the cultural and spiritual traditions of African Americans and demonstrate how these traditions are connected to Africa and the African Diaspora.” If eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day is supposed to bring good luck, then Oakland will be having a tremendous lucky day on Sept. 24, 2022, when it will host the 7th annual Oakland Black-Eyed Pea Festival. Appealing to all ages, the free festival at Oakland Technical High School will feature African American traditional
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