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Operating as usual
Hello Business Owners!
We are excited to forward some new grant information via our phone app!!
Be sure to take action now as grant submission deadlines are approaching fast.
We will be sure to pass on new grant information as received and let us know if you need anything!
Big thanks to all the funders who made this possible like Black Cultural Zone, City of Oakland and more.
Calling all Black & Brown Folks :
Come Vend at AKOMA!
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Live and in person!! Outdoor market vending opportunity!! Safe distanced, masked but you can still see the smiles and feel the love.
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First Sundays Liberation Park
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Big shouts to AKOMA & @exoticlinx @thelemonadebar @blackculturalzone
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We LOVE plugging our people. On that note, we have our “Getting Down to Business Series” starting back up again on Nov. 18th on WooCommerce.
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Link in bio to sign up (go to website)
Consider these as critical portals to Black thought past, present and future.
Marcus Books ✊🏿
#therevolutionhasbeenwritten
#readingisfundamental
#supportblackownedbusinesses
#startnowdontstop
#holidaysarearoundthecorner
Shop now and always.
COUNTDOWN: 1 DAY! 🥳
Life is Living is a FREE celebration of Oakland life through Hip-Hop, intergenerational health, and artistic expression.
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Over the last 13 years, the historical festival has taken place at De Fremery Park in West Oakland.
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This year is going digital for the first time ever with virtual activations of live music, theater, dance classes, kids activities, and our BAOBOB online marketplace!
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It kicks off tomorrow! Registration link in bio!
@youthspeaks squad preparing for Life is Living Fest like...
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that virtual life!
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Y’all ready for the kick-off? Only TWO DAYS!
Bringing you the Bay’s best vendors among some amazing programming.
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Link in bio for more info. 🤗
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#VirtualEvents #BAOBOB #LifisLiving #YouthSpeaks #CommunityEvents #BuyBlack #WeBuyBlack #BayArea #Oakland #SupportBlackBusinesses #Vendors #VendorsWanted #Jewelry #Accessories #LocalEvents #Booths #StartNowDontStop #LIL2020
@youthspeaks squad preparing for Life is Living Fest like...
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that virtual life!
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Y’all ready for the kick-off? Only TWO DAYS!
Bringing you the Bay’s best vendors among some amazing programming.
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Link in bio for more info. 🤗
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#VirtualEvents #BAOBOB #LifisLiving #YouthSpeaks #CommunityEvents #BuyBlack #WeBuyBlack #BayArea #Oakland #SupportBlackBusinesses #Vendors #VendorsWanted #Jewelry #Accessories #LocalEvents #Booths #StartNowDontStop #LIL2020
Counting down 3 days until @youthspeaks Life Is Living festival! 💜💜💜💜💜
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We are excited to host an amazing array of vendors including:
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Skin care, jewelry, home decor, gourmet lemonade, carribean food, cannibas wellness, and more.
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Can you say variety?!
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Link in bio for more information. 🏁
One more day to register as a Life is Living vendor (deadline is October 2nd)!
Link to vendor registration in bio or here: lifeisliving.org
Who do you want to see in this virtual marketplace?
#VirtualEvents #BAOBOB #LifeisLiving #YouthSpeaks
#CommunityEvents #BuyBlack #BayArea
#Oakland #SupportBlackBusinesses #Vendors
#VendorsWanted #Jewelry #Accessories #LocalEvents
#LIL2020 #Booths #StartNowDontStop
Are you looking to support Black Owned Businesses, but you’re trying to keep your distance?
Here is your chance to support some phenomenal small business and vendors of the Bay Area.
BAOBOB and Life Is Living/Youth Speaks are teaming to bring you the BIGGEST virtual festival
and online marketplace that the Bay Area has EVER seen.
Festival starts on October 9 and ends on October 12…BUT the online marketplace will be live as
of October 5 so you can have access to exclusive vendors and promos prior to the start of the
festival.
Mark your calendars because this is an event you do not want to miss!
Link in bio.
Be sure to tag all Black owned small business owners and vendors.
Have You Heard?
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BAOBOB and Life Is Living/Youth Speaks are teaming to bring you the BIGGEST virtual festival and online marketplace that the Bay Area has EVER seen.
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Festival starts on October 9 and ends on October 12…BUT the online marketplace will be live as of October 5 so you can have access to exclusive vendors and promos prior to the start of the festival.
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Mark your calendars because this is an event you do not want to miss!
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Link - https://hopin.to/events/lifeisliving
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Be sure to tag all you know who would be interested n attending the festival.
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#VirtualEvents #BAOBOB #LifisLiving #YouthSpeaks #CommunityEvents #BuyBlack #WeBuyBlack #BayArea #Oakland #SupportBlackBusinesses #Vendors #VendorsWanted #Jewelry #Accessories #LocalEvents #Booths #StartNowDontStop #LIL2020
We love our Black owned Businesses! ❤️🖤💚
Announcement: We will be managing the marketplace at this years @youthspeaks Life is Living Festival. 🥳
#Repost @authentikafrikan
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The Queen Yavette of @baobobdirectory has a vision for her Ankara wax print fabric to upholster her furniture in her message studio One Presence Message in Berkeley.
Stuna shades by @tresmercedes
By the way we Upholster furniture too!
#authentikafrikn #africanwaxprint #africanfashion #fabricart #art #sustainableclothing #fabric #maskart #fabrics #africanprint #africanpattern #africanprintslovers #ankara
#ankarafashion
#ankarafabrics #ghana #nigeria #tanzania #senegal #maskswag #upholstery #funituredesign #africanfurniture
Join us this Wednesday for a free business education webinar we call "Getting Down to Business Series".
In our next “Getting Down to Business Series” session, we are having a very necessary conversation with Reed Smith LLP [IG handle(s)]. We'll be covering how to understand the complexities of insurance claims and properly advocate for ourselves.
Some of the topics we will cover include:
● Business interruption coverage
● Components of small commercial policy
● Riot, civil commotion, and vandalism coverage
● Legislative and litigation developments
● The process of pursuing a claim
Sign Up Here: https://linktr.ee/baobobdirectory
Join us Wednesday for a free business webinar we can “Getting Down to Business Series”
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In our next “Getting Down to Business Series” session, we are having a very necessary conversation with Reed Smith LLP @reedsmithllp .
We'll be covering how to understand the complexities of insurance claims and properly advocate for ourselves.
Some of the topics we will cover include:
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● Business interruption coverage
● Components of small commercial policy
● Riot, civil commotion, and vandalism coverage
● Legislative and litigation developments
● The process of pursuing a claim
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#BuildWealth #supportBlackownedbusiness #startnowdontstop #ubuntuinthebay #baobobdirectory #home #remotework #zoom #quarantine #staysafe #stayathome #blackowned
#onlineworkshops
#cultureforward
#bayareabusinessowners
#bayareaentrepreneurs
#bayareacommunity
#legacybuilding
#wealthbuilding
#blackandeducated
#instaevents
#buyblack
#thebay
#countdown
#financialeducation
#covid19resources
Linktree. Make your link do more.
#Repost @larenztate said it best
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CHADWICK BOSEMAN. May The Creator Watch Over Your Family And Loved Ones As You Continue On Your Journey King...! Thank You For Sharing Your Great Spirit And Talent With Us. You Made An Incredible Impact On The World! Much Gratitude. Love! 🖤
#ChadwickBoseman 👑🙏🏾✊🏿
#blackhistory
We pray for people who have lost homes, firefighters, farmworkers, and wildlife in California.
We pray for the cultivation of rich soil and healthy land and environmental resilience.
We pray for people who have lost homes, firefighters, farmworkers, and wildlife in California.
We pray for the cultivation of rich soil and healthy land and environmental resilience.
What Now?
Food banks are accepting donations
Disaster Relief Funds are Active
Local community gardens, farms and CSAs are active
#prayforcalifornia #californiafires #fireseason #2020fires
Bay Area Black Restaurant Week is Here!
Here are some restaurants featured in our directory that are also a part of @visitoakland's Black Restaurant Week collection.
Who's ready to chow down? 😋🍴
#bayareablackrestaurantweek #blackrestaurantweek #blackrestaurantoakland #baobobdirectory #blackbusinessapp #blackownedapp #bayareacommunityresource #bayareacommunity
Bay Area Black Restaurant Week is Here!
Here are some restaurants featured in our directory that are also a part of @visitoakland's Black Restaurant Week collection.
Who's ready to chow down? 😋🍴
#bayareablackrestaurantweek #blackrestaurantweek #blackrestaurantoakland #baobobdirectory #blackbusinessapp #blackownedapp #bayareacommunityresource #bayareacommunity #foodie
Happy Black August! ❤️💚🖤
Swipe for some powerful Black History.
#blackhistory #blackeducation #baobob #everforward
#blackaugust2020 #whatsthecall #freethemall #freemumia
Amplifying the Movement for Black Lives through The Breathe Act 📣⠀
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The Act is a call to: ⠀
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1. Divest Federal Resources from Incarceration and Policing and End Criminal Justice Harms. ⠀❌
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2. Invest in New Approaches to Community Safety through Funding Incentives ⬆️⠀
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3. Allocate Money to Build Healthy and Equitable Communities for All People 🔄⠀
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4. Hold Officials Accountable and Enhance Self-Determination for Black Communities 🤝⠀
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It is backed by Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Representative Rashuda Tlaib of Michigan. ⠀
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Text DEFEND to 90975 for mobile BLM updates⠀
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#BREATHEAct #DefendBlackLives
#defundthepolice
California State closed outdoor dining on Friday July 10th for several counties on the COVID watch list.
Alameda county appealed and was granted permission to resume outdoor dining, as of 7/15.
A PDF with all of the mandates is available here:https://files.covid19.ca.gov/pdf/guidance-outdoor-restaurants.pdf
Sending Big Love to our healing (s)heroes keeping us strong, fit and healthy inside and out. ⠀❤️🖤💚
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Visit the link in bio to access our app for more!⠀
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#stayheakthy #supportBlackownedbusiness #ubuntuinthebay #baobobdirectory #quarantine #staysafe #stayathome #blackowned⠀
#cultureforward #bayareabusinessowners⠀
#bayareaentrepreneurs⠀
#bayareacommunity⠀
#legacybuilding⠀
#wealthbuilding⠀
#instaevents #buyblack⠀
#thebay⠀
#covid19resources
Today we celebrate 106 year anniversary of the U.N.I.A., one of the most influential movements in Black history. Swipe for some literary gems by Marcus Garvey.
#unia #marcusgarvey #blackhistory #baobob #blackbusinessbayare #bayareablackbusiness #bayarea
There’s been a lot of talk about a Black dollar #blackout today, Tuesday, 07.07.20, and we’re all in.
Really, there’s no question that with capitalism, respect is connected to economics. But don’t y’all get it twisted. A day off from commerce doesn’t equate to a day of rest. Put that time you would’ve spent shopping to work demanding #justiceforBreonnaTaylor #sayhername
Today is the day to work that keypad!
s/o @kelseyulrich for the concise call list.
#arrestthem
#nojusticenopeace
#blackouttuesday
#nocommerceallcalls
#07072020
Our roots are in UBUNTU! Today especially, that's our cause to celebrate INTERdependence over INdependence. Here are four ways you can be in UBUNTU, too!:
1. Buy with intention to support your community
2. Invest in Black owned business fundraising campaigns (1000 $1 investments is a $1000 dollars!)
3. Share positive reviews publicly, give constructive feedback privately.
4. Expand your barter network
What would you add to our UBUNTU list?
(photo from Scott Olson/NPR)
New BAOBOB App ❤️🖤💚
Download it here: https://beta.baobobdirectory.com/
With more than100 businesses listed, it's a good start but we want the app to work for everyone! Don't see a biz that you know should be on here? There's "suggest a business" tab. Please use the feedback tab to share thoughts on clean up. Let us know!! Tag ya' folks! Thank you!!
#blackbayarea #blackowned #bayareabusinessowners #bayareacommunity #wealthbuilding #blackownedapp #mobileapp #mobiledirectory #freedownload #supportblackbusiness
Major Announcement!
Step 1: Watch the Video
Step 2: Click this Link: https://beta.baobobdirectory.com
#blackownedapp #mobileapp #mobiledirectory #freedownload #supportblackbusiness #supportblackownedbusiness #supportblackownedbusinesses #baobob #bayarea
We are highlighting #blackbusinessdads on Father's Day. First up is @exclusiveshoesrich!
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#baobob #blackbusiness #blackdirectory #supportblackbusinesses #supportblackowned #supportblackownedbusinesses #blackowned #blackfathers #blackfathersmatter
EXCITING NEWS! This Friday is Juneteenth and to celebrate, we are launching our Black Business Directory beta APP!
What to do now? Visit our site to recommend a Black Owned Business! Especially service providers (mechanics, cleaning companies, electricians, etc.)
Juneteenth is a week away and we are here for this @youthspeaks x @bvoperahouse collab event!⠀
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Also community call out! If you want to be part of this event you can submit a video by 6-14 at 5 pm. ⠀
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#juneteenth #freedomaintfree #baobob #onlineevent ⠀
#juneteenth2020
Who do you know that's a Black business owner who's also a father? Tag them below!
Call for Black Wealth-Builders!⠀
Webinar this Thursday 4-5 PM PST. ⠀
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Register using link in bio!⠀
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Swipe to see a new book by our guest, Wealth Builder, Jasper Smith.��⠀
You can win a free copy and here’s how:�⠀
1. RSVP for the webinar at baobobdirectory.com/gdtb (or link in bio)⠀
2. Share the flyer to your page and tag us plus 5 friends⠀
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We'll randomly choose three winners after the webinar on June 4th. 🖤❤️💚⠀
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We understand that chaos and some confusion is eminent during this time. So it is essential to FOCUS our EFFORTS into supporting Black businesses. Thank you!⠀
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#BuildWealth #supportBlackownedbusiness #startnowdontstop #ubuntuinthebay #baobobdirectory #home #remotework #zoom #quarantine #staysafe #stayathome #blackowned⠀
#onlineworkshops⠀
#cultureforward⠀
#bayareabusinessowners⠀
#bayareaentrepreneurs⠀
#bayareacommunity⠀
#legacybuilding⠀
#wealthbuilding⠀
#blackandeducated⠀
#instaevents⠀
#buyblack⠀
#thebay⠀
#countdown⠀
#financialeducation⠀
#covid19resources
Like clockwork...
It was covered up for decades.
Let’s be clear, EVERYTHING we do to live safely and comfortably in this country nourishes the racist system that oppresses Black people. Our dollars literally prop it up. Every permit we pay, every license or degree. Every paid ticket, every late fee, every dollar in interest, tax or tuition. Everything. The more we value what the system says we should, the more under the knee of the system we are. We just want to live but over and over again, we can’t breathe.
Breonna Taylor, Ahmad Arbery and George Floyd did not intend to be revolutionaries. They were just living their lives. But today they are at the front of the revolution, along with Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice, Oscar Grant, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, Nia Wilson and too many others.
We have to take seriously what it means to build our own. To stand firm on our boundaries and intentions. Riotous outrage is more than justified. Now we have to add to it a fiery commitment to collective responsibility, To protection. To vitality.. Make no mistake, we are neither at the start nor the finish line. We are in the long haul, the marathon… for our children’s children’s children and beyond. When harnessed, our focused collective buying power is the ultimate clapback. It’s our way out of the burning house.
#supportblackownedbusiness #startnowdontstop #buyblack #baobob #everforward #collectivebuyingpower #economicliberation #intentionalspending #mutualbenefit #mutualaid
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Oakland, CA
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Major Announcement! Step 1: Watch the Video Step 2: Click this Link: https://beta.baobobdirectory.com #blackownedapp #mobileapp #mobiledirectory #freedownload #supportblackbusiness #supportblackownedbusiness #supportblackownedbusinesses #baobob #bayarea
We are highlighting #blackbusinessdads on Father's Day. First up is @exclusiveshoesrich! 🖤❤️💚 #baobob #blackbusiness #blackdirectory #supportblackbusinesses #supportblackowned #supportblackownedbusinesses #blackowned #blackfathers #blackfathersmatter
A word from YaVette here at BAOBOB! #baobobdirectory #reflections #allaboutthebusiness
Out here at the Ashby Flea Market that isn't... the management have closed it this weekend and possibly for months to come. Vendors are taking issue with the plan. so much to say but this brother captures it all... the Ashby Flea Market has been a Bay Area institution, especially for Black owned business, for nearly 40 years. #supportblackownedbusiness #startnowdontstop #ashbybartfleamarket #vendorlife #iamblackbusiness #berkeley
Sending big love to all of our members, collaborators, and partners in 2018! Happy New Year to all, and we look forward to continuing our work together in 2019!🎇 ❤️🖤💚 #baobobdirectory #supportblackbusiness #happynewyear
Meet BAOBOB member Desiré J. Forté, owner of Damn Good Teas. Her business is quenching thirsts and healing generational trauma sip by sip. 🍵🍃💪🏿 #iamblackbusiness #supportblackbusiness #baobobdirectory #damngoodteas #TeaLady
Meet BAOBOB member Robynn Glover-Holloway, owner of Nunu's Desserts. Her business is bringing back memories one moist and delicious bite at a time. 🍰✊🏾❤️🖤💚 #iamblackbusiness #baobobdirectory #supportblackbusiness #nunusdesserts #blackbakers
This holiday season, BAOBOB is lifting up Black businesses through our #iamblackbusiness campaign! Check out a message from our Founder and CEO YaVette Holts. ✊🏿❤️🖤💚
Dont sleep on the importance of b2b connection. Today's @lifeisliving vendors pre-event gathering was the time to share experience, collaborate and get clear. There's not much better than being prepared. A big shout out to all, but especially to our youth vendors, flexing. #inspired #collaboration #lifeisliving #oakland #westoakland
Another economic reality is possible -- one that values community, sustainability and resiliency instead of profit by any means necessary. Niki Okuk shares her case for cooperative economics and a vision for how working-class people can organize and own the businesses they work for, making decisions for themselves and enjoying the fruits of their labor. Today's #BayAreaBlackFriday challenge BAOBOB highlights one of our local food cooperative Mandela Foods Cooperative, get your grocery shopping on! #ShopBlack #SupportBlackOwned #LeadByExample #BayAreaBOB #ComeUndertheBAOBOBtree #legacylove #yams #greens #sweetpotatopie #givethanks
Still feeling lifted by the beautiful people – all y’all!! – that made Life Is Living 10 such an amazing day. We want to give a special shout out to the 60 #vendors who brought the marketplace to life, kept bellies full all afternoon, and did all that with early morning load in and litter free load out late in the day. Salute to you and the commitment it took to maneuver with the date change and come out smiling. Thank you for your thoughtful notes and photos, keep ‘em coming!! The Youth Speaks, BAOBOB, CultivateEAD production trio is a testament to team work done well and we give thanks. Giving thanks, too, for our peeps Keta Price, Sidney Cain, Dominique Dickerson, Lori Shepherd, Jourden Moore, Jonathan who came through so early, ready to help keep the vendor registration process smooth. If you missed it, rest assured there are plenty opportunities to participate in BAOBOB projects and events! Jump on our email list to stay up on things. Visit www.BAOBOBdirectory.com to sign up. Life Is Living was a beautiful day with no shortage of beautiful business in the marketplace. #BAOBOB #itsaboutthebusiness #youthspeaks #cultivate2sustain #LIL10 #vendorvillage #oakland
Its Black Restaurant week and this heat wave got us like...its Time to Grub! #notcooking #heatwave In partnership with @blackrestaurantweek BAOBOB will be highlighting each of the delicious restaurants participating until November 5th and scoping out new locations to host the BAOBOB Preferred Member Mixers #bizopenmic For the tix and the list of participating restaurants check out www.bayareabrw.com for more details. To learn about becoming a BAOBOB member check out www.baobobdirectory.com/members and keep an out for the upcoming re-launch!
Vendor Call for 10th Annual LIFE IS LIVING FESTIVAL...A Free celebration of Oakland life through #hiphop, intergenerational health and artistic expression. Applications due in just 2 days on September 22, 2017.
BAOBOB Preferred Member Mixer- Enssaro
The Power of a strong Black Economy is cyclical!!! BAOBOB will provide a visible platform/services for Black Businesses to continue to thrive/develop. This in turn creates "Black Space" for the community to dwell which uplifts a high level of customer service and communal morale. Over time a strong wealth system, an economy, a Black ecosystem will develop with the capacity to support, fund, advocate and give back to the Black community! BAOBOB Directory Official Launch 11/1/15
Together we are more POWERFUL than we think!!!! BAOBOB Directory Official Launch >>>>>>> 11/1/15!!! #BuyBlack #BayArea #BlackWealth #BlackSolidarity #BlackStewardship
How do we create an empowered Black economy? BAOBOB will launch it's Black Biz Directory on Nov.1st!!! More than a directory we are revving up for our crowd funding campaign with a goal to raise 70k! By meeting this goal we will staff BAOBOB and tap into resources and a support network for the Black Businesses throughout the Bay Area!!! We are apart of the #BuyBlack movement and THIS is our answer to the question!
United Democratic Campaign - Oakland, CA
1721 BroadwayOakland School for the Arts (OSA) Theatre Dep
530 18th StEast Bay Interfaith Immigration Coalition (EB
1814 Franklin StResources for Oakland's Active Retirees
388 19th StEpilepsy Foundation of Northern California
1736 Franklin Street, Ste. 450
Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy - FAME
360 14th Street
Creature Comfort Holistic Veterinary Center
2501 MacArthur Blvd
East Oakland Youth Development Center
8200 International Blvd
Tag & Title Vehicle Registrations DMV
1206 Fruitvale Ave
Alameda County Sheriff's Office
1401 Lakeside Dr Ste 400