Nitty Gritty Open Studios and Haight Ashbury Street Festival with Alphabet Rockers
Posted June 16, 2009 12:08 am (about 16 days ago)
Pics from a jam-packed weekend spanning Oakland and San Francisco. The first was an Open Studio and BBQ at Jamie Treacy's Nitty Gritty Studios in West ... View Gallery
Murals: Oakland, CA
Posted June 7, 2009 11:36 pm (about 24 days ago)
One reason I moved to Oakland was my perception of its art scene and a group that I’ve been particularly drawn to is the muralists. We actually have an after-school mural program at my school, ... View Gallery
Dancing in Los Angeles
Posted May 26, 2009 11:41 pm (about 36 days ago)
This past weekend of May 22nd-May 25th found Detroit-based dance instructors Kevin “Flash” Collins and April Hayes in L.A., teaching dances such as The Graystone Ballroom, Bop, and advanced ... View Gallery
Our Family Circle and Oakland Food Connection
Posted May 13, 2009 12:37 am (about 50 days ago)
As I dipped my toes back into the DJ waters I found myself DJing two great events in Oakland, CA. The first was a fundraiser for The Our Family ... View Gallery
Detroit Cha Cha in Las Vegas
Posted April 27, 2009 1:26 am (about 66 days ago)
I recently spent some time in Las Vegas with "The VBs" of Los Angeles and Flava for a fun filled weekend of dancing and workshops. Line dancing and Detroit-style cha cha were the dances of choice, ... View Gallery
Vigil for slain Oakland Police Officers
Posted March 26, 2009 12:13 am (about 98 days ago)
While I have some strong thoughts on this incident, which I may share later, I hoped to get some images up from this View Gallery
129th Bok Kai Festival
Posted March 6, 2009 1:01 am (about 118 days ago)
Images from the 129th Bok Kai Festival in Marysville, CA, honoring the Chinese god of water, as well as the pioneering Chinese of the 1800s. This two day ... View Gallery
Inauguration Week Pics 2
Posted January 26, 2009 8:39 pm (about 156 days ago)
Images from the Swearing-In ceremony and the "great escape." There were so many people there that we obviously had unique experiences. Some got out of the Mall within a few hours, others never made ... View Gallery
Inauguration Week Pics 1
Posted January 26, 2009 1:00 am (about 157 days ago)
The days leading up the Swearing-In Ceremony, including the "We Are One" concert at the Lincoln Memorial, Congresswoman Barbara Lee's Reception, and the journey to Swearing-In.
To get a full ... View Gallery
Steppin' For Obama-Alameda, CA
Posted December 17, 2008 12:26 am (about 197 days ago)
September 13, 2008. While I realize that I'm posting more than three months later (I just got my hands on the pics last weekend!), I thought it was noteworthy enough to still get some up. I'm always ... View Gallery
2008 Dia de los Muertos Celebration-Oakland Museum of California
Posted October 29, 2008 12:13 am (about 246 days ago)
Pics from their 15th Annual Community Day. Among those volunteering and contributing murals were Oakland Unity High School. View Gallery
2nd Annual Living Word Festival, Oakland, CA
Posted October 20, 2008 12:26 am (about 255 days ago)
This event reminded me of why hip hop is so important to my life and why I've made Oakland home. Free performances by three of my favorite performers-View Gallery
Oakland Food Connection Farmers' Market Grand Opening
Posted September 25, 2008 12:32 am (about 280 days ago)
This much-needed addition to Oakland, CA's Laural District was founded by the Oakland Food Connection, whose program includes teaching youth how to ... View Gallery
Around Town-Oakland, CA
Posted August 31, 2008 11:19 pm (about 304 days ago)
Pics and links related to the new Oakland Food Connection farmers' market in the Laurel district, the Oakland Museum of California's View Gallery
Oakland Unity High School 2008 Graduation
Posted June 27, 2008 9:44 pm (about 369 days ago)
After working with these students for four years I couldn't be prouder. Because everyone loves numbers, 70% were accepted to four year universities! That's something people in Oakland should be ... View Gallery
Oakland Unity High School Prom 2008
Posted June 19, 2008 1:13 am (about 378 days ago)
Pics from the class of 2008's prom! View Gallery
Malcolm X Jazz Festival 2008, Roller Derby, and more!
Posted May 20, 2008 12:08 am (about 408 days ago)
Despite almost getting run over by a cop car, in the words of Ice Cube, today was a good day. I got my day started by attending an annual lunch by The View Gallery
Hip Hop Chess Federation Tournament-San Francisco
Posted October 18, 2007 1:52 am (about 623 days ago)
On October 13th, 2007 The Hip Hop Chess Federation brought together some of the sharpest hip hop artists, chess players, and martial artists to ... View Gallery
Oakland Black Cowboy Association
Posted October 10, 2007 12:23 am (about 631 days ago)
This past Saturday saw the latest rendition of an Oakland tradition 33 years in the making. Unfortunately, most people are not aware that many cowboys throughout the history of this country have been ... View Gallery
First Annual Oakland Hair and Fashion Show
Posted October 3, 2007 2:22 am (about 638 days ago)
More details coming soon. Just wanted to get the pics up! Apologies for the quality as I was using a lower-end camera. Then again, a poor artist blames his tools. Maybe I should read the manual... View Gallery
Japanese Culture and History Class
Posted August 10, 2007 2:53 pm (about 692 days ago)
Various images from a couple of classes that I taught at Oakland Unity High School, CA. Besides typical lectures, students did presentations, tried food, ... View Gallery
Ogaki, Japan School Visits
Posted July 27, 2007 11:03 pm (about 705 days ago)
Images from elementary, junior high, and senior high schools in Ogaki, Japan. View Gallery
Pics from Gifu, Japan
Posted July 23, 2007 9:26 pm (about 709 days ago)
Pics from various spots in the Gifu Prefecture, mostly in Ogaki. As noted elsewhere, I was participating in a study program, courtesy of the ... View Gallery
Tokyo Pics 2
Posted July 18, 2007 10:37 pm (about 714 days ago)
More pics from Tokyo including a great art gallery known as Design Festa and other wanderings around Harajuku, a martial arts demonstration (if that wasn't ... View Gallery
Tokyo Pics
Posted July 15, 2007 1:44 am (about 718 days ago)
While I took a bunch of typical tourist shots of buildings I figure that people are always more interesting and I tried to include some stuff that you won't find in the tourist books, as well as some ... View Gallery
Southern California College Trips
Posted May 5, 2007 12:02 am (about 789 days ago)
A week after returning from Atlanta, my school took another college trip to Southern California. This time we definitely had more time constraints and we focused more on visiting as many colleges as ... View Gallery
Georgia and Alabama College Visits
Posted May 3, 2007 12:19 am (about 791 days ago)
A group of students from my school spent a week exploring various schools in the south and checking out the local sites. It was a great trip for all. Some of the collegest that we visited included ... View Gallery
Frontline: Violence, Gangs, & Turfs Conference
Posted April 1, 2007 2:53 pm (about 823 days ago)
Pics from this fourth annual conference to help address youth violence in the Bay Area. Participants got to hear from community workers, youth, ... View Gallery
Word on the Street
Posted April 1, 2007 1:12 pm (about 823 days ago)
I apologize for the cheesiness of the title, but I have writer's block. At any rate, here are some pics of the great things that the students I work with have been a part of these past few weeks. I ... View Gallery
New Year's Eve 2007, Paris
Posted January 9, 2007 1:13 am (about 905 days ago)
Included are some pics from the gig itself, but since I was DJing I didn't take a whole lot. However, my friend Marie took some good ones so I'll post those once they're ready. While the party at the ... View Gallery
Dia de los Muertos Celebration: Oakland, CA
Posted November 9, 2006 1:23 am (about 966 days ago)
Pics from what I hear is the largest Dia de los Muertos Festival in the country. Not familiar with this holiday? Click here for more info! ... View Gallery
Sol Extravaganza
Posted October 15, 2006 7:42 pm (about 990 days ago)
Fundraiser for Oakland Sol, a mixed-use Co Op committed to sustainable living, as well as a fundraiser for the View Gallery
Oakland Stepper's Set-Aug. 2006
Posted September 9, 2006 2:30 am (about 1027 days ago)
Visitor's came from all over the country to party and pick up some new steps at this annual event hosted by Damone Hodges and Malik Smith. ... View Gallery
Hyphy San Francisco, Houston Dance Conference, Weapons of Miseducation-SFSU
Posted August 7, 2006 1:08 am (about 1060 days ago)
There's a little bit of everything in his gallery!
First off are photos from a panel on the "Hyphy Movement" at the Commonwealth Club of San ... View Gallery
Oakland Photoshoot, KRS-One in Eureka, CA
Posted August 6, 2006 11:48 pm (about 1060 days ago)
The first few photo's are from a photoshoot my lady put together, which was a pretty laid-back experience. Too many times these types of events are ... View Gallery
Hip Hop & Education Teacher Institute-Rock Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH
Posted July 4, 2006 1:51 pm (about 1094 days ago)
This institute was designed to teach educators about hip hop and ways to incorprate hip hop into the classroom. Participants got to learn from the likes of Chuck D, Kool Herc, Jeff Chang, Shamako ... View Gallery
Unity High Lake Tahoe Trip
Posted July 3, 2006 10:10 am (about 1095 days ago)
When school let out some colleagues and I took a group of students who had met certain academic goals to Lake Tahoe for the weekend. Unfortunately not every student who qualified could attend but we ... View Gallery
2006 NCORE Chicago, IL
Posted June 8, 2006 10:45 pm (about 1119 days ago)
These pictures are from the 2006 National Conference On Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) that took place in Chicago, IL. Most of the workshops deal with race-related ... View Gallery
Bay to Breakers 2006, San Francisco
Posted May 28, 2006 1:50 pm (about 1131 days ago)
This San Francisco tradition is nearly 100 years old and attracts people from the world over. The 12 kilometer run/walk has people going all out for the best costumes. Although nudity and alcohol is ... View Gallery
South Central Farm, Echa La Mano (L.A.)Earth Day-Oakland
Posted May 17, 2006 12:19 am (about 1142 days ago)
Images from the South Central Farm in L.A., a fund raiser for a school in Chiapas, Mexico, and Earth Day in Oakland.
In spite the relative light mood in the images, including the kids selling ... View Gallery
Oakland HR4437 Protest
Posted April 14, 2006 3:22 am (about 1175 days ago)
I'll keep my comments brief as I hope the images speak for themselves. On Monday, April 10 between 8,000 and 10,000 people marched in Oakland, CA to protest a bill that makes it a felony to be an ... View Gallery
Bay Area Hip Hop and Oakland Unity High School
Posted March 29, 2006 9:45 am (about 1191 days ago)
The last couple weeks were crazy hectic. I wish that I could reflect on everything, but I don't think that there's time for that in a public forum. However, I wanted to at least get some pics up. ... View Gallery
Superbowl ESPN Zone/Cadillac
Posted March 29, 2006 9:39 am (about 1191 days ago)
Feb 4 2006 - This was a fun-filled weekend in Detroit for the Super Bowl. I was too much of a small-fry to get into the big name events, although I ended up stuck at the official "Girls Gone Wild" ... View Gallery
More Super Bowl Weekend Pics
Posted March 29, 2006 9:35 am (about 1191 days ago)
Feb 4 2006 - This was a fun-filled weekend in Detroit for the Super Bowl. I was too much of a small-fry to get into the big name events, although I ended up stuck at the official "Girls Gone Wild" ... View Gallery
Round II: Certified Knockout-Oakland, CA
Posted March 29, 2006 9:24 am (about 1191 days ago)
Dec 14 2005 6:00 pm - This was a CD release party for the second round of the "DJ Project" at my high school, hence the title. For those not familiar with the program, youth participants learn the ... View Gallery
Minutemen and War Protest-Northern California
Posted March 29, 2006 9:15 am (about 1191 days ago)
Nov 2 2005 - I'm posting these way late, but better late than never! The Bay area is known for its leftist activism and it seems as if there's a protest or rally nearly every day. I checked out an ... View Gallery
Unity Soccer match, Block Yard-East Oakland, CA
Posted March 29, 2006 9:10 am (about 1191 days ago)
Oct 8 2005 - While Oakland, particularly the deep East side, often gets stereotyped as a haven for drugs and violence, the real story, or course, is much more complex. There are plenty of positive ... View Gallery
Detroit DUB car show & random pics
Posted March 29, 2006 9:02 am (about 1191 days ago)
Aug 7 2005 - Detroit recently hosted DUB magazine's car show and concert featuring performers such as Fabolus, Trillville and the X-ecutioners. I also got some random pics from the city including the ... View Gallery
Sierras, California & Cancun, Mexico
Posted March 29, 2006 8:56 am (about 1191 days ago)
Aug 5 2005 - Some pics from a little R&R with my homies near the Sierras. Sure, most of you don't care, but it was so damn pretty up there I had to at least put some record of our visit up in cyber ... View Gallery
FUSE-IN Festival, Detroi, MI
Posted March 29, 2006 7:55 am (about 1191 days ago)
May 28 2005 - I recently got back from the 2005 Detroit Electronic Music Festival, officially known as FUSE-In. I spun at the Scion/View Gallery
DJ Project-Oakland, CA
Posted March 29, 2006 7:41 am (about 1191 days ago)
May 6 2005 - In a nutshell, students learn how to make their own tracks and learn about the music business. Beyond the learning process, everyone is part of a compilation CD that they helped create. ... View Gallery
DJ Project Photo Shoot-Oakland, CA
Posted March 29, 2006 6:36 am (about 1191 days ago)
May 6 2005 - In a nutshell, students learn how to make their own tracks and learn about the music business. Beyond the learning process, everyone is part of a compilation CD that they helped create. ... View Gallery
Mash-Taichung, Taiwan
Posted March 29, 2006 6:29 am (about 1191 days ago)
Apr 9 2005 - This was my first time playing in Taichung and I had a good time although this was more of a lounge set up so people weren't dancing throughout the night. Honestly, this threw me for a ... View Gallery
U. of Wisconsin-Foreign Exchange & W. Perdomo
Posted March 29, 2006 6:25 am (about 1191 days ago)
Oct 9 2004 - This was a three day conference geared for students in the University of Wisconsin system. "The purpose of AMSLC is to provide UW System’s best and brightest students of color and ... View Gallery
Stanford University Upward Bound
Posted March 29, 2006 6:20 am (about 1191 days ago)
Aug 4 2004 - This summer I had an opportunity to teach three courses with Stanford University's Summer Upward Bound Program, a pre-college program for high school students in and near Palo Alto. Two ... View Gallery
More Stanford University Upward Bound Pics
Posted March 29, 2006 6:15 am (about 1191 days ago)
Aug 4 2004 - This summer I had an opportunity to teach three courses with Stanford University's Summer Upward Bound Program, a pre-college program for high school students in and near Palo Alto. Two ... View Gallery
National Hip Hop Political Convention - Newark, NJ
Posted March 29, 2006 6:08 am (about 1191 days ago)
Jun 18 2004 - The NHHPC was organized as an effort to politically mobilize “the hip hop generation” in a cohesive manner. Panelists and presenters included journalists, activists, educators, and ... View Gallery
NCORE-Miami, FL and Town Hall Meeting, San Jose
Posted March 29, 2006 6:01 am (about 1191 days ago)
Jun 12 2004 - Pics related to the recent National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) that was held in Miami Beach. I was fortunate enough to co-present a workshop on hip hop and social justice, ... View Gallery
Carnaval 2004-San Francisco, CA
Posted March 29, 2006 5:55 am (about 1191 days ago)
May 30 2004 - I think you'll agree that the pics speak for themselves. View Gallery
Carnaval 2004 (pt II)-San Francisco, CA
Posted March 29, 2006 5:50 am (about 1191 days ago)
May 30 2004 - More pics from Carnaval 2004. I think you'll agree that the pics speak for themselves. View Gallery
Hip Hop Meditations release parties - Bay Area
Posted March 29, 2006 5:44 am (about 1191 days ago)
May 15 2004 9:00 PM - Two days of events in San Francisco and Oakland to celebrate the release of Carlos Mena's latest release Hip Hop Meditations. Some of ya'll might remember Carlos as a member of ... View Gallery
Detroit Hip Hop Pics, 1996-98 (Eminem, Royce, etc)
Posted March 29, 2006 5:40 am (about 1191 days ago)
May 1 2004 - Random hip-hop pics from Detroit and Ann Arbor dating between 1997 and 1999. I'll try and dig up more, but it's really a shame that I didn't take more pictures. My boy Mo Changes and I ... View Gallery
More Madison and Chicago
Posted March 28, 2006 1:04 pm (about 1192 days ago)
Apr 22 2004 - The University of Wisconsin has always shown love and I found myself back in town for a few more events before I headed to the Windy City and back to the 'Lou. I was able to participate ... View Gallery
Nashville, Tennessee and St. Louis, Missouri
Posted March 27, 2006 11:05 am (about 1193 days ago)
* Date: Apr 9 2004 * Time: 00:00 pm * Comments: More pics from the road. Nashville, Tennessee and St. Louis, Missouri to be exact. It was my first time in Nashville, and I must say that I ... View Gallery
San Francisco, MAASU, Madison, Wisconsin
Posted March 26, 2006 4:50 am (about 1194 days ago)
As the clich?? goes, when one door closes, others open. Things didn????t work out with the day job so I????m back on the grind doing what I love most, including traveling and connecting with new ... View Gallery
Brigham Young University and UVSC, Utah
Posted March 18, 2006 1:31 pm (about 1202 days ago)
* Date: Feb 13 2004 * Time: 7:00 PM * Comments: There were two parts to this excursion. The first was a workshop giving an overview of hip hop's development and the social context that it ... View Gallery
Le Twins-Paris, France
Posted March 18, 2006 1:26 pm (about 1202 days ago)
Date: Jan 16 2004 Time: 00:00 pm Comments: There's not much to say about this one, other than it was off the hook! It was a friendly, open-minded crowd that danced till the wee hours in the morning ... View Gallery
Paris, London, South Hampton
Posted March 18, 2006 1:21 pm (about 1202 days ago)
Date: Jan 16 2004 Time: 00:00 pm Comments: More pics from the Le Twins gig in Paris on January 16, 2004 There's not much to say about this one, other than it was off the hook! It was a friendly, ... View Gallery
Sierra Nevada Music Festival and San Diego, CA
Posted March 18, 2006 1:17 pm (about 1202 days ago)
* Date: Jun 25 2003 * Time: 00:00 pm * Comments: Cali is well known for it's festivals and this one at Angel's Camp featured Bob Marley's crew The Wailers, Barrington Levy, Capelton, Sister ... View Gallery
Carnaval, NCORE-San Francisco, CA
Posted March 18, 2006 1:14 pm (about 1202 days ago)
* Date: May 31 2003 * Time: 00:00 pm * Comments: The Bay has more festivals and parades than you can shake a stick it. Here are a few pics from Carnaval 2003. I also presented at the ... View Gallery
Wide-London, UK
Posted March 18, 2006 1:11 pm (about 1202 days ago)
* Date: Sep 29 2001 * Time: 10:00 pm * Comments: It was an interesting night as I had never been to a "ghettotech/booty" night in London before. After hours of it from the preceding DJs, I ... View Gallery
Random Michigan pics-Detroit, Reese, Pontiac, etc
Posted March 18, 2006 1:08 pm (about 1202 days ago)
Date: Jul 15 2003 Time: 00:00 pm Comments: I did a bunch of club hopping, taking pics as I went. In this batch we get 5th Ave. in Royal Oak, Sevin in Pontiac, Carbon in Hamtramck, and Envy in ... View Gallery
95.5 Aftershock, Eminem Pre-Party-Detroit, MI
Posted March 18, 2006 1:03 pm (about 1202 days ago)
Date: Jul 12 2003 Time: 00:00 pm Comments: Pics from Channel 95.5's Aftershock Radio show on July 5, which happened to be air personality Gorde's birthday. ... View Gallery
Korie Birthday Bash-Detroit, MI
Posted March 18, 2006 1:00 pm (about 1202 days ago)
Date: Jul 11 2003 Time: 2:00 am Comments: Some pics from the birthday afterset at the Camillian Cafe celebrating Detroit ... View Gallery
Memorial Reception for Laura Gavoor-Detroit, MI
Posted March 18, 2006 12:54 pm (about 1202 days ago)
Date: Oct 4 2002 Time: 6:00 pm Comments: While I never had the pleasure of working with Laura, who recently passed away, her impact on Detroit, musically and beyond, is without measure. I stopped ... View Gallery
Envy-Detroit, MI
Posted March 18, 2006 12:49 pm (about 1202 days ago)
Date: Oct 5 2002 Time: 10:00 pm Comments: Guest DJ on numerous occassions, spinning alongside guys such as DJ Marquis, Adroit, P-Nice, and Ray-Tech. Past guests of the club include the likes of ... View Gallery
Skylark-San Francisco, CA
Posted March 18, 2006 12:44 pm (about 1202 days ago)
Date: Apr 4 2003 Time: 6:30 pm Comments: From the "official press release" of a Memorial Day booking. PUT YOUR HANDS UP "DETROIT"!!! We're very excited to bring you a special edition of ... View Gallery
Hip Hop Ya Dont Stop-Belleville, Illinois
Posted March 18, 2006 4:14 am (about 1202 days ago)
The Nichols Community Center of Belleville, Illinois (near St. Louis) will be hosting ????ip Hop, Ya???? Don????t Stop????an interactive presentation and workshop about hip hop music and culture. The ... View Gallery
