excited to share the trailer for “Tales of The Town: The Film.” Purchase tickets to the premier screenings at . link in bio. Appreciate all y’all’s support. 🤞🏾🖤
Tales of The Town is a multimedia project about Black Oakland brought to you by @peoplesprograms & @hellablackpod . Over the next few weeks we’ll be telling stories of Black Oaklanders through different mediums. Ep.1 of the podcast drops next tuesday. more to come!
This that Willard Middle School shit when Ronnie and Renesha used to clear the living room and throw functions in the apartment on Harmon. That Bhigh shit when my nigga ran that good fade on the 15 on the way to the school house with bro with the big ass hands 😂😂😂. Rest in Peace to my boy. 🤲🏾🤞🏾☝🏾
Tales of the Town has been selected and will be screening at the Emeryville Film Festival this Saturday during the Human Stories: Short Documentary Block (3:30–5:00 PM). A portion of ticket sales will also support People’s Programs. Get your tickets at the link in our bio!
2 new episodes of @hellablackpod just dropped. you can listen and understand the relationship between the pics in the slides, what just happened in venezuela, and why a professional basketball player is committed to staying amongst the people.
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For Free The People Press @delency_ gives a brief overview of the historic role youth and high school football has played in creating spaces for commune and development for Black Bayarains. With gentrification having ravaged historically Black neighborhoods and institutions, Delency argues that the Black football scene offers New Afrikans the rare opportunity to come together en masse—making them hot beds for organizing New Afrikans in the Bay for political change. Link in bio.
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For Black folks in the Bay, football has always been more than a game. It’s been an arena of commune, development, and resource sharing. With gentrification having ravaged our historically Black neighborhoods and economic exploitation and marginalization having dismantled our institutions, for those of us that remain here—youth and high school football offer us the rare chance to come together en masse. In this piece I share some brief thoughts on how/why community organizations and individuals should support our local football programs, and what their success means for the broader Black Bay Area. Link in bio for full article.
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🌟 ARTIST INTRODUCTION 🌟
Delency Parham is an Oakland-based writer and journalist driven by a mission to tell authentic stories that inspire and uplift. His work explores the intersections of social justice, sports, music, and community, with a particular focus on amplifying underrepresented voices.
A former Division I football player, Delency brings a unique insider’s perspective to sports reporting. His writing has been published in prominent local outlets like the East Bay Express and Berkeleyside, as well as the Afrikan Black Coalition.
Beyond traditional journalism, Delency is a passionate media creator and community organizer. He is the co-founder of the sports blog AthletesAvenue.net and the acclaimed Hella Black Podcast, an audio experience he co-hosts that educates listeners on Black culture and politics while highlighting the work of grassroots organizers. His commitment to community is action-oriented; he is also a co-founder of @peoplesprograms an initiative serving the houseless population.
With expertise in interviewing, reporting, blogging, copywriting, podcasting, and social media, Delency Parham is a dynamic storyteller dedicated to informing and empowering his community.
“Free Em All” the last piece of the Black August collection. Best offer. All proceeds go to @spiritofmandela
So much money and social capital is collected by people who talk about the Black Panther Party while actual Panthers are still stuck in prison, or struggle as elders in this dreadful society.
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“Struggle in Motion.” Starting price $100 or best offer. Proceeds go to @spiritofmandela
This piece was inspired by a political ground-in from my good sis Nyällah Muntaqim in which she listed dates of martyrdom, birth, rebellion , and liberation in the New Afrikan Struggle.
Colors were all selected from Fanon’s wretched of the earth— a historical text that led to a giant leap in consciousness and action for the revolutionary masses.
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I call this one, “Interpretation of History.” $200 (or best offer). DM for purchase. All money goes to supporting @spiritofmandela and their work to free political prisoners and prisoners of war. More about the piece below ⬇️.
This draws inspiration from “Look For Me in The Whirlwind”— the autobiography of the Panther 21. 21 dedicated soldiers in the fight for freedom and humanity. 21 africans in amerikkka targeted by the white house, the FBI, the CIA, NYPD, and more. I consider this book a must read for those interested in an unfiltered look at Black (New Afrikan) struggle.
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