Illustration by Alghozy on Unsplash By Catrell I, Catrell, was a vendor and sold barbecue chicken and ribs and dessert. Days were peaceful and good. Then in Oakland 2018, I was shut down by the police, just like my fellow food vendors who were just trying to survive. I had the proper vendor paperwork, so I think the police shut me down because of my color and because they hated me for no reason. Vendors around the world, all different colors, are being treated like trash an

Momii Palapaz, PNN May Day in Cuba 2016 “It is easier to change laws than to change minds. We consider Cuba as a Black country. You may have blond hair and blue eyes but genes tell another story”, said Second Secretary Gabriela Castillo from the Cuban embassy. The sister city of Oakland is Santiago. With the City of Oakland cultural and arts commission, Black artists and writers visit and work directly with the Cuban people. The fumes of diesel were suffocating. It was