Black Gold Storytellers
In the spirit of Isabel Wilkerson’s groundbreaking book The Warmth of Other Suns, Bay Area storytellers share the migration stories of Black elders who migrated from the South to Oakland, CA.
2023 Black Gold Storytellers
Black Harvest, Black Gold–The Story of Mae Givens
Mae grew up in South Baton Rouge, a stone’s throw from LSU on one side…
Planted in Love: James Ella James
Born in 1926, James Ella was raised on her grandparent’s farm in Limestone County Alabama. …
The Death of Lincoln High School, Evelyn Porter Remembers Black Hub of Fort Smith, AR
Evelyn Porter never wanted to come to California and shares why in her story.
The Wonderful Life of Sedalia L. Crain Taylor
In the early 1940s, Sedalia Crain migrated from Longview TX to California when she was…
To be Named
Beneath a single umbrella
His arm wraps your shoulder warm
As a middle step in diatonic jazz
The…
“I would not exchange my home here . . .”
Her ancestors walk in her skin, step forward with feet wrapped in historic legacy. ….
An Interview with Dera R. Williams – A Cali Girl with Southern Roots
From verdant Arkansas, to the pulsing heart of Oakland, A voyage embarked, a family woven,…
