CITY LEADERS SAY THEY’D WELCOME THE OAKLAND A’s WITH OPEN ARMS. >>> THERE ARE PLENTY OF POSITIVE HEADLINES IN OAKLAND AS WELL, LIKE THIS. A NEW MURAL GOING UP IN NORTH OAKLAND FEATURING MISTAH F.A.B., AKA STANLEY COX, RAPPER, ENTREPRENEUR, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZER. >> YO, THIS IS CRAZY.
I JUST WISH MY BROTHER WAS HERE TO SEE THIS. MY BROTHERS, MY MAMA, THEY WAS ABLE TO SEE IT. >> THIS IS THE CORNER OF 45th AND MARKET, THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE MISTAH F.A.B. GREW UP. THE MURAL IS ON THE STORE HE’S
BEEN GOING TO SINCE HE WAS 5 YEARS OLD. AN OFFICIAL MURAL UNVEILING WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT MONDAY, WHICH IS ALSO THE START OF F.A.B. WEEK 2024. WHAT IS THAT? THAT’S WHEN MISTAH F.A.B. IS HOSTING TEN EVENTS IN SEVEN DAYS CELEBRATING BLACK CULTURE, BLACK BUSINESSES, AND THE COMMUNITY.
IT INCLUDES A BOWLING AND ROLLER SKATING NIGHT, THROWBACK CONCERT, AND A CELEBRITY BASKETBALL GAME. >> YOU KNOW, FORMER WARRIORS CAPTAIN BARREN DAVIS, A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE, RON ARTEST. I’M GETTING TEXTS FROM SOME OF MY FRIENDS THAT PLAY WITH THE WARRIORS.
HERE IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SAY, HOW CAN WE EMPOWER EACH OTHER? HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO KEEP DIVING TOWARDS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR IN A CITY THAT HAS BEEN FORGOTTEN ABOUT AS OF LATELY? I’VE SEEN OAKLAND BE COMPARED TO A GOTHAM CITY, YOU KNOW.
THEY’VE BEEN COMPARING IT TO THAT, LIKE, MAN, EVERYTHING IS JUST DARK. WELL, SINCE IT’S DARK, IF I HAVE TO PLAY THE ROLE OF BRUCE WAYNE, LET’S DO IT. FAB WEEK IS ABOUT EVERYBODY COMING TOGETHER. I’M ABOUT PEOPLE COMING OUT HERE SAYING, MAN, I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS WAS OAKLAND.
THIS HAPPENED IN OAKLAND? >> THAT’S PRETTY COOL. THERE ARE A LOT OF POSITIVES LIKE WE SAID IN OAKLAND. NEXT WEEK IS GOING TO BE FUN. FOR A FULL LIST OF EVENTS FOR FAB WEEK AND HOW TO GET TICKETS, GO TO OUR
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