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The annual commemoration paid homage to those who fought to secure voting rights for Black Americans and brought calls to recommit to the fight for equality.

Meet Xavier Muzik, who recently won the third annual Emerging Black Composers Project.

Meet Xavier Muzik, who recently won the third annual Emerging Black Composers Project. Kari Hall reports.

Oakland’s Mark Sadusky wants to see more people that look like him competing at a high level.

Oakland’s Mark Sadusky wants to see more people that look like him competing at a high level. Janelle Wang reports.

San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood has lost several businesses in recent months. Local residents are fighting to preserve their community, and helping to lead that effort is San Francisco Black Wall Street.

San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood has lost several businesses in recent months. Local residents are fighting to preserve their community, and helping to lead that effort is San Francisco Black Wall Street. Marcus Washington reports.

To say Markelle Taylor is running from his past, isn’t exactly correct. Maybe you’d say he’s running with it. Except now, instead of donning the prison garb he wore daily for 18 years, he now slips on a track suit with Markelle “The Gazelle” stitched onto the chest.

Meet a Cuban singer, songwriter and physical education teacher who since he arrived in the Bay Area, his goal has been to bring joy through his music, talent and culture. Marcus Washington reports.

As part of celebrating Black Heritage we highlight meteorologist and children’s book author Brittney Shipp from our sister station in Philadelphia. Kari Hall reports.

If you’ve seen a jazz concert in the Bay Area over the last few decades, there’s a good chance you’ve witnessed Tammy Lynne Hall lording over the piano, coaxing melodies rooted in gospel, jazz, classical and the ether, as one of the area’s foremost composers and side musicians.  Joe Rosato Jr. reports. 

If you’ve seen a jazz concert in the Bay Area over the last few decades, there’s a good chance you’ve witnessed Tammy Lynne Hall lording over the piano, coaxing melodies rooted in gospel, jazz, classical and the ether, as one of the area’s foremost composers and side musicians.  

One North Texas man is putting a fresh spin on traditional Western wear, blending his family’s deep ranching roots with big-city style.

Against the backdrop of San Francisco’s struggling Union Square, the new women’s clothing store appearing on O’Farrell Street around the holidays offered a small jolt of optimism. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.

Against the backdrop of San Francisco’s struggling Union Square, the new women’s clothing store appearing on O’Farrell Street around the holidays offered a small jolt of optimism.

Celebrating Black heritage, NBC Bay Area spotlights a groundbreaker in the world of fashion design: Brandice Daniel, founder of Harlem Fashion Row.

Meet Victor Harris, owner and baker of Reuschelle’s Cheesecakes in downtown Hayward.

LaRussell is making a name for himself in the music industry, doing it his own way and building an infrastructure for success. It includes a collective of artists known as Good Compenny.

LaRussell is making a name for himself in the music industry, doing it his own way and building an infrastructure for success. It includes a collective of artists known as Good Compenny. Marcus Washington reports.

Meet an East Bay photographer who has become known for his street photographs depicting the broad spectrum of people he encounters in his frequent walks.