Members of the BAMBD planning committee and media team

Members of the Black Arts Movement Business District planning committee and media team.
Left to right: Amir C. Clark, Aries Jordan and son Legend, Robert Arnold, Marvin X, Dr. Ayodele Nzinga, Eric Arnold, Ken Johnson, Maiya Newsome-Edgerly, Adam Turner.
photo Amir Aziz Clark

The group discussed organizational structure, community relations, the land trust to solidify
space in the 14th Street Corridor, the BAMBD/City of Oakland relationship with the goal of independence and sovereignty;established a 12 month time-line of activities, grant funding, self sufficiency, etc.

The media team inventoried their resources, contacts, planned publications, digital and print; including a newsletter, newspaper, magazine in partnership with the Post News Group; securing advertisement from businesses in the BAMBD. The BAMBD planners will meet again on Monday, February 8, 10A.M., at the Post News Group office, 405 14th Street, Suite 1215, Oakland.