Special Guest Gallery Chats with Cheo Tyehimba Taylor and Carolyn Johnson

Special Guest Gallery Chats with Legacy of Love and East Oakland Rising filmmaker, Cheo Tyehimba and Carolyn Johnson of Black Cultural Zone

In honor of Black Agosto, join filmmaker Cheo Tyehimba Taylor and Black Cultural Zone CEO Carolyn Johnson in OMCA’s Black Power feature for a pop-up talk about Taylor’s films “Legacy of Love” and “East Oakland Rising”. These films focus on the impact of the collective determination of African American communities on the Bay Area landscape. They explore topics like launching the first Black-led health center, tackling environmental racism, and a 10-year battle against unfair housing policies and gentrification in East Oakland. Johnson, who is featured in the film, will share highlights from her lifelong commitment to the Black Arts and Culture legacy in Oakland. This conversation will leave you inspired and motivated. Not to be missed! 

About Carolyn Johnson

Carolyn Johnson is the Chief Executive Officer of the Black Cultural Zone. Before that, she was a business instructor at the College of Alameda and Associate Director of Commercial Real Estate at the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC). With EBALDC, she leads a nonprofit community development organization building healthy, vibrant and safe neighborhoods in Oakland and the greater East Bay. 

About Cheo Tyehimba Taylor

Cheo Tyehimba Taylor is a journalist, author, former educator, and filmmaker. He directed and produced the original docuseries “KingMakers of Oakland” (2016), an Official Selection at the American Black Film Festival. He was the founding director of the Game Changers Project, a national fellowship for indie filmmakers across eight U.S. cities that partnered with The Obama Administration’s My Brother’s Keeper program. His short films “Legacy of Love” and “East Oakland Rising” are historic tributes to Oakland and will be screening ongoing in OMCA’s Gallery of California History.

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