2024 Black Joy Parade in downtown Oakland-WATCH LIVE

EVERYBODY STOP FEELING THE MAGIC IN THE AIR. >> YES, I’M ALREADY STARTING TO HEAR DRUMS, SO I’M LEADING THIS WAY. AND OUR OUR ABC SEVEN NEWS REPORTER, ZACH FUENTES, HE IS OUT THERE ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE. HE’S GOING TO BE TALKING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE WALKING BY, PEOPLE IN THE CROWD. SO WE’RE

GOING TO GET A GOOD TASTE OF WHAT’S GOING ON TODAY. WE ARE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ABOUT 115, 120 CONTINUE. >> IT’S COMING TO YOU LIVE HERE FROM OAKLAND OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT HOUR AND A HALF. WE WANT TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE

PARADE ROUTE. IT IS GOING ALONG 14TH STREET HERE IN DOWNTOWN OAKLAND. ALONG FRANKLIN IS WHERE THE FOLKS WILL BE MARCHING, AND IT WILL END AT 19TH STREET. AND THAT’S WHERE THINGS REALLY OPEN UP AT THE CELEBRATION SITE, WHICH WE KNOW IS THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL THAT IS A PART OF THE

BLACK JOY PARADE, WHERE PEOPLE ARE SELLING ALL TYPES OF GOODS. YOU’RE GOING TO SEE ALL TYPES OF MUSICAL ACTS, AND WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT MORE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT HOUR AND A HALF. HERE ON THE ABC SEVEN NEWS LIVE STREAM. BUT WE WANT TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT TAYLOR DOES. I

KNOW TAYLOR GOLD BEES. >> YES, YOU SO GOLD BEAMS IS A PRODUCTION COMPANY. >> WE PRODUCE FUN, CREATIVE EVENTS MADE FOR BLACK CREATIVES, MADE FOR BLACK PEOPLE THAT FEEL LIKE A FAMILY REUNION. UM, THEY’RE PLACES FOR YOU TO DANCE TO CELEBRATE, AND TO HAVE A GREAT TIME AND WE’VE BEEN

PARTNERING WITH THE BLACK JOY PARADE FOR NOW, FIVE YEARS TO PRODUCE OUR SIGNATURE OPEN MIC. SECOND MONDAYS. >> THAT’S AWESOME. AND YOU’VE BEEN HOSTING FOR THIS IS YOUR THIRD YEAR. THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR ON CAMERA. >> THANK YOU, ALICIA, FOR PUTTING ME UP HERE. >> YOU LOOK GOOD, GIRL. I

SHOWERED, I DID ALL THE THINGS TODAY, I LOVE IT. >> YEAH. SO, TAYLOR IS A VETERAN IN HOSTING THE BLACK JOY PARADE COVERAGE. THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR HERE AT ABC SEVEN NEWS. SO WE’RE SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BRING YOU ALL THE SIGHTS, THE SOUND, THE EXCITEMENT, THE FUN

OF THE BLACK JOY PARADE. YEAH. >> AND WE HAVE THE EMCEE, THE GRAND MARSHAL, MISTAH FAB. YES YES. EXCITING. AND IF YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON’T KNOW, MISTER FAB, YOU DEFINITELY HEARD HIM FROM THAT T-PAIN SONG. >> I CAN’T BELIEVE IT. I COULD TAKE YOU TO THE BAY. HEY HEY HEY

, WHERE’S MY MISTER FAB? BACK HE IS RIGHT HERE. STARTING OFF THE PARADE. >> HE IS IN OAKLAND. LEGEND IN THE FLESH. THERE IS A MISTER FAB DAY. I BELIEVE THAT WAS STARTED BACK IN 2014. HE HAS THE ANNUAL MISTER FAB WEEKEND, WHICH IS REALLY ALL ABOUT GIVING BACK TO

THE COMMUNITY. YEAH THERE’S FREESTYLE CYPHERS. >> THERE’S RAP BATTLES, THERE’S SKATING, THERE’S BLACK CULTURE THAT JUST POURS OUT WAY MORE THAN JUST TODAY. HE IS THE HEARTBEAT OF OAKLAND, AND I DARE SAY HE IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF OAKLAND. HE HAS THE RIGHT FIT FOR THE GRAND MARSHAL TODAY. YEAH, I MEAN CHARITY EVENTS.

>> HE DOES IT ALL. >> HE DOES. AND WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE THEME OF THIS YEAR’S BLACK JOY PARADE. IT IS ALL ABOUT THE REDEFINITION OF A HUSTLER, AND I CAN’T THINK OF ANYONE WHO FITS THAT MOLD BETTER THAN MISTER FAB HIMSELF. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT A GUY THAT

KNOWS HOW TO HUSTLE? HE WAS DOING VERSES BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, HE’S A RAPPER. HE’S A HIP HOP ARTIST FOR $500. SO HE WAS HE, UH, HE WAS TELLING FOLKS, HIT ME UP ON INSTAGRAM IF YOU WANT ME TO DO A VERSE ON YOUR NEXT SINGLE, I WILL DO IT FOR

$500. THAT IS SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, GIVEN ALL OF HIS SUCCESS AND ACCLAIM. BUT HE WAS DOING IT TO PUT ON THE YOUNGER GENERATION OF ARTISTS. SO HE IS THE DEFINITION OF SOMEONE WHO IS CHANGING THE DEFINITION OF A HUSTLER, FOR SURE.

>> YEAH. AND YOU SEE THAT SIGN, GRAND MARSHAL? YOU SEE ALL THE PEOPLE ON THE SIDELINES BEING HAPPY, WAVING THOSE FLAGS. IT IS GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY IN THE WEATHER. COULDN’T HAVE BEEN BETTER. >> LET’S TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER. >> THERE IS NOT A CLOUD IN THE

SKY. THE SUN IS SHINING DOWN ON ALL OF US TODAY. >> JOYOUS. >> IT’S LIKE 62, PERFECTLY SUNNY. IF YOU WERE WITH US LIVE LAST YEAR, YOU REMEMBER IT WAS COLD. IT WAS RAINING. BUT IT DID NOT STOP OUR BLACK JOY THIS YEAR. WE CAN’T CONTAIN OUR EXCITEMENT BECAUSE THE WEATHER

IS COOPERATING AND SO MANY FOLKS ARE ALREADY LINING FRANKLIN STREET READY TO HAVE A GOOD TIME THIS AFTERNOON. >> I KNOW I KEEP PEEKING OUT THE SIDE. THERE WE SEE HIM, MISTER FAB, AND THAT CLASSIC CAR. >> YOU WILL SEE THAT CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF HIS STORE ON BROADWAY, I BELIEVE.

>> EXACTLY. IT’S RIGHT OFF OF, UH. I BELIEVE 19TH AND BROADWAY IS WHERE HIS SHOP IS LOCATED. AND LET’S CHECK IN WITH ABC SEVEN NEWS REPORTER ZACH FUENTES , WHO’S TALKING TO MISTER FABRIC IS BEAUTIFUL. >> AND I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS WHAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT ABOUT US

REPRESENTING THE BEAUTIFUL SIDE OF OUR CITY. >> WHAT’S IT FEEL FOR THIS CULTURE, FOR THIS COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER IN A TIME OF JOY, A BEAUTIFUL TIME? >> BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIMES WHEN WE COME TOGETHER, IT’S ONLY FOR NEGATIVE INNUENDOS, BUT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT THERE

AND SAY, WE’RE COMING TOGETHER FOR THE SOUL, FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF JOY AND LOVE, IT’S NO BETTER FEELING THAN THAT. >> WE LOVE IT. SEVENTH YEAR, MISTER FAB, OUR GRAND MARSHAL. THANK YOU MAN, TAKE CARE TO SEND IT BACK TO YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU ZACH. AND LOOK,

THIS IS WHO YOU’RE HEARING. YES, THIS IS THE GRAND DRUMLINE LED BY MISTER V. I MEAN, THEY HAVE PLAYED FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA. THEY’VE BEEN ON JIMMY KIMMEL TOUR. JAPAN, SOUTH AFRICA, EUROPE. >> I MEAN, THEY HAVE BEEN EVERYWHERE. >> AND YOU CAN HEAR WHY WE ARE GETTING THESE KIDS READY FOR

HBCUS, CUZ, YEAH, THEY’RE GONNA BE READY FOR THE DRUMLINE FOR SURE. >> UH, IT’S ALWAYS SO EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE DRUMS, BECAUSE THAT IS HOW YOU KNOW THAT THE BLACK JOY PARADE IS UNDERWAY HERE IN OAKLAND, FOR SURE. >> OH, IT IS A GOOD TIME. THE

KIDS ARE SMILING, MISTER FAB. >> LOOKING GOOD. GOOD >> MISTER FAB, ONE OF OAKLAND’S NATIVE SONS FOR SURE. AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE HIM AS THE GRAND MARSHAL FOR THE PARADE THIS YEAR. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. >> WE LOVE YOU. >> WHAT’S GOING ON, MR. FAN?

YEAH, IT COULDN’T BE A PARADE IN OAKLAND WITHOUT A CANDY PAINTED LOWRIDER, RIGHT? >> RIGHT. EXACTLY, EXACTLY. ALL RIGHT. >> AND RIGHT BEHIND HIM WE HAVE THE ROBERTS FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER. THEY’RE PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA. THEY ARE THERE FOR EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY. HI, EVERYONE.

>> AND THAT’S WHAT’S SO EXCITING ABOUT THE BLACK JOY PARADE. IT’S NOT JUST PEOPLE HERE IN OAKLAND. IT’S FROM PEOPLE ALL OVER THE BAY AREA AND BEYOND. THIS GROUP THAT YOU’RE LOOKING AT RIGHT HERE FROM SACRAMENTO. >> OKAY, DON’T GET ME STARTED ON THE CARS. I HEAR THE CARS.

>> I WAS LIKE, HEY, ARE WE GOING PART IT WOULD BE THE BAY AREA WITHOUT THE INCREDIBLE WHIPS. >> OH, YOU FEEL DRIVING DOWN FRANKLIN, YOUR HEART START HOPPING. >> OH MAN. >> LOOK AT THESE IMPECCABLE PAINT JOBS RIGHT HERE. OH MY GOODNESS. >> AND THIS IS THE ECCENTRIC CAR CLUB FOUNDATION.

>> THEY ARE A NONPROFIT AND THEY UNITE WITH THE COMMON GOAL OF ENJOYING THEIR CLASSIC CARS AND OH YEAH, ENJOYMENT. >> AND OUT THE COMMUNITY. >> YEAH, THERE’S A LITTLE MAN RIDING SHOTGUN IN THAT ONE CAR THERE THEY ARE ABOUT BRINGING KIDS TOGETHER THROUGH CAR CULTURE, AND WE ARE SO GLAD TO

HAVE THEM. I GOTTA FIGURE OUT WHO IS DETAILING THEIR CARS. >> I KNOW BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A SPECK OF LINT ON ANY OF THESE WHIPS RIGHT HERE. >> THEY ARE GORGEOUS CLASSIC CARS ABOUT PIMPING YOUR RIDE. >> I WAS LIKE CRACKING SOME OF THOSE. >> I’LL TRY TO HIT MY ACTOR OUT.

THAT’S TAKEN ON THE ROOF. >> OH MY GOD, YOU’RE RIGHT. THEY KNOW HOW TO DO IT UP. OH MY GOODNESS THIS IS A GOOD TIME. CLASSIC ■MUSCLE CAR IN THE HOUS. >> THE ENERGY IS HIGH TODAY FOR THE START OF THIS PARADE FOR SURE. >> YES TOPS ARE DOWN ON THOSE

RIGHT RIDES BECAUSE IT IS GORGEOUS OUT HERE AS WE’RE SHARING JOY AND THE SUN IS OUT, TWO PEOPLE ARE LIKE OWNING THE SIDE OF THE PARADE ROUTE HERE ON FRANKLIN. >> JUST REALLY JUST SOAKING UP THE ENERGY, SOAKING UP THE SUN AND SOAKING UP ALL THINGS BLACK JOY FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BLACK

JOY PARADE THAT IS RIGHT. >> IT IS A GORGEOUS DAY. YOU KNOW IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU SAID REINVENTING THE HUSTLE. AND ALSO WE ARE PARTNERING WITH BLACK INFANT HEALTH AS WELL. ZACH’S GOING TO TALK TO THEM LATER BECAUSE NOBODY HUSTLES LIKE MAMA. >> NO OKAY. GOOD POINT. RIGHT.

WE GOTTA MAKE THEM A LITTLE LATER. BUT RIGHT NOW WE’RE GOING TO BE TALKING WITH OAKLAND RECYCLING. >> TAJ REID IS HERE WITH US. HEY, TAJ. HOW YOU DOING? >> I’M WONDERFUL. AND YOURSELF? >> GOOD. ENJOYING THE FESTIVITIES SO FAR. >> I AM THUS FAR. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO

YOU’RE ONE OF OUR SPONSORS. WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE OUT HERE TO KNOW? THAT IT’S BLACK JOY PARADE. >> AND I JUST WANT THEM TO KEEP IN MIND TO CONTINUE TO USE BEST PRACTICES AND RECYCLING, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE USING ALL THREE STREAMS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT. THAT’S OUR WASTE COMPOST AND RECYCLING.

>> WE’RE KEEPING OUR STREETS CLEAN, RIGHT? YES, WE HAVE TO DO THAT BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE LINING THE PARADE ROUTE, GOING TO THE FESTIVAL AFTERWARDS. >> THERE’S A LOT OF STUFF, A LOT OF TRASH THAT’S BEING PRODUCED, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE

ARE PUTTING THEIR TRASH IN A TRASH BIN, RECYCLING PROPERLY SO WE CAN KEEP THE STREETS OF OAKLAND CLEAN. WHAT TIPS DO YOU HAVE FOR PEOPLE WATCHING AT HOME WHEN IT COMES TO RECYCLING? SOMETIMES I GET CONFUSED. I’M LIKE, CAN I RECYCLE THIS? IS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE

TRASH? I DON’T WANT TO MAKE SOMEONE ELSE’S JOB MORE DIFFICULT. >> WELL, YOU CAN JUST ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND THAT PLASTIC BAGS ARE NOT RECYCLABLE, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CONCERNS NOWADAYS, AND PLASTIC BAGS SHOULD BE THROWN AWAY IN THE TRASH. BUT JUST MAINLY JUST, UM, JUST JUST FOCUSING ON THE

SEPARATION PIECE, UH, JUST SEPARATING. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JUST, UM, ASK. FEEL FREE, UM, TO, UH, CONTACT US. YOU CAN REACH US AT OAKLAND RECYCLES.COM, OR YOU CAN CALL, UH, WASTE MANAGEMENT OR, UH, MY ORGANIZATION, CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS. UH, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE’RE THE WE’RE SUPPOSED

TO BE THE EXPERTS. SO WE’RE ON TOP OF EVERYTHING. WE’RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP YOU. >> ALL RIGHT? AND YOU’RE LOVING IT HERE. YOU LIKE SEEING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. >> I AM LOVING THIS. I AM LOVING THIS BLACK JOY PARADE. THIS IS AMAZING. IT’S MY FIRST ONE. BUT

IT’S EVERYTHING I EXPECTED AND MORE. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YOU’RE WATCHING THE PHO 15 CAR CLUB COMING ON THROUGH. YES. CLASSIC CAR CLUB. THEY REPRESENT THE ENTIRE BAY AREA, BRINGING UNIQUE BLACK CULTURE AND UNITY TO THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS. I

LOVE SEEING ALL THESE CARS I LOVE AND THEY IMAGINE THEM PRACTICING IN THE CHOREOGRAPHY BEFORE THEY GOT HERE, RIGHT? >> LIKE YOU TO THE LEFT KNEE, TO THE RIGHT. RIGHT. NOW REVERSE. FOLLOW ME. >> BUT NOT TO CLOSE. RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. GIVE ME SOME SPACE TO SHINE ON MY OWN.

>> YES. GOT TO HEAR MY BEATS AS WELL. >> I HEARD SOMEBODY BLARING ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON. YES DOWN THERE FOR JUST A SECOND AGO. THE BIKES ARE COMING. >> AND SPEAKING OF THE BIKE WHEELS, WE GOT THE SCRAPER BIKE TEAM. >> I CAN SEE THEM AND THEY GOT THE YOUNGSTERS TOO. THAT’S WHAT

I LOVE. >> OH, WOW, LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL THOSE BIKES ARE WITH THE DECORATIONS. THEY’RE ALL COLOR COORDINATED TOO. >> AND THEY HAVE BIKE SAFETY. YOU SEE HOW THEY HAVE ALL THEIR REFLECTIVE GEAR ON AND HELMETS. >> YES. >> WE LOVE TO SEE THAT. RIGHT OH, AWESOME. LET’S LISTEN TO THE

HORN ON THE BUS RIGHT. >> DO YOU REMEMBER PASSWORD TEN TIMES. TEN TIMES. THIS MIGHT BE A NEW FAVORITE EARWORM RIGHT HERE. >> I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR THE MUSIC THIS IS THE WHEELS ON THE BUS REMIX. >> GOTTA HAVE THE REMIX. >> THEY HAVE ALL TYPES OF MODIFIED BIKES, BMX FRAMES,

DECORATED SPOKES. I MEAN, THEY REALLY GO ALL OUT. UH, AND THEY’VE BEEN AT THIS SINCE 2006 HERE IN THE BAY AREA. SO YOU’VE PROBABLY SEEN THEM RIGHT DOWN BROADWAY BEFORE. AND I MEAN, THEY’RE PIECES OF ART. >> THEY’RE NOT JUST BIKES. I MEAN, THEY’RE GORGEOUS. >> ABSOLUTELY. PEOPLE TAKE THEIR

BIKES VERY SERIOUSLY, PUT A LOT OF TIME, ENERGY, HARD WORK INTO THEM, AND THEN THEY GO RIGHT IN AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. >> I KNOW ON A BEAUTIFUL DAY, WELL, IT IS A GREAT DAY OUT HERE IN OAKLAND. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK HERE ON THE

STREAM, BUT WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK BRINGING YOU ALL THE GLORIOUS JOY FROM THE BLACK JOY PARADE. KEEP IT HERE. THE BLACK JOY PARADE ON ABC SEVEN NEWS.COM, SPONSORED IN PART BY MCDONALD’S. >> BAGELS ARE FINALLY HERE AT MCDONALD’S. DELICIOUS EGGS AND CHEESE WITH A TENDER STEAK PATTY

OR THICK CUT BACON OR SAVORY SAUSAGE. THEY’RE HERE IN ALL THEIR WARM, TOASTED GLORY. ORDER AHEAD IN THE APP. BA DA BA BA BA . >> ANOTHER ONE IN THE BOOKS. BUT WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED. EVERYTHING’S BEEN GOING WELL. OH, YEAH. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS KNEE, BECAUSE IT’S THE WORK

BEHIND THE SCENES THAT TRULY MATTERS. WE GOT IT AT 120 OUT. THE FULL EXTENSION OF THE SOUND OF THAT FOR YOUR MIND, FOR YOUR BODY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR ALL THAT IS ME, FOR ALL THAT IS YOU. KAISER PERMANENTE, THIS IS ABC. 724 SEVEN. >> IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, IN

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STREAMING APP. JOIN US AND START WATCHING LOCAL STORIES. >> REAL ANSWERS ABC SEVEN BUILDING A BETTER BAY AREA. >> ALL RIGHT. >> WELCOME BACK TO THE BLACK JOY PARADE OUT HERE IN OAKLAND ON FRANKLIN STREET. WE ARE ENJOYING THE LOVE. LOOK AT ALL THE KIDS OUT THERE AND THE FAMILIES. THIS

IS GREAT. SEVENTH ANNUAL. AND WE GOT JUMP SQUAD COMING BY. IF WE START TO TAKE A LOOK OUT IN THE STREET AND THEY ARE BLASTING THE TUNES RIGHT NOW. >> YEAH, RIGHT. >> THE PERFECT TUNES FOR TODAY. IT’S GIVING FAMILY REUNION. IT IS. >> AND THAT IS WHAT THE BLACK

JOY PARADE REALLY FEELS LIKE TO ME. TAYLOR A BIG FAMILY REUNION WHERE WE ALL GET TO GATHER AND HAVE SUCH GREAT FUN EVERY YEAR. AND WHAT SAYS A FAMILY REUNION. MORE THAN JUMPING SOME ROPE, RIGHT? >> I’M WAITING FOR THE DOUBLE DUTCH. COUNT ME IN. >> RIGHT. NO

>> YOU’RE ABLE TO DO THE DOUBLE DUTCH AND MOVE AT THE SAME TIME. THAT IS RIGHT. >> THAT WOULD BE INCREDIBLE. PROFESSIONAL. OH, MAN. AND UP NEXT, WE HAVE THE BLACK CULTURAL ZONE AND THEY ARE BRINGING THE TUNES TO US HERE IN DOWNTOWN OAKLAND FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BLACK JOY PARADE.

>> SHOUT OUT TO CJ. >> SHE IS THE CEO OF THE BLACK CULTURAL ZONE AND THEY ARE BUILDING A COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS. 115 UNITS. >> IT’S GOING TO HOST, JUST LIKE THERE IS A CHINATOWN DISTRICT, THERE WILL BE A BLACK CULTURAL ZONE DISTRICT WITH BUILDINGS AND ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA CENTER AND

ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES. >> SO SHOUT OUT TO CJ, ANOTHER PHENOMENAL WOMAN MAKING IT HAPPEN AND DOING BIG THINGS IN THE BAY, MAKING SURE PEOPLE THRIVE. >> OOH, PANTHER SKATE PLAZA, WEST SIDE ROLLER. >> SERIOUS SKILLS RIGHT NOW AS THEY SLIDE BY. SMOOTH SLIDE TO THE LEFT. >> GOOD.

>> ANOTHER THING THAT IS SO UNIQUELY OAKLAND IS JUST SEEING FOLKS DOWN THE STREET AT A PARK. THEY ARE GOING TO BE SKATING. THEY ARE GOING TO BE ROLLERBLADING AND MAKING IT LOOK SO SMOOTH AND EFFORTLESS LIKE THIS. >> IS THAT WHERE USHER LEARNED DO YOU THINK IT’S BIG IN THE CULTURE?

>> RIGHT. USHER BEING FROM ATLANTA, THAT IS ANOTHER ICONIC SKATE CULTURE. PEOPLE YOU KNOW GREW UP GOING TO THOSE SKATING RINKS. >> OH, ABSOLUTELY I DID. YOU KNEW WHERE TO CATCH ME ON A FRIDAY. OH YEAH. GIRL IN MY NEON COME ON, COME ON. >> THAT WAS MY INTRODUCTION TO THE CLUB.

>> THAT’S EXACTLY RIGHT. OH, WE GOT THE PRESCOTT CIRCUS THEATER COMING THROUGH, JUGGLING. >> WE GOT CLOWNS, STILTS. OH, MY GOSH, THEY DO SUCH A GREAT JOB. IT TAKES HARD WORK INCORPORATING YOUTH INTO THIS, TOO. >> I MEAN, YOU MIGHT THINK THOSE ARE ADULTS ON THOSE STILTS, RIGHT NOW, BUT THOSE ARE KIDS.

ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED KIDS THAT ARE DOING THEIR THING ON THEIR STILTS. >> THEY HUSTLE. THEY KNOW HOW TO DO IT. WOW. THE BALANCE IMPECCABLE. >> AND THE COSTUMES, THEY’RE GORGEOUS. >> THE COLORS, THE KENTE CLOTH. >> HEY EVERYONE. AND SPEAKING OF REDEFINITION OF A HUSTLER AND

ALL THE YOUNG KIDS OUT HERE, SHOUT OUT TO THE PARENTS WHO ARE HUSTLING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR KIDS ARE ACTIVE AND INVOLVED AND ENRICHED IN ALL THE BEAUTIFUL PROGRAMING THAT IS OFFERED HERE IN OAKLAND, IN THE BAY ITSELF. >> YEAH. GET INVOLVED. GIVE BACK , MAKE THE COMMUNITY A STRONGER

PLACE. IT’S SO IMPORTANT. AND YOU LEAD BY EXAMPLE. YOU CAN’T JUST TELL THEM. YOU GOT TO SHOW THEM. >> ABSOLUTELY. AND IT’S AN INTRODUCTION AND A IMMERSION IN BLACK CULTURE. WE ARE SHARING AND PASSING DOWN HISTORY. EVERY TIME THAT WE DO A POEM, EVERY TIME THAT WE PRACTICE A

TRADITION, THIS IS HOW IT MOVES ON FOR GENERATIONS AND GENERATIONS TO COME. >> YEAH, OTHERWISE IT GETS LOST AND WE CAN’T HAVE THAT. EXACTLY. >> AND THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT ALICIA GREENWELL DECIDED TO START THE BLACK JOY PARADE SOME SEVEN YEARS AGO. RIGHT. SHE WANTED TO SEE MORE

POSITIVITY HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY. SHE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN EVENT WHERE WE CAN ALL GATHER AND BE HERE, ENJOY NOT JUST SORROW LIKE WE SO OFTEN GATHER. WHEN SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS, BUT IN THE GOOD THAT WE KNOW HAPPENS EVERY DAY IN OAKLAND. AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

>> YES. AND ANOTHER THING ABOUT ALICIA, YOU WILL SEE ALICIA RIDING AROUND TODAY. LET’S JUST SAY A CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW MOTHER. SHE HAD A BABY LIKE YESTERDAY. >> SHE’S OUT HERE MAKING THINGS GO HER AND ALSO THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE BLACK JOY PARADE. >> AMBER, WE GOT TO GIVE A SHOUT

OUT TO AMBER. WE LOVE YOU BOTH. YEAH. TALK ABOUT THE REDEFINITION OF A HUSTLER THAT WOULD BE ALICIA, WHO? >> WHO IS HUSTLING TO MAKE THIS ALL HAPPEN. LIKE YOU MENTIONED, EVEN THOUGH SHE JUST GAVE BIRTH JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. AND SPEAKING OF BIRTH. >> YEAH. BLACK INFANT HEALTH

COMING THROUGH. I’VE GOT A LITTLE FLAG. I’M WAVING IT TOO. OH, LOOK AT THEM. >> LET’S LISTEN. YEAH, LET’S SEE IF WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CHECK IN WITH ABC SEVEN NEWS REPORTER ZACH FUENTES. >> HOW’S IT GOING, ZACH? HELLO. YOU GUYS, I’M JUST PASSING YOU RIGHT NOW.

>> LOOK AT BLACK INFANT HEALTH. JUST PICKING UP THE ENERGY. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. THEY WERE THE FIRST ONE OF THE FIRST CONTINGENTS TO GET HERE TODAY. WHEN YOU GUYS GOT HERE, THE WHOLE ENERGY SHIFTED. THE PARTY STARTED. I MUST SABRINA BEAVERS, THE BLACK INFANT HEALTH. YOU GUYS ARE PRESENTING SPONSOR HERE

FOR BLACK JOY PARADE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS MONUMENTAL THINGS. >> CONSIDERING THAT THIS IS A FAMILY CENTERED EVENT, AND WE’RE A PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS OUR BLACK MOMS AND BABIES. >> SO IT WAS A PERFECT PARTNERSHIP FOR US TO HAVE. >> YEAH, YOU GUYS ARE DOING SO

MUCH WORK TO REALLY GIVE BLACK FAMILIES A LEG UP FROM THE BEGINNING. THESE CHILDREN A LEG UP FROM THE BEGINNING, THESE MOTHERS. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS ARE DEALING WITH? THERE ARE SO MANY STATISTICS THAT ARE JUST HEARTBREAKING THAT YOU GUYS ARE WORKING TO TURN AROUND. YEAH,

OUR PROGRAM HAS TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SUPPORT. >> IT HELPS TO INCREASE DECREASE THEIR ISOLATION AND HELP THEM MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE SO THEY CAN ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR MEDICAL PROVIDERS TO REDUCE ADVERSE BIRTH OUTCOMES. YOU GUYS ARE DOING THAT WORK DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB

WITH IT, AND YOU ARE HERE TODAY FOR THE PEOPLE AT HOME. >> DESCRIBE THE FEELING OUT HERE RIGHT NOW. SO THE ENERGY IS SO RADIATING. >> YOU GOT TO BE HERE IN ORDER TO FEEL IT. ABSOLUTELY >> IF YOU’RE NOT HERE COME NEXT YEAR. BUT RIGHT NOW WE GOT A

STREAMER FOR YOU. THANK YOU SABRINA, FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU’RE DOING FOR TALKING WITH US. IT IS INCREDIBLE OUT HERE. JUST LIKE SABRINA SAID, THIS ENERGY IS SO AMAZING. THE JOY YOU CAN JUST FEEL IT. WE’RE HAVING THE BEST TIME OUT HERE. I’M ON FRANKLIN RIGHT NOW. WE

GOT EVEN MORE CONTINGENTS COMING DOWN THAT I CAN’T WAIT TO SHOW YOU GUYS. BUT FOR RIGHT NOW TO TOSS IT BACK TO YOU. >> YEAH. YOU KNOW, I TALKED TO SABRINA EARLIER THIS WEEK. IT’S SO IMPORTANT THEY’RE GOING TO BE AT THE LITTLE JOY STAGE STORE EVERY TIME FOR THE KIDS.

>> HEY EVERYONE. THERE’S GOING TO BE A MOMMY LOUNGE IN CASE YOU NEED TO DO SOME NURSING. >> YOU KNOW, IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT. >> JUST THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE ARE RESOURCES OUT THERE FOR THEM. >> IT IS. AND ALSO WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT BLACK JOY IS FOR

PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. YES, AND NOT JUST FOR BLACK FOLKS. YOU’RE GOING TO SEE PEOPLE OF EVERY RACE AND ETHNICITY HERE. FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BLACK JOY PARADE. UH. AND IT’S SUCH A GOOD TIME AS YOU CAN SEE, PEOPLE ARE BRINGING THE ENERGY AS THEY WALK BEHIND US HERE, MARCHING DOWN FRANKLIN,

I LIKE THE MESSAGE ON THEIR SHIRTS. >> LIFT EVERY VOICE. WE ALL NEED TO COME TOGETHER. THAT’S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE. WE GOT TO COME TOGETHER NOW. THIS IS THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BLACK JOY PARADE. >> IN EVERY YEAR. THE PARADE GETS BIGGER AND BIGGER. SO NOT

ONLY DO WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMING OUT TODAY, THERE’S MORE AND MORE SATELLITE EVENTS THAT HAPPEN AROUND THE BLACK JOY PARADE ITSELF. YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE GOLF IN TOURNAMENT? YEAH, THERE’S SO MUCH HAPPENING TODAY AND THERE HAVE BEEN EVENTS HAPPENING ALL WEEK LONG.

>> IT’S BEEN INCREDIBLE. LET’S TAKE A SHORT BREAK HERE ON AIR. DON’T GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE BLACK JOY PARADE COVERAGE STREAMING TO YOU LIVE FROM FRANKLIN STREET. WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK. WITH THE BLACK JOY PARADE ON ABC SEVEN NEWS.COM. >> SPONSORED IN PART BY OAKLAND RECYCLES. LEARN HOW TO RECYCLE

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ACCEPTED IN YOUR CART. KEEP RECYCLABLES EMPTY, CLEAN AND DRY. PUT LOOSE ITEMS IN THE CART. AVOID USING BAGS NOT SORTING PROPERLY. KEEPS RECYCLED MATERIALS FROM HAVING A SECOND LIFE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT OAKLAND RECYCLES.COM. I’M >> WHEN A TRUCK HIT MY CAR, THE INSURANCE COMPANY WASN’T FAIR. I

DIDN’T KNOW WHAT MY CASE WAS WORTH, SO I CALLED THE BARNES FIRM. I’M RICH BARNES. >> IT’S HARD FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW HOW MUCH THEIR ACCIDENT CASE IS WORTH. LET OUR INJURY ATTORNEYS HELP YOU GET THE BEST RESULT POSSIBLE. >> AFTER HAVING SERVED 20 YEARS IN PRISON, YOU TRY TO FIND THE

CATALYST. THE MOMENT WHERE YOU GO WRONG. YOU CAN’T BECOME A FIREFIGHTER. >> IT’S A REAL ONE. 80. YOU KNOW, YOU BE IN A MENACE TO SOCIETY NOW. THEN YOU ACTUALLY BE IN A HERO JOB IS SO HARD. >> IT’S SO RIGOROUS THAT I ASKED MYSELF, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU

DOING OUT HERE, DUDE, KNOW IF I’M IN THIS? >> I’M IN THIS. IT AIN’T NO WAY OUT. >> YOU DON’T BURN THEM BOATS. >> IT’S NO MORE WASTING TIME. I GOT TO STAY STRONG FOR THE WOMEN THAT’S FIGHTING OUT HERE. >> WE PUSH THE LIMITS, WE SEE

WHERE THEY AT. IT’S IN ME TO BE A FIREFIGHTER. >> HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH FROM ALL OF US AT ABC SEVEN. WELCOME BACK. >> YOU ARE WATCHING LIVE OUR BLACK JOY PARADE COVERAGE. HERE WE ARE IN DOWNTOWN OAKLAND ALONG FRANKLIN STREET, WHERE YOU CAN FEEL THE ENERGY, THE EXCITEMENT,

YOU HEAR THE MUSIC AND YOU SEE ALL OF THESE BIG SMILING FACES BECAUSE WE ARE LOVING THIS GORGEOUS WEATHER. FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BLACK JOY PARADE, YOU’RE LOOKING AT AFRO PLAY. OAKLAND AND LOOK AT ALL OF THESE ADORABLE BABIES. OH SWEET. AND THAT IS IT. >> THAT IS OUR YOUTH COMING

TOGETHER. WE LOVE TO SEE FAMILIES OUT HERE, EVERYONE COMING TOGETHER TO HAVE A GREAT TIME ON THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY. OH LOOK AT THIS. >> ALL OF THE BEAUTIFUL OUTFITS THAT THEY’RE WEARING, THE COLORS EVERYONE IS BRINGING THE ENERGY IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS HERE. YES. AND THERE’S AN ANNUAL PARADE.

>> YOU KNOW, WE’RE HERE AT THE PARADE. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE LIVE. BUT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER THINGS GOING ON. TAYLOR ABSOLUTELY. SO THE BLACK JOY PARADE, THIS IS IN SEVENTH YEAR AND EVERY YEAR THERE’S MORE AND MORE EVENTS THAT ARE ADDED TO SATELLITE EVENTS THAT SURROUND THE PARADE.

>> SO LET’S GET INTO THE BLACK PLANTS PARTY HOSTED BY HELLA PLANTS MARKET, ANOTHER BLACK FEMALE OWNED ORGANIZATION IN SO OAKLAND. THEY HAVE THEIR ANNUAL ADULT PROM. UH, YOU KNOW ME, I’M THE FOUNDER OF GOLD BEAMS. EVERY YEAR WE PRESENT A SPECIAL EDITION SECOND MONDAYS WITH RED BULL IN THE BLACK JOY PARADE

GIVING PRIZES TO ALL THE ARTISTS OUT THERE AND. >> AND ON APRIL 22ND, THERE IS THE GOLF AND GROOVES TOURNAMENT. >> NOW THAT IS THE BLACK JOY PARADE FUNDRAISER. SO IF YOU LIKE GOLF AND IF YOU LIKE COOKOUTS LIKE I DO, I MEAN, WHO DOESN’T? >> WHO DOESN’T LOVE A COOKOUT?

IF YOU LIKE A GOOD HOT DOG LIKE I DO, THEN YOU WANT TO BE THERE SO YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GO ON THE BLACK JOY PARADE. >> ORG TO REGISTER FOR MORE AND MORE FUN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BECAUSE WE’RE NOT JUST CELEBRATING TODAY. >> NO, IT’S BLACK JOY EVERY DAY,

ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE TOWN DOWN. >> UM. IT’S GORGEOUS. SOMETIMES YOU GET PULLED AWAY BY THE DIFFERENT MUSIC THAT YOU’RE HEARING. I THINK SOME DANCERS MAY BE COMING DOWN. >> RIGHT. AND WHAT’S PLAYING IS MAKE IT LAST FOREVER. AND I THINK THAT’S AN OMEN. >> Y’ALL, BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING

TO MAKE THIS YES, THIS FEELING RIGHT NOW. >> LAST FOREVER. LET’S SEE IF WE CAN CHECK BACK IN WITH ABC SEVEN NEWS REPORTER ZACH FUENTES BY CHANCE. ZACH, I THINK YOU MIGHT BE CLOSER DOWN TO SOME OF THE CONTINGENTS. >> HEY GUYS, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

>> CAN YOU SEE ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU. >> OH, THERE HE IS. OKAY >> HEY, IT’S SO LOUD OUT HERE. IT IS SO MUCH FUN OUT HERE. I CAN HARDLY HEAR THROUGH MY EARPIECE. AND THAT IS A GOOD THING. THAT’S WHAT WE WANT AT THE BLACK JOY PARADE. THERE IS A

TON OF JOY. WE GOT OAKLAND HEAD START COMING RIGHT NOW. GOING TO BLOCK THE SHOT. HERE. LET ME GET IN FRONT. NOT GET HIT BY A BUS ON CAMERA. THAT WOULD BE FUN. HI LOOK, PEOPLE ARE HAVING SUCH AN AMAZING TIME OUT HERE. WE JUST SAW ONE DANCE GROUP MOTIVATE TO

ELEVATE ENRICHING KIDS, BRINGING DANCE TO THEM IN THEIR LIVES, ENCOURAGING THEM THROUGH PERFORMING ARTS. WE KNOW WHAT HEAD START DOES. THIS IS GETTING KIDS SET OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT FROM SUCH A YOUNG AGE, AN IMPORTANT THING IN ANY COMMUNITY. AND HERE IN THE CITY OF OAKLAND, IT IS NO EXCEPTION.

WE GOT SOME BIKES COMING DOWN. WE GOT SOME CHEERLEADERS SAY THAT THEY ARE TIGERS COMING UP THIS WAY. AND AS YOU SEE PEOPLE ON THE SIDES OF THE STREETS HAVE BEEN JUST KIND OF CREEPING IN A LITTLE CLOSER TO FRANKLIN STREET. EVERYBODY JUST WANTS TO BE SO CLOSE TO ALL OF THE ACTION

HERE, BECAUSE IT IS JUST SUCH A GOOD TIME, AND I REALLY HOPE AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT’S BEING TRANSLATED THROUGH THE CAMERAS RIGHT NOW, THROUGH THE TV SCREEN. LET’S TALK WITH THESE FOLKS RIGHT HERE. WHO YOU GUYS WITH TRIUMPH ACADEMY, TIGER. TELL ME ABOUT THEM. THESE GIRLS ARE AMAZING. THEY GO TO TRIUMPH

ACADEMY WHERE SCHOOL IN OAKLAND WHERE ALL 67TH, 62ND AND MACARTHUR. IT’S AWESOME. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING FOR THESE GIRLS HERE? WHAT ARE THEY GET FROM THIS? THEY’RE EXPERIENCING COMMUNITY. >> A SENSE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND BONDING WITH THEIR COMMUNITY. >> WE TRY TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE A

WELL-ROUNDED PERSON AS THEY COME TO OUR COMMUNITY AT OUR SCHOOL. SO MAKING SURE THEY INVESTED IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND THINGS OUTSIDE THEIR COMMUNITY, THAT’S WHAT WE’RE SEEING TODAY HERE AT THE PARADE. >> IT’S AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STOPPING TO TALK TO WHAT I LOVE OUT HERE TODAY IS

SEEING THE YOUNG PEOPLE OUT HERE, LIKE SHE SAID, INVESTED IN THEIR COMMUNITY, ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITY, DOING SOMETHING FOR THEIR COMMUNITY THAT’S NOT JUST GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE WATCHING, BUT GOOD FOR THEM TOO. WE’RE SEEING SO MUCH OF THAT TODAY. THAT IS PROBABLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS ABOUT THIS

EVENT. SO WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BRING YOU SOME MORE OF THAT RIGHT NOW. I’LL TOSS IT BACK TO YOU AND HAVE SOME MORE CONTINGENTS FOR YOU LATER. ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH ZACH FUENTES, LIVE ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE FOR US FOR THIS BLACK JOY PARADE. UH. AGAIN, THERE’S SO

MANY CONTINGENTS, MORE THAN 115 OF THEM HERE FOR THE PARADE. AND EVERYONE IS DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT. WE GOT FOLKS ON SKATES. WE SAW FOLKS ON BIKES. WE’VE SEEN PEOPLE IN BUSSES. AND OF COURSE WE SAW THOSE CLASSIC MUSCLE CARS TOO. >> OH, THOSE WERE GOOD. AMAZING GOOD.

>> YES, WE SAW SO MANY LITTLE CHEERLEADERS COMING BY RIGHT NOW. >> AND NOW WE HAVE THE ADULTS WITH THEIR POP UPS. HEY EVERYONE , HAVING A GREAT TIME. >> JULIAN, YOU ASKED ME WHAT IS THE BEST THING TO WEAR DURING THE BLACK JOY PARADE? >> WE DID DURING OUR INTERVIEW

AT MIDDAY LIVE ON FRIDAY, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE COMFORTABLE SHOES. >> YOU HAVE TO HAVE LAYERS. AND IF YOU’RE GOING TO THE TULSA LIFE AFTER PARTY AT CRYBABY, YOU GOT TO HAVE SOME DEODORANT ON. BUT ANYWHERE FROM 12 TO 1 A.M. WEAR IT ANYWAY. >> IF YOU’RE NOT GOING, PLEASE,

WE’RE BEGGING YOU. >> WE ARE PARTYING ALL DAY TODAY, SO AGAIN, IF AFTER OUR GREAT HEADLINER, WHICH WE’LL DIVE INTO, UM, UH, YOU STILL WANT A PARTY, YOU STILL WANT TO GROOVE. WE ARE MEETING AT CRYBABY WITH, UH, TULSA LIFE, FOUNDED BY MATT AND WARREN TO PARTY SOME MORE.

>> AND IF YOU LIVE IN OAKLAND, YOU KNOW, TOASTED. LIFE IS ALWAYS THE PLACE TO BE. WE WANT TO CHECK BACK IN NOW WITH ABC SEVEN NEWS REPORTER ZACH FUENTES, WHO HAS MORE FLAVOR FROM THE PARADE ROUTE. HEY, ZACH. AND TOGETHER, NO ONE CAN FALL. >> HEY, WE GOT ANOTHER GREAT

CONTENTION OUT HERE. >> ACHIEVE ACADEMY FINDING JOY IN THE HUSTLE. THAT’S A THEME. REDEFINITION OF THE HUSTLE. FIND JOY IN THE HUSTLE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WELL, FIND JOY IN THE HUSTLE RIGHT HERE. >> THIS DAY, THE HUSTLE. WE HUSTLING FOR THEM DAILY. FOR THE STUDENTS. IT’S ABOUT THAT MAKING

OAKLAND PROUD, MAKING THEIR FAMILIES PROUD. EMBRACE SEEING ONE ANOTHER. THIS IS OUR BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITY. IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT BLACK. IT’S ABOUT EVERYONE. >> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? COMING TOGETHER TODAY FOR JOY, COMING TOGETHER ON AN OCCASION LIKE THIS, CELEBRATION, EXCITEMENT. >> UM, FOR ME, I GUESS I WOULD

SAY JUST TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT THERE’S A BEAUTY IN OAKLAND THAT SEEMS TO LIKE, NOT BE, UH, PUT OUT THERE AS MUCH AS IT USED TO BE. OAKLAND STILL HAVE BEAUTY, STILL HAVE CULTURE, AND THIS DAY MEANS A LOT. AND I WISH WE COULD HAVE MUCH MORE THAN THIS ONE.

>> IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE BEAUTY, HAVE JOY AND CULTURE BECAUSE WE SEE THESE KIDS OUT HERE DOING THIS, APPRECIATING THEIR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CHATTING WITH US. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE YOU GUYS WALK ALONG THE ROUTE RIGHT HERE. AGAIN, YOU GUYS, SUCH AN

EXCITING TIME. A LOT OF GREAT YOUNG PEOPLE OUT HERE. HI GUYS. HI. IT’S ALSO BACK TO YOU. >> OH YES IT IS ABOUT THE BEAUTY AND MAKING SURE THAT OAKLAND AND THE CULTURE THRIVES. >> IT IS, IT IS. AND YOU KNOW, THERE ARE TOUGH TIMES THAT OAKLAND IS FACING RIGHT NOW. BUT

WE CAN PUT ALL OF THAT ASIDE. WE CAN SHED ANY, UM, OF THE DOUBT THAT OAKLAND IS STILL A LOVELY PLACE TO BE, TO LIVE, TO RAISE YOUR FAMILY AND TO BE A PART OF SUCH RICH HISTORY, CULTURE AND A LEGACY OF BLACK EXCELLENCE. HERE IN OAKLAND. IT IS CELEBRATING THE CULTURE.

>> OH, HERE WE GO. >> OH, THESE CARS ARE JUST ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. >> EACH ONE WITH A DIFFERENT PAINT JOB. OH, AND YOU KNOW WHAT? >> I LOVE SEEING ALL THE LITTLE KIDS OUT HERE IN THEIR BRIGHT COLORS, THEIR AFRICAN WEAR. >> IT’S JUST SO INSPIRING TO SEE

THE YOUTH GETTING IN ON THE CULTURE. IT’S SO IMPORTANT. SO WE DON’T FORGET WHERE WE CAME FROM. ABSOLUTELY. AND YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS INSPIRING? >> ALL OF THE MONEY THAT CIRCULATES THROUGHOUT BLACK BUSINESSES AND BLACK PEOPLE TODAY. SO THE PARADE BRINGS IN AN INCREMENTAL $100,000 TO BLACK OWNED RESTAURANTS ALONE EVERY

YEAR. OKAY, THAT’S A 10TH OF $1 MILLION, Y’ALL. >> THAT’S IMPORTANT. >> AND I FEEL LIKE THAT ESTIMATE IS SO CONSERVATIVE, TOO, BECAUSE BY THE TIME TO LISTEN, IF YOU HAVE BEEN OVER THERE TO THE BLACK JOY PARADE, UH, WHAT AM I TRYING TO SAY? THE BIG GATHERING THAT WE HAVE, UH, AFTERWARDS,

THERE IS EVERYTHING FROM SHEA BUTTER, UH, TO YOUR NEW FAVORITE GEAR. I SAW THEM SETTING UP ALL TYPES OF TENTS WHEN I WAS WALKING OVER HERE EARLIER TODAY. SO, SO MANY UNIQUE PRODUCTS. IT REALLY IS. THERE IS CLOSE TO 200 VENDORS IN THE BAY IN OAKLAND TODAY, SO I HOPE YOU BROUGHT

YOUR TOTE BAGS. >> AND I HOPE YOU BROUGHT YOUR CREDIT CARDS OR CASH. >> AND LISTEN, IF YOU DIDN’T BRING THE BAG, YOU COULD PROBABLY BUY ONE. >> THEY’RE GOING TO SELL ONE TO YOU TOO. >> OKAY, YOU CAN FILL IT UP WITH MORE STUFF ALONG THE WAY FOR SURE. >> YOU NEED.

>> WE GOT IT TODAY, BABY, AND IT’S A TASTE. >> IF YOU’RE NOT FROM OAKLAND, YOU CAN COME HERE AND TASTE IT. WE WENT TO SILVER MESA. WE HAD OUR LUNCH THERE. OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD. THE PLANTAIN. >> PERFECT OXTAIL. COME ON. >> OH YEAH. IF YOU HAVE NEVER

BEEN TO SILVER MESA OR ALAMEDA, BOTH OWNED BY CHEF NELSON UH, A FORMER CONTESTANT WINNER OF TOP CHEF. GOT TO CHECK IT OUT. UH, WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK HERE WITH OUR LIVE COVERAGE OF THE ANNUAL BLACK JOY PARADE. WE’LL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT. DON’T GO ANYWHERE. ALL

ANOTHER SUGAR COATED IN ROTTERDAM AFTER THE. >> THE BLACK JOY PARADE ON ABC SEVEN NEWS.COM, SPONSORED IN PART BY AC TRANSIT. WHEN I THINK ABOUT BLACK HISTORY, I THINK ABOUT PRESERVING LEGACY. >> MY FAMILY OPENED OUR FIRST MCDONALD’S LOCATION IN 1988, AND NOW I’M A NEXT GENERATION OWNER OPERATOR, CONTINUING THAT LEGACY

OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES, WE HAVE SUPPORTED OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS THROUGH MENTORSHIP AND VOLUNTEERING EFFORTS. WE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE PENINSULA, AND OTHER CHARITABLE CAUSES. I WANT TO BE AN EXAMPLE TO OTHER YOUNG BLACK ENTREPRENEURS AND INSPIRE THE

NEXT GENERATION TO GIVE BACK. I’M LAUREN AND I’M CREATING BLACK HISTORY AT MCDONALD’S. >> GRAB THE KEYS TO A NEW FUEL EFFICIENT TOYOTA. LET’S GO! IT’S TIME TO GET OUT THERE WITH MORE PEACE OF MIND AND LEGENDARY DEPENDABILITY BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A NEW TOYOTA, THE MOST RELIABLE BRAND ON THE ROAD RIGHT

NOW. LEASE A SPORTY COROLLA FOR JUST 249 A MONTH, OR LEASE A STYLISH NEW CAMRY FOR JUST 259 A MONTH. AFTER $1,000 BONUS. CASH GRAB THE KEYS. >> LET’S GO. TOYOTA. LET’S GO. >> PLACES HERE WE GO. >> GO TO THE FANATICAL HOUGHTON. SEXY BABY. NO NEED TO QUESTION

PERFECTION, RIGHT NOW. MY LIFE IS GOING A FEW TSAY FULL LOCAL STORIES, REAL ANSWERS. >> ABC SEVEN. >> BUILDING A BETTER BAY AREA. >> WELCOME BACK TO THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BLACK JOY PARADE. WE ARE LIVE ON FRANKLIN STREET CELEBRATING ALL THINGS BLACK. >> WE ARE, AND IT’S BEEN SO MUCH

FUN TO BE WITH YOU FOR ABOUT THE LAST 30 MINUTES. AND DON’T GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE WE HAVE AT LEAST ANOTHER HOUR OF COVERAGE. AS WE SEE ALL OF THE CONTINGENTS, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL BE MARCHING DOWN FRANKLIN STREET AS A PART OF THE ANNUAL BLACK JOY PARADE. TAYLOR, IT IS

SO GOOD TO BE WITH YOU HERE. ONCE AGAIN FOR A SECOND YEAR. >> OH, ABSOLUTELY. IT’S GREAT TO BE AMONGST ALL OF THESE BEAUTIFUL BLACK PEOPLE DANCING IN THE STREETS. WE GOT BUBBLES OVER HERE. OH YEAH, WE GOT FOOD, WE GOT BUBBLE MAKER, A BUBBLE MAKER NOW CHAMPAGNE. >> ALTHOUGH THAT MIGHT BE

APPROPRIATE, RIGHT? >> IT IS A CELEBRATION. SO WITH THAT, HEAD UP TO THE AFTER PARTY AT CRYBABY, HOSTED BY TULSA LIFE AT 7 P.M. >> THERE YOU GO. SO I THINK WE ARE LOOKING AT THE VILLAGE METHOD. YEP. ONE OF THE CONTINGENTS HERE FOR THE BLACK JOY PARADE. YOU SEE SOME YOUNG

FOLKS HOLDING UP THEIR SIGN AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN. FRANKLIN STREET. >> YES, THERE THEY ARE. AND WE CAN HEAR HIM TOO. THEY GOT THOSE THUNDER STICKS. OH THAT’S RIGHT. >> KIDS MAKE SOME NOISE. BE HEARD. DON’T BE SILENT. BE HEARD . >> AND THAT IS THE ENERGY THAT

PEOPLE ARE BRINGING ALL DAY HERE. AS THEY MARCH ALONG FRANKLIN STREET FOR THE BLACK JOY PARADE. LOOK AT THOSE SMILES OF THESE YOUNG KIDS THAT ARE JUST EXCITED TO BE TOGETHER. I LOVE WHEN YOU SUDDENLY JUST SEE A MASS OF PEOPLE COMING DOWN FRANKLIN STREET. >> YOU JUST GET SO MUCH ENERGY

AND THE LITTLE, OH, THE LITTLE GIRL WITH HER LITTLE POM POM, SHE’S SO ADORABLE. >> OH, HEY. >> AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN TODAY WE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE YOUTH SEEING WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY AGAIN. WE ARE THE SPEAKERS OF CULTURE. WE TALK OUR HISTORY THROUGHOUT OUT THE

LINES OF THE GENERATIONS THAT COME. AND WE’RE ADULTS, SO WE KNOW THE MAGNIFICENCE OF BLACK HISTORY, WE OF BLACK EXCELLENCE. WE HAVE BABIES HERE THAT ARE LEARNING RIGHT NOW. WHEN THEY GET OLDER, THEY’RE GOING TO BE LIKE, OH, I REMEMBER GOING TO THE BLACK JOY PARADE, AND IT

MADE ME FEEL LIKE THIS. AND IT SHOWED ME THAT. SO THIS IS A HUGE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH OLD AND YOUNG AND VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. >> YEAH. AND TAYLOR, YOU’VE BEEN A PART OF THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE FOR YOU? JUST SEEING IT GROW EACH YEAR?

>> MY FAVORITE PART OF WORKING WITH THE BLACK JOY PARADE IS THE SISTERHOOD IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY BRING, EVEN AMONGST THE TEAM. SO WHEN WE STARTED FIVE YEARS AGO, OH, STORY TIME. OKAY, HERE WE GO. >> HERE WE GO EVERY TIME. SO SO GOLD BEAMS ARE SIGNATURE.

>> SECOND MONDAY’S OPEN MIC WAS HOSTED AT THE RED BAY ROASTERY, WHICH THEY HAVE NOW OUTGROWN. THE ROASTERY COFFEE FACTORY UM, AND WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR A YEAR. AND THE OWNER’S DAUGHTER, JESSICA MONCADA, NOW THE OWNER OF A BLACK WINE AND BEVERAGE SHOP, ALKALI RYE, UH, INTRODUCED

ME TO ALICIA. THEY WERE COMING IN. THEY WERE LOOKING FOR AN OPEN MIC. AND JESSICA WAS LIKE, HEY, GIRL, YOU KNOW, OPEN MIC ALREADY HAPPENS. HERE, LET ME CONNECT YOU WITH TAYLOR AGAIN. THE CONNECTION OF JUST BLACK SISTERHOOD, LOVING UP AND MAKING CONNECTIONS. AND SO FOR FIVE YEARS WE’VE BEEN WORKING WITH

THEM EVER SINCE. AND THE PEOPLE ON THAT TEAM ARE NOT ONLY MY COLLEAGUES, BUT THEY ARE MY SISTERS. THEY ARE WHO I CALL WHEN I’M BOOHOOING ON THE PHONE. THEY ARE WHO I CALL WHEN I NEED A WORD OF UPLIFTMENT AND SO THEY EMBODY THE ENERGY OF THE PARADE

RIGHT NOW AMONGST THEIR WORK CULTURE, WITH THE PEOPLE WHO THEY WORK WITH EVERY DAY. MM >> SO BEAUTIFULLY SAID. BECAUSE THAT IS REALLY A TESTAMENT, A PART OF THE BLACK EXPERIENCE. RIGHT WORKING TO LEVEL EACH OTHER UP. RIGHT. AND LIFTING A HAND, UH, YOU KNOW, TO CONTINUE TO BETTER OUR COMMUNITY. ABSOLUTELY.

>> THAT’S WHAT BLACK PEOPLE DO EVERY SINGLE TIME. WHEN YOU ARE AT WORK, YOU GO AHEAD AND YOU PULL YOUR PEOPLE UP. THIS IS WHAT WE DO. THIS IS WHAT WE WERE KNOWN FOR. AND THAT’S ANOTHER TRADITION THAT WE JUST PASS ON TO OUR KIDS EVERY YEAR. I’M SO

EXCITED TO SEE THE BLACK LEADERS THAT COME ABOUT, AND THEY COME ABOUT BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE THEIR MENTORS. THEY ARE PEOPLE WHO THEY ARE LEARNING FROM. UM SO AND PEOPLE WHO ARE PUTTING THEM IN PLACES LIKE THIS, HERE WE ARE, BLACK ANCHORS CO-HOSTING THIS HUGE EVENT BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE LIKE

ALICIA, BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE LIKE AMBER PUTTING US IN THESE POSITIONS. SO JUST ANOTHER THANK YOU TO THE FOUNDERS, TO THE TEAM , UM, THE EXCELLENCE AND THE OPPORTUNITIES JUST SPREAD THROUGHOUT EVERYBODY HERE IN THE BAY. >> AND THAT REPRESENTATION IS SO IMPORTANT. >> EXACTLY. WE’RE SHOWING THE YOUNGER GENERATION WHAT THEY CAN

DO. THEY CAN BE ANYTHING, ANYTHING, ANYTHING. THEY SET THEIR SIGHTS ON IT. >> THEY CERTAINLY CAN ACHIEVE IT FOR SURE. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE AFRO COMIC-CON. OKAY, MARIO B PRODUCTIONS, SOUL OF PRIDE. SO LET’S, UH, TUNE IN TO SEE WHAT THEY GOT CRACKING RIGHT NOW WITH THE AFRO COMIC-CON.

SOME INCREDIBLE COSTUMES RIGHT NOW. BOTH INSIDE OF THE BUS AND EVEN JUST A BIT IN FRONT OF THEM TOO. YOU CAN TELL THEY ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME. WE CAN’T QUITE HEAR THE SONG YET, BUT THEY ARE VIBING TO IT RIGHT NOW. >> I KIND OF WANT THAT HAT. SEE

THAT FUZZY HAT? THAT PINK HAT IN FRONT? I WANT THAT AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE BAY AREA CONGRESSWOMAN RIGHT HERE, BARBARA LEE. >> HEY, BARBARA. >> OH, IT’S GREAT TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE SMILING FACES. THIS IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT. WE ARE LIVE HERE AT THE BLACK JOY PARADE,

SEVENTH ANNUAL ALL TURN IT UP. >> OH, YOU SEE WHERE THE REAL PARTY IS? RIGHT ON TOP OF THAT AFRO COMIC-CON. >> BUT THAT COAT. >> COME ON. THEY ARE BRINGING THE ENERGY AND THE SWAG WITH THESE LOOKS RIGHT NOW. OH, IT FEELS GOOD. >> HEY, IT’S GOING TO SHOW GOOD.

>> ALL RIGHT. YEAH. >> OH. UH, BABY. >> BRINGING THE ENERGY. >> ALL RIGHT. >> OH. SINGING LIVE TOO I LOVE IT. OH IS THIS BLACK USA MISS BLACK CALIFORNIA USA. >> IT IS RIGHT HERE IN THE CONVERTIBLE. ALL WITH THAT SIGNATURE WAVE AND SMILE. AND OF COURSE THE TIARA TO MATCH TO

PURPLE ALL MISS BLACK CALIFORNIA USA. EVERYONE REPRESENTING US SO WELL. LOOK AT THE GRACE. I’M ALWAYS SO AMAZED BY HOW THE WAVE I’M OUT HERE GOING RIGHT PEOPLE. >> AND SHE’S JUST GOT SMOOTH GRACE. >> HEY, THEY PAY US TO TALK, NOT TO WAVE. RIGHT? WE CAN’T BE PERFECT. THAT CAN’T BE.

>> WE CAN’T DO IT ALL. WE CAN’T DO IT ALL. >> AND SOME OF US OUT HERE GIVING HEAD NODS LIKE MYSELF. BECAUSE THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. >> THERE IT IS. >> ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE ESSENCE DANCE TEAM. I HOPE THEY DANCE FOR US. I WANT TO SEE. WITH A RELATIVELY NEW

ESTABLISHED IN 2021, BUT I BET THEY’RE GOOD AND THEY ARE A GROUP OF YOUNG GIRLS. >> THEY’RE FROM ALL OVER THE BAY AREA LEARNING THE ART AND CULTURE OF THE HBC, MAJORETTES AND TAYLOR, I KNOW YOU WENT TO THE MECCA. YOU AND. NO, WE’RE NOT GOING TO. NO, WE’RE NOT

GOING TO START ANY HOWARD HAMPTON DRAMA HERE ON THIS LIVE STREAM, BECAUSE WE ALREADY KNOW WHO WAS FOUNDED FIRST. >> IT’S NO ARGUMENT. IT’S NO ARGUMENT. SHOUT OUT TO HAMPTON EXTRA SHOUT OUT TO HOWARD IN THE BUILDING. >> OF COURSE. OF COURSE. AND HERE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE DANCE

TEAM RIGHT NOW. LET’S SEE WHAT THE ENERGY. >> IT’S SASSY AND CLASS. SAMSUNG CLASS. I LIKE THAT I’M GOING TO USE IT. >> THE ENERGY, THE CONFIDENCE. >> YEAH. >> AND AGAIN TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL THE MOVES AS YOU’RE MARCHING DOWN FRANKLIN STREET, THE COORDINATION IT’S THE ENDURANCE

FOR ME Y’ALL RIGHT I KNOW. >> ALL RIGHT. THEY’RE DOING THIS FOR FIVE BLOCKS BY THE WAY. >> THEY ARE DOING IT. >> AND WE ARE OUT HERE LIVE AT THE BLACK JOY PARADE. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK, BUT WE ARE COMING RIGHT BACK. THE BLACK JOY PARADE ON ABC

SEVEN NEWS.COM, SPONSORED IN PART BY MCDONALD’S. >> WHEN I THINK ABOUT BLACK HISTORY, I THINK ABOUT PRESERVING LEGACY. >> MY FAMILY OPENED OUR FIRST MCDONALD’S LOCATION IN 1988, AND NOW I’M A NEXT GENERATION OWNER OPERATOR. CONTINUING THAT LEGACY OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES, WE HAVE SUPPORTED OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS THROUGH

MENTORSHIP AND VOLUNTEERING EFFORTS. WE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE PENINSULA, AND OTHER CHARITABLE CAUSES. I WANT TO BE AN EXAMPLE TO OTHER YOUNG BLACK ENTREPRENEURS AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION TO GIVE BACK. I’M LAUREN AND I’M CREATING BLACK HISTORY AT MCDONALD’S.

>> I WAS INJURED IN A CAR CRASH. I HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH MY CASE WAS WORTH. >> CALL THE BARNES FIRM TO FIND OUT WHAT YOUR CASE COULD BE WORTH. WE WILL HELP YOU GET THE BEST RESULT POSSIBLE. COME. ON, 808 MILLION. >> HOLD ON. WE HAD. WE JUST HAD A SHOOTING.

>> OH. EXCUSE ME. >> TWO SHOOTINGS. HOLD ON. LET ME SEND THESE OUT, PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH NEXT ACTION STEPS. THANK YOU. I’M KEVIN, I DO VIOLENCE PREVENTION FOR THE CITY OF OAKLAND. LOTS OF DRAMA IN THE TOWN. IF ONLY YOU’D BE AUTHENTIC AND TIMELY WITH THESE YOUNGSTERS. YOU CAN KEEP HEALTHY

RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM FOR THE BULLETS. START FLYING. KIDS. WE GON GET THE JOB DONE. >> I’M TRACKING THE WEATHER FOR YOUR MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. >> WATCH ABC SEVEN MORNING. >> OH HEY THERE. WELCOME BACK TO THE OAKLAND BLACK JOY PARADE. NOW IN ITS SEVENTH YEAR. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE STREAMING TO

YOU LIVE HERE FROM FRANKLIN STREET. WE ARE PROBABLY ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WAY THROUGH THE CONTINGENT SO FAR, AND WE HAVE SEEN SO MANY INCREDIBLE THINGS. SPONSORS CHEERLEADERS, CARS, FLAGS, COSTUMES, ROLLER SKATES, ROLLER SKATES. >> I FEEL LIKE WE’RE GOING TO GO ROLLER SKATE AFTER WE GOT TO DO

THIS. OH, THAT WAS GREAT. >> I GOTTA GET SOME, APPARENTLY. OKAY, Y’ALL GONNA HAVE TO HELP ME OUT BECAUSE I START SLIPPING AND SLIDING AND GOING BACKWARDS. I CAN’T DO ALL THAT. >> WE WILL NOT JUDGE YOU. OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> NOT LOOK AT ALL THE FAMILY

OUT HERE, SHE SAID. EACH ONE TEACH ONE. RIGHT. I MIGHT SKATE IN CIRCLES AROUND YOU. >> YOU KNOW, I THINK SHE JUST FOR INSPIRATION. I GOTTA MOTIVATE. >> I HAVE TO ASPIRE TO SOMETHING. >> EXACTLY, EXACTLY. >> THERE IT IS. >> ALL RIGHT. WELL, IT’S LOOKING GOOD. WE ARE ENJOYING THE PARADE

OUT HERE. WE ARE LIVE. OUR ZACH FUENTES IS ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE AS CONTINGENTS ARE COMING BY. HE’S STOPPING AND TALKING TO PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, IT’S ALL ABOUT THE REDEFINITION OF THE HUSTLER. >> THAT’S RIGHT. >> WE ARE SO GOOD AT TAKING A TURN THAT MAY HAVE HAD A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION AND

FLIPPING IT. HUSTLE WE ARE WORKING HARD. WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER. THE BLACK COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER, AS YOU SAID, TAYLOR EARLIER, WE LIFT EACH OTHER UP. >> ABSOLUTELY. UM WITHOUT WORKING TOGETHER AND WITHOUT THE HARD WORK THAT WE DO, WE WOULD NOT BE HERE. I THINK TODAY’S JOY IS EVIDENCE OF ALL OF THE

FOUNDATION AND ALL OF THE SWEATS AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE DO TO MAKE OUR WORLD THE PLACE THAT WE WANT TO LIVE IN. UM, THAT’S EVIDENT TODAY. AND TODAY WE CAN REST EASY. WE CAN BE JOYFUL BECAUSE WE PUT IN THAT HUSTLE AND WE DESERVE THAT JOY TODAY

BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT WE DO. IT CERTAINLY IS. >> IT CERTAINLY IS. AND AGAIN, WE ARE JUST SO EXCITED TO BE HERE AND ENJOYING THIS GORGEOUS WEATHER ON THIS SUNDAY. IF YOU WERE WITH US LAST YEAR, IT RAINED. IT POURED, IT WAS COLD. BUT TODAY THE SUN IS SHINING

BRIGHT AND IT IS JUST BEAUTIFUL OUTSIDE. AND UH, AND LET’S TALK ABOUT JUST HOW MULTIDIMENSIONAL BLACKNESS IS, RIGHT? IT IS NOT JUST ONE THING. AND COMING UP, THE NEXT CONTINGENT THAT WE’RE GOING TO SEE AS THEY DO SAMBA. >> I’M GLAD YOU SAID THAT RIGHT. >> AND HOPEFULLY I DIDN’T COMPLETELY, COMPLETELY BUTCHER

IT. UH, IT IS PORTUGUESE AND THEY ARE BRAZILIAN DANCE TROUPE AND THEY ARE ALL ABOUT THE SAMBA. UH I WENT TO BRAZIL ACTUALLY LAST YEAR. DID YOU? I HAPPENED TO BE IN SALVADOR, IN SAO PAULO. AND JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEE US ON A DIFFERENT CONTINENT. OH, YEAH. SPEAKING A

COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LANGUAGE AND JUST IMMERSED IN THEIR BEAUTIFUL AND RICH CULTURE AND EXPERIENCE. AGAIN JUST SPEAKING TO THE RICHNESS OF THE BLACK EXPERIENCE AND BLACKNESS AS IT IS THE FOOD, THE MUSIC, THE SPIRITUALITY. >> YEAH, THERE’S SO MUCH DIVERSITY IN BEING BLACK. >> YES, ABSOLUTELY. >> WELL, WE HEAR THE BEAUTIFUL

MUSIC. WE SEE THEM COMING UP. I CAN SEE THEM AND OUR ZACH IS ON ON THE PARADE ROUTE. DO I SEE ZACH TOO? SEE I HAVE A GOOD VIEWPOINT. I CAN LOOK STRAIGHT DOWN THERE AND I CAN SEE WHAT’S COMING. AND I DO SEE THE NEXT CONTINGENT COMING THROUGH. IT IS

SUCH A GREAT DAY OUT HERE. YOU KNOW, IT’S PERFECT. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE IF YOU’RE NOT, IF YOU’RE NOT AT HOME, IF YOU THINK YOU CAN COME DOWN HERE, YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE, IS WHAT I’M SAYING. DO THERE’S STILL TIME BECAUSE IT’S

NOT JUST THE PARADES. THERE’S A LOT OTHER STUFF GOING ON. OH, THE PARADE AND THE FESTIVAL GO ON UNTIL 7:00. >> AND AGAIN, THAT AFTER PARTY IS FROM 7 TO 1 A.M. AT FIVE EIGHT. >> SO WE’RE PARTYING ALL DAY AND THEN GO DANCE. >> MAYBE EVEN THE SAMBA LATER.

AND WE’RE NOT TELLING YOU TO CALL IN SICK. >> UH, TOMORROW. NO, NO, WE NEVER LIKE THAT. >> BUT YOU CAN HEAR. BUT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE PARTYING. >> AS TAYLOR MENTIONED ALL NIGHT LONG. WE’RE LOOKING LIVE AT THAT, UH, GROUP THAT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT AS GREAT AS

THEIR SAMBA. YEAH AND THEY ARE DOING THE SAMBA AS THEY WALK DOWN THE STREET RIGHT HERE. A LITTLE BIT OF. COME ON DOWN TO BOURBON JOBINA STARS.AND. >> DON’T MISS THIS ONE. IT’S OVER. SWEASE. STARS.AND. >> WHOA, WHOA. HOW HOW? >> MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT, LET’S CHECK IN

WITH ZACH FUENTES RIGHT NOW. WHO IS LIVE ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE? WHERE ARE YOU GETTING INTO? ZACH? THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ONES. >> I’M THE AFRO-LATINO IN THE CROWD. SO THIS IS MY FAVORITE SAMBA. WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO TO SAMBA? OH, IT’S DIFFERENT. PORTUGUESE SAMBA. OH, NO. BLACK

PEOPLE ROOTS SAMBA FROM BRAZIL. YES, I LOVE IT. HOW MUCH FUN ARE YOU HAVING? SO MUCH. FUN. SAMBA IS MADE BY THE AFRICANS OF BRAZIL AND MY AUNTIE AFRO, BRAZILIAN. AND IT’S ALL ABOUT JOY. NO MATTER WHAT WE GO THROUGH, WE GO INTO THIS THROUGH JOY. SHOUT OUT TO SAMBAS, I LOVE

IT. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. >> YOU ARE EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GO. THEY’RE HAVING THE BEST TIME OUT HERE. THEY’RE TAKING THEIR TIME COMING DOWN THIS ROUTE. BECAUSE THE CROWDS ON EITHER SIDE ARE HAVING THE BEST TIME. THEY’RE DANCING ALONG. I’M SEEING LITTLE KIDS WHO ARE JUST LEARNING HOW TO

WALK, DANCING TO THIS MUSIC. IT’S THE BEST TIME OUT HERE. AND AGAIN, IT’S REFLECTED THAT THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES THAT WE CONTRIBUTE TO, THAT WE ARE ADDING TO, AND JOY IN DIFFERENT WAYS THROUGH DIFFERENT ART FORMS. SO THIS IS JUST AN AMAZING TIME. WE HAVE EVEN MORE CONTINGENTS COMING DOWN. THEY

GOT THE SIGNS TELLING THEM TO SPEED IT UP, BUT EVERYBODY DOESN’T. NOBODY WANTS THEM TO LEAVE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD HERE FOR THE BEST TIME. IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, WE HAVE EVEN MORE EXCITING CONTINGENTS ON THE WAY DOWN HERE. SO THIS IS SO MUCH FUN. SEE SOME EDUCATION. I SEE

SOME SCHOOL BUSSES. I SEE SO MUCH MORE COMING DOWN HERE. >> SO MANY DIFFERENT SHADES, SO MANY DIFFERENT FACES, SO MANY DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. >> THIS IS AN AMAZING TIME. SEVENTH YEAR THAT WE’RE DOING THIS. I KNOW SO MANY PEOPLE ARE NOW SEEING THIS AS A TRADITION, FAMILY TRADITION, AND THAT IS

ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT THIS. SO RIGHT NOW WE’RE GOING TO WAIT FOR SOME MORE CONTINGENTS TO COME DOWN. I’M GOING TO TOSS IT BACK TO YOU AND ENJOY A LITTLE MORE OF THIS MUSIC. >> YEAH. AND IT JUST IT JUST ILLUSTRATES THAT THERE IS NO ONE BLACK EXPERIENCE.

>> AND YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES WHILE YOU’RE HERE. OH, LISTEN TO THAT VOICE. >> LET’S LISTEN. TOGETHER >> REDEMPTION SONG. SAY, LORD GOD. >> SAY, LORD, DON’T BE AFRAID. >> REDEMPTION SONG. REDEEM SOME SONG SONGS OF FREEDOM. SONGS OF FREEDOM. I’M. STUCK INSIDE THE SONG. >> THAT’S RESTING.

I’M SO GLAD TO BE. BACK. IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE. GOSPEL SINGING. ABOUT HOW. >> TALK ABOUT BEING A SHOWSTOPPER. RIGHT THERE THEY ARE BRINGING THE SIGHTS, THE SOUND, THE VOCALS, SINGING LIVE HERE. LOOK AT THOSE COSTUMES. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE. HERE ON SUCH A GORGEOUS DAY IN

OAKLAND. TODAY WE HAVE THE AFRO-LATINOS OUT. >> WE HAVE THE AFRO CARIBBEANS OUT. YES, WE GOT THE AFRICANS OUT. WE GOT THE AFRICAN AMERICANS OUT. WE ARE BLACK JOY OUT HERE. >> IT IS DIVERSELY BLACK. IT IS BLACK PEOPLE HAVING A GOOD TIME AND DANCING IN THE STREETS. OKAY.

>> AND OF ALL AGES TO IS WHICH I LOVE EVERYONE FROM THE BABIES TO THE ELDERS. IT IS AMAZING. >> OH, THIS IS GREAT TO SEE. >> AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE OAKLAND CHINATOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMING AS WELL. SO LIKE YOU SAID, ALL CULTURES WE ARE WELCOMING EVERYBODY COME DOWN.

WE ARE LIVE HERE ON FRANKLIN STREET. >> YOU SAID ALL CULTURES. NOW, ISN’T THAT WHAT BLACK PEOPLE DO? YEP. WE JUST WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE TABLE AND THAT IS THE GRACE AND THE BEAUTY AND THE COMPASSION AND THE LOVE THAT BLACK HAS. THAT BLACK PEOPLE HAVE. WE JUST ALWAYS INVITE

EVERYBODY. THERE’S A SEAT FOR EVERYBODY AT THIS TABLE. >> IT’S LIKE, COME ON OVER. WE GOT ENOUGH FOOD. IF NOT, I’LL MAKE MORE. >> EXACTLY, EXACTLY, EXACTLY. >> MAKE IT WORK. YES. OH >> SO GREAT. WE SEE ETHNIC THAIS COMING THROUGH. >> I’M HEARING A LITTLE BIT OF

HORN, A LITTLE BIT OF KAZOO. AT THE SAME TIME AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN FRANKLIN STREET. >> OH, THEY’RE GIVING ME SOMETHING. WHAT ARE THEY GIVING ME? A LIAR? AM I GOING TO A PARTY LATER? OH ALL RIGHT. OKAY. YOU GOT THREE OF THEM. I GOT THREE, ONE FOR EACH OF US.

>> OKAY. WE GOT THINGS. >> OH, BLACK OAKLAND MINI TOUR. OH. THAT’S COOL. SO YOU CAN VISIT HISTORIC AND CULTURAL LANDMARKS BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH TO SEE IN OAKLAND. >> THERE IS. AND OBVIOUSLY OAKLAND HAS SUCH A RICH HISTORY. I’M SEEING THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY ON A MURAL THAT IS ON THE

BLACK PANTHER PARTY MUSIC, AND I BELIEVE IT’S RIGHT OFF OF SIX OR SEVENTH STREET. RIGHT. UM IN DOWNTOWN OAKLAND, WHICH IS REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE PRESERVE THE RICH HISTORY OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY, WHICH WAS, OF COURSE, FOUNDED RIGHT HERE IN OAKLAND. AND SHOUT OUT TO RACHEL WOLF, THE MURALIST THAT DID,

DESIGNED AND PAINTED THE WOMAN OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY MURAL. >> AGAIN IN WEST OAKLAND. UM, I WANT TO SAY IT’S THE FIRST MURAL THAT’S HONORING THE WOMEN OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY SPECIFICALLY. SO SHOUT OUT TO RACHEL WOLF. YOU WILL ALSO SEE HER MURAL ON THE TRIBUNE TOWER.

SO THAT BEAUTIFUL WOMAN THAT’S DANCING, UM, ACROSS THE BUILDING , UM, AGAIN, MADE BY RACHEL WOLF. WE ALSO HAVE TIMOTHY BEE, WHO IS ANOTHER ARTIST THAT IS TAGGING UP OAKLAND WITH BEAUTIFUL BLACK ART. >> HE IS SO INCREDIBLE. TIMOTHY BEE YEAH, HIS WORK IS AMAZING, AND THERE’S NOTHING MORE ICONIC

THAN THE TRIBUNE TOWER, RIGHT? SO TO BE ABLE TO HAVE YOUR WORK ON THE TRIBUNE TOWER. >> INCREDIBLE. OH, MORE DANCING COMING THROUGH. THAT MEANS THAT WE. KNOW. THEY ARE BRINGING THE ENERGY, BRINGING THE BOOZE RIGHT NOW. >> LET’S GO. HEY. >> WHOA! YES. HEY. I’M LOVING THE DAD OVER HERE.

HEY. HEY HEY HEY. HANDS UP! RISE UP! HEY. STAY THIS IS GORGEOUS UP HERE, MY BLACK JOY. WORK IT. WORK IT, WORK IT. I KNOW, THAT’S RIGHT. INCREDIBLE ALL RIGHT. INCREDIBLE THERE WE GO. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, BART, RIDE THAT TRAIN RIGHT TO BART. >> WHICH IS KEY, BECAUSE YOU

KNOW, PARKING CAN BE TIGHT IN DOWNTOWN OAKLAND ON A GOOD DAY. IF YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT COMING TO THE FESTIVAL AFTERWARDS, DEFINITELY GO AHEAD AND TAKE BART. YOU CAN GET RIGHT OFF AT 19TH STREET, AND IT WILL LET YOU OUT RIGHT INTO THE FESTIVAL SO YOU CAN ENJOY ALL OF

THE FESTIVITIES. ONCE THE PARADE WRAPS UP. MORE CHEERLEADERS COMING THROUGH. >> THERE’S ANOTHER BIG BUS COMING AND IT IS LOADED. >> AND I THINK THIS IS THE MAYOR’S OFFICE. OF COURSE. UH, SHINTO IS THE MAYOR OF OAKLAND. SHE’S JUST FINISHING UP HER FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE, AND I

BELIEVE SHE IS AT THE TOP OF THE BUS RIGHT THERE. YOU CAN SEE HER IN THE YELLOW AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN. >> AH, YES, I SEE HER WAVING. THAT’S A GOOD THING. IT ISN’T RAINING LIKE LAST YEAR. >> I CAN’T SAY THAT ENOUGH ABOUT ART AND ALSO SPREADING THAT

BLACK DOLLARS. SO THE BLACK JOY PARADE COMMITS TO PAYING EVERY PERFORMING ARTIST THAT WE WILL SEE TONIGHT ON THE STAGE, UP TO $500,000 HAVE BEEN PAID TO ARTISTS, UM, WHICH IS MY PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY, IS SUPPORTING BLACK CREATORS MAKING CAREERS IN THEIR ART. PERIOD. IN THE BLACK JOY PARADE COMMITS TO

DOING THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, ART AIN’T FOR FREE. WE GOT TREVOR THE FOUNDER OF OAK STOP. >> IN THE BUILDING. >> WE HAVE CAROL FIFE AND SEVERAL OTHER SEVERAL OTHER, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE IN THE CITY OF OAKLAND. >> YES. AND TREVOR IS CELEBRATING SOME BIG NEWS. HE IS

NOW THE OWNER OF A PRIME BUILDING LOCATED RIGHT HERE IN DOWNTOWN. HE IS THE OWNER OF A SUITE OF CO-WORKING SPACES. >> AND AGAIN, ONE OF THESE BUILDINGS HE NOW OWNS TALK ABOUT BLACK EXCELLENCE. >> WELL, IF IT’S HARD TO HEAR US RIGHT NOW, THAT IS BECAUSE THE ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE TRUCK IS

MAKING ITS WAY DOWN FRANKLIN STREET RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW, THE YOUNG KIDS ALWAYS LOVE SEEING A FIRE TRUCK. YES BUT THAT’S GREAT BECAUSE IT’S HOT OUTSIDE. >> BABY, YOU’RE ON FIRE. >> OH, THERE’S A LITTLE GIRL ON THE BACK. SHE’S SO CUTE. >> OH, LOOK AT THE LITTLE KIDS

HAVING A GREAT TIME HANGING OUT ON THE FIRE TRUCK. YOU’VE BEEN WATCHING OUR LIVE COVERAGE OF THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BLACK JOY PARADE HERE, STREAMING TO YOU FROM ABC SEVEN NEWS. WE’LL TAKE A SHORT BREAK. WE’LL BE MORE BACK WITH MORE LIVE COVERAGE AFTER THIS. >> THE BLACK JOY PARADE ON ABC

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SORTING PLAN THAT STARTS INSIDE YOUR HOME. KNOW WHAT RECYCLING MATERIAL IS ACCEPTED IN YOUR CART. KEEP RECYCLABLES EMPTY, CLEAN AND DRY. PUT LOOSE ITEMS IN THE CART. AVOID USING BAGS, NOT SORTING PROPERLY. KEEPS RECYCLED MATERIALS FROM HAVING A SECOND LIFE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT OAKLAND RECYCLING .COM. >> BAGELS ARE FINALLY HERE AT

MCDONALD’S. DELICIOUS EGGS AND CHEESE WITH A TENDER STEAK PATTY OR THICK CUT BACON OR SAVORY SAUSAGE. THEY’RE HERE IN ALL THEIR WARM, TOASTED GLORY. ORDER AHEAD IN THE APP. BA DA BA BA BA . >> SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY HAS AN OPINION ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO THAT IT’S DISGUSTING, DANGEROUS, THAT

WE’RE DOOMED. I’M REGGIE AQUI. I LIVE HERE IN THE CITY. NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE BAY AREA. YOU KNOW WE FACE OUR CHALLENGES HERE. IT IS FRUSTRATING. THAT’S WHY AT ABC7 NEWS WE’RE LOOKING FOR IDEAS, SOLUTIONS, LOCAL STORIES WITH REAL ANSWERS SO WE CAN HELP MAKE ALL OF THIS BETTER

. BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS REALLY A TIME JUST TO COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE ALL THAT WE ARE, ALL THAT WE BUILT, ALL THAT WE CONTRIBUTED, ALL THAT WE HAVE OVERCOME AND WHAT IS YET TO COME . >> WELCOME BACK TO THE BLACK JOY PARADE. >> WE ARE LIVE HERE IN OAKLAND

ON THIS BEAUTIFUL, GORGEOUS SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON FRANKLIN STREET. WE ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME. LOTS OF FAMILIES OUT HERE ENJOYING SEEING BLACK CULTURE AND BLACK HISTORY. EVERYTHING THE BLACK COMMUNITY HAS TO OFFER AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, BLACK JOY. >> FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BLACK JOY PARADE, EVERY ONE A SMILING.

HAVING SUCH A GREAT TIME. AS WE GATHER HERE IN COMMUNITY TO JUST CELEBRATE THE BLACK EXPERIENCE AND TO COME TOGETHER, AND WE ARE SITTING IN BETWEEN TWO PROMINENT BLACK BUSINESSES. >> THE FIRST IS SILVER MESA, WHICH WE JUST HAD THEIR OXTAIL AND OXTAIL IS POPPING. WE MIGHT

HAVE TO RUN IT BACK AFTER WE’RE DONE. OH YEAH, I JUST ORDERED A SECOND AND ALSO AMBER LOUNGE. SO AMBER LOUNGE IS ALSO A BLACK OWNED BUSINESS. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO TONIGHT, ANOTHER NIGHT. IF YOU WANT A PARTY THE NIGHT AWAY, GO AHEAD TO AMBER LOUNGE HERE ON

FRANKLIN STREET. YES. >> AND WHAT’S SO COOL? SO THEY ACTUALLY MOVED THE PARADE TO MARCH DOWN FRANKLIN STREET LAST YEAR BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES ALONG THIS QUARTER. IF YOU KNOW, THE PARADE USED TO COME DOWN BROADWAY WAY, BUT THEY MOVED IT TO FRANKLIN LAST YEAR TO REALLY

BE IMMERSED IN MORE BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES THAT TRULY MAKE OAKLAND DOWNTOWN OAKLAND, ESPECIALLY WHAT IT IS RIGHT. >> AND THAT’S JUST A REFLECTION OF WHEN BLACK PEOPLE GET ON. WE PULL EACH OTHER UP. SO IF THAT’S MOVING, A WHOLE PARADE BLOCKS OVER SO THAT MORE MONEY CAN CIRCULATE IN THE BUSINESS,

THAT’S THE CONVERSATION THAT’S HAPPENING IN THE BOARDROOM. HARRIET. >> AND IT’S NICE BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO COME OUT HERE WHO MAYBE DON’T SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN OAKLAND, THEY CAN SEE WHAT THERE IS TO OFFER A REASON TO COME BACK. ABSOLUTELY WE ARE CELEBRATING THE BLACK EXPERIENCE. WE ARE HERE LIVE AT

THE BLACK JOY PARADE. MORE CONTINGENTS COMING THROUGH. IT’S A GREAT DAY. THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS JUST CAME THROUGH. >> IT IS. YEAH. YOU HEARD THE THUNDER OF THEIR BIKES RIGHT THERE. UH, AND THAT’S HOW, YOU KNOW, WE’RE HAVING A GREAT TIME. WE ARE TAKING A LIVE LOOK RIGHT

NOW. AND WHO DO WE HAVE COMING UP THE PIKE? PEOPLE ARE GETTING EXCITED ABOUT HIM AS THEY WALK DOWN IN THERE LOOKING REAL CLEAN IN THAT WHITE 106 KMEL MAN, I GREW UP THE CAMEO THERE STILL BE HONEST. >> I’LL BE HONEST. >> WE’RE LOOKING AT THE 100

BLACK MEN OF THE BAY AREA. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE GROUP, THEY ARE ALL ABOUT BLACK MEN COMING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THEIR COMMUNITY. THEY DO SO MUCH GREAT WORK IN THE COMMUNITY, FROM MENTORSHIP OF YOUNG KIDS, ESPECIALLY YOUNG BLACK BOYS, TO MAKE THEM INTO STRONG BLACK MEN.

IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE, UM, GOOD ROLE MODELS, THOSE GOOD ROLE MODELS FOR EVERYONE TO BE ABLE TO LOOK UP TO. >> YOU CANNOT QUESTION THE BLACK EXCELLENCE THAT IS SPRING FILLLED THROUGHOUT THESE. THIS STREET, THESE STREETS TODAY THEY . >> WE GOT SCOTTIES COMING THROUGH. IF YOU SEE BUBBLES,

THAT’S FROM US. THAT’S FROM THAT’S FROM OUR LITTLE ABC SEVEN SET UP. >> WE’RE BRINGING SOME JOY HERE. >> OH, LOOK AT THOSE CARS. OH, THIS IS A GORGEOUS CONVERTIBLE RIGHT HERE. >> WOOHOO! YES >> WE GOT MAMA IN THE FRONT. >> IS THAT A LAMBORGHINI? YEAH I KNOW, THAT’S RIGHT.

>> THE FAMILY THAT LAMBORGHINI TOGETHER. >> CAN’T RELATE. TAYLOR CAN’T RELATE EITHER. >> A GORGEOUS CARS, GORGEOUS CARS OF BOTH OLD AND NEW. >> GORGEOUS DAY. I LOVE SEEING SO MANY FAMILIES COMING OUT, ENJOYING EACH OTHER. THE BLACK CULTURE REALLY CAN’T ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE TODAY. >> YOU CAN’T, YOU CAN’T AGAIN.

THE WEATHER IS COOPERATING IN MAGNIFICENT FASHION FOR THIS BLACK JOY PARADE. WE WERE HOPING PRAYING FOR FORECAST LIKE THIS. YES, AND WE CERTAINLY GOT IT THIS YEAR FOR SURE. >> YES, MOTHER NATURE DELIVERED. WE ARE SO HAPPY. WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE HERE AND TO BE ABLE TO

BRING THIS TO YOU. LIVE AS WE SEE EVERYONE COME BY AND JUST SHARE THE JOY. WE KNOW NOT EVERYONE CAN GET OUT HERE. >> WE CAN’T. BUT IF YOU’RE AT HOME, WE GOT YOU COVERED BECAUSE WE HAVE ZACH FUENTES LIVE ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE. WE’RE GOING TO CHECK IN NOW WITH ZACH. OH.

WHAT’S HAPPENING? ZACH >> YEAH, WE GOT OH MY GOSH SO MUCH IS HAPPENING AS YOU CAN SEE WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK HERE. >> SO I WANT TO TALK TO SOME OF THE CROWDS HERE WATCHING. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK SO FAR I THINK THAT IT’S A GREAT PARADE.

>> IT’S A GOOD WAY TO SHOW THE UNITY THAT IS HERE IN OAKLAND. AND AND, UM, WE’RE REALLY ENJOYING OURSELVES. ALL THE COLORFUL THINGS GOING ON OUT HERE AND WE’RE HAVING A REALLY GOOD TIME. WE SUPPORT ALMOST EVERY YEAR. SO YOU KNOW, GOING TO KEEP IT GOING.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK? I MEAN, HOW IS THIS THIS IS ONLY SEVEN YEARS OLD. BUT LIKE I WAS SAYING EARLIER, THIS IS REALLY BECOME A TRADITION FOR SO MANY OF THE FAMILIES. NOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE GROWTH YEAR OVER YEAR AND BEING BACK HERE AGAIN?

>> UM, I THINK THE GROWTH IS GOOD. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF POSITIVE THINGS GOING ON IN OAKLAND AND HAPPENING IN OAKLAND, AND WE’RE REALLY PROUD TO SEE IT, AND WE’RE REALLY PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT. >> YEAH, SO MUCH. YOU GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? TO WHAT? WHAT

DO YOU THINK I JUST SAID? >> I WANTED TO SAY I THINK THIS IS REALLY NICE BECAUSE THEY TOOK AWAY THE DAY FOR THE GREEN AT LAKE MERRITT YEARS AGO, AND THAT WAS A EVENT FOR US TO COME OUT. AND THIS PARADE REPLACED THAT. AND I THINK IT’S REALLY GOOD TO

BRING THE COMMUNITY BACK TOGETHER AND HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR OAKLAND. YEAH, JUST LIKE THEY HAD THE CHINESE PARADE IN, UH, IN THE PARADE YESTERDAY IN SAN FRANCISCO. >> WELL, EXACTLY. AND THAT’S JUST ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS GOING TO BRING UP IS THAT THIS IS SUCH A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR

THE REST OF THE BAY AREA TO REALLY SEE WHAT OAKLAND HAS TO OFFER, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE PERCEPTION IS THERE’S SOME MISPERCEPTION. >> YEAH. EXACTLY. RIGHT. SO ARE YOU SURE? FROM BOTH SIDES. AND IT’S REALLY A JOYOUS OCCASION. AND PEOPLE I REALLY ENJOY COMING OUT. >> SO THIS IS FAMILY DAY. DAUGHTERS AND GRANDCHILDREN.

YEAH. THE WHOLE FAMILY. >> THE WHOLE FAMILY HERE I LOVE IT. AND IT’S THE WHOLE FAMILY GOING TO BE BACK NEXT YEAR. ABSOLUTELY YES. EVERY YEAR. >> YES. I’LL BE LOOKING FOR YOU. >> I’LL FIND YOU AGAIN AND PUT YOU ON CAMERA AGAIN. THAT’S JUST SOME OF THE FEELING OUT HERE,

YOU GUYS. EVERYBODY IS HAVING SUCH A GREAT TIME. YOU KNOW, I GOT TO SPEAK WITH THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE PARADE ON FRIDAY, DOING A PREVIEW STORY. AND, YOU KNOW, SHE TOLD ME THAT THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, THEY WEREN’T SURE IF IT WAS JUST

GOING TO BE THE TEN OF THEM OR WHO WAS GOING TO SHOW UP. THOUSANDS SHOW UP TO THIS EVERY SINGLE YEAR NOW, AND THAT IS JUST REALLY SPEAKING TO THE COMMUNITY HERE, WANTING TO SHOW UP FOR ONE ANOTHER. PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY TOO, ARE HERE ALSO. SO THIS IS REALLY

JUST AN AMAZING DAY FOR OAKLAND. AND THIS JOY I KNOW IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE CARRIED ON LONG PAST THE WEEKEND. IT CERTAINLY IS. >> ZACH. UH, ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 30,000 PEOPLE COME OUT FOR THE PARADE AND FESTIVAL EACH YEAR HERE IN OAKLAND, AND I THINK WE

MIGHT EVEN SMASH SOME ATTENDANCE RECORDS THIS YEAR, BECAUSE THE WEATHER IS JUST SO GORGEOUS. WHO WOULDN’T WANT TO BE OUT HERE? NO, FOR THIS GORGEOUS DAY THAT WE HAVE TODAY. >> FANCY DANCE TEAM COMING THROUGH. THE FINEST MAJORETTE TEAM IN ALL OF OAKLAND. >> OH, IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY. POPPING THE BALLOONS.

>> OH, I WISH EVERYBODY LOVING THE BUBBLE MAKER THAT WE HAVE RIGHT HERE. >> I KNOW THE KIDS ARE COMING OVER POPPING THE BUBBLES. AND DON’T FORGET THERE ARE OTHER PLACES TO BE HERE. THERE’S A LITTLE JOY STAGE. YOU HAVE BLACK INFANT HEALTH. THERE’S A MOMMY LOUNGE. THEY’RE DOING STORY TIME

GAMES. SO IT REALLY IS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. IT’S FREE. SO MUCH TO CHECK OUT. >> YOU HAVE THE GAMES AND GROOVES HOSTED BY JANELLE. SO IF YOU GUYS LIKE CHESS, IF YOU GUYS LIKE BOARD GAMES, THAT’S HERE FOR YOU. AND IF YOU GUYS LIKE WINE, WE ALSO HAVE BLACK VINES

HERE, UH, GIVING YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO PUT A LITTLE PEP IN YOUR STEP TODAY. >> IT WAS AMAZING. I WAS AT THE BLACK VINES EVENT YESTERDAY, THE 13TH ANNUAL. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. AND TODAY YOU’RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE A SELECTION OF THE DIFFERENT BLACK

OWNED WINES AND VINTNERS WHO YOU MAY NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU GET TO KNOW THEM WHEN YOU STOP BY THEIR BLACK VINES TENT AT THE END OF THE PARADE ROUTE. WHEN YOU GET TO ENJOY ALL OF THE DIFFERENT FESTIVE CITIES THAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER HERE TODAY. YEAH AND

THERE’S MUSIC TOO. >> THERE’S A STAGE WITH LOTS OF BANDS. >> YES. SO AGAIN, THE WINNER OF OUR SECOND MONDAY’S OPEN MIC FOR OUR GOLD BEAMS AND BLACK JOY PARADE PARTNERSHIP IS DARIUS, AND HE IS GOING TO BRING SOME SPOKEN WORD TODAY. UH, TRADITION IN BLACK CULTURE. UH, AND WE

ALSO HAVE THE BLACK JOY PARADE CHOIR THAT’S GOING TO GIVE US A BRIGHTER DAY, BRIGHTER DAY, BRIGHT, BRIGHTER DAY. >> ARE YOU PART OF IT? >> BECAUSE YOU COULD BE. I MIGHT OKAY, HEAD OVER THERE WITH THE SAME MIC AND 78 JOB WITH THE LAWRENCE MARTIN. >> DON’T PUT IT PAST ME.

>> THERE IT IS. UH, LET’S TALK ABOUT THE HEADLINER FOR THIS YEAR. WE HAVE DURAN BERNARD, WHO IS NO STRANGER TO THE BLACK JOY PARADE. UH, FESTIVITIES. I THINK IT WAS 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO THAT HE ACTUALLY HAD A ROLLER SKATING EVENT WHERE PEOPLE ABLE TO COME

OUT AND SEE HIM ROLLER SKATE BECAUSE HE’S SO TALENTED, HE CAN ROLLER SKATE AND SING AT THE SAME TIME. I CAN’T DO EITHER OF THEM SEPARATELY, LET ALONE TOGETHER. AND HE IS GOING TO BE YOUR BLACK JOY PARADE FESTIVAL HEADLINER. >> TALK ABOUT A MULTI-HYPHENATE. >> COME ON, A LITTLE BIT OF

EVERYTHING, RIGHT? >> YES. DURAN BERNARD, YOU HAVE HEARD HIM ON TRACKS WITH CAITRIN , NADA WITH ARI LENNOX, WITH ERYKAH BADU, THE QUEEN HERSELF. AND SO, YOU KNOW, HE’S GOING TO HIT THAT STAGE WITH SOUL AND GROOVE AND BODY ROLLS, BABY, I GOT IT. YADI YADI, WE HAVE FASHION COMING THROUGH.

>> PHYLLIS, IMELDA, OAKLAND’S OWN AND HER STUDENTS WEARING HER HER CLOTHING. I DON’T KNOW IF Y’ALL SEE THIS, BUT WE GOT LADY IN THE MINK JACKET. >> SHE SAID SHE PUTTING ON HER FROM HEAD TO TOE. YES WE ARE NOT PLAYING AT THE BLACK JOY PARADE.

WE COME TO SHOW OUT IN A SUNDAY TOO. SO YOU GOT TO PUT ON YOUR SUNDAY BEST. NOW HERE’S LIVE OAK SCHOOL. >> YEP. AND THEY GOT THEIR. THE WORLD NEEDS BLACK JOY. YES. THE WORLD NEEDS MORE BLACK JOY. >> YES. ARE Y’ALL DOING. >> AGAIN, IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE

SUCH A FAMILY REUNION WHEN YOU’RE OUT HERE FOR THE BLACK JOY PARADE. YOU’RE SEEING PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVEN’T SEEN AND WEEKS AND MONTHS, SOMETIMES YEARS, BUT EVERYONE COMING TOGETHER FOR A GOOD TIME HERE FOR THE BLACK. >> LIKE SEEING EVERYONE SMILE, DARLING, YES I DO. >> YOU CAN’T HELP BUT SMILE.

>> IT’S CONTAGIOUS. >> IT’S INFECTIOUS. PEOPLE ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME. PEOPLE ARE HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME. >> WE GOT MORE CONTINGENTS COMING THROUGH. LOTS OF LITTLE KIDS. A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE STREETS, A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING THROUGH ON THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY IN OAKLAND. WE ARE ON FRANKLIN

STREET. WE ARE LIVE HERE AT THE BLACK JOY PARADE SEVENTH ANNUAL CELEBRATING EVERYTHING BLACK BLACK CULTURE, BLACK COMMUNITY, BLACK FOOD, BLACK MUSIC, LOVE, BLACK BUSINESS, BLACK ART, BLACK DANCE. >> AND WE ARE CERTAINLY FEELING ALL OF THAT HERE AS WE’VE TAKEN THE PARADE AGAIN, IT CAN’T BE SAID ENOUGH.

>> THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES AND KIDS THAT YOU SEE OUT HERE AGAIN, LEARNING ABOUT THEIR CULTURE, UH, AND SEEING SO MANY GREAT ROLE MODELS ON SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY. >> RIGHT. AND THESE KIDS ARE NOT COMING TO PLAY. THEY COME IN WITH ATTITUDE, THEY COME IN WITH SASS, THEY COME IN WITH THE

DANCE MOVE. THEY COME IN WITH THE ENERGY AND WE ARE LIVING FOR IT. >> WE ARE ARE. >> YOU SEE THEIR POM POMS, THEIR SMILES. THEY’RE HAVING A GREAT TIME OUT HERE. >> I’M SURE THEY’VE BEEN PRACTICING ALL WEEK, PROBABLY ALL MONTH FOR SURE. >> AND I AM HEARING MORE MUSIC COMING UP.

>> YOU CAN SEE ALL THE PEOPLE STARTING TO COME THROUGH. >> WE GOT AN AK IN THE HOUSE, GOT CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS. >> OH, LOOK AT THESE LITTLE ONES WITH THEIR POM POMS. >> OH, RIGHT. CATHEDRAL SCHOOL. >> NOW I WANT TO ASK YOU BOTH. >> SO SINCE THIS YEAR’S THEME IS

THE REDEFINITION OF A HUSTLER, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A HUSTLER TO YOU ALL? >> THAT’S A FANTASTIC QUESTION. IT IS. HOW DO Y’ALL HUSTLE? >> YOU KNOW, HUSTLING FOR ME IS MAKING IT WORK BECAUSE I’M A MOM. I WORK A VERY ODD SCHEDULE. I WORK NIGHTS, I ANCHOR THE

EVENING SHOWS FIVE, SIX, AND 11, GET UP EARLY TO, YOU KNOW, I COULD MAYBE HAVE MY HUSBAND TAKE HER TO SCHOOL, BUT I CAN’T. >> NO, I CAN’T LET THAT HAPPEN. >> I HAVE TO BE THERE FOR HER. I HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN FOR MY FAMILY AND IT’S RELYING ON MY

VILLAGE, MY PEOPLE, MY FRIENDS AT WORK. MY COWORKER, MY FAMILY. THAT’S THE HUSTLE. WE’RE ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE’RE ALL SUCCEEDING. I KNOW THAT’S RIGHT. >> SHOUT OUTS TO ALL THE MOTHERS AND ALL THE PARENTS THAT ARE WATCHING ON THE STREAM LIVE. JULIAN, HOW DO YOU HUSTLE?

>> I THINK I HUSTLE BY DOING THE ROLE THAT I HAVE HERE AT ABC SEVEN. YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO BE THE RACING SOCIAL JUSTICE, RACING CULTURE REPORTER AND REALLY MAKING SURE I’M TELLING STORIES THAT ARE FROM OUR COMMUNITY, BUT FROM ALL UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND GIVING THEM A VOICE TO BE ABLE

TO HAVE THEIR, UH, QUESTIONS ANSWERED TO HAVE THEIR CONCERNS MET. SO I THINK BEING ABLE TO PUT ON FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DON’T ALWAYS HAVE SOMEONE FIGHTING FOR THEM IS ONE WAY THAT I GET TO HUSTLE FOR OUR PEOPLE AND FOR ALL UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. >> AND JULIAN DOES IT SO WELL.

I’M JUST GOING TO BRAG ON HIM FOR A SECOND, BECAUSE THE THINGS YOU BRING TO LIGHT, I MEAN, IT’S JUST INCREDIBLE TO SEE IT, IS THAT WE LOVE WHAT YOU DO. >> IT’S A TEAM EFFORT, AND I’M VERY PROUD AND HONORED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE SPACE TIME AND

OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THESE IMPORTANT STORIES. AND TAYLOR, WE ALWAYS SEE YOU HUSTLING OUT. >> I GOT SIX JOBS. I DON’T GET TIRED. OKAY SO MY HUSTLE IS EVENT PRODUCTION. SO AT ANY GIVEN TIME I’M PRODUCING UP TO 14 EVENTS MADE OFTEN FOR BLACK CREATIVES TO GET PAID TO HAVE A

GOOD TIME AND TO DO EXACTLY WHAT WE’RE DOING TODAY TO HAVE JOY. MY MISSION IS TO SUPPORT BLACK CREATIVES MAKING CAREERS IN THE ARTS, AND TO PRODUCE EVENTS THAT BRING BLACK PEOPLE JOY. SO EVERY DAY I’M HUSTLING, WHETHER IT’S FUNDRAISING, WHETHER IT’S ORGANIZING, WHETHER IT’S PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS

THAT ARE LARGER THAN ME OR THAT ARE SMALLER THAN ME, OR JUST AT MY HEIGHT, UH, MY HUSTLE COMES WITH PUTTING ON EVENTS THAT SERVE THE COMMUNITY. YEAH WE’RE ALL OUT HERE HUSTLING. >> I HEAR MORE MUSIC. OH, I SEE DANCING. >> ALL RIGHT, LET’S TAKING THE HEAT DANCE LINE RIGHT NOW. I’M

MAKING SOME DANCE LIKE I’M NOT GOING TO DANCE AND DO MY LITTLE DANCE. >> COME ON, PRINCE, COME ON, BABY, I GET WHAT I WANT. I GOT. THIS I SHAKING MY HIPS I THINK WHEN I STEP ON MY HIPS I GOTTA GIVE ME TIPS. YOU KNOW? I EVEN

KNOW WHAT’S I’LL BE PULLING ON NOW. I’M BRINGING THE ARTS NOW. TODAY WE ARE CELEBRATING OAKLAND IN THE BAY AREA. >> BUT I GOT TO GIVE A LITTLE SHAMELESS PLUG TO ICE SPICE, MY FELLOW NEW YORKER THAT Y’ALL HEARING HAD TO DO IT. >> SHE IS EVERYWHERE. WE COULDN’T STOP LOOKING AT HER

DURING THE SUPER BOWL. SHE IN THE SUITE WITH TAYLOR SWIFT AND LIKE EVERY FIVE SECONDS I SAW ICE SPICE. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WERE JUST LOOKING AT THE HEAT DANCE TEAM. >> I COULDN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF THEM. THEY BROUGHT THE HEAT FOR SURE. DID THEY? DID.

>> ALL RIGHT. AND THIS IS STILL THE HEAT DANCE TEAM, BY THE WAY. THIS IS THEIR CREW. THEY. >> OH, THEY COME OUT, THEY COME OUT, THEY COME OUT SERIOUS? >> YEP. >> AND WE GOT BLACK STUDENT UNION, SAINT PAUL’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. >> WE ARE ALL ABOUT EDUCATION.

>> YES, WE ARE. ARE OH, I SEE ANOTHER ONE OF MY CARS COMING THROUGH. >> ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR CARS. >> YOU TELL ME. OKAY, OKAY. >> THEY’RE MY CAR COLLECTION. >> THEY’RE MINE. BUT YOU KNOW, YOUR DREAM CAR. >> YES, YES, YES. AGAIN I LOVE THESE BEAUTIFUL PAINT JOBS. CANDY CANE.

>> OH, MY FAVORITE THING IS THE SPEAKERS SYSTEM. IF I DON’T SEE YOU, YOU GOTTA GET IT DONE OVER. >> SHE SAID I NEED TO HEAR ANFIELD, THE MUSIC. ALL RIGHT? AND THIS IS MY SON. >> WHAT WAS THAT? ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE ARE HERE AT THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BLACK JOY PARADE.

>> WE ARE LIVE AND WE ARE GOING TO COME BACK AFTER A SHORT BREAK AND BRING YOU MORE OF THE FESTIVITIES AND THE JOY. >> KEEP IT HERE. THE BLACK JOY PARADE ON ABC SEVEN NEWS.COM, SPONSORED IN PART BY AC TRANSIT. >> WHEN I THINK ABOUT BLACK HISTORY, I THINK ABOUT

PRESERVING LEGACY. MY FAMILY OPENED OUR FIRST MCDONALD’S LOCATION IN 1988, AND NOW I’M A NEXT GENERATION OWNER OPERATOR. CONTINUE DOING THAT. LEGACY. OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES, WE HAVE SUPPORTED OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS THROUGH MENTORSHIP AND VOLUNTEERING EFFORTS. WE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE, THE

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE PENINSULA, AND OTHER CHARITABLE CAUSES. I WANT TO BE AN EXAMPLE TO OTHER YOUNG BLACK ENTREPRENEURS AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION TO GIVE BACK. I’M LAUREN AND I’M CREATING BLACK HISTORY AT MCDONALD’S. >> ANOTHER ONE IN THE BOOKS. BUT WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED. EVERYTHING BEEN GOING WELL? OH

YEAH. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS NEAT, BECAUSE IT’S THE WORK BEHIND THE SCENES THAT TRULY MATTERS. YOU GOT IT AT 120 OUT. THE FULL EXTENSION OF THE SOUND OF THAT FOR YOUR MIND, FOR YOUR BODY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR ALL THAT IS ME, FOR ALL THAT IS YOU. KAISER PERMANENTE HERE’S

WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND THE BAY AREA. >> THE PRESIDENT’S VISIT IS PART OF A THREE DAY CALIFORNIA SWING TO RAISE MONEY FOR HIS 2024 REELECTION CAMPAIGN. >> BEAUTIFUL PICTURE FROM OUR TAN CAM. WE JUST HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE RIGHT NOW. >> WHAT ABC SEVEN MORNINGS. >> HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH

FROM ALL OF US AT ABC SEVEN. >> YES, BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND WE ARE CELEBRATING BLACK JOY AT THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BLACK JOY PARADE IN OAKLAND. WE ARE HERE ON FRANKLIN STREET. OH, MAN. EVERYBODY’S BRINGING THE HEAT. WE’RE LOVING IT. >> THEY ARE THE HEAT, THE ENERGY, THE SMILES, THE

EXCITEMENT. THE DANCE MOVES ARE. IT’S BEEN SUCH A GREAT AND BEAUTIFUL DAY HERE IN OAKLAND. WE ARE ALONG FRANKLIN STREET, AS YOU KNOW, SINCE YOU’VE BEEN WITH US FOR ABOUT AN HOUR NOW, THE PARADE IS MOVING FROM 14TH STREET DOWN TO 19TH STREET, AND THAT IS WHERE THE BLACK JOY

PARADE AND FESTIVAL REALLY GETS STARTED. AND PEOPLE ARE ALREADY DOWN THERE HAVING A GOOD TIME UNTIL SEVEN, RIGHT? >> OH, IT GOES UNTIL SEVEN. >> AND AGAIN, THE AFTER PARTY IS AT 7 TO 1 A.M. IT DON’T STOP. HAVE NOT GOT HERE. BRING THAT DEODORANT. I PROMISE YOU THE

DEODORANT VENDORS OVER HERE THAT GOT YOU AS WELL. IF YOU A LITTLE ASHY. I’M SURE THE SHADE THE SHEA BUTTER. >> THEY GOT THE SHEA BUTTER FOR SURE. ALL AROUND. LET’S LISTEN IN TO THE DANCE TEAM RIGHT HERE. BRINGING THE MOVES. >> THIS IS GREAT. AND YOU KNOW,

FOR ANYONE WHO MAYBE IS JUST JOINING US, WE ARE LIVE TAYLOR TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU DO. PEOPLE WHO WATCH ABC SEVEN, THEY MIGHT KNOW JULIAN. THEY MIGHT KNOW MYSELF. FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM. I’M SO I AM THE FOUNDER OF GOLD BEAMS AND GOLD BEAMS PRODUCES EVENTS MADE FOR

BLACK PEOPLE HERE IN THE BAY AND BEYOND, AND OUR EVENTS GO FROM CONCERTS TO OPEN MICS TO PANELS. >> IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A GOOD TIME, IF YOU WANT TO DANCE, IF YOU WANT A PARTY, IF YOU WANT FAMILY REUNION VIBES, YOU WANT TO FOLLOW US AT GOLDEN BEAMS ON INSTAGRAM.

>> GOLD, LIKE THE METAL BEAMS, LIKE LASER BEAMS OR GO ON GOLD BEAMS. .ORG TO SEE ALL THE FUN EVENTS THAT WE DO. PERFECT. NOW ONCE A YEAR WE PARTNER WITH THE BLACK JOY PARADE TO PRESENT A SPECIAL EDITION OF OUR OPEN MIC SECOND MONDAYS AT THE NEW PARISH

CONCERT HALL. BECAUSE WE ARE BIG AND NEW PARISH IS SUCH A GREAT VENUE, BY THE WAY. IT DEFINITELY IS. IT’S A PARTY AND YOU CAN COME AND YOU CAN SEE PHENOMENAL ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS AND SHAMELESS PLUG THE NEXT SECOND MONDAYS OPEN MIC TO ALL YOU ARTISTS OUT THERE AND TO ALL YOU

LOVERS OF ART HAPPENS AT THE CRUCIBLE ON MARCH 11TH. YOU WANT TO BE THERE. GOLD THAT BEAMS ON INSTAGRAM? >> GO AHEAD AND GIVE TAYLOR A FOLLOW SO YOU CAN STAY PLUGGED IN. FOR ALL OF THE INCREDIBLE EVENTS THAT SHE THROWS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND ESPECIALLY LEADING UP TO THE

BLACK JOY PARADE. AND NOW WE’RE LOOKING AT SOME FOLKS WHO ARE THEY GOT THE RIGHT IDEA. THEY ARE CAMPED OUT IN THEIR COMFY CHAIRS AND BEING ABLE TO TAKE IN ALL OF THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE. >> EVERYONE’S WELCOME, EVEN THE ANIMALS, EVEN THE DOGS OUT BOOKS

OUT! WHOO HOO! OH NO! OH, NO! ARE WE REALLY DOING THAT SONG WAS EVERYWHERE. >> IT WAS WHY IT STILL COMES BACK EVERY NOW AND THEN. >> WHY DID MY MOTHER. YOU DIDN’T REMEMBER WHEN ALBUM CDS CAME WITH, LIKE, SINGLES? IT WAS LIKE THE MAIN SONG. AND JUST LIKE A

30 MINUTE FOR CHRISTMAS. MY MOM GAVE ME THE BAHA MEN. YOU WORE THAT THING OUT, DIDN’T YOU? THAT’S WHAT WE HAD THE RADIOS WITH THE FIVE CD CHANGES AND THE FIVE CD, THAT WAS IT. >> YOU WERE ABOUT CULTURAL CULTURE AND TRADITIONS. >> OKAY, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO PUT

THOSE RADIOS IN A MUSEUM AND ARCHIVE THEM. >> YOU HAVE THE CDS ON THE VISOR. YOU HAD YOUR FAVORITES UP THERE? YEP. OKAY. WE’RE AGING OURSELVES. YES WE ARE. >> ALL RIGHT. >> WE ARE. SO WHO LET THE DOGS OUT? YEAH. >> OKAY. WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO

PLAY THAT LATER JUST TO. JUST TO DO IT. ALL RIGHT. WE’RE CELEBRATING OAKLAND BLACK JOY. WE GOT MORE PEOPLE COMING THROUGH ON FRANKLIN STREET. THAT’S BEAUTIFUL DAY. I LIKE THAT THE SUN’S COMING OUT AGAIN. >> IT IS. IT WAS KIND OF HIDING BEHIND THE CLOUDS FOR JUST A

BIT, BUT THE SUN IS COMING OUT IN FULL FORCE RIGHT NOW. AND YOU’RE SEEING THESE KIDS WHO ARE WAVING HELLO TO US AS THEY WALK BY OUR POPPING THE BUBBLES THAT WE’RE PUTTING OUT. >> THEY’RE GOING TO BE SO TIRED ON MONDAY. THAT IS OKAY. THEY CAN USE THE PARADE AS A GREAT

EXCUSE. I’M SURE THEIR TEACHERS WILL UNDERSTAND. YEAH, THEY’RE GOING TO SLEEP GOOD TONIGHT. >> ALL THE KIDS SLEEP. GOOD NIGHT. >> HOPEFULLY THEY’VE HAD SOME GOOD FOOD OUT HERE. GOOD CULTURE , DANCING, SMILING. IT REALLY HAS BEEN JUST THE BEST DAY. YOU SEE, THE BLACK STUDENT UNION COMING THROUGH. HEY EVERYONE.

>> OUR FUTURE ACTIVISTS. OUR FUTURE LEADERS. YES, OUR FUTURE ORGANIZERS ARE RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF US. HI, PRETTY. >> ARE YOU DOING THIS AGAIN? EVERYONE IS IN SUCH A FRIENDLY MOOD. UH, AS YOU JUST MEET NEW PEOPLE THAT YOU’VE NEVER MET BEFORE. SEE FOLKS THAT YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IN QUITE SOME TIME,

THAT REALLY ENCAPSULATES WHAT BLACK JOY AND THE BLACK JOY PARADE IS REALLY ALL ABOUT. >> YEAH, IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO BE TO FEEL ANYTHING BUT HAPPINESS AND EXCITEMENT TODAY. THE LEVEL OF MAGIC THAT’S IN THE AIR IS JUST PHENOMENAL. >> AND I LOVE SEEING, AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, ALL THE DIFFERENT CULTURES. IT’S NOT

JUST ONE BLACK EXPERIENCE. THERE’S THE AFRO-LATINO. SO WE BRING SO MUCH TO THE TABLE. >> WE DO. UM, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS. ANOTHER QUESTION. SO WE ARE ABOUT TO PARTY AT THE FESTIVAL STAGE IN JUST A FEW. YES. WHAT TYPE OF FESTIVAL FOLKS ARE Y’ALL? ARE Y’ALL LIKE THE

YOU GETTING POPPING ON THE DANCE FLOOR? ARE Y’ALL THE MOVIES? ARE Y’ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO JUST SEE AND OBSERVE? ARE Y’ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO SING OBNOXIOUSLY LOUD? >> OH, I’M GONNA SING IT IF I KNOW THE SONG, I’M GONNA SING IT AND YOU’RE GONNA BE SICK OF ME

BY THE END OF IT, FOR SURE. AND I’M GOING TO BE DANCING. YESTERDAY WAS SO NICE. I HAD THE WINDOWS DOWN IN MY CAR. I WAS BUMPING AND MY DAUGHTER WAS LIKE, MOM, STOP DANCING. AND I’M LIKE, I’M NOT GOING TO STOP DANCING. >> I’M NOT. >> SHE’S GONNA WANT YOU TO TEACH

HER THOSE DANCE MOVES FOR TIKTOK GOING DOWN. >> YEAH. YES I WAS SAYING YOUNG JOHN GUARANTEE IS GOING DOWN. WELL, LET’S DANCE TEAM. >> LET’S. LOOK, THESE KIDS DON’T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THAT. >> THEY DON’T, THEY DON’T. RIGHT. >> BUT THE DIVAS THAT WE’RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW, THEY DEFINITELY KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT

IT BECAUSE THEY GOT THE MOVES THEY GOT THE GROOVES AND THEY GOT THE ENERGY OUT HERE FOR THE BLACK JOY PARADE. COME. 5000 DANCERS FROM YOU IS NEVER EASY. COME ON, LUTHER, I JUST KNOW TO STOP. >> OH MY LORD. DANCING YOU NORMALIZING, WATCHING THESE DANCERS. >> WATCHING THESE MAJORETTES.

WATCHING THESE FUTURE LEADERS AT THEIR BLACK STUDENT UNION IS GIVING ME SO MUCH NOSTALGIA OF GROWING UP IN MY FORMATIVE YEARS AS AT A HBCU, AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY. YES >> AND BEING FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. AS WELL. YEAH, I CERTAINLY KNOW ABOUT IT. I MEAN, IT IS JUST SO INCREDIBLE. AND I FEEL

LIKE OAKLAND IS ALMOST LIKE KINDRED SPIRITS WITH D.C. AND THE DMV, RIGHT? WHERE YOU JUST SEE SO MANY BLACK PEOPLE MAKING IT HAPPEN, DOING SO MANY GREAT THINGS OUT HERE, SO MUCH, SO MANY LEGENDS HERE AND SO MANY FUTURE LEGENDS HERE. >> JUST LIKE DC, COAST TO COAST.

>> ANOTHER DANCE TEAM RIGHT HERE . AND SOME FOLKS ON BIKES AS WELL. RIGHT >> AND SHOUT OUT TO EVERYBODY ON THE BIKE RIGHT HERE WEARING A HELMET. MHM AND THEIR REFLECTIVE GEAR WE SAY ALL RIGHT LET’S CHECK IN WITH ABC SEVEN NEWS REPORTER ZACH FUENTES WHO IS

LIVE FOR US ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE. >> WHAT’S HAPPENING ZACH. HEY HEY. HELLO >> I’M WITH HIGHER GROUND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS DO. THIS IS SOME GREAT WORK. OH, HI. >> WE’RE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. WE GOT OUR KIDS OUT HERE CELEBRATING BACK.

>> JOY. IT’S A PART OF OUR CYCLE , A PART OF OUR AFTER SCHOOL DANCE AND ENRICHMENT. >> THIS IS ONE OF OUR DANCE TEACHERS, MISS JAMILA. >> AND THIS IS BERKELEY MAYNARD. OH, THE CHEERLEADERS ARE UP THERE. SO, YEAH, WE’RE HERE REPRESENTING EAST OAKLAND PRIDE BAY AREA TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY, GO

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. >> HOW IMPORTANT IS IT MEETING THESE KIDS AFTER SCHOOL? OH, IT’S VERY IMPORTANT MEETING THE KIDS AFTER SCHOOL BECAUSE, LIKE, I’M SHOUTING TO THE AUDIENCE, WE KEEPING THESE BABIES OFF THE STREET, KEEPING THESE BABIES OUT THE STREET. >> I LOVE IT. YOU GUYS ARE DOING EXCELLENT WORK.

>> YOU GUYS ARE SHOWING UP. YOU GUYS ARE REPRESENTING. IT’S A GREAT MOMENT. HERE ARE SOME OF THE KIDS. >> YES, HE’S OUR BABIES RIGHT HERE. HOW EXCITED ARE THEY TO BE HERE? >> THEY ARE AWESOME. >> THEY ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE. THIS IS BERKELEY, MAYNARD’S FIRST MARCHING WITH US.

>> AND EAST OAKLAND PRIDE. >> THIS IS THEIR SEVENTH YEAR. >> WE MARCHED WITH BUG JOY PARADE. >> EVERY YEAR WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO MUCH AGAIN, GUYS. IT IS SUCH AN AMAZING TIME OUT HERE. A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE. THAT’S WHAT WE’RE

SEEING. SO MUCH OF RIGHT NOW. YOU’RE SEEING THEM PASS BY YOU RIGHT NOW. THEY’RE SO EXCITED. AS ARE ALL THE ADULTS, THE PEOPLE I’M TALKING TO ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET OUT HERE. SO MANY RETURN VISITORS. THAT IS THE PART THAT I’M JUST SO THRILLED ABOUT. PEOPLE COMING

BACK TO THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN, PROMISING TO BE BACK NEXT YEAR TOO, LIKE WE KNOW WILL BE. >> AND ZACH, THEY DO SUCH GREAT WORK. HIGHER GROUND. THEY’RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE OUR FEBRUARY ALLIES IN ACTION STORY. SO IF YOU WATCH ABC7 NEWS AT 4 P.M. AND 6 P.M. THIS THURSDAY,

YOU’LL LEARN MORE ABOUT HIGHER GROUND AND THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT THEY’RE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS WITH 300 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN LIKE MISS AMBER LEE BLACKWELL JUST MENTIONED, KEEP THE KIDS OUT OF TROUBLE, GIVING THEM SOMETHING POSITIVE TO DO AFTER SCHOOL BECAUSE WE NEED THOSE

RESOURCES FOR THE KIDS. >> GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO DO, YOU KNOW, GET THEM INSPIRED AND THEY INSPIRE THEM BY INTRODUCING THEM TO ART, CULTURE , DANCE TEAMS. >> YOU SAW SOME OF THE OTHER KIDS ON THE BIKES AS WELL. THEY DO IT ALL AND THEY’VE BEEN DOING

IT SINCE 2002. SO SHOUT OUT TO HIGHER GROUND AND MISS AMBER LEE BLACKWELL. YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT HER STORY COMING UP THIS THURSDAY ON ABC SEVEN NEWS. >> WE GOT ELI BAKER LODGE NUMBER 62 COMING THROUGH. AND I HAVE TO SAY IN THE LAST SHOT WAS ZACH. I

KNOW PAULA ON OUR CREATIVE TEAM. SHE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE SHOT, BUT I GOT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE HERE AT ABC SEVEN. OUR CREW WHO’S BEEN WORKING SO HARD TO PUT THIS TOGETHER TO BRING IT TO YOU LIVE HERE FROM THE BLACK JOY PARADE

JUST LIKE IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO PUT ON THE BLACK JOY PARADE. >> IT TAKES A VILLAGE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO STREAM THE BLACK JOY PARADE TO YOU EVERY YEAR. SO SHOUT OUT AND A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR CREW THAT GOT HERE AT

5:00 IN THE MORNING, DARK AND EARLY TO MAKE THIS ALL HAPPEN. >> MORE ROLLER SKATES. MAN, THAT IS THE THEME WE HAVE GOT TO GET ON SOME SKATES. OH, IT IS A GORGEOUS DAY. I’M SMELLING FOOD TOO NOW I AM TOO. DO YOU SMELL IT? >> SOMETHING IS COOKING.

>> I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS DELICIOUS. >> AND I’M SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THEIR GREEK WEAR. >> OH, IT’S GOING TO GET GOOD. IT’S GONNA GET GOOD. >> IT IS. >> I KNOW, THAT’S RIGHT. >> SO THIS IS NATIONAL PANHELLENIC ROW RIGHT HERE. THESE ARE ALL OF THE UH- BLACK

FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES THAT YOU WILL OFTEN SEE STEPPING AT HBCUS. >> RIGHT. >> THE DIVINE NINE, AS YOU’LL OFTEN HEAR THEM CALLED. >> AND THE ALPHAS ARE VERY INTELLECT MEN. THEY’RE ALPHA CHAPTER IS AT THE IVY LEAGUE. CORNELL. SO WHEN YOU SEE AN ALPHA, YOU KNOW YOU ARE TALKING

TO A WISE MAN. I THINK MARTIN LUTHER KING WAS ALSO AN ALPHA. OKAY, I BELIEVE IT, I BELIEVE IT. >> ALL RIGHT. ARE THEY GOING TO SHOW US SOMETHING FRESH OUT THE BAY? >> THE GAME. >> LET’S CHECK IN NOW, IF WE CAN, WITH ABC SEVEN NEWS REPORTER ZACH FUENTES. IT LOOKS

LIKE. ZACH, YOU GOT SOMEBODY THERE. SAY, NOW YOU WHAT? >> I MAKE NOW? THIS BOY, EARTHQUAKE BOY. >> VERY EXCITED. >> WHEN MEN OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY INCORPORATED FOUNDED ON ICE COLD. >> TUESDAY, DECEMBER FOURTH, 1906. ON THE CAMPUS OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY. WE ARE VERY DEEP HERE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. I’M

THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR AND WE’RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE SET IT OUT HERE AT THE BLACK JOY PARADE. >> YOU GUYS ARE REPRESENTING ONE OF THE THINGS I’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS WHOLE MORNING, THIS WHOLE AFTERNOON IS HOW MANY YOUNG PEOPLE I’M SEEING HERE, YOUTH COMING UP IN THESE GREAT

SCHOOL PROGRAMS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ON THEIR WAY. >> MAYBE TO GREEK LIFE. >> YES. >> AND WE EMBRACE ALL THAT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ESTABLISH GREAT BROTHERHOOD IN THIS ORGANIZATION. AND WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO GET THEIR EDUCATION BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. AND APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. BLACK COLLEGE EXPO

WAS LAST WEEK. WE WERE THERE FOR THAT, HAD A BOOTH THERE. A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ALL THESE YOUNG MEN YOU SEE ARE COLLEGE EDUCATED, DEGREE CARRYING YOUNG MEN, AND THEY ALL STARTED IN LOCAL SCHOOLS HERE IN OAKLAND, EAST BAY AND BAY AREA, AND THEY KNOW HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.

>> DESCRIBE THE VIBE FOR PEOPLE AT HOME. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. >> THERE’S THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT HERE. THE WEATHER IS NICE AND WE GOT A GREAT BREAK IN THE WEATHER AND THERE’S NOTHING BETTER TO SEE OAKLAND IN THIS TYPE OF ATMOSPHERE. INSTEAD OF SEEING A LOT OF NEGATIVE STUFF.

THIS IS A LOT ABOUT POSITIVE CITY. GREAT VIBES, GREAT MUSIC, FOOD AND FAMILY ATMOSPHERE. SO IF YOU CAN COME ON OUT, GET ON BART, GET ON DOWN HERE AND ENJOY YOURSELF. >> I’M GOING TO LET YOU CATCH UP. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STOPPING BY TO CHAT. ALL RIGHT.

WE LOVE IT. YOU KNOW, HE SAID SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT. THE WEATHER IS EXCELLENT, THE ENERGY IS EXCELLENT. WE CAN’T WISH FOR MUCH MORE TODAY. IT IS AMAZING. AND LIKE YOU SAID, THE PARTY IS NOT GOING TO STOP WITH THIS PARADE. THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO COME ALL EVENING LONG. I HAVE A

FEELING A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO CALL OUT TOMORROW. I’M NOT GOING TO BE ONE OF THE MANAGERS, BUT I HAVE A FEELING A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DO THAT BECAUSE THEY’RE JUST HAVING A GREAT TIME OUT HERE IN THIS PARTY IS NOT STOPPING ANYTIME

SOON. I’M GOING TO TOSS IT BACK TO YOU BEFORE I TALK MYSELF INTO TROUBLE. RIGHT BEHIND THE OUTFITS. >> WE GOT THE ACRES RIGHT NOW. YOU HEAR THAT SOUND AND YOU KNOW IT’S THE ACRES, RIGHT? AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DIVINE NINE, YOU ARE LITERALLY LOOKING AT HISTORY .

>> THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE OVER 100 YEARS OLD. SO WHEN YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT EDUCATING ON JUST THE CULTURE AND THE LEGACY OF BLACK CULTURE THAT COMES IN, THE SWAG THAT COMES IN, THE ORGANIZING, THAT WE FOUND IT, THAT COMES IN THE SAMBA THAT COMES IN THE MAJOR DANCING IN THE INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE

PLAYING, AND THE SPOKEN WORD THAT WILL BE PERFORMED BY DARIUS ON THAT STAGE. OKAY IN THE CHOIR THAT WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE BLACK JOY PARADE CHOIR, WE ARE SO DYNAMIC AS A PEOPLE, AND THESE RITUALS AND THINGS THAT WE DO EVERY SINGLE DAY ARE A PART

OF THE GENIUS THAT IS BLACK IN THE HERITAGE THAT IS BLACK. >> IT’S BEAUTIFUL. AND LOOK AT THE ACRES GIVING YOU SOME OF THAT RIGHT NOW. >> THE ACRES ASCENDING TO SOME OF THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF EXCELLENCE. OF COURSE, OUR VICE PRESIDENT, KAMALA HARRIS, IS IN AKA MM.HMM. I LOOK LIKE I LOOK

GOOD AND THE ACRES WERE THE FIRST UH. >> SO AUTHORITY THAT WAS CREATED , UM, IN TERMS OF THE DIVINE NINE. SO SHOUT OUT TO WHAT IS THAT, 1908 THEY’LL, THEY’LL TELL YOU. >> YEAH. 1908 YOU SEE IT ON THEIR SHIRTS RIGHT THERE. >> THERE YOU GO.

>> THEY GOING TO LET YOU KNOW, HEY, HEY PRESTO PEACE ORGANIZATIONS Y’ALL. >> YEAH. TALK ABOUT GRACE. >> OH, WE GOT MORE COMING THROUGH. >> WE DO, WE DO. >> IT’S SO NICE TO SEE WE GOT TO HAVE OUR. >> WE GOT THE KAPPAS. THE KAPPAS IS ABOUT TO START STROLLING.

>> WE SEE THEM CANES. YOU SEE THE CANES? >> THEY’RE ABOUT TO START STROLLING. >> I’LL TALK ABOUT SMOOTH. >> WE GOT THE CRIMSON AND CREAM. >> AND THEY GOING TO LET YOU KNOW TO THE CAP IS ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. THEY GOING TO GIVE YOU A PERFORMANCE.

UH ANYWHERE THEY SHOW UP. >> 1911. Y’ALL. >> YOU SEE, CAP IS BOTH OLD AND YOUNG. >> SOME FUTURE KAPPAS AS WELL AS YOU SEE, SOME OF THE YOUNG MEN MARCHING IN THE PARADE TOO. >> I SEE THE LITTLE GUY WITH THE CANE. OH YEAH. >> THEY STARTED YOUNG.

>> THEY STARTED YOUNG, RIGHT? HE KNOWS WHAT HE GOING TO BE. >> HEY. OH NOW TALKING ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF BEING IN A FRATERNITY OR SORORITY. YOU HAVE NETWORKING, YOU HAVE A FAMILY BEHIND YOU. YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE YOU GO IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD, THERE’S GOING

TO BE PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE AND THAT’S GOING TO LOOK OUT FOR YOU . UH- NAME UNKNOWN, SIGHT UNSEEN AND THAT’S WHAT WE HEARD FROM ONE OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE LOCAL LOCAL ALPHA CHAPTER. >> HE WAS ESSENTIALLY SAYING, THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO WENT TO SCHOOLS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY,

BUT THEY CAME HERE IN THE BAY AREA AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND THAT INSTANT COMMUNITY FROM OTHER BROTHERS WHO ARE ALPHAS AS WELL. >> YEAH, THAT’S HOW BLACK PEOPLE DO. IT IS COMING TOGETHER, BEING THERE FOR EACH OTHER. >> AGAIN. YOU ARE WATCHING THIS LIVE HERE FROM FRANKLIN STREET.

THE OAKLAND BLACK JOY PARADE. IT’S JUST A BEAUTIFUL DAY. IT IS. >> AND NOW WE WANT TO CHECK BACK IN WITH ABC SEVEN NEWS REPORTER ZACH FUENTES. WHO DO YOU HAVE WITH YOU NOW? ZACH HELLO. >> GOT DELTA SIGMA THETA TALK ABOUT BECAUSE I TALKED WITH THE FRATERNITY EARLIER. NOW IT’S

TIME TO TALK TO A SORORITY. HOW EXCITED ARE YOU GUYS TO BE OUT HERE TONIGHT? >> WE ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY WITH DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INCORPORATED, FOUNDED IN 1913 AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY. >> AND WE ARE HERE TO ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO GET OUT AND

VOTE. THE PRIMARY IS COMING UP ON MARCH 5TH, AND OUR 22 FOUNDERS SET THE STAGE FOR US IN , UH, 1913 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SUFFRAGE MARCH. SO VOTING IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR SORORITY AND THE D9 OVERALL. SO GET OUT THE VOTE. A LOT OF PEOPLE FOUGHT

FOR PEOPLE LIKE US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS RIGHT TO VOTE. >> IT’S AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO GET OUT THERE. YOU GUYS ARE ALSO HAVING FUN OUT HERE TOO, RIGHT? >> YES, WE ARE. SO IF YOU LOOK, WE HAVE OUR MEMBERS OF OUR SORORITY STROLLING. SO AS WE

HAVE FUN, WE ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE COMMIT TO SOCIAL ACTION. THAT’S WHAT WE DO AS DELTA SOCIAL ACTION. YOU GUYS ARE DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB WITH THAT PERFECT VENUE FOR YOU GUYS TO BE DOING THIS, SHARING THIS MESSAGE AND SHARING THIS JOY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR

CHATTING WITH US. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. I’M GOING TO LET YOU GUYS SEE SOME MORE OF THIS SHOW BEHIND ME RIGHT HERE. DON’T LET ME GET IN THE WAY. I’M STEPPING OUT RIGHT NOW. >> I LOVE WATCHING THEM STROLL. >> LOOK OUT ZACH! >> WE GOT THE DELTAS IN THE

HOUSE, Y’ALL. >> AND YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL US THE DELTAS WHEN THEY THROW UP THEIR TRIANGLE, RIGHT? >> RIGHT. AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, IT’S NOT A BLACK EVENT IF WE DON’T PLAY JUVENILE. >> ALL RIGHT. THEY WOULDN’T LISTEN, MAN. I THINK YOU JUST TWEETED A FEW DAYS AGO AND SAID

Y’ALL HAVE BEEN THROWING IT BACK FOR A QUARTER CENTURY NOW, RIGHT? >> WE ABOUT TO SWITCH THAT OUT FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM RIGHT NOW. YOU GOT TO PLAY IT AT EVERY EVENT. SO MIGHT AS WELL HUH? WE GOT THE CUZ. >> WE HERE WHERE MY DAWGS AT?

>> WHO LIKE THE DAWGS OUT REAL. >> OH YES. OH THEY THEY HURT THAT COLD. >> ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE. UH HUH I THINK I HEAR WIPE ME DOWN. >> OH RIGHT. ANOTHER ANOTHER SPIRITUAL ANTHEM. I PULL UP AT THE CLUB VIP THE GAS TANK IS ON

E BUT ALL DRINKS ARE ON ME. DRINKS ON. >> YOU KNOW, THAT’S WHAT I HEARD. THAT’S WHAT I HEARD. >> IF YOU’RE JUST JOINING OUR LIVE COVERAGE. WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME. YOU’RE TUNING IN LIVE TO THE OAKLAND BLACK JOY PARADE. AND NOW YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE SIGMAS RIGHT HERE. DO THEIR THING, RIGHT?

>> AND RIGHT NEXT TO THEM IS THE ZETAS. YEP OH, THEY HAD TO PLAY BLUEBERRY. UH FANGO. THAT MAKES SENSE. >> COME ON. THE CAMERAS HERE, MOM. BECAUSE THEY’RE BIG AND TAKE A BIG ANGLE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE KIDS IN THE CROWD THAT ARE LIKE, OH,

WHEN I GET OLDER, I WANT TO DO THAT. >> EXACTLY. SIGN ME UP. >> AND THIS IS HOW WE START BLACK. THIS IS OURS. >> THIS IS OUR. >> AND LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL SIGN THAT I SEE ONE WOMAN HOLDING UP RIGHT HERE. IT SAYS BROTHERHOOD AND SISTERHOOD IS

OUR HUSTLE, RIGHT? FIND JOY IN IN THE HUSTLE IS SOME OF THE SIGNS THAT YOU SEE. SOME OF THE YOUNG KIDS HOLDING RIGHT HERE. >> LOOK AT THAT ONE THAT SAYS THE HUSTLE IS REAL. YES, I KNOW THAT’S RIGHT. >> I MEAN, YOU CAN’T HELP YOU JUST LOOK AT LOOK AT THEM AND

YOU JUST THINK FAMILY. >> THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT IT FEELS LIKE OUT HERE. >> OH, LISTEN, I LOVE WHEN WE CAN PLAY SOME LUTHER VANDROSS AND SOME JUVENILE AND SOME BLUEBERRY FAN. >> GO AT THE SAME TIME. >> UM, AND WE’RE GETTING ALL OF IT OUT HERE TODAY. WE ARE PEOPLE

OF MULTIPLE, DUDE. YES WE ARE A PEOPLE OF MULTITUDE. >> OH, DYNAMIC. DYNAMIC >> THAT IS THE WORD. >> THAT IS THE WORD TO DESCRIBE BLACKNESS, THE BLACK CULTURE, ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING THAT WE DO, WE DO IT WELL. >> WE DO OKAY. >> AND THE WORLD SEES US. THEY

RECOGNIZE IT AND THEY WANT TO DO IT TOO. AND LIKE I SAID, WE MAKE A SEAT FOR EVERYBODY. SINGERS WE GOT THE HAIR. LOOK AT HONEY. I KNOW. BLOND IN THE GREEN IN THE BLACK. SHE WENT TO HAIR SALON. LIKE, LET ME READ MY SET REAL QUICK. YEAH. AND YOU’RE HEARING

BLOW THE WHISTLE. >> ANOTHER BAY AREA OAKLAND CLASS. YEP. TWO, TWO SHORT. >> WHAT WOULD TODAY BE WITHOUT PLAYING A LITTLE? TWO SHORT? COME ON. MAKE SENSE? I. >> THIS IS GREAT. WE’RE GLAD THAT WE CAN BE OUT HERE CELEBRATING THE BLACK CULTURE AT THIS BLACK JOY PARADE HERE IN

OAKLAND ON THIS BEAUTIFUL, GORGEOUS SUNDAY. >> I’M GLAD TO HAVE ALL OF YOU WITH US. >> YES, WE ARE BRINGING YOU ALL OF THIS LIVE HERE ON THE ABC SEVEN NEWS LIVE STREAM. THE SIGHTS, THE SOUND, THE EXCITEMENT AND ALL OF THE BEAUTY OF THE BLACK JOY PARADE HERE. RIGHT

>> WE GOT EVERYBODY OUT HERE IN THEIR SUNDAY BEST BABY . NOW WE GOTTA HAVE THE IOTA’S. OH, ARE YOU HEARING HIM SINGING? I FEEL IT RIGHT IN MY CHEST. JUST LIKE THE BASEMENT CARS. YOU SEE? YOU SEE. YOU, YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. >> YOU’VE BEEN WATCHING OUR LIVE

COVERAGE HERE ON ABC SEVEN NEWS OF THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BLACK JOY PARADE. WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK. WE’LL BE BACK WITH MORE PARADE COVERAGE AFTER THIS. THE BLACK JOY PARADE ON ABC SEVEN NEWS.COM, SPONSORED IN PART BY OAKLAND RECYCLES. >> LEARN HOW TO RECYCLE RIGHT. DID YOU KNOW THE AVERAGE PERSON

THROWS AWAY OVER 4 POUNDS OF MATERIAL A DAY? THAT’S WHY RECYCLING IS SO IMPORTANT. RECYCLING RULES HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS, SO IT’S TIME TO LEARN HOW TO RECYCLE, RIGHT? HAVE A WASTE SORTING PLAN THAT STARTS INSIDE YOUR HOME? KNOW WHAT RECYCLING MATERIAL IS ACCEPTED IN YOUR CART. KEEP RECYCLABLES EMPTY, CLEAN AND

DRY. PUT LOOSE ITEMS IN THE CART. AVOID USING BAGS NOT SORTING PROPERLY. KEEPS RECYCLED MATERIALS FROM HAVING A SECOND LIFE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT OAKLAND RECYCLES.COM. I’M BATO’S ARE FINALLY HERE AT MCDONALD’S. >> DELICIOUS EGGS AND CHEESE WITH A TENDER STEAK PATTY OR THICK CUT BACON OR SAVORY SAUSAGE. THEY’RE HERE IN ALL

THEIR WARM, TOASTED GLORY. ORDER AHEAD IN THE APP, BUT UP, UP, UP TO. >> AFTER HAVING SERVED 20 YEARS IN PRISON, YOU TRY TO FIND THE CATALYST, THE MOMENT WHERE YOU GO WRONG. YOU CAN’T BECOME A FIREFIGHTER. >> IT’S A REAL ONE. 8-80 YOU KNOW, YOU BEING A MENACE TO

SOCIETY NOW, THEN YOU ACTUALLY BEING A HERO JOB IS SO HARD. >> IT’S SO RIGOROUS THAT I ASKED MYSELF, WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE, DUDE, KNOW IF I’M IN THIS? >> I’M IN THIS. IT AIN’T NO WAY OUT, YOU KNOW, BURN THEM BOATS.

>> IT’S NO MORE WASTING TIME. I GOT TO STAY STRONG FOR THE WOMEN THAT’S FIGHTING OUT HERE. >> PUSH THE LIMITS. WE SEE WHERE THEY AT. >> IT’S IN ME TO BE A FIREFIGHTER. >> LOCAL STORIES, REAL ANSWERS. ABC SEVEN. >> BUILDING A BETTER BAY AREA. WELCOME BACK. >> SEVENTH ANNUAL BLACK JOY

PARADE HERE IN OAKLAND. >> WE ARE LIVE ON FRANKLIN STREET. FEELING THE JOY, CELEBRATING THE HUSTLE AND LOOKING AT THESE BEAUTIFUL BABIES DANCING IN THE STREET, BRINGING THE ENERGY TO US. >> ALL RIGHT BEHIND THEM WE HAVE UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL HERE IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, TAKING CARE OF OUR LITTLE ONES,

DOING SO MUCH GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY. YOU CAN TELL THEY ARE BRINGING THE ENERGY AS THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AS WELL. I SAW SOME STEPPERS IN THE HOUSE TOO. >> YOU CAN’T HAVE BLACK CULTURE WITHOUT THE STEPS. SAY IT LOUD, SAY IT LOUD AND I SEE

P-G-AND-E’S COMING TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, KEEP THE LIGHTS ON AND THE BILLS LOW. >> IF YOU CAN. BECAUSE I DON’T KNOW IF YOU’VE SEEN YOUR P-G-AND-E’S BILL LATELY, BUT ASKING FOR A FRIEND. >> OKAY, YES. THE POOR LITTLE KID IN THE IN THE COSTUME. >> LIKE WHERE DO I GO? POINT ME

STRAIGHT. >> RIGHT? DANCING >> ALL RIGHT, LET’S SEE IF WE CAN CHECK BACK IN WITH ABC SEVEN NEWS REPORTER ZACH FUENTES ONE MORE TIME. WHAT’S HAPPENING? ZACH >> OH, MY GOSH, IT’S BEEN SUCH A GREAT TIME HERE. IT’S STARTING TO BEGIN TO COME TO A CLOSE. I’VE GOT SOME NEW FRIENDS WITH

ME NOW WHO TRAVELED TO OAKLAND FOR THE BLACK JOY PARADE. AS THINGS ARE STARTING TO WRAP UP AND FIRST OFF, TELL ME HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS FOR YOU TO COME HERE TO TRAVEL FROM WHERE WE’RE FROM, SAINT LOUIS. >> SO ME AND HER TRAVEL ALONG WITH ANOTHER FRIEND. WE CAME

LAST YEAR FOR THE EVENT AND IT RAINED, SO WE’RE GLAD THEY CAME THIS YEAR. AND IT WAS NICE. THE WEATHER. YEAH THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE AND I’M JUST SO HAPPY I WAS HERE TO BE A PART OF THIS. IT’S REALLY FUN. >> YEAH, BECAUSE WHAT DOES THIS

MEAN? I MEAN, EXPLAIN THIS TO PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER IN A TIME OF JOY LIKE THIS IS WHAT I’VE BEEN ASKING PEOPLE. AND EVERYONE SAYING IT’S JUST SO IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW. >> YEAH, SELMA IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND ALSO NOT JUST DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, BUT SHOWING THAT BLACK PEOPLE HAVE

JOY AND THINGS TO BE PROUD OF YEAR ROUND. RIGHT? BUT IT’S ALWAYS NICE TO COME TOGETHER ON COMMON GROUND. >> JOY CAN BE VERY LOUD SOMETIMES. OKAY, AS WE WRAP UP SOME OF YOUR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PARADE, OH, THE DIVINE NINE. >> OH, THE KID DANCE TROUPES. >> I LOVE SEEING THE LITTLE

GIRLS DANCING. >> YES, SO MANY OF THEM. MIGHT WE SEE YOU FOR YEAR EIGHT? OH, POSSIBLY. I HAD A GREAT TIME. >> IT’S MY FIRST TIME IN OAKLAND AND I LOVE IT. >> LOVE YOU HAVING YOU GUYS HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CHATTING WITH US. THANK YOU SO

MUCH FOR COMING TO THIS GREAT CITY. WE APPRECIATE IT. AGAIN. IT WAS WHAT I WAS SAYING EARLIER. YOU GUYS, WE HAVE PEOPLE IN OAKLAND, OF COURSE, COMING TO THIS, BUT PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN TOO, AND THAT IS SO IMPORTANT. SO MEANINGFUL TO THIS COMMUNITY AND JUST SO EXCITING

TO SEE AND SHARE WITH YOU GUYS. RIGHT NOW, I’M GOING TO TOSS IT BACK TO YOU. >> IF WE CAN HEAR ANYTHING. >> ALL RIGHT. WHAT YOU SAY, JULIAN, WE HAVE THIS MOTORCYCLE CLUB RIGHT NEXT TO US. >> YOU CAN HEAR THE THUNDEROUS ROAR COMING DOWN. FRANKLIN STREET RIGHT NOW. IT’S PRETTY

TOUGH TO HEAR ANYTHING ELSE. BUT AGAIN, EVERYONE BRINGING THE JOY, BRINGING THE EXCITEMENT AND THEIR OWN UNIQUE WAY. THAT IS WHAT THE BLACK JOY PARADE IS ALL ABOUT. BUT HOW ABOUT THE WOMEN WHO ARE HERE ALL THE WAY FROM SAINT LOUIS? YES, THAT IS INCREDIBLE THAT THAT IS A

TESTAMENT TO WHAT THIS PARADE MEANS AND WHAT THIS DAY MEANS. >> I ALSO WANT TO SHOUT OUT AGAIN THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THAT IS HAPPENING OVER $100,000 IN INCREMENTAL REVENUE FOR THE RESTAURANTS OVER $500,000 PAID TO PERFORMING ARTISTS. >> WE HAVE CLOSE TO 200 VENDORS HERE AND ALL WEEK IN WEEK END,

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A SATELLITE EVENTS FROM BLACK ORGANIZATIONS LIKE UH- NICKERSON, NATURE AT KINFOLK, WHICH YOU GOT TO GO TO KINFOLK. >> IT’S A BLACK OWNED WINE AND WINE SHOP AND CAFE. >> YOU WANT TO DO YOUR WORK THERE, BUT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE EATING OFF TODAY.

>> THANK YOU TO ALICIA. THANK YOU TO AMBER. THANK YOU TO MAYA, THE HEAD OF THE BLACK JOY PARADE UH- MARKETING. THANK YOU TO THEM. I THINK ALMOST ALL BLACK WOMEN TEAM. IT’S INCREDIBLE THAT AGENDA. AND DOING IT IN A WAY THAT ONLY BLACK WOMEN CAN. >> YES. IN ALL OF THE MONEY

THAT’S BEING CIRCULATED TODAY, WE ARE ALL EATING. >> WE ARE HAVING FUN AND MAKING MONEY. IT’S THE HUSTLE, THE DEFINITION OF THE HUSTLE. >> YES, IT IS, AND IT’S GOING TO BRING PEOPLE BACK TO OAKLAND OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND AGAIN. >> UH- THIS MOTORCYCLE CLUB STILL RIGHT NEXT TO US.

>> THEY’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THEIR CHANCE TO CUT UP AND HERE IT IS. OH LET’S SIT UP HERE. >> TURN RIGHT NOW. Y’ALL BE SAFE . YOU KNOW WHERE THEY’RE COMING. >> YOU KNOW WHEN THEY’RE GOING, RIGHT? >> RIGHT. EXACTLY OH, WE ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME OUT HERE.

LIVE AT THE BLACK JOY PARADE. >> HAPPY BLACK JOY TO US ALL. >> YES. AND HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH TO YOU AS WELL. OH, TIS THE SEASON. IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE PARADE IS BEGINNING TO WIND DOWN. BECAUSE THE ENERGY CONTINUES TO GET HIGHER AND HIGHER THE LONGER THAT WE’VE

BEEN ON THE AIR HERE TODAY. AND I’M GOING TO BE REAL SAD TO SEE THE PARADE END, BUT REAL HAPPY TO PUT ON MY DANCING SHOES RIGHT? >> AND GO RIGHT TO THEM STAGES AND SHAKE MY LITTLE TAIL FEATHER OF LIVE MUSIC TOOK ME THERE WHEN THE PARADE ENDS, THE FESTIVAL IS

JUST BEGINNING. >> EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO GO DOWN UNTIL 7 P.M. HERE IN OAKLAND, AND NOW YOU’RE LOOKING AT TIP TOP SHAPE AS THEY BRING THE ENERGY. YES, THEY FOCUS ON SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH FOR BLACK PEOPLE. >> RIGHT. BLACK RAIN. RIGHT. AND AGAIN, WE GOT WITH THE ANTHEM

WITH AN ANTHEM, AN ANTHEM. OKAY. HERE WE GO. SOME LINE DANCING BABY. COME ON. >> YOU KNOW BLACK FOLKS LOVE A WOBBLE, RIGHT? GET IT. >> Y’ALL KNOW HOW TO DO THE NEW TAMIYA LINE DANCE OR IS THIS TOO ADVANCED? >> I DON’T KNOW, THAT’S CALCULUS TO ME. THAT’S CALCULUS. DO YOU

KNOW HOW TO DO THAT ONE? I DON’T MY ANKLES DON’T GO THAT WAY. >> YOU SEE WHAT I’M SAYING? >> I SAID THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A HALF SPEED VERSION SO I CAN TRY AND LEARN IT RIGHT. AND THEY MAKE IT LOOK SO EFFORTLESS, THOUGH. YOU CAN’T DO

A LINE DANCE WITHOUT BEING GRACEFUL AND FLUID. >> THAT’S WHY I’M ON THE SIDE FOR THAT ONE. >> EXACTLY. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BLACK JOY PARADE. >> WE ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE SUCH A GOOD TIME HERE, FEELING THE VIBES, FEELING THE ENERGY OF

THE STAR WARS. >> OH, SPEAKING OF DANCING, LOOK AT THESE LADIES. >> LOOK AT THEM HERE. >> AND THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY FOR ALL OF THE OTHER. MORE THAN 100 CONTINGENTS TO GO SO THEY CAN SHOW US WHAT THEY GOT. >> OKAY. >> AND LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT

THOSE CORVETTES. I HAD TO STOP ON MY WAY IN TO LET ALL THE CORVETTES YOU. I WAS LIKE, OH, I LIKE THAT ONE. I WANT THE IRIDESCENT ONE. >> CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT GROUP CHAT? >> IT’S LIKE, ALL RIGHT, WE’RE ALL GONNA GET THE SAME CAR, RIGHT? WHAT DEALERSHIP ARE YOU

GOING TO? THAT THAT COMMISSION? YEAH. OKAY >> INCREDIBLE. EVERYBODY EATS. >> YEP. THAT IS THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CORVETTE CLUB. OH, THESE CARS LOOK NICE. >> WOW, THESE ARE GORGEOUS. GORGEOUS CARS AGAIN. IMPECCABLE PAINT JOBS, IMPECCABLY CLEAN. AND TWO THAT THAT LINE AT THE CAR WASH AND, UH, THE CAR WASH WAS LONG.

>> OH YEAH. IT WAS. AND ZACH IS OVER THERE TALKING TO SOMEBODY’S CAR. >> IS HE IN ONE OF THE CORVETTES RIGHT NOW? >> THE RIDE. >> I CANNOT WAIT TO GET IN ONE OF THESE CORVETTES, BUT I’M NOT GOING TO DO IT AT THE MOMENT. LET ME SEE. >> OKAY.

>> THEY’RE NICE TO HAVE. >> THEY’RE SO NICE TO HAVE. I’M A LITTLE BIT JEALOUS. THIS ONE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. ALL ORANGE IF YOU’RE SEEING THIS. HE GOT THE ORANGE OUTFIT TOO I CAN OKAY, SO TELL ME, HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT FOR YOU TO BE OUT HERE

AND SHOW THIS BABY OFF? >> OH, IT’S REALLY NICE. IT’S RIGHT. MY HEAD IS BIGGER THAN THE OCEAN RIGHT NOW. IT’S REALLY BIG AND GOOD. YEAH, I WOULD GET OUT HERE AND DO A LITTLE DANCE FOR YOU. I JUST DID IT BACK THERE. YEAH, WELL, ARE YOU GOING TO DO IT?

>> OKAY. FIRST, WHILE WE WAIT FOR THAT, WHO’S DETAILING THIS? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT? ARE YOU TELLING MYSELF, ARE YOU DEAD MYSELF? NOT ONE SPOT ON THIS, FOLKS. NOT ONE SPOT. HOW CLOSE IS THIS CLUB? HOW CLOSE ARE CORVETTE OWNERS, HUH? HOW CLOSE ARE YOU ALL?

>> HOW CLOSE? WE ARE VERY CLOSE. WE ARE ONE KNIT GROUP. WE’RE PART OF. WE DO THINGS, WE DO CHARITIES. UH, WE HELP OUT INDIVIDUALS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE JUST DO A LOT OF FUN THINGS AROUND THE BAY AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA. IT’S REALLY NICE TO DO. IT REALLY IS.

IT’S PEOPLE COME TOGETHER AND, YOU KNOW, WE LOVE ONE ANOTHER. YOU KNOW, THAT’S WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT. SO IT’S ALL GOOD. IT’S ALL GOOD EITHER WAY. EITHER WAY YOU LOOK AT IT, IT’S ALL GOOD. >> THAT’S WHAT THIS PARADE IS ALL ABOUT. JOY COMING TOGETHER AND SOME DANCING. RIGHT? OKAY. I

WANT YOU TO DO IT. >> DO IT. >> HE’S GONNA DANCE FOR US IN HIS ORANGE GETUP. ORANGE CORVETTE. THIS MAN IS GOING TO COME OUT, SHOW US SOME MOVES. LET’S GET TO IT. OH! OH, WHAT LED THAT? AND NOW I’LL LET THIS MAN CLOSE THE GAP. ALL RIGHT.

YOU ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE INTERVIEWS TODAY. ALL RIGHT. HEY HEY, HEY, HEY, WHO GAVE HIM THIS ? >> MY WAY. GUYS, THIS IS EXCELLENT. >> JUST A SMALL EXAMPLE OF THE ENERGY BIGGER THAN THE OCEAN. >> I LOVE SEEING THE LADIES DRIVING THE VEST. YEAH IT IS LOOKING LIKE NASCAR OUT HERE.

>> YEAH. >> OH, WOW. TOP DOWN POINT. >> NEEDS TO THE FINISH LINE. THAT’S WHAT I’M SAYING. YOU ALL EVER NEED SOMEBODY TO GET IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT FOR YOU? I VOLUNTEER IN I’M GLAD SHE’S A PASSENGER SEAT. >> RIGHT IN MYSELF. OH, THIS IS GREAT. GREAT. AND WHAT A

BEAUTIFUL WAY TO BEGIN TO CLOSE OUT THE BLACK JOY PARADE. >> WHEN YOU SEE THE CORVETTES, THAT’S USUALLY A SIGNAL THAT WE ARE NOW DRIVING FROM THE PARADE TO THE FESTIVAL AGAIN. ALL OF THAT BEGINS AT 19TH STREET. HERE IN DOWNTOWN OAKLAND. AND THERE IS A FULL AFTERNOON OF FUN AND

FESTIVITIES, VENDORS TO GO BUY SOMETHING FROM. EXACTLY. THE PARTY DOESN’T STOP FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. >> OH, THERE’S MY IRIDESCENT. THAT ONE’S MINE. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THE DEDICATION TO HAVE 50 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR. >> RIGHT. OKAY. JUST TOGETHER ARE UNITED. THE PORTNEY RIGHT? RIGHT SHOUT OUT TO Y’ALL.

>> THAT ONE’S MY FAVORITE. >> HE SAID I EVEN GOT THE GLOVES AND GLOVES. >> HE GOT THE SUICIDE BOYS. >> CATCH YOU OVER THERE? YEP. HE OVER HERE PEACOCKING. >> HE SAID I ALREADY KNOW. >> INCREDIBLE. >> OH MY GOODNESS. IT IS GLORIOUS OUT HERE FOR THIS BLACK JOY PARADE.

>> I AM SO GLAD THAT WE COULD BE HERE. >> I AM SO GLAD TO BE A PART OF IT AGAIN. >> WE CAN’T UNDERSTATE HOW BEAUTIFUL THE WEATHER IS. IF YOU’VE BEEN WATCHING US THROUGHOUT THE LAST TWO HOURS, YOU’VE CONTINUED TO SEE THE CROWD SIZE GROW AND GROW AND

GROW. NOW TO A GROUND SWELL AS EVERYONE BEGINS TO WALK DOWN FRANKLIN. AS THE PARADE ENDS TO THE FESTIVAL. >> MAYBE YOU DIDN’T MAKE THE PARADE, BUT THERE’S STILL SO MUCH TO COME OUT AND DO. >> SO MUCH. AND AGAIN, IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE HEADLINING PERFORMANCE, WHICH I HIGHLY

RECOMMEND BECAUSE YOU WILL SEE ME TWO STEPPING TONIGHT, RIGHT? >> MEET US AT CRYBABY FOR THE OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY HOSTED BY TOASTED LIFE. >> IF YOU DON’T KNOW TULSA LIFE, YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THEM AT TOASTED LIFE. THEY’RE DOING INCREDIBLE THINGS AND THEY’RE GOING TO THROW A GREAT AFTER

PARTY TODAY AT CRYBABY FROM 7 TO 1 A.M. BRING IT DANCE. >> I’M ON THOSE BIKES. >> DID YOU? I DON’T KNOW IF WE CAUGHT THAT WITH OUR CAMERA, BUT HOW DID THEY DO? >> IS INCREDIBLE. >> I MEAN, HE IS WEAVING IN AND OUT OF THESE NOT MUSCLE CARS WITH EASE.

>> OH, MAN, THIS HAS JUST BEEN A WONDERFUL DAY. SEEING ALL THE DANCE GROUPS, EDUCATIONAL GROUPS, CHURCH, CULTURAL GROUPS, CAR CLUBS WAS ALSO ONE MORE THING. >> DO NOT FORGET THE GOLF AND GROOVES TOURNAMENT. >> IT HAPPENS ON APRIL 22ND. IT IS ANOTHER BLACK JOY PARADE EVENT THAT YOU DO NOT WANT TO

MISS. IF YOU DO NOT PLAY GOLF, THERE WILL BE A COOKOUT AND I KNOW WE ALL WANT TO EAT UH- PLEASE COME. >> IT IS A FUNDRAISER. >> IT’S GOING TO BE FUN, A GOOD TIME, FAMILY REUNION VIBES, COOKOUT VIBES, REGISTER FOR THE EVENT ON BLACK JOY PARADE .ORG.

WE WILL SEE YOU THERE! >> AND THAT’S ALSO A GREAT WAY TO BE PLUGGED IN TO ALL OF THE INCREDIBLE ACTIVITIES THAT THEY THROW. ALL YEAR LONG. YOU CAN ALSO FOLLOW THEM ON INSTAGRAM AT BLACK JOY PARADE. >> ALL RIGHT, WE ARE WRAPPING UP. HELLO LADIES. I JUST WANT TO

SHOUT OUT POINT AGENCY IN THE BLACK JOY PARADE TEAM. >> HIGH CHANCES HIGH PAIGE, HIGH MAYA, WE GOT THE HEAD OF MARKETING FOR THE. >> THAT’S RIGHT, MAYA SYKES RIGHT THERE. I KNOW, THAT’S RIGHT. >> IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIR TODAY, Y’ALL. >> IT’S BEEN A GREAT DAY. AND I

STILL SEE SOME, LIKE, MONSTER TRUCKS BACK THERE. I KNOW, ROLLING THROUGH. >> LIKE, WHERE DO THEY KEEP COMING OUT OF THE WAY? RIGHT THEY SET IT UP WITH Y’ALL LOW RIDERS. YES. >> WE RIDE IT DIRTY. WE COME STRAIGHT FROM HERE TO THE TO THE. WHERE DO YOU THE DIRT PARK?

>> THERE YOU GO, THERE YOU GO. >> UH, WELL, IT HAS BEEN A GREAT DAY OUT HERE IN OAKLAND ON FRANKLIN STREET FOR THE BLACK JOY PARADE. SEVENTH ANNUAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US, STREAMING THE BLACK JOY PARADE. >> AND WE WANT TO REMIND YOU

THAT LATER TODAY, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO FIND TODAY’S COVERAGE OF THE BLACK JOY PARADE AT ABC SEVEN NEWS.COM. AND THEN NEXT SATURDAY , WE’LL BE AIRING A SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF THE PARADE COVERAGE ON TV. YOU CAN CATCH THAT ON ABC SEVEN NEWS AT 8:30 P.M. >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAD A BLAST

BEING HERE CELEBRATING CULTURE, HISTORY AND COMMUNITY. WE LOVE YOU GUYS. >> HAPPY BLACK JOY. >> WE’LL SEE YOU BACK HERE NEXT YEAR . >> WHEN I THINK ABOUT BLACK HISTORY, I THINK ABOUT PRESERVING LEGACY. MY FAMILY OPENED OUR FIRST MCDONALD’S LOCATION IN 1988, AND NOW I’M A NEXT GENERATION OWNER OPERATOR,

CONTINUING THAT LEGACY OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES, WE HAVE SUPPORTED OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS THROUGH MENTORSHIP AND VOLUNTEERING EFFORTS. WE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE PENINSULA, AND OTHER CHARITABLE CAUSES. I WANT TO BE AN EXAMPLE TO OTHER YOUNG BLACK ENTREPRENEURS AND INSPIRE

THE NEXT GENERATION TO GIVE BACK. I’M LAUREN AND I’M CREATING BLACK HISTORY AT MCDONALD’S. >> I WAS INJURED IN A CAR CRASH. I HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH MY CASE WAS WORTH. I CALLED THE BARNES FIRM WHEN THE TRUCK HIT MY SON. >> I HAD SO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT

HIS CASE. I CALLED THE BARNES FIRM. IT WAS THE BEST CALL I COULD HAVE MADE. YOUR CASE IS OFTEN WORTH MORE THAN INSURANCE OFFERS. >> CALL THE BARNES FIRM TO FIND OUT WHAT YOUR CASE COULD BE WORTH. WE WILL HELP YOU GET THE BEST RESULT POSSIBLE. THE BOND BURN INJURY ATTORNEYS, CALL. ONE

808 MILLION. >> GRAB THE KEYS TO A NEW FUEL EFFICIENT TOYOTA. LET’S GO. IT’S TIME TO GET OUT THERE WITH MORE PEACE OF MIND AND LEGENDARY DEPENDABILITY BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A NEW TOYOTA, THE MOST RELIABLE BRAND ON THE ROAD RIGHT NOW. LEASE A SPORTY COROLLA FOR

JUST 249 A MONTH, OR LEASE A STYLISH NEW CAMRY FOR JUST 259 A MONTH. AFTER $1,000 BONUS. CASH AND THE KEYS? >> LET’S GO TOYOTA. LET’S GO PLACES. >> I CAME TO THE US FROM COLOMBIA. >> NOW SAN FRANCISCO IS HOME. I’M LUZ PENA AND I LOVE THE VIBRANCE AND DIVERSITY OF OUR

CITY. BUT LIKE YOU, I KNOW IT HAS ITS CHALLENGES AND I SEE THEM UP CLOSE EVERY DAY. THAT’S WHY REPORTING ON THESE ISSUES IS NOT ENOUGH. SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS IS WHAT DRIVES ME AT ABC7 NEWS, WE DELIVER LOCAL STORIES WITH REAL ANSWERS TO HELP MAKE OUR CITY BETTER. HAPPY

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