EastSide Arts Alliance cofounder Greg Morozumi, pictured planning the 2001 Malcolm X Jazz Festival. With Morozumi’s passing in June and two other cofounders stepping down, the EastSide Arts Alliance will be led by a collective. (EastSide Arts Alliance)

Oakland’s EastSide Arts Alliance is a cultural hub where young artists are politicized, community members are fed and events like the Malcolm X Jazz Festival are organized.

More than a traditional jazz fest, the event is a community resource where creatives, educators and entrepreneurs celebrate a variety of arts. It’s where 10 years ago Amiri Baraka , the father of the Black Arts Movement, was honored after he transitioned. It’s where a young Kehlani once performed under the mentorship of the late D’Wayne Wiggins .

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