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photo credit: OaklandCarnival.com by JR Valrey, The People’s Minister of Information One of Oakland’s most celebrated and well attended summer festivals is back: Oakland Carnival is on Saturday, June 6, at Mosswood Park.  For natives, residents and newcomers, Carnival is a time to celebrate our greater Pan African culture, as…

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