Marcel Diallo
Marcel Diallo is an American musician, poet, artist and community builder, known for his founding of the Black Dot Artists Collective , The Black New World and his revitalization efforts in West Oaklands historic, predominantly AfricanAmerican Prescott neighborhood aka the Lower Bottoms.
Diallo was born and raised in California, the eldest of four children, in a poor neighborhood. After graduating from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo with a B.A. in philosophy, Diallo moved back to the Bay Area, settling in Oakland while earning a masters degree at John F. Kennedy University in Consciousness Studies. In Oakland he became involved in Oaklands caf poetry scene. He opened a poetry venue, The Black Dot Cafe in 1998.
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