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Sauteed Green Beans on White Plate with Sauteed Shrimp and a Fork Bay Area Black-Owned Businesses Business Reviews Oakland Small Business 

Product Review: Shrimp and Green Beans at Kingston 11

In all the time I’ve been in Oakland — well, really, in all the time this restaurant has been open; I got here, first — I’d never gotten a chance to sit and eat at Kingston 11, a Jamaican food restaurant.

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Black-Owned Businesses Business Reviews Family-Owned Business Oakland 

Product Review: Macaroni and Cheese at Lena’s Soul Food

I thought Lena’s first home–the one that used to have the dollar menu–was closed. Now, I’m not sure. Drive by and see. Regardless, although Lena’s has expanded, and may only exist in the new larger location (where Soul’s used to be), I’m still writing this review based on one of my experiences at the old location.

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Black-Owned Businesses Small Business 

True Laundry Detergent: FREE Shipping Deal

Missed True Laundry Detergent’s Black Friday BOGO? No problem. Buy two 101 Load bottles and get F-R-E-E shipping. I don’t know how long this deal lasts, so get while the gettin’s good! http://www.thetrueproducts.com?rfsn=887436.50122b #SmallBusinessSaturday

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Black-Owned Businesses Sage Woman-Owned Business 

Which Way Is Up?

So, I’m in a place I don’t want to be. I’m trying to improve my teaching, tutoring/test prep, proofreading service —Fill Me In English Language Services— by doing some serious marketing. To do this serious marketing, I need some serious money. To earn said serious money, I’ve applied for temp work.

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