Oakland
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The New Normal
13:25
How To Start An Ice Cream Business In A Pandemic
Sydney Arkin was laid off from her job at the height of the pandemic. She took it as an opportunity to start her own ice cream business.
How-To
8:12
Bryant Terry Makes Vegan Disco Fries
Bryant Terry, chef and author of the new book “Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora,” is making his vegan version of disco fries, made with crispy fried taro in place of potatoes.
Street Food Icons
13:12
The Afro-Brazilian Street Food King Of Oakland
Oumar Diouf is a Senegalese chef whose career blossomed while working in South America and led him to create The Damel, an Afro-Brazilian truck he operates in California.
Inside My Mind
4:44
Inside My Mind: E40
Take a trip inside the mind of West Coast hip hop icon E-40.
VICE Specials
16:00
Dimebags vs. Dispensaries: Street Dealers to Multi-Million Dollar Weed Startups
VICE met up with the owners of Gas House in Oakland to hear how they turned a black market weed business into one of the country's leading black-owned legitimate cannabis companies.
VICE Sports
6:08
The 5'9" Point Guard That Torched Powerhouse Programs is Now Pro
Kay Felder isn’t turning any heads with his size, and definitely wasn’t getting national exposure in college going to Oakland University.
Refugee Chef
8:52
The Life of a Refugee Chef Living in Oakland
Halimo landed in Oakland not knowing a single soul, but through the help of her children has adapted to life in the United States quite nicely.