[Arizona Carolyn]

You know they started in Santa Barbara and moved to Oakland in the 70’s. No shock that, can you imagine the affluent people and movie stars in Santa Barbara having something like The Your Black Muslim Bakery in their midst? In Oakland it was a whole other story, they blended right in.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"You know they started in Santa Barbara and moved to Oakland in the 70’s"

Had no idea. Santa Cruz, I'd have believed. But Santa Barbara? [boggle]

They've shut down by now, but I'd actually been in their former store on the edge of Berkeley, about thirteen years ago. As a melanin-impaired individual, I was on the receiving end of some intense looks of raw hatred. I left quickly enough...