Alia Abdul-Raheem, 32, was walking down Malcolm X Boulevard to her Bedford-Stuyvesant home after work around 7 p.m. when she heard gunshots ring out. “I looked up and I saw a car driving by ...

That notion is at the heart of Esteban Raheem Abdul Raheem Samayoa’s artwork. A visual artist from Sacramento who lives in Oakland, Samayoa’s pieces depict ethereal images of lowriders on Daytons, ...

Esteban Raheem Abdul Raheem Samayoa ... The gallerist called the artist sweet, soft-spoken and considerate, and said his visual language made sense. “I would go to shows sometimes, and I ...

There’s a maelstrom of cultural influences in the work of Oakland-based artist Esteban Raheem Abdul Raheem Samayoa — from his Mexican-Guatemalan heritage and the disconnection he feels with ...