“Black Woman Opens Screen Printing & Embroidery Shop in East Oakland”
With a lively ribbon-cutting ceremony, entrepreneur Rita Forte launched an expansion of her marketing agency with a screen printing and embroidery production shop in East Oakland on July 9.
“A Black and woman-owned screen printing shop opens in East Oakland”
Rita Forte grew up on Olive Street in deep East Oakland and spent most of her youth pursuing a music career as DJ BackSide. Forte produced a slew of mixtapes during the Hyphy era of the 2000s, played at house parties, and worked as a DJ for the hip-hop radio station KMEL….
“Rita Forte: From KMEL’s DJ backside to Olive Street Agency owner”
Rita Forte is a businesswoman who has taken her experiences from working at a major commercial radio station and managing her mother’s cafe in downtown Oakland to a new plateau: opening The Olive Street Agency, located in the heart of East Oakland…