In Episode 7, Babette reconnects with EJ, and we hear her loud and clear. Babette talks with KQED\u2019s Pendarvis Harshaw + former Oakland head librarian Dorothy Lazard about what makes Oakland soulful. NIAD artists Deatra Colbert and Halisi Noel-Johnson tell us about being Black and legendary. \n\nFeatured: Deatra Colbert, Nan Collymore, Susan Goldman, Pendarvis Harshaw, Martha Jackson Jarvis, Halisi Noel-Johnson, Dorothy Lazard, Evangeline Montgomery, Stephany Neal, and Babette Thomas.\n\nAudio excerpt from Portfolios: E.J. Montgomery, \xa9Printmaking Legacy Project\xae, www.printmakinglegacyproject.org. Used with permission.\n\nCover art: Evangeline's Garden by Jeanna Penn @jinamae