Globe Newspaper Group

Nearly 3, 000 people filed past 90 vendors booths, feasted on a range of culinary delights and enjoyed lively entertainment during the nineteenth annual Bay Area Black Expo and Multicultural Trade Show held at the Oakland Coliseum's Eastside Club on Saturday. Unfortunately, another Black Expo was being held at the same time (and on the same days) at the Marriott Hotel & Oakland Convention Center in downtown Oakland. This reporter attempted several times to interview the expo producer and get information and clarity on that event.