Pendarvis Harshaw

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Josué Rojas Reuses the City’s Trash to Tell a Distinctly San Francisco Story

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Artist Josué Rojas and his ‘Pupusa Face’ characters at Recology in San Francisco. (Pendarvis Harshaw/KQED)At the southernmost edge of San Francisco, between the Cow Palace and what was once Candlestick Park, I pull up to Recology’s compost, recycling and landfill center. Here, at a 47-acre facility, is where San Francisco’s waste is divided into piles for reuse or rubbish. Toxic materials go in one area, electronics in another.
In ‘Year of The Cat,’ a Filmmaker Searches for the Truth About His Vietnamese Family History

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Apr 30Failed to save articlePlease try againFilmmaker Tony Nguyen looks through a collection of urns while on a quest to learn about his father's identity. (Tony Nguyen)The year of the cat is what differentiates the Vietnamese zodiac calendar from the Chinese and Korean calendars. In Vietnam, the year of the cat replaces the year of the rabbit. And 1975 was the year of the cat. On April 30 of that year, Saigon, the capital city of South Vietnam, fell to communist forces from Northern Vietnam.
Oakland Psychedelic Conference Features a ‘High Level Conversation’ with 19Keys

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Apr 18Failed to save articlePlease try againOakland-raised 19Keys is a public speaker who pushes for the self-sustainability and liberation of Black people. (Courtesy of 19Keys)In 2019, Oakland became the second city in the U.S. to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms.
In Oakland, Ryan Coogler Shares the Story Behind ‘Sinners’

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Apr 18Failed to save articlePlease try againRyan Coogler onstage at the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland after a screening of his film ‘Sinners,’ April 16, 2025. (Grace Porras/Make It Bay)Oakland’s Grand Lake Theatre was in rare form on Wednesday, April 16, for a packed private screening of Ryan Coogler’s latest film, Sinners. An artistically crafted horror film set in 1930s prohibition-era Clarksdale, Mississippi, the movie stars Michael B.
Revisiting the 1968 SFSU Student Strike While Trump Targets Campus Diversity

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Failed to save articlePlease try again(L–R) Reginald Petty, Jimmy Garrett, Angela Davis and Stokely Carmichael in June 1979, 10 years after the student strike at San Francisco State. Garrett will be the keynote speaker at a May 1 event commemorating the strike, which resulted in the establishment of the first Ethnic Studies College in the United States.
Revisiting the 1968 SFSU Student Strike While Trump Targets Campus Protesters

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Failed to save articlePlease try again(L–R) Reginald Petty, Jimmy Garrett, Angela Davis and Stokely Carmichael in June 1979, 10 years after the student strike at San Francisco State. Garrett will be the keynote speaker at a May 1 event commemorating the strike, which resulted in the establishment of the first Ethnic Studies College in the United States.
A Public Memorial for D’Wayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Toné!

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Failed to save articlePlease try againThe late D'Wayne Wiggins, Oakland community advocate and co-founder of the legendary R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!On March 7, D’Wayne Wiggins, founding member of the multi-Platinum R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!, died from complications from bladder cancer. He was 64. On Thursday, his daughter Ilahn Wiggins announced on social media that public services for the award-winning Oakland musician will be held on Sunday, April 27 at Geoffrey’s Inner Circle.
Hana Baba’s ‘Folktales from Sudan’ Highlights Her Country’s Culture

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Apr 8Failed to save articlePlease try againAn illustrated image of Alhadeeya, a character from the Folktales from Sudan series. (Waddah El-Tahir)Next Tuesday, April 15, marks two years since the start of the war in Sudan, which has led to what the UN calls “.”The war has destroyed lives, demolished cultural institutions and forced over 12 million people from their home country. Meanwhile, throughout the Sudan diaspora, people are doing what they can to preserve their heritage.
Former 49er Vernon Davis and Oakland Artists Star In ‘The Masquerade’

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Mar 31Failed to save articlePlease try againFormer San Francisco 49ers star Vernon Davis plays the role of an illusionist named Elias in the film 'The Masquerade.' (Courtesy of The Masquerade)What if it were possible for city developers and elected officials to see the future consequences of their actions before making decisions? And what if they could revisit a younger version of themselves and get reacquainted with the dreams that originally led them to a position of political power?
Photographer Brittani “Brittsense” Sensabaugh Revisits Her Oakland Roots

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Mar 26Failed to save articlePlease try again'All Skate Roll Bounce,' taken in Houston's Third ward in 2018. (Brittani "Brittsense" Sensabaugh)Last Saturday over 26,000 fans pulled up to the Oakland Roots’ home opener at the Coliseum. And although the team lost 2-1 to Monterey Bay FC, fans took home a W for the culture. After a land blessing from Ohlone tribal spokesperson and co-director of the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, Corrina Gould, rising Oakland vocalist Ysenia Martinez sang the national anthem.