Pendarvis Harshaw

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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.
A New Oakland Party Celebrates Black Gamers and Cosplayers

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Mar 25Failed to save articlePlease try againDressed as a Sims character, rapper and actor Honey Gold Jasmine and Plus Arcade's Cosplay Coordinator Noël The First, who is her own created character, take a photo at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. (Honey Gold Jasmine)This weekend at Oakland’s Fluid510, the Blerds will gather.
A New Oakland Party Celebrates Black Gamers and Cosplayers

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1 hour agoInfluential Bay Area wine bar and shop to close after 10 yearsMinimo, a 10-year-old Oakland shop and bar that helped drive the popularity of natural wine in the Bay Area, will close on April 5. There wasn’t a …1 hour agoMushin makes a comeback, plus new allergen-aware dining in AlbanyA running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond and beyond.
How Spirituality Led Richmond's King NTG Back To Hip-Hop

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Mar 21Failed to save articlePlease try againKing NTG, formerly Nio The Gift, made a return to hip-hop after finding his way out of hard times. (NOBL)“I got back from China,” King NTG tells me during a recent phone call, “and I hit the ground running … people started to find out what I had done internationally before I was even local.”He dropped a series of projects, including his 2009 album H.I.P.H.O.P. (Here I Present a Hero of Poverty) and the 2010 album Super Hero.
In Portraits of Tenderloin Residents, a Delicate Balance of Art and Hardship

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Failed to save articlePlease try againA man stands next to Harry Williams' artwork on the corner of Jones and Ellis in San Francisco. On the corner of Jones and Ellis Streets in San Francisco, there’s an open-air art gallery filled with images of the very people who reside in the Tenderloin. One block from Glide Memorial Church, right behind the sign that designates the area as Compton’s Transgender Cultural District, the images cover an entire building.
A Ride on the ‘Arty Bus’ with Oakland Painter Sloane Gross

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Failed to save articlePlease try againSloane Gross, center bottom row pointing at the camera, surrounded by some of the attendees of last weekend's "Arty Bus" tour. Art lovers in the Bay Area are often faced with a funny conundrum: art is everywhere, but given traffic and the geographic size of the nine-county region, it’s hard to get to all of it.
San Francisco Rapper So Vicious Carries on Her Mother’s Legacy

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Failed to save articlePlease try againSan Francisco's So Vicious and her mother, the late Loretta S. Wilcher, pose for a photo. In early February, as Bayview-Hunters Point rapper So Vicious was busy recording a follow-up to her 2024 album Verbal Gymnastics, she left the studio, called her mom and decided to pay her a visit. It would be the last time the two would see each other. Her mother, Loretta S. Wilcher, who’d suffered from heart complications, unexpectedly passed in her sleep on Feb. 9.