Who Owns Culture?
How do we tell the difference between appreciation and appropriation—between exploration and exploitation?
View ArticleInternational Migrants' Day
Today, in honor of the International Migrants' Day, we hear from immigration advocates, along with stories of music, movement, and poetry.
View ArticleMusic and migration with Meklit Hadero
"Movement with Meklit Hadero," Is a podcast created by the Ethiopian American singer. In it she has intimate conversations with people like her: musicians who cross borders physically and with their...
View ArticleINFATU ASIAN: Curtis talks with cartoonist Gene Luen Yang
This week on BAY MADE: episodes from Curtis Chinn’s InfatuAsian podcast that illuminates and celebrates Asian culture and creators.
View ArticleLegacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
Dr. Uché Blackstock's new book is "as much about my work and awakening as a physician as it is a call to reimagine who we are as a country."
View ArticleOakland City Council OK’s tax ballot measure for April 2025 special election
The Oakland City Council voted Monday to place a half-cent sales tax increase on a special election ballot in April to help fix a long-term structural budget problem.
View ArticleUS DOJ agrees to settlement with Dublin prison sexual abuse victims
The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to pay out $116 million dollars to settle dozens of sexual abuse lawsuits brought by people formerly incarcerated at the Dublin Federal Correctional Institute.
View Article'Parris Lane - Jazz Renaissance' a delightful revival of genre's golden age
Bay Area singer Parris Lane is giving audiences a blend of Cotton Club and Rat Pack eras, along with New Orleans sounds in her live show “Parris Lane - Jazz Renaissance.”
View ArticleLittle Dragon's Yukimi steps out on her own
The singer of Little Dragon spoke to Wonway Posibul about going solo ahead of her recent show in Oakland.
View ArticleWhy is cancer on the rise & what can we do to prevent it?
Gen Xers are projected to experience higher cancer rates than Baby Boomers. What's being done to educate the public about prevention? What does the latest science say?
View ArticleBreed appoints supervisor for vacant District 2 seat
San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Wednesday announced she is appointing Stephen Sherrill as the new supervisor representing District 2 on the north end of the city.
View ArticleReading risk screeners will be introduced next fall
Next fall, California public schools will have a new way to assess reading skills of students in their early years of grade school.
View ArticleWorkers stage strike at seven Amazon facilities, including San Francisco
The national strike by union workers against Amazon is being felt locally, as labor attempts to force the e-commerce retailer to the bargaining table to begin contract negotiations.
View ArticleBas replaces ousted Thao as Oakland’s mayor
Oakland officially has a new, temporary mayor. Nikki Fortunato Bas has taken over for ousted former mayor Sheng Thao, whose last day in office was Tuesday.
View ArticleGAYS AGAINST BRIGGS: Episode 06
Until the end of the year, QPH is airing Gays Against Briggs, a seven-part series about the 1978 proposition known as the Briggs Initiative, which would ban gays and lesbians from working in California...
View ArticleSan Francisco Mime Troupe does indoor remake of Dickens' classic
The San Francisco Mime Troupe is celebrated for their free outdoor summer performances in city parks and public spaces. Although they are as synonymous to summer in San Francisco as fog, they are...
View ArticleThe missing men of the Democratic Party
Today on Book It, we're putting out a search party... for the missing men of the Democratic Party. Where did they go, why did they leave, and how do the Dems get them back?
View Article'Twas A Few Nights Before Hanukkah
The eternal musical battle between Christmas and the Festival of Lights.
View ArticleBest of 2024! Author Caroline Paul/ Chronicle Restaurant Critic MacKenzie...
State of the Bay revisits favorite conversations from 2024. We talk to author Caroline Paul, restaurant critic MacKenzie Chung Fegan tell you where to grab a reservation, and we find out what books...
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