Philadelphia Musical Juices Squeezed At Sweet Fest Sweet Juice Festival 1 Awbury Rd. Philadelphia July 6, 202 Deadline Poet LindoYes checked out the Sweet Juice Fest in Germantown last weekend, featuring bands like Noun, Sam Rise, Honeychile, Lindo Yes 9 Jul 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Connection Found In Another Country Called Home ‘Searching for Kapwa’ Film Screening and Discussion Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St., Suite 290, Oakland June 22, 2024 At the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s screening for Searching Stacey Peters 1 Jul 2024 · 3 min read
Tulsa Every Song Has To Start Somewhere I Can’t… Write a Song! Workshop TCC McKeon Center for Creativity Tulsa June 22, 2024 Songwriting is a strange art, hard to explain, harder to practice. The art of Z.B. Reeves 30 Jun 2024 · 2 min read
Oakland A Presidential Candidate Walks Into A Bookstore … Presidential hopeful Cornel West and running mate Oakland local Dr. Melina Abdullah in conversation at Clio’s Books. Fred Noland 28 Jun 2024 · 1 min read
Hartford More Than Just A Caning Victim: Charles Sumner The Abolitionist The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union Mark Twain House and Museum Hartford May 23, 2024 I concede that not many people spend a Jamil Ragland 24 May 2024 · 3 min read
Tulsa “We Have Arrived”: Envisioning Sovereign Futures Sovereign Futures Various locations April 4 – 7, 2024 Sovereign Futures, a multi-day program from the University of Tulsa, brought artists, academics, and others together for performances, exhibits, communal meals, chartered Alicia Chesser 15 Apr 2024 · 5 min read
Oakland Cold Brew Black Coffee and Friends Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland April 6, 2024 What is the juncture of house music fans, Afrobeats, West Coast culture, and a chilly April Saturday, you might Sarah Bass 12 Apr 2024 · 5 min read
Oakland Nectar Hits the Sweet Spot The Sweet Spot — Season Opener Nectar Social Club 408 15th St. Oakland April 7, 2024 Instead of trying to forge a reputation as the next new hot spot for clubbing, Breezy Bratton 9 Apr 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Gold Nuggets: The Other Monday Open Mic The Other Monday Open Mic The BLU House Oakland March 25, 2024 A laminated sign on the gate had graphics of hanging plants. It read, “The BLU House,” with the Breezy Bratton 29 Mar 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Is This the Future of Oakland? The Exhibit A: A Town Hall on AntiBlackness in the City of Oakland James Moore Theater at Oakland Museum of California March 14, 2024 “What does it say about a Breezy Bratton 21 Mar 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland A Tropical — Not “Tiki” — Interlude in the Oakland Hills Tonga in the Hills The Lobby Bar at Claremont Club & Spa Oakland March 7, 2024 In the Lobby Bar at the storied Claremont Hotel in the Oakland Hills, my Robin Lapid 12 Mar 2024 · 5 min read
Oakland The Road To Self-Discovery Involves Funny Sounds The Wholesome Circle Groundfloor Oakland March 4, 2024 “I’m Robin… whoosh!” I said as I introduced myself to a group of five strangers standing in a circle around me. Robin Lapid 10 Mar 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland A Day Focused On The Plant-Based Future Plant Futures Fest Oakstop 2325 Broadway Ave. Oakland Feb. 24, 2024 Nine a.m. on an unseasonably sunny Saturday morning, a small line of sleepy people waiting for coffees from Sarah Bass 8 Mar 2024 · 5 min read
Oakland Black Planter Party Lifts Proud Parents (Like Me) Black Planter Party Hella Bee’s Oakland Feb. 24, 2024 I know a few people my age who are parents to human children, but I know many more who are Robin Lapid 3 Mar 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Black Joy Beams and Blooms: Scenes From A Parade 7th Annual Black Joy Parade Oakland Feb. 25, 2024 Sarah Bass 27 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Black Joy On The Block Fourth Annual “Love the People” Block Party Black Panther Mini Museum Oakland Feb. 18, 2024 I’m always on the lookout for pockets of joy, specifically in the form of Robin Lapid 23 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Lunar Parading Between Prosperity and Privation 2024 Lunar New Year Parade Chinatown near Wilma Chan Park Oakland Feb. 18, 2024 I was unsure the weather would cooperate for this year’s Lunar New Year’s Parade Robin Lapid 23 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland The Library of Broken Hearts Broken Hearts Party and Shrine Launch Oakland Public Library Oakland, CA Feb. 13, 2024 At The Alcove cafe on the east side of Los Angeles, there was a secret desk Robin Lapid 22 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
