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Oakland archivists protect Black queer history from disappearing
The pilgrimage purifies. It counts sacrifice in footsteps and heat stroke—a journey only for the traveler interested in overstanding how the humble get made....
Martín Perna creates space for collective music-making
He started as an alto. Not a baritone, not a tenor. An alto. In the chorus of a Philadelphia elementary school, singing parts he...
Temescal garden grows roots and resistance on Caltrans land
Call it the scars of a beer bottle broken across the face of storied Black Oakland, severing the twin nerves of prosperity and progress....
She told the truth anyway
She arrives at Kinfolx Cafe in a hot-pink, crocheted two-piece—off the shoulder, hand-knitted—and the outfit tells the crowd something. Oubria Tronshaw does not show...
Pastor preaches at the BBQ ministry
It’s Good Friday in Oakland, and the aroma of 5 Star BBQ’s smoke bomb reaches from King Drive to Shattuck Avenue. Billowing towards the...
Trivia nights keep bars alive
It’s a Tuesday night in Berkeley, and Dom Barrientos, Great Notion Brewing’s tap-room coordinator, is mingling. The bespectacled impresario is welcoming every guest to...
