Tom Molanphy, Author at 48 hills

Dance

World Arts West Dance Festival delivered communal joy, despite brutal NEA cuts

September 14, 2025

Trump's generational assault on the arts unsuccessful in dropping curtain on 40-year Bay tradition.

Culture

Shipyard tales celebrated 20th century Black migrant lives of success and sacrifice

July 1, 2025

'Holding Ground' event brought beleaguered yet vital area's past into the present, with future questions.

Art

African American Californian history awaits under the Golden Gate Bridge

June 7, 2025

'Black Gold: Stories Untold' tells of our community's architects, using contemporary tintype and custom table settings.

Art

A Bay Area Figurative Movement resurrection paints the Bay in hopeful hues

March 20, 2025

Might we find connection via David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, and Elmer Bischoff's ethereal intimacy?

Environment

Generations came together in the Bayview to save the planet

October 10, 2024

Innovative Igniting Youth Action for Climate and Environmental Justice Conference demonstrated the power of community knowledge.

Lit

James Baldwin’s 100th birthday stoked spirited words and fiery hope

August 7, 2024

The Mechanics' Institute Library filled with music, art, and essential readings honoring the revolutionary writer.

Onstage

Juneteenth reading of ‘3rd & Palou’ humanized 1966 Hunters Point Uprising

June 23, 2024

Biko Eisen-Martin's thrilling work-in-progress play is 'based on the world immediately outside the exit doors.'

Environment

Citizens advisory committee presses Navy for answers on Hunters Point Shipyard

April 1, 2024

Military’s five-year review of clean-up and reuse plan reveals continued challenges for the toxic site.

Labor

While they helped win WWII, Hunters Point Shipyard’s Black workers fought discrimination at home

March 2, 2024

Stacey Carter talk focused on valiant history of resistance and neglect leading to Board of Supervisors' apology.

Food & Drink

Boxing up fresh food justice: Bayview Community Co-Op boosts area health

January 14, 2024

Crisp butter lettuce, bright Italian parsley, glowing beets—collaborating with local growers, the org distributes organic.

Tom Molanphy