Black Lives Matter Archives

Lit

Indie booksellers in trouble? BincTank to the rescue

Lou Fancher - March 11, 2024

A program that grew out of Borders now helps BIPOC-owned bookstores stay open and thrive through its grants.

Protest

Artists alter, deface their own work at YBCA to protest Gaza silence and decry censorship

Marke B. - February 19, 2024

'Love Letter to Gaza' action calls out institution for not speaking up and allegedly muzzling artists.

Music

Flute in hand, André 3000 returns after a decade to conquer the Bay

Tamara Palmer - February 17, 2024

Did he ever really leave, though? An appreciation of the rap legend-turned-ambient musician's local history

Performance

The best (and the rest) on local stages in 2023

Charles Lewis III - January 9, 2024

A wealth of productions highlighted the vitality of Bay Area theater in a year of protest and continued pandemic.

Arts + Culture

Tanya Donelly of Belly: ‘You can’t see the continuum until emerging from the river’

Joshua Rotter - October 18, 2023

The alternative rock hero speaks about making '90s-defining albums—and what it was like for women in the industry

Art

Trained in 18th-century Indian technique, Rupy C. Tut paints women facing today’s challenges

Mary Corbin - October 12, 2023

Burnished works on hemp paper honor self-reflection, even amid global tragedy.

Music

Under the Stars: Catch cool-cat flutist Elena Pinderhughes at her Alameda alma mater

John-Paul Shiver - September 19, 2023

Plus: Dave Aju collabs with his speakeasy-owning dad, and Tunnel records moves in with Four Star Cinema. Music time!

Opinion

The Oakland school bomb threat is a dire warning about our current politics

Cat Brooks - August 30, 2023

Right-wing activism is happening at both the national and the local level.

Lit

In endless US wars, some people matter, and some people don’t

Tim Redmond - July 12, 2023

Author Norman Solomon talks about the human toll of the military machine—and why we so rarely hear about it.

Music

Under the Stars: Still swooning for Roísin Murphy’s Portola Music Fest booking

John-Paul Shiver - May 25, 2023

Plus: Black Artist Database drops a compilation that predicts the future.

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Indie booksellers in trouble? BincTank to the rescue

Artists alter, deface their own work at YBCA to protest Gaza silence and decry censorship

Flute in hand, André 3000 returns after a decade to conquer the Bay

The best (and the rest) on local stages in 2023

Tanya Donelly of Belly: ‘You can’t see the continuum until emerging from the river’

Trained in 18th-century Indian technique, Rupy C. Tut paints women facing today’s challenges

Under the Stars: Catch cool-cat flutist Elena Pinderhughes at her Alameda alma mater

The Oakland school bomb threat is a dire warning about our current politics

In endless US wars, some people matter, and some people don’t

Under the Stars: Still swooning for Roísin Murphy’s Portola Music Fest booking

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