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Applying The Black Panther Party's Survival Programs to Today kqed.org/arts/13971589/… via Pendarvis H.

What a lot of people coming to the Bay Area for the NBA All-Star game don’t understand is how, out here, basketball runs deeper than one celebratory weekend. Quentin Thomas, who once played on a NCAA-winning team, embodies the spirit of Oakland basketball: kqed.org/arts/13971701/…

She’s aware she’s rare. ☀️💚👩🏾‍🌾 Oil painting by me #NFTCommunity #art

lol every time my photographer homie who I’ve known since I was like 8 yrs old shoots me and my art I wanna cry bc it’s rare for mfs to fully grasp you/your creative vision & he always does - without me sayin much! Intuitive photographers are rare! Thanks so much Pendarvis H. 🙏🏾🔥📸

This weekend at Oakland’s Fluid510, while people in cosplay outfits face off against each other at video game consoles, DJs will spin hip-hop and Afrobeats during the inaugural Plus Arcade Party. Details: kqed.org/arts/13973469/…

At the Oakland Roots' next home game at the Coliseum on March 29, the soccer club is set to host a Rooted & Rising: Women’s Empowerment Night, which will feature the work of renowned photographer Brittani “Brittsense” Sensabaugh. kqed.org/arts/13973477/…

Festival at the Lake, held annually in Oakland from 1982–1997, holds warm memories for many longtime Oakland residents. In the VHS tapes provided to KQED by @oaklandhistorycenter, you can get a glimpse into the festivities, with many vendors, performers, and massive crowds.

kqed.org/arts/13972340/… ✍️: Pendarvis Harshaw (@ogpenn) 📹: Ugur Dursun (@itsugurd); footage courtesy Oakland Public Library (Oakland Public Library) and Oakland History Center (@oaklandhistorycenter)

I just lost my California Humanities grant thanks to DOGE, Musk, Trump.

.Department of Government Efficiency defunded our documentary via California Humanities. Help us finish it: gofund.me/5aee8d17

"For Union City-based award-winning journalist Hana Baba (Hana Baba), it’s about preserving culture through her latest podcast venture, 'Folktales from Sudan'," writes KQED Arts & Culture's Pendarvis H.. Read about Hana Baba's new podcast in this new KQED piece: kqed.org/arts/13974167/…

‘Sinners’ filmmaker Ryan Coogler appeared at Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre for a Q&A with KQED's Pendarvis Harshaw on Wednesday, following a private screening of his latest film. Highlights from the conversation: kqed.org/arts/13974810/…

This weekend, entheogenic plant advocates and psilocybin lovers will convene in Oakland for an event dedicated to understanding, celebrating and creating community around psychedelic mushrooms and related medicinal plants. kqed.org/arts/13974592/…

They were joined by highly decorated actor Delroy Lindo, who plays blues musician Delta Slim in the film, and Grammy-winning musician and founding member of Tony! Toni! Tone!, Raphael Saadiq. kqed.org/arts/13974810/… ✍️: Pendarvis Harshaw (@ogpenn) 📸: Casey Flanigan/ImageSpace

As the artist-in-residency at Recology, Josué Rojas repurposes discarded materials for his new exhibition. He says his work aims to “get some eyes on Central American stories,” which he notes is easily distinguishable from Mexican culture. kqed.org/arts/13975761/…

Ruby Ibarra, a research scientist and fiercely poetic lyricist raised in San Lorenzo, is the winner of NPR’s 2025 Tiny Desk Contest. Her winning track, “Bakunawa,” was inspired by the dragon-like serpent of Philippine mythology. Read our interview: kqed.org/arts/13976039/…

Seiji Oda for KQED // thank you Pendarvis H. 🙏🏽 kqed.org/arts/13976638/…

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Raphael Saadiq, one of the most accomplished musicians and songwriters of our generation, took to the stage in his hometown of Oakland last Saturday and reminded his fans that despite penning songs that are sung around the world, he too is a human being. kqed.org/arts/13977304/…