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CrosscurrentsGarry Tan, CEO of Y Combinator, posted a message that underscores fears that wealthy entrepreneurs influence not only discourse, but also the fate of elections.
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San Francisco's reputation as one of America's most ethnically diverse cities has been in question as its African Americans population has eroded. But that’s not an entirely new phenomenon.
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Last month, Bay Area communities conducted their biannual Point in Time count. How does it work and what things do we miss?
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CrosscurrentsOakland writer Tommy Orange joins 36 authors in creating the collaborative novel "Fourteen Days" about the early days of the COVID shutdown.
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Oakland singer and vocal activist Melanie DeMore believes in the power of song to connect and lift up communities. It’s what drives her work as a performer and teacher.
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Code-switching was originally used for people who would switch between two different languages — like english and spanish — but the term has evolved to embrace the tone, accents and inflections we use when talking to anyone.
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CrosscurrentsA community in Berkeley finds joy and connection through group improvisation, continuing the tradition of Circlesinging started by the legendary Bobby McFerrin more than 30 years ago.
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This Hey Area question comes from three members of the East Oakland Collective, a group working for positive change in deep East Oakland. They wanted to know: What is the impact of the history of the Black Panthers in East Oakland?
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For the first live, in-person "Sights & Sounds," visual artists Nancy Cato and Ajuan Mance talk about why their new books celebrate Black boys and men.
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UncuffedWhat does it mean to try to project the ocean, when you’re barred from seeing it or feeling it? An environmentalist’s fight for the planet, from inside prison walls.