David Exumé
Audio Academy FellowDavid Exumé (he/him/his) is a 2020-2021 Audio Academy Fellow. His reporting interests include music history, immigration, community organizing, and urban planning. He's previously worked at KCRW in Santa Monica and WPRB in Princeton.
He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and a minor in Creative Writing. In his downtime, he writes short stories and sometimes produces mash-ups.
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CrosscurrentsToday, the Oakland based Kenneth Rainin Foundation announced this year’s group of fellows. One of them is Dr. Ayodele “WordSlanger” Nzinga. Today, we bring you our piece from 2021 about her appointment as the first Poet Laureate of Oakland, a title she still holds today. -
Oakland, Calif., has named its first Poet Laureate. Dr. Ayodele Nzinga — also known as WordSlanger — will serve a two-year term aimed at making poetry more accessible to Oaklanders. -
In this edition of Bay Area Beats, Oakland-based producer Chris Keys shares his influences, his creative process, and his recent work on "Judas and the Black Messiah." -
New ArrivalsSan Francisco author Ethel Rohan reads from her new short story collection "In The Event of Contact." It chronicles how characters are affected by physical connection, or the lack of it. -
New ArrivalsSan Francisco author Jenny Bitner reads from her new novel, "Here’s a Game We Could Play." It’s a bisexual love story with poisoning and librarians. This reading is about a first date between the two main characters. -
In this edition of Bay Area Beats, Oakland-based songwriter and poet Emily Brown breaks down her conversational lyrical style and reflects on what is lost by the closure of Mills College. -
New ArrivalsBerkeley author Bonnie Tsui reads from her new children's book "Sarah and the Big Wave." It’s about Sarah Gerhardt, the first woman to surf Half Moon Bay’s biggest break. -
The word Umoja means "unity" in Swahili, and it's the inspiration for a network of about 30 Bay Area groups called Umoja Health. Their effort to understand the culture of local neighborhoods has helped ramp up COVID-19 testing and vaccination rates in the Bay Area's Black communities. -
New ArrivalsOakland author Tureeda Mikell co-curated "Patrice Lumumba: Anthology Of Writers On Black Liberation." -
New ArrivalsSan Francisco author Vendela Vida reads from her new novel "We Run the Tides." It’s about female friendships, lies, and the transformation of a city.
