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Jeneé Darden
Executive Producer/Host, Sights & SoundsJeneé Darden is an award-winning journalist, author, public speaker and proud Oakland native. She is the executive producer and host of the weekly arts segment Sights & Sounds as well as the series Sights + Sounds Magazine. Jeneé also covers East Oakland for KALW. Jeneé has reported for NPR, Marketplace, KQED, KPCC, The Los Angeles Times, Ebony magazine, Refinery29 and other outlets. In 2005, she reported on the London transit bombings for Time magazine. Prior to coming to KALW, she hosted the podcast Mental Health and Wellness Radio.
Her first book, When a Purple Rose Blooms (Nomadic Press), is a collection of essays and poetry about her personal journey through Black womanhood. Her work is also published in the books Previously on X-Men: The Making of an American Series and We've Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health.
Jeneé holds a BA in ethnic studies from UC San Diego and a master’s in journalism from the University of Southern California. When she’s off the clock, Jeneé enjoys dancing, performing her poetry, concerts, karaoke, traveling and watching superhero films. Follow her at www.jeneedarden.com.
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On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," poet Youssef Alaoui tell us about some of the talented poets and storytellers you can catch at Beast Crawl this year.
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CrosscurrentsPaul Corman-Roberts talks about his latest book "Bone Moon Palace" and hosting the upcoming East Bay literary festival Beast Crawl.
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CrosscurrentsOakland singer Satya is opening for Masego at Stern Grove on Sunday, July 21st. She talks about her upcoming performance and the process of finding the right record label.
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CrosscurrentsJuly is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month and we'll hear from psychiatrist Robin Cooper on how vulnerable populations are disproportionately impacted by this crisis.
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CrosscurrentsAuthor Mac Barnett and illustrator Shawn Harris go way back. In this interview, we hear from them on their graphic-novel series "The First Cat in Space."
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On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," Oakland author Carolina Ixta gives her arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.
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CrosscurrentsKALW DJ Wonway Posibul's dream of warming up the crowd at Stern Grove will come true soon. He talks about opening for Chicano Batman and gives KALW's Jenee Darden advice for her first Stern Grove concert.
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CrosscurrentsArtist and activist Alex Locust is known as Glamputee when he performs drag. The reigning 2023 Butch Queen talks about how he uses his art to advocate for people in the disability community.
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On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," comedian Marcus Williams talks about the lineup for our live "Sights & Sounds: Pride Comedy" show
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CrosscurrentsUC Berkeley alum and language creator David J. Peterson shares what it's like bringing his linguistic skills to major sci-fi/fantasy films and movies.