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," author J. P. Takahashi gives her arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area. -
If you’re a Fantastic Negrito fan, you’ve heard his drummer James “Sticknasty” Small. The grammy-nominated musician has a new album called "A Universal Love Language."
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On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," Oakland Ballet Artistic Director Graham Lustig gives his arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.
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Publisher J.K. Fowler talks about Nomadic Press' final book "The Town." The book is a love letter to Oakland. We also hear about his new endeavor, The Nomadic Foundation.
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On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," cartoonist Stephan Pastis gives his arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.
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Playwright and actor Wayne Harris takes audiences back in time to 1948, through the eyes of three Black men in the play “Train Stories.”
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On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," actor Wayne Harris gives his arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.
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Sarah Fathima Mohammed is a teen poet from San Jose with a gift of words that has gained her national attention. She shares why she writes about identity and the Muslim women who inspire her.
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On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," actor Darrel Thigpen gives his arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.
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This month, disco legend Sylvester would’ve turned 76 years old. The gender-fluid artist became a star while living in San Francisco. A unique walking tour in his honor blends history and theater
