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 Picks," retired Oakland librarian and author Dorothy Lazard gives her arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area. -
On today’s show, dancers reflect on San Francisco’s queer music and nightlife culture from the ‘70s and ‘80s. Then, we hear from one San Francisco writer and visual artist who is displaying her art that spans 40 years. And, an art exhibition honoring "Star Trek" character Lt.Nyota Uhura that invites us to rethink how memory and time move in non-linear ways when it comes to Black people’s past, present and future. -
A dancer production reflects on San Francisco’s queer music and nightlife culture from the ‘70s and ‘80s. -
What do you do when you turn 80? San Francisco writer and visual artist Shizue Seigel is displaying her own art that spans more than half of her life. -
An art exhibition, inspired by the "Star Trek" character Nyota Uhura, invites us to rethink how memory and time move in non-linear ways when it comes to Black people’s past, present and future. -
On today’s show, we look back at our live event “Creepy Tales,” featuring eerie stories from award-winning writer Thaddeus Howze, KALW’s Hana Baba and award-winning poet James Cagney. Then, Oakland horror author Cynthia Gómez transports readers back to 1968 in a novella about an Oakland Latina witch. -
FULL SHOW: La Catrina de Oakland // 'The Yellow Áo Dài' kid's book // 'Every Saturday Night' musicalOn today's show, a majestic statue from Mexico is putting smiles on people’s faces in the Fruitvale neighborhood, and sending a message about immigration. Then, a children’s book about a Vietnamese-American girl who accidentally tears a family heirloom. We hear from the author and illustrator of this sweet story. Finally, a jazzy, soulful musical transports audiences to the Fillmore in the 1950s. -
A majestic statue from Mexico is putting smiles on people’s faces in the Fruitvale neighborhood, and sending a message about immigration. -
A children’s book about a Vietnamese-American girl who accidentally tears a family heirloom. We hear from the author and illustrator of this sweet story. -
A jazzy, soulful musical takes audiences to the Fillmore in the 1950s and present day.
