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," cartoonists Rina Ayuyang gives her arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.
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CrosscurrentsRetired boxing champion Andre Ward shares his story of overcoming hardship during his childhood in his new memoir.
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On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," Pacifica-based writer and artist Derek Kirk Kim gives his arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.
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Crosscurrents"Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu” is a Rapunzel — inspired story. Author Ying Chang Compestine talks about why she made her version of the fairytale about a Chinese princess.
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CrosscurrentsDo we control the internet? Or does the internet control us? Those are just a few questions the play “Big Data” makes you ponder. Actor Jomar Tagatac talks about his role in the play.
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CrosscurrentsLike many long-time Black residents in San Francisco, playwright Ashley Smiley can’t afford to live in the city. She pushes back at gentrification in her production "Dirty White Teslas Makes Me Sad.”
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On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," actor Jomar Tagatac gives his arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.
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CrosscurrentsOakland writer Tommy Orange is back with his long-awaited second novel, "Wandering Stars."
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On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," playwright Ashley Smiley gives her arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.
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CrosscurrentsOakland queer venue Port Bar is shutting down for good on February 25. Their resident drag queen Amoura Teese reflects on its closure.