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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CrosscurrentsOakland queer venue Port Bar is shutting down for good on February 25. Their resident drag queen Amoura Teese reflects on its closure.
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On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," host Jenee Darden and producer Porfirio Rangel talk about a special live performance of "Sights and Sounds."
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On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," author Ying Chang Compestine gives her arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.
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CrosscurrentsOakland writer Tommy Orange joins 36 authors in creating the collaborative novel "Fourteen Days" about the early days of the COVID shutdown.
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For the first live, in-person "Sights & Sounds," visual artists Nancy Cato and Ajuan Mance talk about why their new books celebrate Black boys and men.
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Retired school teacher and musician Carl Winters talks about what drew him to this instrument that originated in various African cultures.
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On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," kalimba player Carl Winters gives his arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.
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On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," KALW's executive director Ben Trefny talks about three events happening at KALW's pop up space at 220 Montgomery St.
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Oakland author Joanna Robinson co-wrote the book “MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios.” It's an unauthorized, behind-the-scenes look at the franchise.
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The Edwardian Ball started off as a small party 24 years ago. Today, it has turned into a San Francisco subculture festival drawing thousands of people from the Bay.