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East Bay Express
Published September 22The Oakland we lost
In documentary photographer and filmmaker Ken Light’s new book, Soul City: Oakland, U.S.A., 120 black-and-white photographs tell the story of the people of West Oakland. Covering the years from 1974-1976 and viewed through the lens of 2026, the only thing more striking than what…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 22BOOK REVIEW: ‘Laws of Solomon’ Reveals Tender Heart of Former Child Soldier
The monsters that came to him early in his sleep were the easy ones. It was the later demons that stole Solomon Nangobi’s sleep, the spirits of all the people he killed when he was a child soldier in Uganda, and when he was a fixer in New York as an adult. Their ghosts called to…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 22Event Preview: ‘Fashion v. Fascism’ – A Runway Revolution Is Coming to the Bay Area
“Every piece on this runway translates what is happening under fascism into a feeling,” explains Erica Furlong, the FVF creative director. “One designer’s trench coat is covered in pockets stamped ‘TRUTH,’ ‘MEMORY,’ ‘HOPE,’ ‘VOTE,’ ‘FUTURE,’ because that’s literally what gets…
East Bay Express
Published September 15Frederick Noland draws Black history
Frederick Noland is the unofficial oracle of lesser-known stories about Black people in America, and especially in the Bay Area. As an Oakland-based visual storyteller, the New Yorker cartoonist and California College of the Arts adjunct professor creates graphic biographies,…
East Bay Express
Published September 15Broken Dreams delights with reinvention
When I sat down at The Temple Club a decade ago to interview Geoffrey Deetz, he and his wife, Quỳnh Như Nguyen, were a few years away from taking over Le Colonial in 2021. Pilloried in 2019 for its outdated culinary tropes and troubling interior décor, the restaurant closed for…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14BOOK REVIEW — Curved Air: A Biography of Sickle Cell Anemia and the Quest to Cure the First Molecular Disease
OAKLAND POST — Over decades, researchers worked haphazardly. Papers were written, treatments were tried, used, or discarded. Doctors discovered that genetic testing could prevent new cases, a heartbreak for would-be parents. Researchers discovered that “a perfect storm” of…
East Bay Express
Published September 08Oakland battle rap returns to the ring
Most people’s awareness of battle rap starts and stops with the film 8 Mile, which is both a testament to Eminem’s cultural cachet and a shame for battle rap at large. Things have come a long way since 2002 when mainstream culture got to root for B Rabbit as he chanted “fuck the…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published August 31Jackie Wright Champions Bay Area Stories, Filmmakers and Cultural Institutions
As an award-winning communications professional, Wright has worked with corporations, nonprofits, government agencies, educational institutions, artists, and community organizations. In 2026, she expanded that work by launching an introductory public relations class for small…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published August 25Hundreds Attend the Odyssey’s New York Premiere and Hail Christopher Nolan!
HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS — Director Christopher Nolan’s film “The Odyssey” premiered in New York with a red carpet event outside AMC Lincoln Square on July 14, 2026. The launch featured a 40-foot replica of a Trojan horse and closed three city blocks, drawing large crowds. The…