Rightnowish
Rightnowish digs into life in the Bay Area right now… ish. Journalist Pendarvis Harshaw takes us to galleries painted on the sides of liquor stores in West Oakland. We'll dance in warehouses in the Bayview, make smoothies with kids in South Berkeley, and listen to classical music in a 1984 Cutlass Supreme in Richmond. Every week, Pen talks to movers and shakers about how the Bay Area shapes what they create, and how they shape the place we call home.
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The Jacka’s Manager Talks Life, Legacy and Frie...
Touring with The Jacka gave manager PK a front row seat to seeing how Bay Area culture is loved around the world.
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Politicizing Sex Work with Connie Wun
As a former sex worker, Dr. Connie Wun talks about the importance of understanding the difference between sex work and exploitation.
10 min
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Antique Naked Soul Turns Anxiety and Love Into ...
With virtuoso beatboxing and soulful singing, the a capella group uses their vocal gifts to impart an empowering message.
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Drew Banga’s Musical Notes on Fatherhood
Drew Banga is responsible for some of Kamaiyah and Rexx Life Raj's best-known songs, but his biggest job is fatherhood.
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Meet Oakland’s Latinx Game Developers
Five young women in Oakland have created a video game about the challenges of being a mother.
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Claiming Community Walls for the Black Panther ...
Pendarvis Harshaw's 'Rightnowish' kicks off with Oakland muralist and culture keeper Refa One.
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Photographing Oakland, One Portrait at a Time
Lara Kaur’s Community Portrait Pop-Up in Oakland gives back through free photography.
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Brookfield Duece, a Son of East Oakland
Brookfield Duece is using his music to make sure the story of his neighborhood is told properly.
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The Culture is the Cure: Artists as First Respo...
Ashara Ekundayo is closing her gallery in Oakland. The next chapter in her creative career will be writing a book that explores how people use art as a first response to combating oppression.
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Breaking Bread and Busting Machismo
This East Bay poet drops a few words of wisdom on masculinity over a plate of g-fire chicken wings.
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Room 302: Home of Oakland’s Own ‘Tiny Desk’
'Off The Table' is a bi-weekly performance showcasing the work of students at the Oakland School of The Arts and modeled after the "Tiny Desk" concerts at NPR.
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Oakland’s Street Sofas and the Bay Area Housing...
Discarded furniture never really caught my eye—but after talking with Jamie Facciola, I notice it everywhere.
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Loving Yourself in the Streets and Between the ...
How many sex toys come with personal mantras? At Nenna Joiner's store in downtown Oakland, self-care takes on a whole new meaning.
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Oakland’s Rollerskating Country Singer
With 'Roll Out,' the singer pays homage to the Oakland Rollers, a crew that transforms a Lake Merritt cul-de-sac into a rollerskating rink every week.
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From D-Boys to Dope Art
Oakland native Timothy B. has been putting paint where it ain’t for some time now—and the center of his work is family.
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Introducing Rightnowish
People say the magic of the Bay Area is dimming, that artists are leaving and the unique flavor of the Bay Area is going with it, but the team behind Rightnowish knows that there’s more to that story. To understand it,
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