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  • San Francisco henna artist Renda Dabit will be leading a henna workshop at SFPL for SWANA Heritage month.
    Crosscurrents
    Celebrating NBA Dreams, and SWANA Cultures
    Today, a young man from Vallejo takes his next step towards the NBA. Then, we visit a local pioneer who brought henna art to the Bay 30 years ago.
  • Patty stands behind the bar at the White Horse wearing an Oakland Ballers cap and a Prince t-shirt, smiling.
    Crosscurrents
    A Tale of Two Bars
    Today, we visit two different queer bars in Oakland to see what it takes to survive in the Bay Area. And, another candidate in the District 11 Congressional race.
  • KALW Culture
    The Caste Census
    Sandip Roy
    Counting seems simple enough, but when you're counting people other questions arise.
  • (L-R) "Co-Founders" musical writers Adesha Adefela, Ryan Nicole Austin and Beau Lewis
    Crosscurrents
    The 'All People Powered' Concert and Pitch Competition
    Today, we hear from Congressional candidate, Connie Chan. And, a live show in Oakland that is described as “Shark Tank” meets “Soul Beat.” Plus, an Uncuffed My Mixtape.
  • Sidney Robertson with the recording machine at the California Folk Music Project office in Berkeley, c. 1939
    Crosscurrents
    Treasures in the Archives
    Today, one woman's government-funded quest to document the folk music of California in the 1930s. Then we meet the poet of the International Hotel.