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He also designed \u003ca href=\"https://alwaystrophyhunting.com/blogs/lookbooks/stephen-curry-2974-counting-hat\">the hat Steph Curry \u003c/a>wore after breaking the NBA’s three-point point record in 2021, and illustrated \u003ca href=\"https://www.dustinocanalin.com/blogbydoc/tag/Draymond+Green\">Draymond Green’s T-shirt \u003c/a>for the Warriors championship parade in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938725\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13938725\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"a designer's mood board for the Oakland Ballers, a new minor league baseball team inspired by local iconography\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dustin O. Canalin’s mood board for the Oakland Ballers includes sports history, local figures and aesthetic inspiration for old English fonts. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Dustin O. Canalin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Canalin’s no rookie when it comes to baseball. He grew up near the Oakland Coliseum, playing shortstop on his high school team, where he befriended eventual MLB stars Dontrelle Willis and Jimmy Rollins. It’s also the sport that inspired his career as \u003ca href=\"https://alwaystrophyhunting.com/\">a current streetwear designer\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Ballers’ creative director spoke with KQED Arts about his inspiration for the team’s aesthetic, Oakland’s storied past and the East Bay’s abundance of hustling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>This interview has been edited for length and clarity.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Alan Chazaro: Did you listen to Too $hort’s song “Baller” when you were brainstorming ideas for this logo? What does being a baller mean to you?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dustin O. Canalin\u003c/strong>: Being a “baller” has a lot of connotations and symbolism … and it really fit with Oakland as a culture and community, and what I grew up on. I scoured for songs, words and meanings of baller and player. So Too $hort definitely came up. There’s always a connection between sports and music in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>The B’s is very similar to the A’s. How intentional was that? Is it meant as a diss?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The main idea was the B’s from the start. Any slights to the A’s kind of developed while digging more deeply into the creative side of it all. Something we didn’t want to do was a bootleg version of the A’s. In the Bay, there’s a lot of hometown pride where designers will make their own versions of something. We are building off heritage, identity … remembering the past and making sure we’re respectful. But we’re also making something new. From a design process, we started with a blank piece of paper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938780\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/BsHat_BYDOC.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13938780\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/BsHat_BYDOC-800x453.jpg\" alt=\"a green baseball cap with an emblazoned B in old English lettering\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/BsHat_BYDOC-800x453.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/BsHat_BYDOC-1020x577.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/BsHat_BYDOC-160x91.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/BsHat_BYDOC-768x434.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/BsHat_BYDOC-1536x869.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/BsHat_BYDOC-1920x1086.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/BsHat_BYDOC.jpg 1978w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ballers will be known as the B’s, and hope to debut at Laney College Baseball Field in 2024. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Dustin O. Canalin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>How would you describe the voice and tone of the final product?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We thought about the culture of Oakland, the fans, the feeling and impact we wanted to have, and then we boiled it down to what we ended up building around: a real cultural confidence. When you look at people who come from the Bay — whether it’s $hort, the Raiders, Bruce Lee, Damian Lillard, Mistah F.A.B. — they all have a certain DNA built into their personality. It’s a type of person with confidence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>When it comes to Oakland baseball, most fans will immediately think of the A’s. Did the forgotten legacies of other teams — like the Oakland Oaks, Larks and Commuters — come into play?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I wanted to understand the lifespan of sports in Oakland. I looked at everyone — the Oaks, Invaders, Warriors, when the A’s arrived, why the Oaks left. What I realized is that besides the Raiders, Invaders and Oaks, all those other teams were inherited by Oakland. They weren’t created here. The A’s and Warriors came from Kansas City and Philadelphia. They already had those names. So as far as this century goes, the Ballers and Roots are the only teams that have built their own identity on what Oakland is today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>One of your original logo ideas included a power fist clenching a baseball, which reminded me of Black Panther Party imagery. What other ideas did you sift through? \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At first we looked at a diamond, the idea of a jewel, and we wanted to create an idea around stadiums as this diamond or medallion for a community. But it was too abstract. We also wanted to build off Oakland’s legacy [with] the Black Panthers. I’ve always thought their identity represented so much, and the language that was used throughout that generation has always been really powerful to me. But it’s not exactly what a sports team would need.[aside postid='arts_13921216']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I worked on the Town uniform [for the Warriors], I kept seeing images from my memories and research of Old English fonts — from the \u003cem>Oakland Tribune\u003c/em> to the older teams like the Larks, even the bootleg T-shirts on East 14th. It’s iconic. That’s the direction that hit home for us. Having the home plate built into the letter was strategic. Oakland is home; this team is home. That shape was a touch to give this its own personality. We also didn’t want it to be overly obvious and overpowering. It’s subtle. Like they say, “It’s in you, not on you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What challenges did you face in creating a new logo for Oakland?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First and foremost, I knew the team wanted to represent something good for the community, especially with the A’s transitioning out. So I wanted to make sure the team’s identity didn’t overpower that goodness. The logo represents that goodness in Oakland. It’s a silent ambassador of the brand and city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it should look cool. A’s hats are a staple in fashion. I took that challenge to develop a new hat, a new signature for the city, and to make it cool. The letter isn’t styled perfectly. It has an edge. That’s on a designer nerd tip. That look helps it to embody everything we wanted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938724\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2475px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938724\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0003.jpg\" alt=\"a designer's mood board for the Oakland Ballers, a new minor league baseball team inspired by local iconography\" width=\"2475\" height=\"2475\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0003.jpg 2475w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0003-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0003-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0003-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0003-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0003-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0003-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0003-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2475px) 100vw, 2475px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Ballers are only the second professional team to be birthed in Oakland since 2000. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Dustin O. Canalin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Minor league baseball can be very tongue-in-cheek. Did you find any inspiration in the humor of the minors?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Baseball has always been my favorite sport, from a design perspective. It’s from a time of everything being hand-drawn, hand-embroidered, not computer-generated like everything is today. So I’m inspired by that essence of baseball and old minor league logos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But being from the Bay, we’re not a joke. These uniforms, we want them to be ready for battle, not to be walking billboards or clowns. There’s a feeling of seriousness in being from Oakland. Look at the Raiders and Warriors. There’s no joke there. I think for this uniform we just wanted to make something ill. We darkened the colors to create a dark, deep green. It’s inspired by overcast weather, that toughness and darkness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What’s your hope for the Oakland Ballers?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’re not building anything that doesn’t already exist. The community is already there — we just needed a logo for it. I’ve gone to so many A’s games and barely watched the actual game. It’s about the experiences, the people, the tailgating, eating, hanging out. With pro baseball leaving Oakland … this team will be there for that now, to represent that. It’s one of those things that is happening quick, but the community is what will sustain it. Everything we’re doing is just providing the tools to go out and rep Oakland. It’s a lifestyle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Why should Oakland’s sports fans, who have been through so much in recent years, give this upstart franchise a chance?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With this team, they’re really listening. This is not being managed by one person or a corporation, it’s built within the community, for the community. If you have a problem with it, your voice can get heard. There’s a permanent seat here for you. The experience will only be as good as the people make it.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, the B’s are no joke — and neither is their branding. The team’s logo was designed by \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/dustinocanalin/?hl=en\">Dustin O. Canalin\u003c/a>, who led Nike’s development team for “The Town” jerseys worn in the Golden State Warriors’ final seasons in Oakland. He also designed \u003ca href=\"https://alwaystrophyhunting.com/blogs/lookbooks/stephen-curry-2974-counting-hat\">the hat Steph Curry \u003c/a>wore after breaking the NBA’s three-point point record in 2021, and illustrated \u003ca href=\"https://www.dustinocanalin.com/blogbydoc/tag/Draymond+Green\">Draymond Green’s T-shirt \u003c/a>for the Warriors championship parade in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938725\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13938725\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"a designer's mood board for the Oakland Ballers, a new minor league baseball team inspired by local iconography\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Ballers_IG_moodboard_slides_0004-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dustin O. Canalin’s mood board for the Oakland Ballers includes sports history, local figures and aesthetic inspiration for old English fonts. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Dustin O. Canalin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Canalin’s no rookie when it comes to baseball. He grew up near the Oakland Coliseum, playing shortstop on his high school team, where he befriended eventual MLB stars Dontrelle Willis and Jimmy Rollins. It’s also the sport that inspired his career as \u003ca href=\"https://alwaystrophyhunting.com/\">a current streetwear designer\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Ballers’ creative director spoke with KQED Arts about his inspiration for the team’s aesthetic, Oakland’s storied past and the East Bay’s abundance of hustling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>This interview has been edited for length and clarity.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Alan Chazaro: Did you listen to Too $hort’s song “Baller” when you were brainstorming ideas for this logo? What does being a baller mean to you?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dustin O. Canalin\u003c/strong>: Being a “baller” has a lot of connotations and symbolism … and it really fit with Oakland as a culture and community, and what I grew up on. I scoured for songs, words and meanings of baller and player. So Too $hort definitely came up. There’s always a connection between sports and music in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>The B’s is very similar to the A’s. How intentional was that? Is it meant as a diss?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The main idea was the B’s from the start. Any slights to the A’s kind of developed while digging more deeply into the creative side of it all. Something we didn’t want to do was a bootleg version of the A’s. In the Bay, there’s a lot of hometown pride where designers will make their own versions of something. We are building off heritage, identity … remembering the past and making sure we’re respectful. But we’re also making something new. 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Canalin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>How would you describe the voice and tone of the final product?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We thought about the culture of Oakland, the fans, the feeling and impact we wanted to have, and then we boiled it down to what we ended up building around: a real cultural confidence. When you look at people who come from the Bay — whether it’s $hort, the Raiders, Bruce Lee, Damian Lillard, Mistah F.A.B. — they all have a certain DNA built into their personality. It’s a type of person with confidence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>When it comes to Oakland baseball, most fans will immediately think of the A’s. Did the forgotten legacies of other teams — like the Oakland Oaks, Larks and Commuters — come into play?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I wanted to understand the lifespan of sports in Oakland. I looked at everyone — the Oaks, Invaders, Warriors, when the A’s arrived, why the Oaks left. 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"content": "\u003cp>[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ri Louie throws porch parties. The schedule varies, but usually on Sundays, they’ll post a handwritten menu on \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/_porchparty_/\">Instagram\u003c/a>. And then on Tuesday, people from all over the East Bay flock to their porch in West Oakland to share a home-cooked meal, finding community in helpings of hot food and scratch-made buttermilk biscuits. For Louie, the informal “Porch Party” pop-ups are yet another step in their long journey of feeding people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In layman’s terms, they say, “I am just your neighbor cooking for you in my kitchen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After tasting the fruits of the chef’s labor at several art events in Oakland, I began to recognize Louie as an East Bay staple. Our first chance meeting was at a celebration of queer art at \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/helvella.art/?hl=en\">Helvella Art\u003c/a>, where Louie plated up crispy pork belly with the perfect level of chewy crunch, and jasmine oat lattes that sang with floral notes and grounded nuttiness. The second was a West Oakland Farmers Market art sale, where they sold “chips ‘n’ fixin’s,” a hearty plate of tortilla chips topped with slow-stewed beans, fresh cotija cheese and a tangy-sweet yogurt slaw to tickle the tastebuds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For each of these events, Louie’s three-dimensional flavor pairings paid homage to the many different food traditions that allow the Bay Area’s diasporic landscape to thrive. And their presence at art-focused events piqued my interest in how necessary the culinary arts are to feeding our inner artists — and how even mundane tasks can be a vehicle for creative expression.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At home in their kitchen on a recent Tuesday evening, Louie carefully moved pre-prepped ingredients into stir-fries, mixing in oyster sauces, vinegars and salts while a pot of jook simmered nearby. They worked quickly, cutting with precision and trimming scallions into perfect diagonals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938627\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938627\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-jook_celadon-loo-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A bowl of jook (rice porridge) topped with scallions and stir-fried vegetables.\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-jook_celadon-loo-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-jook_celadon-loo-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-jook_celadon-loo-1020x1529.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-jook_celadon-loo-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-jook_celadon-loo-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-jook_celadon-loo-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-jook_celadon-loo-1366x2048.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bowl of Louie’s homemade jook — a labor of love. The chopsticks are from Louie’s grandmother’s Chinese restaurant. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Celadon Loo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Louie has been cooking for as long as they can remember. Their grandmother owned a classic 1950s Chinese restaurant in the Southern California suburbs. Through that lineage, Louie immersed themselves in a world of restaurant tools, kitchen efficiency and the age-old habit of tasting as you go. Growing up in the San Gabriel Valley, Louie learned that community was something that thrived in the comfort of a home kitchen — and with the guidance of their father, who was also a talented home cook, they soon became the resident chef for the family’s big parties and annual gatherings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Louie, these early years weren’t particularly conventional. They left high school and graduated late, choosing to work as a campaigner for Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid in 2016. In the days following election night, they and their coworkers found themselves bereft. To break out of their funk, Louie leaned into their Jewish upbringing and cooked weekly Shabbat meals for campaigners in the Los Angeles Area. The process of breaking bread became a way for the group to bond, and together, they began to use those Friday night meals as a time to gather for community actions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eventually, Louie left L.A. to attend UC Berkeley and began working as a head cook at the Berkeley Student Co-ops. There, Louie and a team of five assistant cooks would serve 140 people (and any guests they brought) a four-course meal every week. The food — like beans hydrated in an overnight marinade or elaborate bowls of fresh noodles — quickly developed a reputation for its flavor and execution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the pandemic struck and massive protests over police violence erupted all around the country, Louie moved back home to L.A. and decided to raise money for Black Lives Matter by hosting a neighborhood bake sale — unbeknownst to their family. Louie’s mother, father and brothers came home to find flour on the floor, baking pans stacked in the sink, and a frantic baker. Thus, Louie’s subsequent attempts at activism came with a single caveat: They had to allow their family to help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So began an entire operation. Louie’s father helped source ingredients. Their brother developed software to manage ordering. And Louie and their mother baked. Over the course of Louie’s year at home, they raised $34,000 for the movement.\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[pullquote size=\"large\" align=\"right\"]‘Here, neighbors can have meaningful dialogue about community actions, their personal well-being \u003cem>and\u003c/em> the food at hand.’[/pullquote]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through that experience, Louie found their passion. Food was a way that communities could gather and celebrate. And Louie had witnessed firsthand the joy of creating both the space and opportunity for their neighbors to engage in community action. Initially, Louie’s idea was to enter the restaurant business to create physical spaces where people could share meals and conversation. But after several stints at high-end restaurants in Los Angeles and the Bay, Louie realized that they found their greatest joy in cooking meals for neighbors — at home. Thus, Porch Party was born. Louie hosted the first iteration in August of 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Porch Party, in Louie’s words, is “here to serve and support and bring joy to artists, activists, creatives, and community-builders as we all do our part to destroy the racist capitalist imperialist heteropatriarchy.” Each week’s iteration has a new menu. Sometimes the pop-up takes the form of home deliveries or pickups. And, most importantly, sometimes there are actual, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C0M37b3OnIX/?img_index=1\">in-person porch parties\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During these pop-ups, Louie’s house serves as a place where “things can get pretty intense,” meaning community members from all around the East Bay wind up engaging in large-group conversations that go beyond a simple “how are you.” While knowing your neighbor feels rarer than ever, Louie strives to create a space where guests can feed their body, their social calendar and their mind. Here, neighbors can have meaningful dialogue about community actions, their personal well-being \u003cem>and\u003c/em> the food at hand — all while fueling good causes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938628\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938628\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-ari-in-profile_celadon-loo-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A woman stirs a large pot of jook with a soup spoon.\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-ari-in-profile_celadon-loo-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-ari-in-profile_celadon-loo-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-ari-in-profile_celadon-loo-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-ari-in-profile_celadon-loo-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-ari-in-profile_celadon-loo-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-ari-in-profile_celadon-loo-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-ari-in-profile_celadon-loo-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louie checks on the jook, which had a wonderful, pillowy texture. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Celadon Loo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Recently, Louie’s Porch Party menus went viral because they were donating proceeds to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund, raising $1,600 in one week alone — and a total of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C0M37b3OnIX/\">about $6,600\u003c/a> over the course of a few pop-ups. The most recent pop-up split its proceeds between the Palestinian humanitarian aid nonprofit and the \u003ca href=\"https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/\">Sogorea Te’ Land Trust\u003c/a>, an indigenous land rematriation project whose work breathes life into more home kitchens in the Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b2b2b;font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>\u003cstrong>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13929177,arts_13938506,arts_13928345']\u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\u003c/b>When Louie offered me a sneak peek at that last Porch Party menu, I jumped at the chance. Louie had made a homemade chicken broth with ginger and chicken bones, and then used that stock to make a heavenly jook. The rice had softened to a pillowy texture, perfectly emulsifying within the salty broth and treasures of egg ribbons. They also served a heaping pile of stir-fried mushrooms, broccoli, shallots and purple cabbage, all tossed in chili oil and a slightly sweet, umami-filled sauce — a combination so delicious that I drizzled it onto my jook as well. Every bite was grounded in a surprising new dimension of flavor.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Louie’s community work boasts the same characteristics as their culinary practices, letting the flavors of diverse lives mix and mingle to create a masterpiece. The chef’s big-picture dreams have evolved over the years — from becoming a rhetoric professor to a TV show host showcasing home cooks. Now, their biggest dream is to create art about what food means to our society. While serving piping hot meals, they want to gather folks around their literal and metaphoric table to engage in oral history, movement building and elevating stories of marginalized communities whose foods we eat every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After all, the story of food, to Louie, is a story about the people who make it happen. And, as the mind behind Porch Party, Louie wants to do both — the making and the telling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The next Porch Party pop-up will be an \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C0M37b3OnIX/?img_index=1\">in-person brunch event\u003c/a> in West Oakland on Sunday, Dec. 3, from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. RSVP by \u003ca href=\"https://www.luckyporchparty.com/\">preordering online\u003c/a> by 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1 (or whenever all of the food sells out). \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Louie, these early years weren’t particularly conventional. They left high school and graduated late, choosing to work as a campaigner for Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid in 2016. In the days following election night, they and their coworkers found themselves bereft. To break out of their funk, Louie leaned into their Jewish upbringing and cooked weekly Shabbat meals for campaigners in the Los Angeles Area. The process of breaking bread became a way for the group to bond, and together, they began to use those Friday night meals as a time to gather for community actions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eventually, Louie left L.A. to attend UC Berkeley and began working as a head cook at the Berkeley Student Co-ops. There, Louie and a team of five assistant cooks would serve 140 people (and any guests they brought) a four-course meal every week. The food — like beans hydrated in an overnight marinade or elaborate bowls of fresh noodles — quickly developed a reputation for its flavor and execution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the pandemic struck and massive protests over police violence erupted all around the country, Louie moved back home to L.A. and decided to raise money for Black Lives Matter by hosting a neighborhood bake sale — unbeknownst to their family. Louie’s mother, father and brothers came home to find flour on the floor, baking pans stacked in the sink, and a frantic baker. Thus, Louie’s subsequent attempts at activism came with a single caveat: They had to allow their family to help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So began an entire operation. Louie’s father helped source ingredients. Their brother developed software to manage ordering. And Louie and their mother baked. Over the course of Louie’s year at home, they raised $34,000 for the movement.\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through that experience, Louie found their passion. Food was a way that communities could gather and celebrate. And Louie had witnessed firsthand the joy of creating both the space and opportunity for their neighbors to engage in community action. Initially, Louie’s idea was to enter the restaurant business to create physical spaces where people could share meals and conversation. But after several stints at high-end restaurants in Los Angeles and the Bay, Louie realized that they found their greatest joy in cooking meals for neighbors — at home. Thus, Porch Party was born. Louie hosted the first iteration in August of 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Porch Party, in Louie’s words, is “here to serve and support and bring joy to artists, activists, creatives, and community-builders as we all do our part to destroy the racist capitalist imperialist heteropatriarchy.” Each week’s iteration has a new menu. Sometimes the pop-up takes the form of home deliveries or pickups. And, most importantly, sometimes there are actual, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C0M37b3OnIX/?img_index=1\">in-person porch parties\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During these pop-ups, Louie’s house serves as a place where “things can get pretty intense,” meaning community members from all around the East Bay wind up engaging in large-group conversations that go beyond a simple “how are you.” While knowing your neighbor feels rarer than ever, Louie strives to create a space where guests can feed their body, their social calendar and their mind. Here, neighbors can have meaningful dialogue about community actions, their personal well-being \u003cem>and\u003c/em> the food at hand — all while fueling good causes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938628\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938628\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-ari-in-profile_celadon-loo-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A woman stirs a large pot of jook with a soup spoon.\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-ari-in-profile_celadon-loo-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-ari-in-profile_celadon-loo-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-ari-in-profile_celadon-loo-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-ari-in-profile_celadon-loo-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-ari-in-profile_celadon-loo-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-ari-in-profile_celadon-loo-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/porch-party-ari-in-profile_celadon-loo-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louie checks on the jook, which had a wonderful, pillowy texture. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Celadon Loo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Recently, Louie’s Porch Party menus went viral because they were donating proceeds to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund, raising $1,600 in one week alone — and a total of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C0M37b3OnIX/\">about $6,600\u003c/a> over the course of a few pop-ups. The most recent pop-up split its proceeds between the Palestinian humanitarian aid nonprofit and the \u003ca href=\"https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/\">Sogorea Te’ Land Trust\u003c/a>, an indigenous land rematriation project whose work breathes life into more home kitchens in the Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b2b2b;font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>\u003cstrong>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\u003c/b>When Louie offered me a sneak peek at that last Porch Party menu, I jumped at the chance. Louie had made a homemade chicken broth with ginger and chicken bones, and then used that stock to make a heavenly jook. The rice had softened to a pillowy texture, perfectly emulsifying within the salty broth and treasures of egg ribbons. They also served a heaping pile of stir-fried mushrooms, broccoli, shallots and purple cabbage, all tossed in chili oil and a slightly sweet, umami-filled sauce — a combination so delicious that I drizzled it onto my jook as well. Every bite was grounded in a surprising new dimension of flavor.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Louie’s community work boasts the same characteristics as their culinary practices, letting the flavors of diverse lives mix and mingle to create a masterpiece. The chef’s big-picture dreams have evolved over the years — from becoming a rhetoric professor to a TV show host showcasing home cooks. Now, their biggest dream is to create art about what food means to our society. While serving piping hot meals, they want to gather folks around their literal and metaphoric table to engage in oral history, movement building and elevating stories of marginalized communities whose foods we eat every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After all, the story of food, to Louie, is a story about the people who make it happen. And, as the mind behind Porch Party, Louie wants to do both — the making and the telling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>It has been a tumultuous year for Selasie Dotse. As one of just a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13914092/ghana-pop-up-elade-test-kitchen-selasie-dotse-sf\">handful of prominent Black fine dining chefs in the Bay Area\u003c/a>, they’d been stoked to start a job at Hi Felicia, \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2022/4/5/23011862/hi-felicia-new-restaurant-oakland-open-imana-fine-dining\">the new darling of Oakland’s upscale restaurant scene\u003c/a>. It was the first time Dotse had worked under a Black chef-owner, and the first time they were part of a team whose explicit goal was to shake up the exceedingly white, exclusionary world of longform tasting menus. And for a while, at least, the \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2021/08/30/underground-oakland-supper-club-hi-felicia-isnt-afraid-of-the-spotlight/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA6vaqBhCbARIsACF9M6nWBHzKZtD6bmd4EMvPpdbRRnE_E2hcUZPU-eYb_j1FXiSRcFER3GsaAlJMEALw_wcB\">plaudits\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.bonappetit.com/story/instagram-supper-club\">came\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/wildly-popular-fine-dining-pop-up-hi-felicia-has-16528202.php\">pouring\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/dining-out/california-new-additions-michelin-2022\">in\u003c/a> — until the restaurant imploded amid charges of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/hi-felicia-oakland-18129975.php\">sexual harassment\u003c/a>, a toxic work environment and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/hi-felicia-service-charge-18450080.php\">wage theft\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I once again realized that I was working for someone who didn’t share the same values and ideas about wanting to \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/21372187/bay-area-fine-dining-restaurants-racism-as-a-black-chef\">change the industry\u003c/a>,” Dotse says. “On top of that, I wasn’t being paid properly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The whole experience left such a bad taste in Dotse’s mouth that they’ve sworn off full-time restaurant gigs for the time being. Instead, they’re taking time to focus on their own pop-up business, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/elade_tk/?hl=en\">e le aɖe Test Kitchen,\u003c/a> through which they collaborate with like-minded chefs who share an interest in using “elevated,” Michelin-level techniques to showcase Black and African foods, flavors and stories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dotse’s next event is a reprise of one of their most successful pop-ups so far: a collaboration with \u003ca href=\"https://cafecolucci.com/\">Cafe Colucci\u003c/a>, which was a stalwart of Telegraph Avenue’s bustling stretch of Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurants before it moved to its \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/The-secret-behind-one-of-the-Bay-Area-s-best-17596172.php\">new North Oakland location\u003c/a> last year. Dotse, who is of Ghanaian heritage, says they never really ate Ethiopian food before moving to the Bay Area, but that they’d been tinkering with dishes that incorporated berbere from Colucci’s affiliated spice business, \u003ca href=\"https://www.brundo.com/\">Brundo Spice Company\u003c/a>. So, when the restaurant offered the chef free use of their kitchen and back patio, with the only caveat being that the pop-up had to showcase Brundo’s spices, it was a no-brainer. “It’s hard finding a space that isn’t going to take most of my profit,” Dotse says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938513\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938513\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/e-le-a%C9%96e-x-Brundo-dinner-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Diners seated at a long outdoor table enjoy a meal while sitting under festive string lights.\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/e-le-aɖe-x-Brundo-dinner-1-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/e-le-aɖe-x-Brundo-dinner-1-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/e-le-aɖe-x-Brundo-dinner-1-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/e-le-aɖe-x-Brundo-dinner-1-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/e-le-aɖe-x-Brundo-dinner-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/e-le-aɖe-x-Brundo-dinner-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/e-le-aɖe-x-Brundo-dinner-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dotse’s September event at Cafe Colucci was one of the chef’s most successful pop-ups. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of e le aɖe Test Kitchen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to Dotse, the first edition of the Cafe Colucci pop-up, in September, was such a rousing success that they hope to continue them on a regular basis. Because the dinners are small and intimate — everyone seated around one long table — they expect the \u003ca href=\"https://www.exploretock.com/e-le-ade-test-kitchen/event/442849/e-le-ae-test-kitchen-x-brundo-ethiopian-spice-co\">next one\u003c/a>, on Dec. 17, to sell out in the next few days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Bay Area eaters who are used to restaurants that tend to flatten “African food” into a single, monolithic cuisine, the pop-up will provide an exciting exploration of diasporic flavors. For instance, at the first pop-up, Dotse served a take on Ethiopian kitfo–style beef tartare that was seasoned with the suya spices typically used for West African grilled meats instead of the traditional berbere. As a play on asa tibs, the Ethiopian fried fish dish, Dotse created a kind of fish taco, which they topped with a Ghanaian dried-shrimp chili condiment called shito — or “XO meets chili crunch,” as they describe it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are some dishes that you can tell are Ethiopian, some Ghanaian and some that are a combination of the two,” Dotse says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>December’s Ghanaian-Ethiopian pop-up will feature mostly new dishes, including sambusas filled with berbere-spiced short ribs, and a variation on doro wat, the classic Ethiopian stewed chicken, made with roasted quail and soft-cooked quail eggs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938514\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938514\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Asa-Tibs-2.jpg\" alt='A fried fish \"taco\" served on injera lined with a shiso leaf.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Asa-Tibs-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Asa-Tibs-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Asa-Tibs-2-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Asa-Tibs-2-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Asa-Tibs-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Asa-Tibs-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The asa tibs fish “taco” consisted of fried fish served on injera lined with shiso. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of e le aɖe Test Kitchen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Cafe Colucci will provide an optional wine pairing for the meal, as well as an a la carte beverage selection that focuses on local Black winemakers such as \u003ca href=\"https://wachirawines.com/pages/our-story\">Chris Wachira\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.mcbridesisters.com/\">McBride sisters\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003cstrong>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13914092,arts_13905230,arts_13917165']\u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\u003c/b>Dotse, for their part, says they do want to open a restaurant of their own eventually, but of course the road toward that goal is not an easy one — especially in a region as expensive and challenging for small business owners as the Bay Area. And Dotse acknowledges that the restaurant model that they want to create — a cooperative space that treats the employees’ well-being, not the customers’, as its top priority — may not be the most popular with investors. For now, the pop-ups are a way for them to put some of these ideas into practice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Bay Area restaurants, a lot of them say they want to change, but I haven’t really seen it,” Dotse says. “I decided to try to create this change that I’ve been trying to see.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/elade_tk/?hl=en\">\u003ci>E le aɖe Test Kitchen\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>’s next pop-up at Cafe Colucci (5849 San Pablo Ave., Oakland) takes place on Sunday, Dec. 17, from 6–9 p.m. A limited number of tickets ($150) for the eight-course dinner are available on \u003c/i>\u003ca href=\"https://www.exploretock.com/e-le-ade-test-kitchen/event/442849/e-le-ae-test-kitchen-x-brundo-ethiopian-spice-co\">\u003ci>Tock\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It has been a tumultuous year for Selasie Dotse. As one of just a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13914092/ghana-pop-up-elade-test-kitchen-selasie-dotse-sf\">handful of prominent Black fine dining chefs in the Bay Area\u003c/a>, they’d been stoked to start a job at Hi Felicia, \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2022/4/5/23011862/hi-felicia-new-restaurant-oakland-open-imana-fine-dining\">the new darling of Oakland’s upscale restaurant scene\u003c/a>. It was the first time Dotse had worked under a Black chef-owner, and the first time they were part of a team whose explicit goal was to shake up the exceedingly white, exclusionary world of longform tasting menus. And for a while, at least, the \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2021/08/30/underground-oakland-supper-club-hi-felicia-isnt-afraid-of-the-spotlight/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA6vaqBhCbARIsACF9M6nWBHzKZtD6bmd4EMvPpdbRRnE_E2hcUZPU-eYb_j1FXiSRcFER3GsaAlJMEALw_wcB\">plaudits\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.bonappetit.com/story/instagram-supper-club\">came\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/wildly-popular-fine-dining-pop-up-hi-felicia-has-16528202.php\">pouring\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/dining-out/california-new-additions-michelin-2022\">in\u003c/a> — until the restaurant imploded amid charges of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/hi-felicia-oakland-18129975.php\">sexual harassment\u003c/a>, a toxic work environment and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/hi-felicia-service-charge-18450080.php\">wage theft\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I once again realized that I was working for someone who didn’t share the same values and ideas about wanting to \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/21372187/bay-area-fine-dining-restaurants-racism-as-a-black-chef\">change the industry\u003c/a>,” Dotse says. “On top of that, I wasn’t being paid properly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The whole experience left such a bad taste in Dotse’s mouth that they’ve sworn off full-time restaurant gigs for the time being. Instead, they’re taking time to focus on their own pop-up business, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/elade_tk/?hl=en\">e le aɖe Test Kitchen,\u003c/a> through which they collaborate with like-minded chefs who share an interest in using “elevated,” Michelin-level techniques to showcase Black and African foods, flavors and stories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dotse’s next event is a reprise of one of their most successful pop-ups so far: a collaboration with \u003ca href=\"https://cafecolucci.com/\">Cafe Colucci\u003c/a>, which was a stalwart of Telegraph Avenue’s bustling stretch of Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurants before it moved to its \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/The-secret-behind-one-of-the-Bay-Area-s-best-17596172.php\">new North Oakland location\u003c/a> last year. Dotse, who is of Ghanaian heritage, says they never really ate Ethiopian food before moving to the Bay Area, but that they’d been tinkering with dishes that incorporated berbere from Colucci’s affiliated spice business, \u003ca href=\"https://www.brundo.com/\">Brundo Spice Company\u003c/a>. So, when the restaurant offered the chef free use of their kitchen and back patio, with the only caveat being that the pop-up had to showcase Brundo’s spices, it was a no-brainer. “It’s hard finding a space that isn’t going to take most of my profit,” Dotse says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938513\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938513\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/e-le-a%C9%96e-x-Brundo-dinner-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Diners seated at a long outdoor table enjoy a meal while sitting under festive string lights.\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/e-le-aɖe-x-Brundo-dinner-1-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/e-le-aɖe-x-Brundo-dinner-1-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/e-le-aɖe-x-Brundo-dinner-1-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/e-le-aɖe-x-Brundo-dinner-1-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/e-le-aɖe-x-Brundo-dinner-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/e-le-aɖe-x-Brundo-dinner-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/e-le-aɖe-x-Brundo-dinner-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dotse’s September event at Cafe Colucci was one of the chef’s most successful pop-ups. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of e le aɖe Test Kitchen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to Dotse, the first edition of the Cafe Colucci pop-up, in September, was such a rousing success that they hope to continue them on a regular basis. Because the dinners are small and intimate — everyone seated around one long table — they expect the \u003ca href=\"https://www.exploretock.com/e-le-ade-test-kitchen/event/442849/e-le-ae-test-kitchen-x-brundo-ethiopian-spice-co\">next one\u003c/a>, on Dec. 17, to sell out in the next few days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Earlier this year, when a cryptic announcement hit social media that all three original members of Tony! Toni! Toné! were going on tour, I, like a lot of people, immediately searched for more details. I even texted the number they said to text, and I normally avoid celebrity text sign-up promos. But this was \u003cem>Tony! Toni! Toné!\u003c/em> — and an extra special hometown show in Oakland was sure to come.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When tickets for a show at the Paramount were eventually announced, they quickly sold out. So the group added a second Paramount show (at press time, also nearly sold out). Which just proves the love that Oakland shares for Raphael Saadiq, D’Wayne Wiggins and Timothy Christian Riley, and the music they’ve produced while always repping their hometown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, as Raphael Saadiq and D’Wayne Wiggins shared when I caught up with them over Zoom before their Just Me and You Tour arrives at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland this week, it’ll be a dream come true to give that love right back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13935962']\u003cem>Interview has been edited for length and clarity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ariana Proehl: You’re in the final days of this tour. How excited are you for these hometown shows? And knowing that you sold out the Paramount?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>D’Wayne Wiggins\u003c/strong>: It’s like living out a dream. The Paramount Theatre. I’ve watched many artists there. I met Cab Calloway there when I was a kid. Seeing Frankie Beverly every November. Historical events have been there. For us to be there.… and on stage with family? Oh my God.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Raphael Saadiq\u003c/strong>: I think my excitement will happen when we get to the venue, and then after we get dressed, and that moment we’re about to walk on. And that’s the craziest feeling we get in a place like the Paramount…. We did L.A. [last Saturday] and L.A. was something that we couldn’t even imagine. I don’t even want to think about what Oakland could be. I don’t know how to do that right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQd24h1ZDc4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I imagine there’s going to be a lot of family in the audience.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Raphael Saadiq\u003c/strong>: It’s going to be a lot of friends. A lot of family. A lot of people happy to see us together. And we’ll be happy to see them, too. It’s been a long time coming. The energy between us three and also the energy between the audience has been something that we couldn’t put together. Money couldn’t put it together. It’s just special. It’s like the perfect storm right now for us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>So was it easy to just drop back in and find the flow with each other on stage again?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Raphael Saadiq\u003c/strong>: It never changed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>D’Wayne Wiggins\u003c/strong>: We’re comfortable on stage together like that… We know each other’s moves. We know each other’s vibes, we know each other’s style. You know, the history we have together. Certain licks we’ll do, certain turnarounds. Ray’ll change the show right before your eyes and say something in Tim’s ear. That’s the beauty of it. You know, it’s like we levitate together. We rise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13810633']\u003cstrong>Do you have any favorite memories of when you first started playing together? Like out in Oakland clubs?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Raphael Saadiq\u003c/strong>: We’ve had our share of clubs, one being the \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/gmackeynurhyme/photos/a.474949895894297/499512880104665/\">Lucky Lion\u003c/a>. That was a place – I guess it would be like First Avenue in Minneapolis, for bands in Oakland. But playing outside in parks was the bigger thing in Oakland. We played a lot of parks. Arroyo Viejo Park, as well as Elmhurst Park on C Street and 98th — I think that was my first gig at a park. My best memories are of playing at parks, not at clubs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>D’Wayne Wiggins\u003c/strong>: That’s great memories, too, because DeFremery Park, Sobrante Park, Arroyo Viejo Park, San Antonio Park. Maaan, every park we must have jammed at, you know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1YYqeKUp-M\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I read, Raphael, that when you kind of stealthily announced the tour, you wanted it to be very organic — not be leading with the business aspect, but with family. Is that right?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Raphael Saadiq\u003c/strong>: Yeah… for a long time I was quoted as saying, ‘I’ll probably never do [Tony! Toni! Toné!] again.’ And I did say that, but I kind of said it knowing I can’t control that, right? But I knew I wanted to put the announcement out very beautifully. I wanted to see us look how we look. Get the right photos out, and \u003ca href=\"https://spinningplatters.com/2023/03/29/breaking-raphael-saadiq-is-touring-with-tony-toni-tone/\">throw a billboard up in the middle of East Oakland\u003c/a>, where we started. And not tell D’Wayne and not tell Tim. Not tell any management people. 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Toni! Toné!’s reunion tour. \u003ccite>(David 'Odiwams' Wright)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You know, we’ve not just played music in that city, but we’ve lost family members in that city. We ate a lot of cheeseburgers in that city. We ate a lot of donuts. We’ve had a lot of fights with people. We dodged bullets… We watched karate movies at Eastmont Mall at the Lux. We got to watch buildings go up and go down. We watched the whole city change from Black to what it is now. You know, we’ve seen a lot. We walked those streets so much. We watched our parents get old and, you know, watched our father [pass away]. So many people we said ‘good morning’ to that’s not there no more. Older people who taught us, that died a natural death, who had a good life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So we have a lot ingrained in us that’s not just music. We’re not just music anymore. We’re feeling like this ancestor thing coming out. Spirit just took over. We’re just riding the wave. I really feel like that. And that’s how I’ve been feeling on the tour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>D’Wayne Wiggins\u003c/strong>: The music is the score to our lives, you know. It helped us stay focused. We learned a lot. We still learn a lot. We walked away from the industry. It wasn’t like we weren’t selling [records]. We just had other goals that we wanted to pursue and it took us a while to gather all of those thoughts and those passions. And when you see us on stage together, you can see we’ve been through a lot and it shines. 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Toni! Toné!’s reunion tour. \u003ccite>(David 'Odiwams' Wright)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You know, we’ve not just played music in that city, but we’ve lost family members in that city. We ate a lot of cheeseburgers in that city. We ate a lot of donuts. We’ve had a lot of fights with people. We dodged bullets… We watched karate movies at Eastmont Mall at the Lux. We got to watch buildings go up and go down. We watched the whole city change from Black to what it is now. You know, we’ve seen a lot. We walked those streets so much. We watched our parents get old and, you know, watched our father [pass away]. So many people we said ‘good morning’ to that’s not there no more. Older people who taught us, that died a natural death, who had a good life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So we have a lot ingrained in us that’s not just music. We’re not just music anymore. We’re feeling like this ancestor thing coming out. Spirit just took over. We’re just riding the wave. I really feel like that. And that’s how I’ve been feeling on the tour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>D’Wayne Wiggins\u003c/strong>: The music is the score to our lives, you know. It helped us stay focused. We learned a lot. We still learn a lot. We walked away from the industry. It wasn’t like we weren’t selling [records]. We just had other goals that we wanted to pursue and it took us a while to gather all of those thoughts and those passions. And when you see us on stage together, you can see we’ve been through a lot and it shines. 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"content": "\u003cp>Friendsgiving is Thanksgiving’s chicer, less problematic cousin that guarantees you’ll only see people you actually want to see and eat food you actually want to eat. It’s a chill picnic at Lake Merritt with plenty of knit layers, a full sit-down at your apartment or a cramped cocktail party with half your guests sitting on your bed — it’s adaptable to whatever you’ve got going on. No formal invite needed: an “I’d love to have you over for a lil’ Friendsgiving on X date” text will make anyone feel loved and frankly elated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are six guideposts to throwing a lovely, vibey Friendsgiving anywhere, be it a dank college dorm room or an overgrown backyard.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>1. A turkeyless Friendsgiving is more than fine.\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A roast duck from Yung Kee in Oakland Chinatown bought a day in advance makes a beautiful substitute — it’s more unctuous than turkey, it’s basically no work on your part and it reheats spectacularly in an oven or microwave. Bonus points if you serve it with the head and beak still on because that’s very cool of you. Any celebratory protein works here, though: a poke bowl station with spicy tuna from \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tokyofishmarket/?hl=en\">Tokyo Fish Market\u003c/a>, a wokful of eggplant adobo with tofu, a platter of nachos with carnitas you bought that morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937703\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937703\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-31-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person serves themselves duck at a picnic table set with a table cloth and a meal.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-31-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-31-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-31-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-31-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-31-BL-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-31-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-31-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roast duck from your favorite Chinatown barbecue shop makes for an excellent turkey alternative. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>2. Don’t overthink the guest list. \u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You’re delightful, and your friends are delightful. Don’t stress about who has what in common with who. They’re adults, and they’ll figure it out. Also, there’s no such thing as too small. If you roll with four people and one of them is your cat, do your thing!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>3. Punch bowls are very glam.\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Some gin, seltzer, ice and honey in that cute bowl you thrifted and never use is easy and communal. You can dress it up with some sliced citrus or punchy herbs, but no absolute need. 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A lil’ ambience goes a very long way. \u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Even that half-burned candle in your bathroom and a handful of pretty plant stems from a walk around your neighborhood will make any table setting feel vibier. Lay some sprigs on the table for added organic dimension. If you have the budget, you can pick up some hand-dipped, flower-pressed (and not-already-in-your-bathroom) beeswax candles from Oakland artist \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/seraphimfairy/\">Seraphina Perkins\u003c/a> or a gorgeous paper lantern from \u003ca href=\"http://www.murasaki-oakland.com/Products/Lamps/lighting.html\">Murasaki\u003c/a> in Oakland. And a tablecloth — a vintage one from Berkeley’s \u003ca href=\"https://lacismuseum.org/\">Lacis Museum\u003c/a> or even just a bed sheet — will do some heavy lifting with minimal effort.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937704\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937704\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-38-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person serves themselves brownish orange-colored ice cream at a picnic table set with a tablecloth and a meal.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-38-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-38-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-38-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-38-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-38-BL-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-38-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-38-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sweet ending for a Friendsgiving feast: homemade Thai tea ice cream. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>5. Make the dessert you feel excited about.\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003cstrong>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13937055,arts_13923127']\u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\u003c/b>I’m swinging for homemade Thai tea ice cream this year, which is pretty rad and does adhere to the fall color theme. There won’t be any fussy uncles badgering you for not making a pumpkin pie, so dream big, and dream outside the Western canon: conchas from Casa Latina in Berkeley, knafeh from \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reemscalifornia/?hl=en\">Reem’s\u003c/a>, a tub of ube-macapuno ice cream from \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mitchellsicecreamsanfran/?hl=en\">Mitchell’s\u003c/a>. Something classic from the grocery store is fine too, but at the very least grab a small carton of heavy cream while you’re there. All you need is a whisk and a bowl to zhuzh up your Costco apple pie with ample dollops of hand-whipped cream. Enlisting the arm strength of your friends will make everyone feel helpful and involved.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>6. Finally, delegate — and let your friends lean into their strengths.\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You know which of your friends you can count on to bring a gorgeous little roast veggie dish and which ones are too busy to call you back, much less bring the salad. Some people only have the capacity to bring themselves, and that’s cool too — we need someone to wash the dishes in our dishwasher-less kitchen anyway. Assigning aux to a friend is a nice way of saying, “I trust you with my life and the life of this party.” If you’re lucky, that will mean someone who’s made a playlist before the party even starts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937698\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937698\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-03-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A dog pops up from beneath a picnic table laid with a tablecloth.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-03-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-03-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-03-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-03-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-03-BL-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-03-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-03-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A very happy Friendsgiving for Romeo the dog. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Friendsgiving is Thanksgiving’s chicer, less problematic cousin that guarantees you’ll only see people you actually want to see and eat food you actually want to eat. It’s a chill picnic at Lake Merritt with plenty of knit layers, a full sit-down at your apartment or a cramped cocktail party with half your guests sitting on your bed — it’s adaptable to whatever you’ve got going on. No formal invite needed: an “I’d love to have you over for a lil’ Friendsgiving on X date” text will make anyone feel loved and frankly elated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are six guideposts to throwing a lovely, vibey Friendsgiving anywhere, be it a dank college dorm room or an overgrown backyard.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>1. A turkeyless Friendsgiving is more than fine.\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A roast duck from Yung Kee in Oakland Chinatown bought a day in advance makes a beautiful substitute — it’s more unctuous than turkey, it’s basically no work on your part and it reheats spectacularly in an oven or microwave. Bonus points if you serve it with the head and beak still on because that’s very cool of you. Any celebratory protein works here, though: a poke bowl station with spicy tuna from \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tokyofishmarket/?hl=en\">Tokyo Fish Market\u003c/a>, a wokful of eggplant adobo with tofu, a platter of nachos with carnitas you bought that morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937703\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937703\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-31-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person serves themselves duck at a picnic table set with a table cloth and a meal.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-31-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-31-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-31-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-31-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-31-BL-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-31-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-31-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roast duck from your favorite Chinatown barbecue shop makes for an excellent turkey alternative. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>2. Don’t overthink the guest list. \u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You’re delightful, and your friends are delightful. Don’t stress about who has what in common with who. They’re adults, and they’ll figure it out. Also, there’s no such thing as too small. If you roll with four people and one of them is your cat, do your thing!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>3. Punch bowls are very glam.\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Some gin, seltzer, ice and honey in that cute bowl you thrifted and never use is easy and communal. You can dress it up with some sliced citrus or punchy herbs, but no absolute need. Some heated apple cider from the store — or \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/rainbow_orchards_ca/?hl=en\">Rainbow Orchards\u003c/a>’ farmers market stand — with additional warming spices from your pantry is also perfect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937709\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937709\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-09-BL-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A colorful outdoor table setting with a black-and-white checkered tablecloth, candles and fresh flowers — plus a fruit galette and big platter of salad.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-09-BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-09-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-09-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-09-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-09-BL-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231104-HowToFriendsgiving-09-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A dinner table prepared by Olivia Cruz Mayeda for a Friendsgiving dinner she is hosting at Lake Temescal in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>4. A lil’ ambience goes a very long way. \u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Even that half-burned candle in your bathroom and a handful of pretty plant stems from a walk around your neighborhood will make any table setting feel vibier. Lay some sprigs on the table for added organic dimension. If you have the budget, you can pick up some hand-dipped, flower-pressed (and not-already-in-your-bathroom) beeswax candles from Oakland artist \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/seraphimfairy/\">Seraphina Perkins\u003c/a> or a gorgeous paper lantern from \u003ca href=\"http://www.murasaki-oakland.com/Products/Lamps/lighting.html\">Murasaki\u003c/a> in Oakland. 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"content": "\u003cp>The City of Oakland has officially honored \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/tupac-shakur\">Tupac Shakur\u003c/a>, one of the most paramount figures in hip-hop history, with his own street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a star-studded ceremony on Friday, Nov. 3, “Tupac Shakur Way” was unveiled near Lake Merritt along a portion of MacArthur Boulevard, where the superstar lived in the early 1990s, in front of enthusiastic family members, former collaborators and fans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attendees of the event included Bay Area icons like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/e-40\">E-40\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/mc-hammer\">MC Hammer\u003c/a>, Spice 1, Money B, Richie Rich, B-Legit, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/davey-d\">Davey D\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/sway-calloway\">Sway Calloway\u003c/a>. Shakur’s siblings Mopreme and Sekyiwa, his earliest manager Atron Gregory, and various community representatives were also present, including members of the Black Panther Party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937626\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937626\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-Tupac.Shakur.Way-Group-21-BL-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-Tupac.Shakur.Way-Group-21-BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-Tupac.Shakur.Way-Group-21-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-Tupac.Shakur.Way-Group-21-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-Tupac.Shakur.Way-Group-21-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-Tupac.Shakur.Way-Group-21-BL-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-Tupac.Shakur.Way-Group-21-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sekyiwa Shakur, joined by Ray Luv, E-40, Money B, MC Hammer, Sway Calloway, Fred Hampton Jr. and others, speaks onstage during a ceremony honoring her brother Tupac Shakur in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As Shakur’s music played from large speakers to a head-nodding audience, numerous icons who knew him closely spoke about his influence and time in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Money B, who recorded and performed alongside Shakur in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/digital-underground\">Digital Underground\u003c/a>, said that Shakur’s apartment on MacArthur was “the first set of keys Tupac ever had to anything. Him and Big D created most of the music for \u003cem>2Pacalypse Now\u003c/em> right there. It was like a [music] factory.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calloway, host of Sway’s Universe, told the crowd that “Tupac confirmed to me what my role would be in the culture. We started spreading what we do in the Bay Area to the rest of the world. He stood ten toes down for us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13922616']Some spoke of Shakur’s fun-loving nature. E-40 recalled the origin of one of his many nicknames when Shakur “told me he was Makaveli. And I’m like, ‘Well, I’m Fonzarelli.” Richie Rich said that when Shakur called the house, his mom mistakenly thought his name was “tube socks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a recurring theme was Shakur’s importance not only to Oakland but to hip-hop culture at large. Oakland councilmember \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2023/press-release-the-renaming-of-tupac-shakur-way\">Carroll Fife\u003c/a> said, “This is to preserve what Tupac was trying to tell us. Pouring into solutions. What he stood for.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937618\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-03-BL-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-03-BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-03-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-03-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-03-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-03-BL-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-03-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(From left) Sekyiwa Shakur, Mopreme Shakur and Mutulu Shakur, members of Tupac Shakur’s family, attend a street renaming ceremony for ‘Tupac Shakur Way’ in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The street naming was largely spearheaded by Shakur’s sister Sekyiwa, councilmember Fife, hip-hop historian \u003ca href=\"https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/nyer-of-the-week/2023/08/05/new-yorker-of-the-week--leroy-mccarthy--hip-hop-historian\">Leroy McCarthy\u003c/a> and one of Shakur’s closest friends, rapper \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/therealrayluv/\">Ray Luv\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are streets in this country named after slave owners. Those aren’t people you should be naming streets after,” said Ray Luv, a member of \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/bayareahiphop/timeline#tupac-moves-to-santa-rosa-attends-the-poetry-circle-and-forms-strictly-dope\">Shakur’s early group Strictly Dope\u003c/a>, in a phone interview before the event. “With this street naming, I just wanted to make sure my friend is represented properly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13927810']Friday’s renaming follows a succession of beloved hip-hop legends being honored in recent years — from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936776/e-40-gets-the-key-to-the-city-of-vallejo-and-a-street-named-in-his-honor\">E-40 in Vallejo\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13922616/too-short-way-street-sign-unveiled-oakland\">Too $hort in East Oakland\u003c/a> to the Notorious B.I.G in Brooklyn and the Wu-Tang Clan in Staten Island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his 25 years, Shakur lived in numerous cities, including New York City (where he was born), Baltimore, Marin City, Santa Rosa, Richmond and Los Angeles. But it’s in Oakland where, in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPASfhfK8jM\">a candid interview\u003c/a>, the rapper said he learned “game.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I saw [the game] living in Oakland, I saw it thriving in Oakland,” Shakur said. “That was in no other city I lived in. So I give all my love to Oakland. If I’ma claim somewhere, I’ma claim Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937620\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937620\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-14-BL-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-14-BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-14-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-14-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-14-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-14-BL-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-14-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">MC Hammer speaks during a street renaming ceremony for Tupac Shakur Way in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Oakland’s Influence on Tupac\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to Ray Luv, Oakland had a huge influence on Shakur’s artistic development and political mindset.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The birth of hip-hop [for us] was based right here in Oakland, around Digital Underground,” he said. “Oakland was the perfect place. It was culturally diverse, but also musically rich. Trying to find a sound and build a brand, it was the best place we could’ve hoped to launch from.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even as teenagers living together in the North Bay, the two would often record at a studio on 45th Street in North Oakland, and spend nights with Ray Luv’s uncle, who lived on 66th Avenue in East Oakland. Soon after, Shakur would move into his own apartment on MacArthur.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937617\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-02-BL-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-02-BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-02-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-02-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-02-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-02-BL-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-02-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ray Luv (center left) and Money B sit on stage near a sign unveiling for ‘Tupac Shakur Way’ in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>By that time, the city was an established hub for artistry and activism. Within Oakland rap circles, Ray Luv credits Too $hort, Richie Rich, MC Hammer, Shock G, Money B, Chopmaster J and DJ Fuze as those who identified potential in Strictly Dope, and provided the group with encouragement and support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13927349']Oakland is also where Shakur’s sister Sekyiwa would eventually donate her time and resources to Roses in Concrete, a school named after a Tupac poem. And it’s in Oakland where the lasting influence of the Black Panther Party — of which Shakur’s mother, Afeni, was a member — permeated the community and infused Shakur’s spirit and lyrics. (Fred Hampton Jr., son of assassinated Black Panther deputy chairman Fred Hampton, attended Friday’s ceremony.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shakur often sprinkled local references throughout his songs and videos, including “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13927810/brendas-got-a-baby-tupac-shakur-ethel-love\">Brenda’s Got a Baby\u003c/a>,” which was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13927810/brendas-got-a-baby-tupac-shakur-ethel-love\">filmed in a downtown Oakland alley\u003c/a>. In the 1993 film \u003cem>Poetic Justice\u003c/em>, costarring Janet Jackson, Shakur plays a disillusioned postal worker who aspires to become a musician. In the semi-autobiographical narrative, he ditches a rote life elsewhere in order to pursue his creative dreams in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937619\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937619\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-11-BL-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-11-BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-11-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-11-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-11-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-11-BL-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-11-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">E-40 speaks during a street renaming ceremony for Tupac Shakur Way in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Evolution of Tupac’s Legacy\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In the past year, Shakur’s legacy has been repeatedly revisited. The Emmy-nominated Hulu series \u003cem>Dear Mama\u003c/em> chronicled Shakur’s relationship with his mother, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/23762/you-cant-kill-the-revolution-davey-d-on-tupacs-mother-afeni-shakur\">Afeni Shakur\u003c/a>, and multiple events commemorating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, including \u003ca href=\"https://thegrio.com/2023/09/15/rep-kamlager-dove-celebrates-50-years-of-hip-hop-on-anniversary-of-tupac-shakurs-death/\">congressional recognition\u003c/a>, have elevated Shakur’s importance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_11696060']This year’s most seismic development, however, is the Sep. 29 arrest of Duane Keith Davis, the lead suspect accused in Shakur’s 1996 murder. On Nov. 2, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/02/us/tupac-murder-suspect-duane-davis-court-appearance/index.html\">Davis pleaded not guilty in a Las Vegas courtroom\u003c/a>, and at the time of this writing, the outcome is yet to be determined.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shooting is one of modern music’s biggest unsolved cases, further adding to the complexity of Shakur’s life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Tupac’s mother and family definitely want justice on his behalf. I want justice on his behalf,” Ray Luv said. “I hope they get the culprits and give us the story.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937624\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937624\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-25-BL-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-25-BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-25-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-25-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-25-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-25-BL-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-25-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fatima Adcock poses for a selfie in front of the ‘Tupac Shakur Way’ in Oakland, Calif., after an unveiling ceremony on Nov. 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As was evident at Friday’s ceremony, despite his gangster image and oft-misinterpreted “T.H.U.G L.I.F.E” adage, Shakur regularly spoke about brotherly love, unity and peace — something for which Ray Luv and others hope he is equally remembered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want [Tupac Shakur Way] to be a safe space for women, children, human beings. We want to lead with that message of peace,” Ray Luv said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Oakland is a great place to have a message like this from someone like Tupac.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The City of Oakland has officially honored \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/tupac-shakur\">Tupac Shakur\u003c/a>, one of the most paramount figures in hip-hop history, with his own street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a star-studded ceremony on Friday, Nov. 3, “Tupac Shakur Way” was unveiled near Lake Merritt along a portion of MacArthur Boulevard, where the superstar lived in the early 1990s, in front of enthusiastic family members, former collaborators and fans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attendees of the event included Bay Area icons like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/e-40\">E-40\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/mc-hammer\">MC Hammer\u003c/a>, Spice 1, Money B, Richie Rich, B-Legit, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/davey-d\">Davey D\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/sway-calloway\">Sway Calloway\u003c/a>. Shakur’s siblings Mopreme and Sekyiwa, his earliest manager Atron Gregory, and various community representatives were also present, including members of the Black Panther Party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937626\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937626\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-Tupac.Shakur.Way-Group-21-BL-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-Tupac.Shakur.Way-Group-21-BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-Tupac.Shakur.Way-Group-21-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-Tupac.Shakur.Way-Group-21-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-Tupac.Shakur.Way-Group-21-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-Tupac.Shakur.Way-Group-21-BL-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-Tupac.Shakur.Way-Group-21-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sekyiwa Shakur, joined by Ray Luv, E-40, Money B, MC Hammer, Sway Calloway, Fred Hampton Jr. and others, speaks onstage during a ceremony honoring her brother Tupac Shakur in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As Shakur’s music played from large speakers to a head-nodding audience, numerous icons who knew him closely spoke about his influence and time in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Money B, who recorded and performed alongside Shakur in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/digital-underground\">Digital Underground\u003c/a>, said that Shakur’s apartment on MacArthur was “the first set of keys Tupac ever had to anything. Him and Big D created most of the music for \u003cem>2Pacalypse Now\u003c/em> right there. It was like a [music] factory.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calloway, host of Sway’s Universe, told the crowd that “Tupac confirmed to me what my role would be in the culture. We started spreading what we do in the Bay Area to the rest of the world. He stood ten toes down for us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Some spoke of Shakur’s fun-loving nature. E-40 recalled the origin of one of his many nicknames when Shakur “told me he was Makaveli. And I’m like, ‘Well, I’m Fonzarelli.” Richie Rich said that when Shakur called the house, his mom mistakenly thought his name was “tube socks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a recurring theme was Shakur’s importance not only to Oakland but to hip-hop culture at large. Oakland councilmember \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2023/press-release-the-renaming-of-tupac-shakur-way\">Carroll Fife\u003c/a> said, “This is to preserve what Tupac was trying to tell us. Pouring into solutions. What he stood for.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937618\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-03-BL-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-03-BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-03-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-03-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-03-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-03-BL-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-03-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(From left) Sekyiwa Shakur, Mopreme Shakur and Mutulu Shakur, members of Tupac Shakur’s family, attend a street renaming ceremony for ‘Tupac Shakur Way’ in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The street naming was largely spearheaded by Shakur’s sister Sekyiwa, councilmember Fife, hip-hop historian \u003ca href=\"https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/nyer-of-the-week/2023/08/05/new-yorker-of-the-week--leroy-mccarthy--hip-hop-historian\">Leroy McCarthy\u003c/a> and one of Shakur’s closest friends, rapper \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/therealrayluv/\">Ray Luv\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are streets in this country named after slave owners. Those aren’t people you should be naming streets after,” said Ray Luv, a member of \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/bayareahiphop/timeline#tupac-moves-to-santa-rosa-attends-the-poetry-circle-and-forms-strictly-dope\">Shakur’s early group Strictly Dope\u003c/a>, in a phone interview before the event. “With this street naming, I just wanted to make sure my friend is represented properly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Friday’s renaming follows a succession of beloved hip-hop legends being honored in recent years — from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936776/e-40-gets-the-key-to-the-city-of-vallejo-and-a-street-named-in-his-honor\">E-40 in Vallejo\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13922616/too-short-way-street-sign-unveiled-oakland\">Too $hort in East Oakland\u003c/a> to the Notorious B.I.G in Brooklyn and the Wu-Tang Clan in Staten Island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his 25 years, Shakur lived in numerous cities, including New York City (where he was born), Baltimore, Marin City, Santa Rosa, Richmond and Los Angeles. But it’s in Oakland where, in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPASfhfK8jM\">a candid interview\u003c/a>, the rapper said he learned “game.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I saw [the game] living in Oakland, I saw it thriving in Oakland,” Shakur said. “That was in no other city I lived in. So I give all my love to Oakland. If I’ma claim somewhere, I’ma claim Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937620\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937620\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-14-BL-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-14-BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-14-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-14-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-14-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-14-BL-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-14-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">MC Hammer speaks during a street renaming ceremony for Tupac Shakur Way in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Oakland’s Influence on Tupac\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to Ray Luv, Oakland had a huge influence on Shakur’s artistic development and political mindset.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The birth of hip-hop [for us] was based right here in Oakland, around Digital Underground,” he said. “Oakland was the perfect place. It was culturally diverse, but also musically rich. Trying to find a sound and build a brand, it was the best place we could’ve hoped to launch from.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even as teenagers living together in the North Bay, the two would often record at a studio on 45th Street in North Oakland, and spend nights with Ray Luv’s uncle, who lived on 66th Avenue in East Oakland. Soon after, Shakur would move into his own apartment on MacArthur.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937617\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-02-BL-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-02-BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-02-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-02-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-02-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-02-BL-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-02-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ray Luv (center left) and Money B sit on stage near a sign unveiling for ‘Tupac Shakur Way’ in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>By that time, the city was an established hub for artistry and activism. Within Oakland rap circles, Ray Luv credits Too $hort, Richie Rich, MC Hammer, Shock G, Money B, Chopmaster J and DJ Fuze as those who identified potential in Strictly Dope, and provided the group with encouragement and support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Oakland is also where Shakur’s sister Sekyiwa would eventually donate her time and resources to Roses in Concrete, a school named after a Tupac poem. And it’s in Oakland where the lasting influence of the Black Panther Party — of which Shakur’s mother, Afeni, was a member — permeated the community and infused Shakur’s spirit and lyrics. (Fred Hampton Jr., son of assassinated Black Panther deputy chairman Fred Hampton, attended Friday’s ceremony.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shakur often sprinkled local references throughout his songs and videos, including “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13927810/brendas-got-a-baby-tupac-shakur-ethel-love\">Brenda’s Got a Baby\u003c/a>,” which was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13927810/brendas-got-a-baby-tupac-shakur-ethel-love\">filmed in a downtown Oakland alley\u003c/a>. In the 1993 film \u003cem>Poetic Justice\u003c/em>, costarring Janet Jackson, Shakur plays a disillusioned postal worker who aspires to become a musician. In the semi-autobiographical narrative, he ditches a rote life elsewhere in order to pursue his creative dreams in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937619\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937619\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-11-BL-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-11-BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-11-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-11-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-11-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-11-BL-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-11-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">E-40 speaks during a street renaming ceremony for Tupac Shakur Way in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Evolution of Tupac’s Legacy\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In the past year, Shakur’s legacy has been repeatedly revisited. The Emmy-nominated Hulu series \u003cem>Dear Mama\u003c/em> chronicled Shakur’s relationship with his mother, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/23762/you-cant-kill-the-revolution-davey-d-on-tupacs-mother-afeni-shakur\">Afeni Shakur\u003c/a>, and multiple events commemorating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, including \u003ca href=\"https://thegrio.com/2023/09/15/rep-kamlager-dove-celebrates-50-years-of-hip-hop-on-anniversary-of-tupac-shakurs-death/\">congressional recognition\u003c/a>, have elevated Shakur’s importance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>This year’s most seismic development, however, is the Sep. 29 arrest of Duane Keith Davis, the lead suspect accused in Shakur’s 1996 murder. On Nov. 2, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/02/us/tupac-murder-suspect-duane-davis-court-appearance/index.html\">Davis pleaded not guilty in a Las Vegas courtroom\u003c/a>, and at the time of this writing, the outcome is yet to be determined.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shooting is one of modern music’s biggest unsolved cases, further adding to the complexity of Shakur’s life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Tupac’s mother and family definitely want justice on his behalf. I want justice on his behalf,” Ray Luv said. “I hope they get the culprits and give us the story.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937624\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937624\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-25-BL-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-25-BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-25-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-25-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-25-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-25-BL-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231103-TupakShakurWay-25-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fatima Adcock poses for a selfie in front of the ‘Tupac Shakur Way’ in Oakland, Calif., after an unveiling ceremony on Nov. 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As was evident at Friday’s ceremony, despite his gangster image and oft-misinterpreted “T.H.U.G L.I.F.E” adage, Shakur regularly spoke about brotherly love, unity and peace — something for which Ray Luv and others hope he is equally remembered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want [Tupac Shakur Way] to be a safe space for women, children, human beings. We want to lead with that message of peace,” Ray Luv said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>On Sunday, Oct. 29, the \u003ca href=\"https://unitycouncil.org/\">Unity Council\u003c/a>, an important cultural and resource hub in the Fruitvale District, orchestrated one of the Bay Area’s grandest \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/dia-de-los-muertos\">Día de los Muertos\u003c/a> celebrations at Oakland’s Fruitvale Village. The non-profit has become the driving force behind this annual free extravaganza which draws nearly 100,000 attendees each year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with Danza Azteca, tours of altars (ofrendas), lowriders and street vendors, the festival provides space to utilize art and cultural traditions as tools for community healing and remembering late loved ones. After all, that’s what Día de los Muertos is all about — although it gets commonly mistaken as “Mexican Halloween.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937448\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937448\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-13.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-13-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-13-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-13-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-13-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-13-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raquel Gonzales (left) and Angeles Marquez attend the Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale for the first time on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Día de los Muertos is a Mexican tradition that dates back thousands of years to the Aztecs and other Indigenous communities in what is now central Mexico. These communities saw, and still see, death as an integral part of life. The tradition bridges the living and the deceased by using offerings, like a late loved one’s favorite food, cups of water, marigolds and more placed on a dedicated altar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, the tradition became a mixture of Mesoamerican ritual, European religion, and Spanish culture. Since being blended into European religion, Día de los Muertos, originally honored during the summer season, now coincides with All Saints Day on Nov. 1 and All Souls Day on Nov. 2. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937447\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 853px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937447\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-12.jpg 853w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-12-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-12-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-12-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Danza Azteca performs a traditional Aztec ceremony at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As the Fruitvale streets brimmed with milky aromatic smoke, marigolds and sugar skulls, KQED’s Paloma Abarca and photographer Estefany Gonzalez captured the essence of Día de los Muertos, highlighting how participants pay tribute to their late loved ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937469\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-37.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937469\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-37.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-37-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-37-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-37-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-37-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-37-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sirena Covarrubias attends the Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale for the second time on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. For Covarrubias the look she wore to the festival was a way to pay homage to catrinas and honor her ancestors. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937479\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-47.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937479\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-47.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-47-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-47-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-47-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-47-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-47-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chloe Reyes (left) and her aunt Nevaeh Branco pose for a portrait at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. ‘I dress up every year because my grandmother loves everything about the culture and I thought this was a great way to honor her memory,’ Nevaeh Branco said. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937452\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937452\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-18.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-18-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-18-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-18-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-18-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-18-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amalia Canales attends the Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale for the third time on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Día de los Muertos is special to Canales because it reminds her of growing up in Mexico and her cultural background. ‘Es una hermosa tradición,’ Canales said of the beautiful traditions she experienced celebrating the holiday in Mexico City. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937474\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 853px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-45.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937474\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-45.jpg 853w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-45-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-45-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-45-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maricela Sandoval created an ofrenda to honor several members of her family at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937464\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937464\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-33.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-33-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-33-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-33-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-33-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-33-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nathalie Castro poses for a portrait at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. For Castro, celebrating Día de los Muertos allows her to feel connected to loved ones who have passed away and think about what it means to be an ancestor for future generations. ‘This is something that keeps us tied to the land and tied to each other,’ Castro said. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937461\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937461\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-29.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-29-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-29-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-29-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-29-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-29-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karmen Gomez and her niece Berdie Farias pose for a portrait at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Gomez has traveled from Stockton several times to attend the festival. ‘It’s one of my favorite festivals,’ Gomez said. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937459\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937459\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-26.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-26-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-26-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-26-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-26-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-26-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evelyn Orantes poses for a portrait at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Orantes works as a consultant for The Unity Council to coordinate the altars on display at the festival. She modeled her Día de los Muertos after a Catrina decoration she helped create for one of the booths at the festival. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937440\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 853px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-5.jpg 853w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-5-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-5-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-5-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A xoloitzcuintli roams the grounds of the Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. According to Aztec mythology, xoloitzcuintli dogs are said to guard the living and guide souls through the underworld. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937453\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937453\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-19.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-19-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-19-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-19-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-19-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-19-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julie Palacios poses for a portrait at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Palacios has attended the festival every year since 1994 and has enjoyed seeing the festival grow over the years. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937446\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937446\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-11.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-11-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-11-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-11-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Danza Azteca performs a traditional Aztec ceremony at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937472\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-43.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937472\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-43.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-43-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-43-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-43-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-43-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-43-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maricela Sandoval poses for a portrait in front of an ofrenda she created at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Her altar honors several members of her family, including her mother and grandparents. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937481\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-49.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937481\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-49.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-49-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-49-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-49-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-49-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-49-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erika Gil and Felipe Kishimoto Vieira pose for a portrait at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. ‘Día de los Muertos to me is just representing our culture,’ Erika Gil said. ‘Admiring our ancestors, our fallen ones and giving respect to them. Giving them a safe and loving passage to the afterlife.’ \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937484\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 853px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-41.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937484\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-41.jpg 853w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-41-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-41-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-41-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jose Paris traveled from Los Angeles to perform at the Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. For Paris, the holiday allows him to feel as though his ancestors are walking among him. ‘They are able to come and visit you and you feel their spirits,’ Jose Paris said. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937460\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937460\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-27.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-27-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-27-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-27-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-27-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-27-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Emily Honran, D’Angelo Ramirez, Victor Ramirez and Manny Ramirez pose for a portrait at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937454\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937454\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-21.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-21-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-21-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-21-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-21-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-21-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adriana Gomez (left) and Carmen Diaz pose for a portrait at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Celebrating the holiday reminds Gomez of growing up in Aguascalientes, Mexico. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937436\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937436\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marisela Chavez Nava made an ofrenda in honor of her son Eduardo Yobani Nava Chavez at the Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Several of her son’s belongings, including a motorcycle helmet signed by friends and family, adorn the altar. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937450\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-15.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-15-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-15-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-15-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-15-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Hortensia Muñoz, Lulu ReBoyoso, Ana Picasso and Esther Brambila pose for a portrait in front the Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA) ofrenda. MUA is a grassroots organization of Latina immigrant women with a mission to grow personal and community power to achieve social and economic justice. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937473\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 853px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937473\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-44.jpg 853w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-44-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-44-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-44-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maricela Sandoval created an ofrenda to honor several members of her family at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>On Sunday, Oct. 29, the \u003ca href=\"https://unitycouncil.org/\">Unity Council\u003c/a>, an important cultural and resource hub in the Fruitvale District, orchestrated one of the Bay Area’s grandest \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/dia-de-los-muertos\">Día de los Muertos\u003c/a> celebrations at Oakland’s Fruitvale Village. The non-profit has become the driving force behind this annual free extravaganza which draws nearly 100,000 attendees each year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with Danza Azteca, tours of altars (ofrendas), lowriders and street vendors, the festival provides space to utilize art and cultural traditions as tools for community healing and remembering late loved ones. After all, that’s what Día de los Muertos is all about — although it gets commonly mistaken as “Mexican Halloween.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937448\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937448\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-13.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-13-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-13-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-13-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-13-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-13-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raquel Gonzales (left) and Angeles Marquez attend the Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale for the first time on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Día de los Muertos is a Mexican tradition that dates back thousands of years to the Aztecs and other Indigenous communities in what is now central Mexico. These communities saw, and still see, death as an integral part of life. The tradition bridges the living and the deceased by using offerings, like a late loved one’s favorite food, cups of water, marigolds and more placed on a dedicated altar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, the tradition became a mixture of Mesoamerican ritual, European religion, and Spanish culture. Since being blended into European religion, Día de los Muertos, originally honored during the summer season, now coincides with All Saints Day on Nov. 1 and All Souls Day on Nov. 2. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937447\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 853px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937447\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-12.jpg 853w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-12-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-12-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-12-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Danza Azteca performs a traditional Aztec ceremony at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As the Fruitvale streets brimmed with milky aromatic smoke, marigolds and sugar skulls, KQED’s Paloma Abarca and photographer Estefany Gonzalez captured the essence of Día de los Muertos, highlighting how participants pay tribute to their late loved ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937469\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-37.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937469\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-37.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-37-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-37-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-37-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-37-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-37-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sirena Covarrubias attends the Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale for the second time on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. For Covarrubias the look she wore to the festival was a way to pay homage to catrinas and honor her ancestors. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937479\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-47.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937479\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-47.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-47-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-47-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-47-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-47-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-47-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chloe Reyes (left) and her aunt Nevaeh Branco pose for a portrait at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. ‘I dress up every year because my grandmother loves everything about the culture and I thought this was a great way to honor her memory,’ Nevaeh Branco said. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937452\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937452\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-18.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-18-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-18-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-18-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-18-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-18-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amalia Canales attends the Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale for the third time on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Día de los Muertos is special to Canales because it reminds her of growing up in Mexico and her cultural background. ‘Es una hermosa tradición,’ Canales said of the beautiful traditions she experienced celebrating the holiday in Mexico City. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937474\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 853px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-45.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937474\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-45.jpg 853w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-45-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-45-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-45-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maricela Sandoval created an ofrenda to honor several members of her family at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937464\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937464\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-33.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-33-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-33-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-33-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-33-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-33-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nathalie Castro poses for a portrait at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. For Castro, celebrating Día de los Muertos allows her to feel connected to loved ones who have passed away and think about what it means to be an ancestor for future generations. ‘This is something that keeps us tied to the land and tied to each other,’ Castro said. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937461\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937461\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-29.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-29-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-29-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-29-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-29-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-29-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karmen Gomez and her niece Berdie Farias pose for a portrait at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Gomez has traveled from Stockton several times to attend the festival. ‘It’s one of my favorite festivals,’ Gomez said. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937459\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937459\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-26.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-26-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-26-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-26-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-26-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-26-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evelyn Orantes poses for a portrait at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Orantes works as a consultant for The Unity Council to coordinate the altars on display at the festival. She modeled her Día de los Muertos after a Catrina decoration she helped create for one of the booths at the festival. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937440\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 853px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-5.jpg 853w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-5-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-5-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-5-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A xoloitzcuintli roams the grounds of the Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. According to Aztec mythology, xoloitzcuintli dogs are said to guard the living and guide souls through the underworld. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937453\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937453\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-19.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-19-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-19-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-19-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-19-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-19-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julie Palacios poses for a portrait at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Palacios has attended the festival every year since 1994 and has enjoyed seeing the festival grow over the years. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937446\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937446\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-11.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-11-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-11-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-11-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Danza Azteca performs a traditional Aztec ceremony at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937472\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-43.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937472\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-43.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-43-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-43-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-43-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-43-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-43-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maricela Sandoval poses for a portrait in front of an ofrenda she created at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Her altar honors several members of her family, including her mother and grandparents. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937481\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-49.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937481\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-49.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-49-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-49-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-49-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-49-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-49-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erika Gil and Felipe Kishimoto Vieira pose for a portrait at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. ‘Día de los Muertos to me is just representing our culture,’ Erika Gil said. ‘Admiring our ancestors, our fallen ones and giving respect to them. Giving them a safe and loving passage to the afterlife.’ \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937484\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 853px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-41.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937484\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-41.jpg 853w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-41-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-41-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-41-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jose Paris traveled from Los Angeles to perform at the Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. For Paris, the holiday allows him to feel as though his ancestors are walking among him. ‘They are able to come and visit you and you feel their spirits,’ Jose Paris said. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937460\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937460\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-27.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-27-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-27-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-27-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-27-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-27-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Emily Honran, D’Angelo Ramirez, Victor Ramirez and Manny Ramirez pose for a portrait at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937454\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937454\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-21.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-21-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-21-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-21-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-21-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-21-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adriana Gomez (left) and Carmen Diaz pose for a portrait at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Celebrating the holiday reminds Gomez of growing up in Aguascalientes, Mexico. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937436\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937436\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marisela Chavez Nava made an ofrenda in honor of her son Eduardo Yobani Nava Chavez at the Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Several of her son’s belongings, including a motorcycle helmet signed by friends and family, adorn the altar. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937450\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-15.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-15-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-15-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-15-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-15-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Hortensia Muñoz, Lulu ReBoyoso, Ana Picasso and Esther Brambila pose for a portrait in front the Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA) ofrenda. MUA is a grassroots organization of Latina immigrant women with a mission to grow personal and community power to achieve social and economic justice. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937473\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 853px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937473\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-44.jpg 853w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-44-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-44-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/231029_OAKDiadelosMuertosFestival_EG-44-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maricela Sandoval created an ofrenda to honor several members of her family at Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#episode-transcript\">\u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">View the full episode transcript.\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Born and raised in Oakland, Helixir Jynder Byntwell did drag as a hobby until August 2022. That’s when they quit their job, won the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfdragkingcontest.com/bios.php\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">SF Drag King of the Year\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> competition, and became a professional king, all in the span of a week. Since then, they’ve joined the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://rebelkingsoakland.squarespace.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rebel Kings of Oakland\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a performance troupe based at the White Horse Bar. They’ve also participated in several well-attended performances in New York and in the Bay Area, most recently at the Castro Street Fair. Byntwell’s performances are always fun, always flamboyant, and more often than not, very emo.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When asked to talk about their relationship to emo and rock music, they said, “I’ve always been, like, ostracized for being Black and also being into rock… To then be on a stage and I’m like, lip synching to “\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I Write Sins, Not Tragedies,”\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">…\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It’s like being validated and being seen. I love this music. These people love this music… I’m being celebrated in my fullness and not being made fun of.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_955\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-955\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/77/2023/10/Helixir-Byntwell-Chandelier-800x1198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1198\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Helixir Byntwell wearing a performance outfit with a false chest. (Kane C. Andrade)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of course, being a Black, trans performer doesn’t come without its hardships. Byntwell credits a lot of their success to their drag father and fellow Rebel Kings of Oakland member, Vera. As they put it, having a drag family, or even a found family in general, is often a necessary resource for queer people, especially trans people, to find love and support outside of a childhood family that may not have been as forgiving.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Byntwell, who goes by Jenji out of drag, \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">is also a \u003ca href=\"https://booksy.com/en-us/1045161_jenji-the-barber_barber-shop_134730_oakland\">barber\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, specializing in gender affirming hair cuts. They guarantee their clients a welcoming and inviting space, where people don’t have to worry about being judged for a chosen style, whether or not the style fits the public perception of someone’s gender. Leaving room for self-expression without unnecessary boundaries is central to the many ways in which Helixir Jynder Byntwell fosters joy for LGBTQ+ people in their community.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">They describe their perception of queer joy, and how it feels to exist uninhibited: “I feel my happiest when I’m not self-conscious about how I look, what people are thinking about me, what I’m wearing, how this is sitting. It’s like, if I can’t be myself, then what am I doing. I don’t know, queers, we just do it right… We know what the risk is, but we have to be happy.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=KQINC5517858615&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell, guest: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">My mom told me a long time ago, you’re not for everybody and everybody’s not for you. And I think that helps me, especially in my art, because I’m like… If you don’t like it and you want me to be a certain way, then it’s not for you. And I’m comfortable to walk away because I’m not about to be untrue to, like- this is my art. I’m doing it for fun! So why would I like, be put into a box? Like we’re living outside the binary. So like, why keep going back?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[Music]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop, host: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hey listeners! My name is Sheree and I’m a production intern on Rightnowish. I’ll be your host for this episode.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since I moved to San Francisco, a lot of my time has been spent seeking a sense of belonging and community. Visiting the museum in the Castro, feeling the bass under my feet at Jolene’s, and watching drag kings perform at the White Horse Bar in Oakland. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">No matter where I go, nothing creates community more than finding people who make me feel welcome.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I spoke to Helixir Jynder Byntwell, who won SF’s 2022 Drag King of the Year. Even in times like \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">these\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, with lawmakers trying to ban drag performances, there are so many places filled with love and understanding, and so many people creating queer joy for themselves and for others! Helixir is one of those people.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I… I was doing, um, Oaklash, uh, this past May, and I was super… I was like, going through it. Life was life-ing. My situationship had ended, it was just bad. Everything was bad. And I.. I was super sad, but it was also like the best day because it was like, all my friends were here at this festival, and it’s the community celebrating drag in a time where like, we’re being attacked, you know, and we’re just being joyous and sharing our art with everyone. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, we’re bending the gender binary with Helixir Jynder Byntwell. They’re a professional drag king, queer barber, and self-proclaimed emo daddy. We’ll talk about the art of drag performance, found family, and more, right after this.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last year you won S.F. Drag King of the Year…\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Clip of Announcer:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I wanna give it up, number one, this year’s drag king… Helixer!… \u003cem>[Crowd cheering and applause] \u003c/em>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> What changed for you after you won? Like, what was the turning point in that?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Um, It… it wasn’t even just in drag, it was also like my personal life. Like, I had quit my job two days before I won the competition, and I didn’t know what my next step was and I’m a very, like, logical person. I never make, like, rash decisions. But, I quit my job and then two days later I won the competition and it was like affirmation that I was going in the right direction. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, I started to move with the knowledge that I knew what was best for myself and that the confidence that I had really was self-assurance, because like, I had to believe in myself. I had to believe that it was possible for me to quit my job and then be a queer barber and a drag king.\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Your name, Helixir Jynder Byntwell, is a play on words. It literally has the word gender bent in your name. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes! Thank you. People don’t be knowin. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Really? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Oh, that was the first thing I picked up on when I saw it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Thank you. No, I appreciate that. Yeah. So.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah. So what is it about your name and the way you express yourself that brings you joy? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> So, Helixir, I wanted it to be a play on words, but also, like, clean enough to where I can, like, work anywhere. You know what I’m saying? So Helixir like, he licks her, if you nasty. Um, and then “Jynder Byntwell” I wanted people to know from my name that like… It’s not going to be like, I don’t know, like this hyper masculine drag king. It’s like I’m doing the whole gender bending thing and like, I’m doing it well. So like, gender bent well. I thought of it myself. \u003cem>[laughs]\u003c/em>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Um, and, I feel like every time I perform, I stay authentic to that. So it’s like… I always blend like, you know, I have like my masculine brows, but then I’ll have my feminine eyeshadow and then I’ll have masculine contour, but then I’ll add glitter. Then I got lip gloss, but I got my mustache. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I like getting to accentuate what I want to when I want to, and never feeling like I have to present a certain way because like, people have this expectation of like, what drag kings are. So, um, if you are more masculine leaning, you have to fight to express that masculinity. So, a lot of people think you have to dive deep and be like, I have to be like an alpha male. I got to be that guy. But I’m like, It’s okay to be a soft boy. Like, I’m sad. I cry all the time. \u003cem>[laughs]\u003c/em>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When thinking about masculinity, that is not something that is allowed. You’re not allowed to be soft. You’re not allowed to be un-manly or you should be stoic. And it’s like I’m showing people you can literally do whatever you want. Like, I look super masculine. And then when I walk to the bar, I’m like, ‘Excuse me, Sorry. Hello?’ You know, and it’s like, it’s okay. Like there are no rules. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What was your, like, first in-person performance and how did it feel to perform, like, for people to their faces for the first time? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Okay, so my first in-person performance was November of 2020. I had just performed digitally before that. And so when you’re making a digital number, you can pause the camera, you can rerecord, you could change your outfit. But with live performance, what you see is what you get. So I was like, There is no room for error. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’ve since learned that like, I mean, I prefer live performance just because, like, you get to interact with the crowd and that’s where it’s at for me. Because I get people to, like, let loose and like, have a good time and like, either rock out or laugh or like, scream and it’s like… I had so much support backstage from Vera, Jota Mercury, Tyson Check-in, Luke Modelo. These are like all drag legends in the Bay Area that I didn’t even know. But, like, that was my first show and they were all just so welcoming. And when I went out there, I was doing Fall Out Boy, Where is Your Boy Tonight/Grand Theft Autumn. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Where is your boy tonight, I hope he is a gentleman.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> …Like one of those songs where you just rock out, you let loose. There’s, like, a guitar solo, and I brought my actual guitar. I was, like, running around and, like, the strap broke. But I was like, still, like, running around holding it and like, everybody singing along because, like, everybody’s emo. And, literally, like, the wave of adrenaline that goes through one’s body, like, so many of us are, like, self-conscious. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And we don’t want people to look at us or like, you know, like, we don’t want to become aware that we’re being observed by other people and being perceived. And so like to then put yourself on the spot when you like, you’re someone who’s socially anxious, you know, It’s like. It’s literally insane, but then you finish and you’re like woah. That was the best thing. You know what I mean? Like, it’s.. I can’t even describe like \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I was about to ask how you would describe it. Yeah.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It’s like, euphoric and. Even, like right before, like a like a gig that I’m super, super nervous to do. Right before I had to be like, look, you’re Helixir Jynder Byntwell. You know who you are. Like, don’t don’t start this. Like, you got this. I’m like, You’re that boy. Let’s go!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And then I go out there, and then I have a great time. And it’s like when people know the song and they’re singing along. Sometimes people are like, ‘Oh, my God, that was my favorite song,’ you know? And when you’re able to connect with the art that you’re watching, it makes it that much better. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> How do you put your performances together? Like, from the outfits to the makeup to choosing the mixes… like, how does that process usually work? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Usually it starts with the song, like, I’ll hear a song. And then I can, like, see the choreo in my head. And then sometimes I want, like, specific moments to happen. So, like, let’s say, um, I do this cover of “Stacy’s Mom,” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[A jazz-style cover of Stacy’s Mom plays under the sound of cheering, and applause]\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> …and since it’s old timey, I wear like, slacks, suspenders, a dress shirt, sometimes a tie. Um, a little newspaper boy hat, like the Kangol and like, sparkly shoes. And then there’s, like, a little, like, harmonica bit. And so I have, like, a harmonica in my pocket. And I take it out during it. I, like, bounce around and stuff. Depending on what the song’s talking about, I can usually build a story. You know, um, make a man out of you from Mulan. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Mhmm. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> There’s a cover, [laughs] and it’s like a… it’s a emo cover. And that song is, like, about being in the military. So I wear, like, camo shorts, I wear the silicone chest, I wear like, a white tank top. And then I have, like, a bandana around my head. So I’m, like, walking around like a big meat head. And I’m like, being satirical about like… like the masculinity. It’s like, ‘Did they send me daughters, when I asked for sons?’ It’s like I’m really, like, showing how silly that is, you know? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And like for the instrumental parts, I’m like, How can I fill this time? You know? ‘Cause you have to you have to do something, you can’t just stand there. Unless you want to and it’s, like, abstract. But yeah, I… like how can I feel up this time? And it’s like, I can do a back roll, I can do some push ups and like there’s like a shirt rip moment that I do because it’s like, super intense. And I try to think like, what will get like crowd reactions, you know, or what wouldn’t they expect.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So in your instagram bio, you describe yourself as an emo daddy. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[laughs]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> [laughs]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Tell me about your emo-ness. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, so um. It’s weird like, everything that my drag is, is ironically turning into everything that I am in my like, personal life. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It’s like, emo, it’s soft, it’s sensitive and… That being said, I’ve always been, like, ostracized for being Black and also being into rock. And so it’s like, being at somewhere like the Oasis and then performing for their emo nights and like, they’re booking me because, like, I have branded myself as like the emo daddy local sad boy. And it’s like to then be on a stage and I’m like, lip synching to “I write sins, not tragedies”. And everybody is cheering me on and, it’s like being validated and being seen and it’s like… I love this music. These people love this music. It’s so many people of color, so many queer people, and everyone’s like trans. And it’s like I’m being celebrated in my fullness and not being made fun of. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So much of my drag has been healing and there’s like, photos where I’m like full emo rage, like hands on my head, like mid scream, and people are like throwing up like the rock sign and like screaming and like holding their friends. And it’s like, that is what it’s about. Like, it’s about community, it’s about feeling seen. It’s about expressing who you are.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Growing up and doing drag and finding my community. It’s like we’re all the people that were made fun of. And it’s like, yeah, like we were cool and everybody else wasn’t. And like, they couldn’t see that we were cool, but now we found each other and there’s strength in that. We’re creating art. We’re like, making it so that other, like… like youth now can see us living in our authenticity and be like, ‘That’s possible.’ \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Speaking of just being.. being a black queer performer, how do you find that affects how you’re perceived in drag? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’m very, like, flamboyant, you know? And I feel like sometimes people don’t see that or they don’t want to see my femininity because they’re focusing on the masculinity because, like, they perceive me to be female and I guess like, assume like I’m a lesbian or assume like, well, since I’m like, not born male, I must want to be like extreme male, you know, same thing like when you’re like a lesbian and people are like, ‘Oh, uh, you want to be a man, right? So let me treat you like you’re a man.’ And it’s like I’m a drag king But I never said like, I was trying to be this, like, hyper dude, you know? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like so many different people who are now performers have been like, you showed me. I don’t have to be like like, I don’t have to play up toxic masculinity to be a drag king, and I thought that’s what I had to do. And I’m like, I didn’t use to perform female songs because I was afraid of like losing that, like, masculinity aspect. But it’s like, who cares?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Helixir is also a member of the Rebel Kings of Oakland, a drag king troupe that’s been active for a little over ten years now. Since 2010, the Rebel Kings have performed twice a month at the White Horse Bar. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though they welcome experienced kings and newcomers alike, the whole point of all of their performances is to show people a “gender-bending exploration through performance art.” I watched one of their shows, and at the end, all of the performers got up on stage and took this big, happy, drag family photo, with the drag parents standing in the center.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When I was looking for people to interview, someone gave me the contacts of you and two other drag kings. One of them was Lotus Boy and the other was Vera. And Vera left a note saying that their kids come first. And so I’m wondering, how did you find your drag family? What did it feel like to find them?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Okay, so I was a drag orphan for a long time. I didn’t have a drag parent. And so, the first day that I went out in drag in person outside of my house was March 2020. That’s when I met Vera. And so I expressed interest in, you know, performing for the Rebel Kings. And then they told me to sign up for the waitlist and then the… the shutdown happened. And so when they had their virtual show, Vera reached out to me. And so, like even my first in-person show, like Vera invited me to do so it’s like… As much as they are like, a great friend to me, like they do feel paternal.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Being queer like I said, being black, being AFAB… It’s like you don’t always find… being trans, like you don’t always find community. And especially like just being a person on earth. It’s like you don’t always get support. Like a lot of us are so isolated, especially after like, the last three years. So it’s like, when you find a complete stranger who like,. Shows up and supports you for no reason other than the fact that, like they appreciate your art and like, they literally just want to see you shine. It’s like [sighs] Oh, you know what you call it, but it’s just like it’s just love.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sometimes, like, our own parents don’t accept us. So when you have, like, someone else who’s not even, like, your biological family being like, ‘I accept you and I love you,’ like, that can literally change, like the course of people’s whole, you know, everything. Yeah, like having a drag family’s literally better than a high paying job. [laughs] In this economy, that’s saying a lot. [laughs]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> What makes the Bay Area drag scene unique?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bay Area is very good at like, being equal, you know what I mean? So it’s like when you’re booked, you don’t feel like, ‘I shouldn’t be in the dressing room because I’m a king and I need to earn my spot.’ It’s like, I’m a person. People are saying hi to me, they’re making sure I’m taken care of. And we’re very like, nurturing like people, um, whether it’s showrunners or like the owners or like the bartenders. Everybody takes care of each other. They’re like, Do you need anything? Do you need help? Like all of us help each other backstage, like, get ready. And that’s something my mom, um, has commented on, coming to my shows with me is that when you’re backstage, everybody’s helping everybody. Nobody’s like, ‘Oh, well, you’re… you’re another performer. So, you know, I’m about my coin and I can’t help you’ cause, you know, it’s like, no…\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">There was a drag queen. Um, we were doing a show together. It’s Ida Knowe, and she was going to do a moment where she puts on roller skates. So she comes backstage, like during the chorus, like where it’s like, instrumental. Then me and my drag son, Fender, drop to our knees backstage, rip off her boots, put on the roller skates, tie them, and then like, send her out there. And it’s like she could have had to do that by herself. But it’s like, we are such a community out here where it’s like, we’re going to make your number as good as it can be. Like as fast as, like, efficient. Because we want your art to turn out how you want it in your head because, like, it’s your brainchild, you know? So, like, we’re really out here just trying to make it work for each other. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">How would you describe queer joy, and what does that feel like for you?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Queer joy is existing, completely uninhibited, unrestricted and fully. Like before I knew just like, just how queer I was or like that I was trans. Every time I would go to the Castro and I was in a gay club, I would just feel like, so at home, so safe. Everybody just wants to have a great time. Everybody’s like checking on each other. Like, our community takes care of each other. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I feel my happiest when I’m not self-conscious about how I look, what people are thinking about me, what I’m wearing, how this is sitting. It’s like, if I can’t be myself, then what am I doing?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I don’t know, queers, we just do it right. We’re just like, we know what the risk is, but we have to be happy. And I feel like specifically queer joy is like a form of like, revolution because it’s like… The world is trying to beat us down. And like, despite that, we’re still rising and we’re still showing up and we’re still existing and, like, smiling and laughing and loving.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’d like to give a big thank you to Helixir Jynder Byntwell. Your performances and your flamboyant, colorful drag is masculine, feminine, funny, and captivating all at once. They’re also a barber at Salon 3155 on Mission Street, specializing in gender affirming haircuts. You can book an appointment with them on instagram at jenjithebarber, spelled J-E-N-J-I. You can \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">also \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">watch them perform with Rebel Kings of Oakland, or you can check out their profile for more updates on when they’ll be performing near you.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Don’t forget to follow their main profile on instagram at Helixirdrag. That’s H-E-L-I-X-I-R D-R-A-G.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, I want to shoutout the people who helped make this happen. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#episode-transcript\">\u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">View the full episode transcript.\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Born and raised in Oakland, Helixir Jynder Byntwell did drag as a hobby until August 2022. That’s when they quit their job, won the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfdragkingcontest.com/bios.php\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">SF Drag King of the Year\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> competition, and became a professional king, all in the span of a week. Since then, they’ve joined the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://rebelkingsoakland.squarespace.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rebel Kings of Oakland\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a performance troupe based at the White Horse Bar. They’ve also participated in several well-attended performances in New York and in the Bay Area, most recently at the Castro Street Fair. Byntwell’s performances are always fun, always flamboyant, and more often than not, very emo.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When asked to talk about their relationship to emo and rock music, they said, “I’ve always been, like, ostracized for being Black and also being into rock… To then be on a stage and I’m like, lip synching to “\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I Write Sins, Not Tragedies,”\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">…\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It’s like being validated and being seen. I love this music. These people love this music… I’m being celebrated in my fullness and not being made fun of.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_955\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-955\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/77/2023/10/Helixir-Byntwell-Chandelier-800x1198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1198\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Helixir Byntwell wearing a performance outfit with a false chest. (Kane C. Andrade)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of course, being a Black, trans performer doesn’t come without its hardships. Byntwell credits a lot of their success to their drag father and fellow Rebel Kings of Oakland member, Vera. As they put it, having a drag family, or even a found family in general, is often a necessary resource for queer people, especially trans people, to find love and support outside of a childhood family that may not have been as forgiving.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Byntwell, who goes by Jenji out of drag, \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">is also a \u003ca href=\"https://booksy.com/en-us/1045161_jenji-the-barber_barber-shop_134730_oakland\">barber\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, specializing in gender affirming hair cuts. They guarantee their clients a welcoming and inviting space, where people don’t have to worry about being judged for a chosen style, whether or not the style fits the public perception of someone’s gender. Leaving room for self-expression without unnecessary boundaries is central to the many ways in which Helixir Jynder Byntwell fosters joy for LGBTQ+ people in their community.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">They describe their perception of queer joy, and how it feels to exist uninhibited: “I feel my happiest when I’m not self-conscious about how I look, what people are thinking about me, what I’m wearing, how this is sitting. It’s like, if I can’t be myself, then what am I doing. I don’t know, queers, we just do it right… We know what the risk is, but we have to be happy.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=KQINC5517858615&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-content post-body\">\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell, guest: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">My mom told me a long time ago, you’re not for everybody and everybody’s not for you. And I think that helps me, especially in my art, because I’m like… If you don’t like it and you want me to be a certain way, then it’s not for you. And I’m comfortable to walk away because I’m not about to be untrue to, like- this is my art. I’m doing it for fun! So why would I like, be put into a box? Like we’re living outside the binary. So like, why keep going back?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[Music]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop, host: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hey listeners! My name is Sheree and I’m a production intern on Rightnowish. I’ll be your host for this episode.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since I moved to San Francisco, a lot of my time has been spent seeking a sense of belonging and community. Visiting the museum in the Castro, feeling the bass under my feet at Jolene’s, and watching drag kings perform at the White Horse Bar in Oakland. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">No matter where I go, nothing creates community more than finding people who make me feel welcome.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I spoke to Helixir Jynder Byntwell, who won SF’s 2022 Drag King of the Year. Even in times like \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">these\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, with lawmakers trying to ban drag performances, there are so many places filled with love and understanding, and so many people creating queer joy for themselves and for others! Helixir is one of those people.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I… I was doing, um, Oaklash, uh, this past May, and I was super… I was like, going through it. Life was life-ing. My situationship had ended, it was just bad. Everything was bad. And I.. I was super sad, but it was also like the best day because it was like, all my friends were here at this festival, and it’s the community celebrating drag in a time where like, we’re being attacked, you know, and we’re just being joyous and sharing our art with everyone. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, we’re bending the gender binary with Helixir Jynder Byntwell. They’re a professional drag king, queer barber, and self-proclaimed emo daddy. We’ll talk about the art of drag performance, found family, and more, right after this.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last year you won S.F. Drag King of the Year…\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Clip of Announcer:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I wanna give it up, number one, this year’s drag king… Helixer!… \u003cem>[Crowd cheering and applause] \u003c/em>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> What changed for you after you won? Like, what was the turning point in that?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Um, It… it wasn’t even just in drag, it was also like my personal life. Like, I had quit my job two days before I won the competition, and I didn’t know what my next step was and I’m a very, like, logical person. I never make, like, rash decisions. But, I quit my job and then two days later I won the competition and it was like affirmation that I was going in the right direction. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, I started to move with the knowledge that I knew what was best for myself and that the confidence that I had really was self-assurance, because like, I had to believe in myself. I had to believe that it was possible for me to quit my job and then be a queer barber and a drag king.\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Your name, Helixir Jynder Byntwell, is a play on words. It literally has the word gender bent in your name. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes! Thank you. People don’t be knowin. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Really? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Oh, that was the first thing I picked up on when I saw it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Thank you. No, I appreciate that. Yeah. So.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah. So what is it about your name and the way you express yourself that brings you joy? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> So, Helixir, I wanted it to be a play on words, but also, like, clean enough to where I can, like, work anywhere. You know what I’m saying? So Helixir like, he licks her, if you nasty. Um, and then “Jynder Byntwell” I wanted people to know from my name that like… It’s not going to be like, I don’t know, like this hyper masculine drag king. It’s like I’m doing the whole gender bending thing and like, I’m doing it well. So like, gender bent well. I thought of it myself. \u003cem>[laughs]\u003c/em>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Um, and, I feel like every time I perform, I stay authentic to that. So it’s like… I always blend like, you know, I have like my masculine brows, but then I’ll have my feminine eyeshadow and then I’ll have masculine contour, but then I’ll add glitter. Then I got lip gloss, but I got my mustache. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I like getting to accentuate what I want to when I want to, and never feeling like I have to present a certain way because like, people have this expectation of like, what drag kings are. So, um, if you are more masculine leaning, you have to fight to express that masculinity. So, a lot of people think you have to dive deep and be like, I have to be like an alpha male. I got to be that guy. But I’m like, It’s okay to be a soft boy. Like, I’m sad. I cry all the time. \u003cem>[laughs]\u003c/em>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When thinking about masculinity, that is not something that is allowed. You’re not allowed to be soft. You’re not allowed to be un-manly or you should be stoic. And it’s like I’m showing people you can literally do whatever you want. Like, I look super masculine. And then when I walk to the bar, I’m like, ‘Excuse me, Sorry. Hello?’ You know, and it’s like, it’s okay. Like there are no rules. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What was your, like, first in-person performance and how did it feel to perform, like, for people to their faces for the first time? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Okay, so my first in-person performance was November of 2020. I had just performed digitally before that. And so when you’re making a digital number, you can pause the camera, you can rerecord, you could change your outfit. But with live performance, what you see is what you get. So I was like, There is no room for error. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’ve since learned that like, I mean, I prefer live performance just because, like, you get to interact with the crowd and that’s where it’s at for me. Because I get people to, like, let loose and like, have a good time and like, either rock out or laugh or like, scream and it’s like… I had so much support backstage from Vera, Jota Mercury, Tyson Check-in, Luke Modelo. These are like all drag legends in the Bay Area that I didn’t even know. But, like, that was my first show and they were all just so welcoming. And when I went out there, I was doing Fall Out Boy, Where is Your Boy Tonight/Grand Theft Autumn. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Where is your boy tonight, I hope he is a gentleman.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> …Like one of those songs where you just rock out, you let loose. There’s, like, a guitar solo, and I brought my actual guitar. I was, like, running around and, like, the strap broke. But I was like, still, like, running around holding it and like, everybody singing along because, like, everybody’s emo. And, literally, like, the wave of adrenaline that goes through one’s body, like, so many of us are, like, self-conscious. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And we don’t want people to look at us or like, you know, like, we don’t want to become aware that we’re being observed by other people and being perceived. And so like to then put yourself on the spot when you like, you’re someone who’s socially anxious, you know, It’s like. It’s literally insane, but then you finish and you’re like woah. That was the best thing. You know what I mean? Like, it’s.. I can’t even describe like \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I was about to ask how you would describe it. Yeah.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It’s like, euphoric and. Even, like right before, like a like a gig that I’m super, super nervous to do. Right before I had to be like, look, you’re Helixir Jynder Byntwell. You know who you are. Like, don’t don’t start this. Like, you got this. I’m like, You’re that boy. Let’s go!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And then I go out there, and then I have a great time. And it’s like when people know the song and they’re singing along. Sometimes people are like, ‘Oh, my God, that was my favorite song,’ you know? And when you’re able to connect with the art that you’re watching, it makes it that much better. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> How do you put your performances together? Like, from the outfits to the makeup to choosing the mixes… like, how does that process usually work? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Usually it starts with the song, like, I’ll hear a song. And then I can, like, see the choreo in my head. And then sometimes I want, like, specific moments to happen. So, like, let’s say, um, I do this cover of “Stacy’s Mom,” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[A jazz-style cover of Stacy’s Mom plays under the sound of cheering, and applause]\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> …and since it’s old timey, I wear like, slacks, suspenders, a dress shirt, sometimes a tie. Um, a little newspaper boy hat, like the Kangol and like, sparkly shoes. And then there’s, like, a little, like, harmonica bit. And so I have, like, a harmonica in my pocket. And I take it out during it. I, like, bounce around and stuff. Depending on what the song’s talking about, I can usually build a story. You know, um, make a man out of you from Mulan. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Mhmm. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> There’s a cover, [laughs] and it’s like a… it’s a emo cover. And that song is, like, about being in the military. So I wear, like, camo shorts, I wear the silicone chest, I wear like, a white tank top. And then I have, like, a bandana around my head. So I’m, like, walking around like a big meat head. And I’m like, being satirical about like… like the masculinity. It’s like, ‘Did they send me daughters, when I asked for sons?’ It’s like I’m really, like, showing how silly that is, you know? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And like for the instrumental parts, I’m like, How can I fill this time? You know? ‘Cause you have to you have to do something, you can’t just stand there. Unless you want to and it’s, like, abstract. But yeah, I… like how can I feel up this time? And it’s like, I can do a back roll, I can do some push ups and like there’s like a shirt rip moment that I do because it’s like, super intense. And I try to think like, what will get like crowd reactions, you know, or what wouldn’t they expect.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So in your instagram bio, you describe yourself as an emo daddy. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[laughs]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> [laughs]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Tell me about your emo-ness. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, so um. It’s weird like, everything that my drag is, is ironically turning into everything that I am in my like, personal life. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It’s like, emo, it’s soft, it’s sensitive and… That being said, I’ve always been, like, ostracized for being Black and also being into rock. And so it’s like, being at somewhere like the Oasis and then performing for their emo nights and like, they’re booking me because, like, I have branded myself as like the emo daddy local sad boy. And it’s like to then be on a stage and I’m like, lip synching to “I write sins, not tragedies”. And everybody is cheering me on and, it’s like being validated and being seen and it’s like… I love this music. These people love this music. It’s so many people of color, so many queer people, and everyone’s like trans. And it’s like I’m being celebrated in my fullness and not being made fun of. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So much of my drag has been healing and there’s like, photos where I’m like full emo rage, like hands on my head, like mid scream, and people are like throwing up like the rock sign and like screaming and like holding their friends. And it’s like, that is what it’s about. Like, it’s about community, it’s about feeling seen. It’s about expressing who you are.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Growing up and doing drag and finding my community. It’s like we’re all the people that were made fun of. And it’s like, yeah, like we were cool and everybody else wasn’t. And like, they couldn’t see that we were cool, but now we found each other and there’s strength in that. We’re creating art. We’re like, making it so that other, like… like youth now can see us living in our authenticity and be like, ‘That’s possible.’ \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Speaking of just being.. being a black queer performer, how do you find that affects how you’re perceived in drag? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’m very, like, flamboyant, you know? And I feel like sometimes people don’t see that or they don’t want to see my femininity because they’re focusing on the masculinity because, like, they perceive me to be female and I guess like, assume like I’m a lesbian or assume like, well, since I’m like, not born male, I must want to be like extreme male, you know, same thing like when you’re like a lesbian and people are like, ‘Oh, uh, you want to be a man, right? So let me treat you like you’re a man.’ And it’s like I’m a drag king But I never said like, I was trying to be this, like, hyper dude, you know? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like so many different people who are now performers have been like, you showed me. I don’t have to be like like, I don’t have to play up toxic masculinity to be a drag king, and I thought that’s what I had to do. And I’m like, I didn’t use to perform female songs because I was afraid of like losing that, like, masculinity aspect. But it’s like, who cares?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Helixir is also a member of the Rebel Kings of Oakland, a drag king troupe that’s been active for a little over ten years now. Since 2010, the Rebel Kings have performed twice a month at the White Horse Bar. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though they welcome experienced kings and newcomers alike, the whole point of all of their performances is to show people a “gender-bending exploration through performance art.” I watched one of their shows, and at the end, all of the performers got up on stage and took this big, happy, drag family photo, with the drag parents standing in the center.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When I was looking for people to interview, someone gave me the contacts of you and two other drag kings. One of them was Lotus Boy and the other was Vera. And Vera left a note saying that their kids come first. And so I’m wondering, how did you find your drag family? What did it feel like to find them?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Okay, so I was a drag orphan for a long time. I didn’t have a drag parent. And so, the first day that I went out in drag in person outside of my house was March 2020. That’s when I met Vera. And so I expressed interest in, you know, performing for the Rebel Kings. And then they told me to sign up for the waitlist and then the… the shutdown happened. And so when they had their virtual show, Vera reached out to me. And so, like even my first in-person show, like Vera invited me to do so it’s like… As much as they are like, a great friend to me, like they do feel paternal.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Being queer like I said, being black, being AFAB… It’s like you don’t always find… being trans, like you don’t always find community. And especially like just being a person on earth. It’s like you don’t always get support. Like a lot of us are so isolated, especially after like, the last three years. So it’s like, when you find a complete stranger who like,. Shows up and supports you for no reason other than the fact that, like they appreciate your art and like, they literally just want to see you shine. It’s like [sighs] Oh, you know what you call it, but it’s just like it’s just love.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sometimes, like, our own parents don’t accept us. So when you have, like, someone else who’s not even, like, your biological family being like, ‘I accept you and I love you,’ like, that can literally change, like the course of people’s whole, you know, everything. Yeah, like having a drag family’s literally better than a high paying job. [laughs] In this economy, that’s saying a lot. [laughs]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> What makes the Bay Area drag scene unique?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bay Area is very good at like, being equal, you know what I mean? So it’s like when you’re booked, you don’t feel like, ‘I shouldn’t be in the dressing room because I’m a king and I need to earn my spot.’ It’s like, I’m a person. People are saying hi to me, they’re making sure I’m taken care of. And we’re very like, nurturing like people, um, whether it’s showrunners or like the owners or like the bartenders. Everybody takes care of each other. They’re like, Do you need anything? Do you need help? Like all of us help each other backstage, like, get ready. And that’s something my mom, um, has commented on, coming to my shows with me is that when you’re backstage, everybody’s helping everybody. Nobody’s like, ‘Oh, well, you’re… you’re another performer. So, you know, I’m about my coin and I can’t help you’ cause, you know, it’s like, no…\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">There was a drag queen. Um, we were doing a show together. It’s Ida Knowe, and she was going to do a moment where she puts on roller skates. So she comes backstage, like during the chorus, like where it’s like, instrumental. Then me and my drag son, Fender, drop to our knees backstage, rip off her boots, put on the roller skates, tie them, and then like, send her out there. And it’s like she could have had to do that by herself. But it’s like, we are such a community out here where it’s like, we’re going to make your number as good as it can be. Like as fast as, like, efficient. Because we want your art to turn out how you want it in your head because, like, it’s your brainchild, you know? So, like, we’re really out here just trying to make it work for each other. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">How would you describe queer joy, and what does that feel like for you?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Queer joy is existing, completely uninhibited, unrestricted and fully. Like before I knew just like, just how queer I was or like that I was trans. Every time I would go to the Castro and I was in a gay club, I would just feel like, so at home, so safe. Everybody just wants to have a great time. Everybody’s like checking on each other. Like, our community takes care of each other. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Helixir Byntwell: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I feel my happiest when I’m not self-conscious about how I look, what people are thinking about me, what I’m wearing, how this is sitting. It’s like, if I can’t be myself, then what am I doing?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I don’t know, queers, we just do it right. We’re just like, we know what the risk is, but we have to be happy. And I feel like specifically queer joy is like a form of like, revolution because it’s like… The world is trying to beat us down. And like, despite that, we’re still rising and we’re still showing up and we’re still existing and, like, smiling and laughing and loving.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sheree Bishop: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’d like to give a big thank you to Helixir Jynder Byntwell. Your performances and your flamboyant, colorful drag is masculine, feminine, funny, and captivating all at once. They’re also a barber at Salon 3155 on Mission Street, specializing in gender affirming haircuts. You can book an appointment with them on instagram at jenjithebarber, spelled J-E-N-J-I. You can \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">also \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">watch them perform with Rebel Kings of Oakland, or you can check out their profile for more updates on when they’ll be performing near you.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Don’t forget to follow their main profile on instagram at Helixirdrag. That’s H-E-L-I-X-I-R D-R-A-G.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, I want to shoutout the people who helped make this happen. Thanks for not making me get y’all coffee. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This Rightnowish episode was hosted by me, Sheree Bishop.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chris Hambrick is our editor.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christopher Beale is our engineer. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rightnowish team also includes Pendarvis Harshaw, Marisol Medina Cadena, and Xorje Olivares\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additional support from Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Cesar Saldaña, and Holly Kernan.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rightnowish is a KQED production.\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Rightnowish is an arts and culture podcast produced at KQED. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#episode-transcript\">\u003cem>View the full episode transcript.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside of a classic Queen Anne Victorian in West Oakland, photographer \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tracibartlow/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Traci Bartlow\u003c/a> displays beautifully framed images of the people who shaped hip-hop culture here in the Bay Area, and across the nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her exhibition, \u003cem>Oakland Picture Lady: Tales of the 90’s Girl\u003c/em>, features photos of Outkast and Queen Latifah, Busta Rhymes and ODB, alongside images of the Luniz and Shock-G, as well as E-40 and The Click.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the photos tell a story about what life was like in growing up in Oakland, it’s her house that tells \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CxjCC5Uv62l/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">the complex story of multiple generations of Black folks\u003c/a>, land ownership and community appreciation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Traci is the owner of \u003ca href=\"https://www.b-lovesguesthouse.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B-Love’s Guesthouse\u003c/a>, which is a photography museum and a boutique hotel. With its picturesque front porch and flourishing garden in the back, the building features seven different rooms that folks can rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920339\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920339\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04426-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Traci Bartlow holds up an image of the wash house her mother once owned in East Oakland. \" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04426-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04426-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04426-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04426-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04426-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04426.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traci Bartlow holds up an image of the washhouse her mother once owned in East Oakland. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>An \u003ca href=\"https://www.alvinailey.org/school\">Ailey School\u003c/a> graduate turned \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjBa6yqRau4\">Emmy-winning dancer\u003c/a> and choreographer, Traci fell in love with the arts through what she experienced in her neighborhood as a child. Block parties and family functions introduced her to her love of dance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born and raised in East Oakland, she also saw firsthand the importance of a neighborhood hub by watching the multiple ways people would use her mother’s washhouse. It wasn’t just a laundromat but a corner store, a place to get your prom dress made or pick up your Avon order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She acquired her current home from the late Eddie Mae Holmes, a Black woman who once owned multiple properties in West Oakland. And Traci envisioned using the space for the purposes of artistic expression and community gatherings, including showcasing her work. Now B-Love’s Guesthouse stands as a home for hip-hop history and a safe haven for folks to come together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13920342 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04446-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Traci Bartlow.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04446-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04446-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04446-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04446-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04446-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04446.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traci Bartlow sits on the stairwell of her Queen Ann Victorian home in West Oakland \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=KQINC3179587234&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This episode originally aired on October 14, 2022 .\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a computer-generated transcript. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena, Producer: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hey Rightnowish listeners, it’s Marisol Medina-Cadena. As we continue to honor 50 Years of Hip-Hop, we’re bringing you an episode from our archive featuring dancer and photographer Traci Bartlow.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Traci documented Bay Area dancers, rappers, and dj’s in the 90’s and still hasn’t put the camera down. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This summer, the inaugural Bay Area Hip Hop Archives honored Traci Bartlow for her contributions to the region’s Hip Hop scene. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And Pendarvis Harshaw is gonna take it from here, enjoy. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Music\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">] \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cb>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw, host:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Mic, mic check one, mic check two. Are we here? All right we’re here…Rightnowish. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Street ambience ]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Do you know what type of tree it is?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow, guest:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It’s called a bottle brush tree.Usually it’s full of these bright red flowers with skinny pistils and the hummingbirds love it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Why start here on your tour? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It’s in the shade and it’s a moment to get a feel for the house and the neighborhood. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Hey y’all, what’s happening? You’re listening to Rightnowish, a podcast about arts and culture in the bay area. I’m your partna Pen…Pendarvis Harshaw. And today, we’re gonna spend some time in West Oakland. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The neighborhood looks hella different than it did when I was coming up, but all is not lost. There’s still places and people that have weathered the market forces to maintain the character of the area. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like this Victorian house I’m standing in front of with today’s guest, Traci Bartlow. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This is a Queen Anne Victorian house and it was built in 1895. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It’s painted white with a mix of soft yellow and sky blue accents. Potted roses and succulents line the stairwell.. and it’s got this half arch that extends from the porch and frames the door, almost like a house you’d see in a storybook. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It seems like they wanted to make it look like a castle! You know, like with the high ceilings, this beautiful arc, all of this really unique molding on the house. Everything is really grand. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Traci’s home is also a boutique hotel called B-Love’s Guesthouse, where you can rent a room for a day or two. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> B-Love’s Guesthouse has served as a healing space and a respite in many different ways. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It’s also a photography museum where you could spend an hour or two just soaking up the rich history. This month, Traci is exhibiting photos she shot of the Town, including images that graced the pages of historic magazines like The Source and Rap Pages.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This image here is the Hobo Junction. And I love this image because they’re selling their tapes out of a box on Telegraph Avenue. In front of the record store! That’s how we did in the nineties.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> She had a front row seat to the artists who shaped both the Bay Area hip hop scene and the national hip hop scene. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">These pictures are fun! Busta Rhymes and ODB. This was on the set of Busta’s music video. “Woo-ha! Got You All In Check.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Okay yeah.. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes, so he shot the video in \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">San Francisco, and so I came out to capture photographs and… \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> What?\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That’s tight as hell. I didn’t know that.. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yep! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> That’s Isha B doing ODB’s hair?! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes! \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[laughs]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Isha B did ODB’s hair?? What?? That’s crazy!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b> \u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[laughs]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yep, classic history!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Woah, okay. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, today we’re focused on Traci Bartlow’s dope photo archive and the story behind the place where these photos are housed. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So wipe your kicks at the door, hang up your coat, relax your shoulders,\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">and take a deep breath: we’re posting up at B-Love’s Guesthouse. Right after this…\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> [Outdoor Ambience]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Just a few blocks from the women of the Black Panther Party mural and west Oakland Bart station is Traci Bartlow’s home and hotel. It’s a residential street with lots of history… \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I acquired this house in 2007 and I acquired the house from a team of people that would buy houses, flip them, and then sell them. They bought the house from a woman named Eddie Mae Holmes. And Ms. Holmes was an African-American woman that came to West Oakland when she was 14 years old. And, um, through her family ownership, she acquired this house, the house I now own, this house on the corner. And in 1965, she had that apartment building around the corner built and on the lower level of the apartment building, she had Holmes Barber Shop. So Ms.Holmes is one of those black women in the community that was providing in so many different ways for everyone. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ms. Holmes was my friend! I used to make ginger tea and go sit in the kitchen in her house and we would watch The View in the mornings. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b> \u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Laughs\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cem>]\u003c/em> Okay! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> She was my partna! And she was just really amazed by me like, ‘Oh, this is who bought the house?’ And so she was really encouraging to me as a property owner. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">About 15 years ago, Traci converted her home into a guesthouse. People can choose from one of seven rooms for an overnight stay. And at the same time, folks can enjoy the framed photos from Traci’s archives. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Okay here is B-Love’s Guesthouse.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Traci leads me to the kitchenette of the downstairs guest house. Above a small dining room table they’re framed black and white images of kids. I see little girls with barrettes in their hair. In another image, the camera is pointed toward a window sill where a boy with a D.A.R.E. t-shirt is joined by family members, as he looks directly into the camera while eating his cup of noodles. In the background of these images are the streets and structures of the houses in East Oakland– they too are featured characters in the composition of these images. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This photo collection. Ah, this all from the neighborhood? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> These are from my neighborhood.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The brick cell phone? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I mean, the hairdo, of course, in the fashion. But the brick cell phone and the leaning like “Talk to me and Imma talk back.” That’s what she looks like. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">laughs\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This one. This one as well with the cross colors and then this Benz and even the Lack behind it\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> [Music] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The photos are a time machine, instantly transporting me back to the East Oakland that I knew as a youth. Outfits that my sister used to rock. And facial expressions looking like kids I used to kick it with. Squinting, I look for a familiar face or two.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> These are people that I grew up with. You know, we went to middle school and high school together. My mother owned the laundromat on 98th and Birch, and so everyone would come and do their laundry at my mom’s laundromat. And her business wasn’t just where you can do your laundry. It was like a community center \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[laughs]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> where my mom had a sewing machine in the corner and she would do alterations and she would make prom dresses and make outfits for people. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> She also sold Avon, and um we had a little store in the back where you could buy candy and chips and sandwiches, and I would make homemade cookies and we would have those ghetto Icees, you know, like Kool-Aid in a cup. So people were always coming to the laundromat. They were like, Miss Bartlow, did you? Can you hem the skirt? And is my Avon ready? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taken by the beauty of her community and the joy of capturing it on film, Traci started a photography business, shooting people’s portraits and printing them for $2. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> And if I didn’t see people in the neighborhood, when I would bring them, I would be like, ‘Oh, stop by the wash house and pick up your order of photos.’ \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Even before she got into photography, Traci was already into the arts. At age 19, Traci was awarded a scholarship to study dance at New York’s Alvin Ailey Dance Center. A dancer since a kid, she was inspired by both the entertainers she saw on TV and the way folks moved in her community– the family gatherings and community kickbacks–so, this was a dream come true. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This is a picture of my mom escorting me to audition for the Alvin Ailey School when I was 19 years old. We’re at the 34th Street Station in New York City. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> And she’s beaming. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> She’s beaming! Yes! My mom was very supportive of my dance career.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> After finishing the two year professional dance training program, she took performing gigs across the globe. One thing led to another and Traci dabbled in modeling before picking up the camera herself. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I would also find myself at modeling shoots and just be like, ‘What kind of light is that? Oh, that’s a diffuser? What does that do?’ So I was interested in the hardware of photography. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It was just like this natural progression of me knowing about photography and wanting to learn more and also the way I would study magazine layouts. Then I had this eye for how I wanted to capture a photograph. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Traci made her way back to Oakland and this time she \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">really\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> picked up the film camera. She saw the beauty and life in her neighbors and wanted to document that with the same eye and artfulness that fashion magazine photographers did. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> My neighbors were amused with me. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like, ‘You’ve been living in New York City. Oh you want us to pose?’ Like, so I would always have my camera. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If it was a holiday, a cook, a cookout, kind of holiday. Memorial Day, 4th of July. I would just come outside and take pictures and hang out. So when they saw me, they’re like, ‘Heyyyy! \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Picture time! Yeah, here come the photo lady, l\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">et’s get ready. She’s going to take our picture!’ \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Traci’s background in dance soon became the focus of her photography. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I’m self-taught, so I started photographing other dancers. And you’ll see many images from this photo shoot, because this was an assignment I gave myself to practice with high speed film. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We make our way from guest room to guest room, photos hung everywhere. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">There’s this one black and white image of teenage b-boy dancers in throwback gear: one is rocking a visor, another in a pair of Marvin the martian shorts– just dripping with youthful 90s flavor. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In front of a brick wall, one guy is doing a crazy handstand and the other is seen jumping 3 feet off the ground hitting a pose. In spite of all the movement, everything is captured in crisp detail, no blur. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> And the dancers are two of the members of Housing Authority. And Housing Authority was this bad ass crew of all male dancers from Oakland and Richmond, Black and brown men. And they were running things in the nineties. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> One of the dancers in the photo is Fly Styles who went on to be a successful backup dancer and choreographer for musicians like Usher and Missy Elliot. Same goes for other Town folks that Traci has photographed in the 90s. Most are now thriving in the entertainment world or powerhouses in the local arts and culture scene. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This is Aisha Bilal, Layla Jenkins, Asha Karima and Ingrid Best. We were at \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">DeFremery Park \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">at an event there. This is 1997. We were having a conversation. And in that moment, I just stepped back from the cipher and leaned down and captured this photograph of them. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Black and white, the posture, arms across, you know, like stoic for the most part and angled up. You’re like looking up at them. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> My tentative title for this one is “Giant” because of how larger than life these women are, not only in the photograph, but in real life. They have all been just very powerful and dynamic in their lives, in their families, in their communities, in business. It’s really amazing just to see who these women are even today. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Look, she really has a house full of anecdotal stories about artists at every turn. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Here we are… \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Entering the next room. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> So this is one of the rooms that I rent out for B-Love’s Guesthouse, and people are just, like, rejuvenated and just excited to have a good night’s rest in this comfortable plush queen bed surrounded by all this art, these high ceilings, chandelier, and just this big picture window that brings so much morning sunlight into the room.\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> You’ve got some legends in here. Like, that’s a portrait of Shock G, the late. And this is the Luniz it looks like. That’s fresh out of high school Luniz. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b> \u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> [laughs] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That picture was taken backstage as Summer Jam… mhmmm \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This is ’97. So this is yeah, post “I Got Five On It.”\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> They are still riding that wave. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mm. Mm mm.\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> O\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">ne of the things I would do as a photographer in starting out and being self-taught is, I would get a great photo of an artist. I would look on the liner notes of their album and find out who the management was, send them the photo with the cover letter and introduce myself. Sometimes I would write with a ballpoint pen on the back of the photo, like “photo by Tracy Barlow. Copyright 1994.” \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> To break into the industry, Traci had to put herself out there. And with all those portraits that she shot of her neighbors, dancer friends, and hip hop artists on the rise– that became her portfolio of work that she carried with her in a Walgreens photo album just waiting for that right moment when she’d have to pull it out.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> And so I talked my way into Chi Modu’s office! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The late Chi Modu is \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">thee\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> late ‘90s hip-hop photographer. He famously photographed Biggie, Eazy-E, Mobb Deep, Nas, members of the Wu Tang Clan, and Tupac. His artwork is culture visualized. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> And I said, ‘I’m from Oakland, and if I get pictures of the scene in Oakland, then maybe you could publish them in your magazine?’\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And he looked at this portfolio with all these faces from deep East Oakland, and he was like, ‘You have a good eye.’ He said, ‘Let’s do it. You capture photos of the scene. Maybe we’ll publish them.’ And the first photo that was published was this image of Hiero at Hip Hop on the Green, and this was published in the Source Magazine. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music ] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hip Hop On the Green was this dope outdoor concert that was held in the East Bay throughout the 90s. And Traci was there to document it! Her photos of the event helped spread awareness of Bay Area Hip Hop Culture to the rest of the country. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">From Hip Hop On the Green…look at E-40. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Oh, Mail Man time. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mail Man! Okay, Slurricane. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yeah, the Mossie. B-legit.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Suga-T\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oooh, look at the finger waves. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes and the Cross Colours. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Nice! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It should be noted that while Traci is fully in community with folks, she’s largely doing this on her own: Her photos. Her home. Her idea. And her actualization. She’s not waiting around for someone to give her a platform or to recognize her contributions to the culture, she’s just doing it herself.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And in a place where Black folks have been under-resourced, overpoliced, locked-up and pushed out of the Town for decades, for her to hold space for herself, her work and her community? Cmon, man, we’ve gotta recognize the power in that. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’m amazed that I survived foreclosure. There was many moments of just the spirit of detachment. This may not work out. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yeah.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I would come home. Those notices were posted on my front door. This house is up for auction on the county courthouse steps at 6 a.m.\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> After surviving foreclosure, Traci opened up her space, allowing people to rent out rooms. The guests? It started with her network of artist friends… \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And I was like, Well, I think I’m going to start renting out rooms to people that I know that are coming to town for residencies, for conferences, for events, for direct actions. Like these are people that I know come to the Bay Area for these different things. I know all the African dance festivals. I know the B Boys, I know the film festivals, I know the National Poetry Slams. Like, that’s my life! Artists and activism is my life. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b> \u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That’s beautiful… to have it come almost naturally, like from your experience is poured into you and also it benefits the larger community. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yeah, there are people in this neighborhood that have been here for a long time, as well as a mix of new people that are coming in. So to honor this history of the black experience in West Oakland is really important to me. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The house itself is preserving history. And then within the house you have history on the walls. And it’s not all historical, it’s forward moving, like you have people coming through in real time\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">…who are \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">culture makers, people, cultural icons, you know. And so I just wanted to get a sense of some of the people who’ve come through here.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes!!! Norma Miller, the queen of swing! The Lindy Hop champion! \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">S\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">he’ll be like,’ Nope, I don’t want to be at the Marriott.’ She’s like, ‘I want to be at B-Love’s Guesthouse.’\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Because it was like she wanted to be immersed in Black culture.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">B-Girl FaTara from New York. She came out for a breaking event here in Oakland. And she said, ‘I’ve stayed at so many AirBnbs, but this is like a Black house, like the incense you have burning, the beans you got cooking, like it smells and feels like the house of an African American person.’\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So people are coming here and they may be in this gentrified neighborhood, but they’re like, Oh, but this is I, this is the Black lady’s house! \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[laughs] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ‘Thank you’ doesn’t do justice, man. I want to offer my sincere appreciation to Traci Bartlow. Thank you for your art, your hospitality and for your time. Also, thanks for being a pleasant community member, just a delightful person to see at an event and around the Town. Thank you. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can find more information at b-lovesguesthouse.com or \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/blovesguesthouse/#\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">blovesguesthouse on Instagram. \u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Traci’s instagram is tracibartlow and we’ll add a link to more information on her photo exhibit to the show notes. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Time to give credit where it’s due:\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marisol Medina-Cadena came with me and Traci on this tour, and then produced this joint. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#episode-transcript\">\u003cem>View the full episode transcript.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside of a classic Queen Anne Victorian in West Oakland, photographer \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tracibartlow/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Traci Bartlow\u003c/a> displays beautifully framed images of the people who shaped hip-hop culture here in the Bay Area, and across the nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her exhibition, \u003cem>Oakland Picture Lady: Tales of the 90’s Girl\u003c/em>, features photos of Outkast and Queen Latifah, Busta Rhymes and ODB, alongside images of the Luniz and Shock-G, as well as E-40 and The Click.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the photos tell a story about what life was like in growing up in Oakland, it’s her house that tells \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CxjCC5Uv62l/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">the complex story of multiple generations of Black folks\u003c/a>, land ownership and community appreciation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Traci is the owner of \u003ca href=\"https://www.b-lovesguesthouse.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B-Love’s Guesthouse\u003c/a>, which is a photography museum and a boutique hotel. With its picturesque front porch and flourishing garden in the back, the building features seven different rooms that folks can rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920339\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920339\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04426-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Traci Bartlow holds up an image of the wash house her mother once owned in East Oakland. \" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04426-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04426-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04426-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04426-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04426-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04426.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traci Bartlow holds up an image of the washhouse her mother once owned in East Oakland. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>An \u003ca href=\"https://www.alvinailey.org/school\">Ailey School\u003c/a> graduate turned \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjBa6yqRau4\">Emmy-winning dancer\u003c/a> and choreographer, Traci fell in love with the arts through what she experienced in her neighborhood as a child. Block parties and family functions introduced her to her love of dance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born and raised in East Oakland, she also saw firsthand the importance of a neighborhood hub by watching the multiple ways people would use her mother’s washhouse. It wasn’t just a laundromat but a corner store, a place to get your prom dress made or pick up your Avon order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She acquired her current home from the late Eddie Mae Holmes, a Black woman who once owned multiple properties in West Oakland. And Traci envisioned using the space for the purposes of artistic expression and community gatherings, including showcasing her work. Now B-Love’s Guesthouse stands as a home for hip-hop history and a safe haven for folks to come together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13920342 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04446-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Traci Bartlow.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04446-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04446-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04446-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04446-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04446-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC04446.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traci Bartlow sits on the stairwell of her Queen Ann Victorian home in West Oakland \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=KQINC3179587234&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This episode originally aired on October 14, 2022 .\u003c/em>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-content post-body\">\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a computer-generated transcript. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena, Producer: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hey Rightnowish listeners, it’s Marisol Medina-Cadena. As we continue to honor 50 Years of Hip-Hop, we’re bringing you an episode from our archive featuring dancer and photographer Traci Bartlow.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Traci documented Bay Area dancers, rappers, and dj’s in the 90’s and still hasn’t put the camera down. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This summer, the inaugural Bay Area Hip Hop Archives honored Traci Bartlow for her contributions to the region’s Hip Hop scene. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And Pendarvis Harshaw is gonna take it from here, enjoy. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Music\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">] \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cb>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw, host:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Mic, mic check one, mic check two. Are we here? All right we’re here…Rightnowish. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Street ambience ]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Do you know what type of tree it is?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow, guest:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It’s called a bottle brush tree.Usually it’s full of these bright red flowers with skinny pistils and the hummingbirds love it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Why start here on your tour? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It’s in the shade and it’s a moment to get a feel for the house and the neighborhood. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Hey y’all, what’s happening? You’re listening to Rightnowish, a podcast about arts and culture in the bay area. I’m your partna Pen…Pendarvis Harshaw. And today, we’re gonna spend some time in West Oakland. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The neighborhood looks hella different than it did when I was coming up, but all is not lost. There’s still places and people that have weathered the market forces to maintain the character of the area. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like this Victorian house I’m standing in front of with today’s guest, Traci Bartlow. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This is a Queen Anne Victorian house and it was built in 1895. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It’s painted white with a mix of soft yellow and sky blue accents. Potted roses and succulents line the stairwell.. and it’s got this half arch that extends from the porch and frames the door, almost like a house you’d see in a storybook. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It seems like they wanted to make it look like a castle! You know, like with the high ceilings, this beautiful arc, all of this really unique molding on the house. Everything is really grand. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Traci’s home is also a boutique hotel called B-Love’s Guesthouse, where you can rent a room for a day or two. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> B-Love’s Guesthouse has served as a healing space and a respite in many different ways. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It’s also a photography museum where you could spend an hour or two just soaking up the rich history. This month, Traci is exhibiting photos she shot of the Town, including images that graced the pages of historic magazines like The Source and Rap Pages.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This image here is the Hobo Junction. And I love this image because they’re selling their tapes out of a box on Telegraph Avenue. In front of the record store! That’s how we did in the nineties.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> She had a front row seat to the artists who shaped both the Bay Area hip hop scene and the national hip hop scene. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">These pictures are fun! Busta Rhymes and ODB. This was on the set of Busta’s music video. “Woo-ha! Got You All In Check.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Okay yeah.. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes, so he shot the video in \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">San Francisco, and so I came out to capture photographs and… \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> What?\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That’s tight as hell. I didn’t know that.. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yep! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> That’s Isha B doing ODB’s hair?! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes! \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[laughs]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Isha B did ODB’s hair?? What?? That’s crazy!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b> \u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[laughs]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yep, classic history!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Woah, okay. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, today we’re focused on Traci Bartlow’s dope photo archive and the story behind the place where these photos are housed. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So wipe your kicks at the door, hang up your coat, relax your shoulders,\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">and take a deep breath: we’re posting up at B-Love’s Guesthouse. Right after this…\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> [Outdoor Ambience]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Just a few blocks from the women of the Black Panther Party mural and west Oakland Bart station is Traci Bartlow’s home and hotel. It’s a residential street with lots of history… \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I acquired this house in 2007 and I acquired the house from a team of people that would buy houses, flip them, and then sell them. They bought the house from a woman named Eddie Mae Holmes. And Ms. Holmes was an African-American woman that came to West Oakland when she was 14 years old. And, um, through her family ownership, she acquired this house, the house I now own, this house on the corner. And in 1965, she had that apartment building around the corner built and on the lower level of the apartment building, she had Holmes Barber Shop. So Ms.Holmes is one of those black women in the community that was providing in so many different ways for everyone. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ms. Holmes was my friend! I used to make ginger tea and go sit in the kitchen in her house and we would watch The View in the mornings. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b> \u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Laughs\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cem>]\u003c/em> Okay! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> She was my partna! And she was just really amazed by me like, ‘Oh, this is who bought the house?’ And so she was really encouraging to me as a property owner. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">About 15 years ago, Traci converted her home into a guesthouse. People can choose from one of seven rooms for an overnight stay. And at the same time, folks can enjoy the framed photos from Traci’s archives. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Okay here is B-Love’s Guesthouse.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Traci leads me to the kitchenette of the downstairs guest house. Above a small dining room table they’re framed black and white images of kids. I see little girls with barrettes in their hair. In another image, the camera is pointed toward a window sill where a boy with a D.A.R.E. t-shirt is joined by family members, as he looks directly into the camera while eating his cup of noodles. In the background of these images are the streets and structures of the houses in East Oakland– they too are featured characters in the composition of these images. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This photo collection. Ah, this all from the neighborhood? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> These are from my neighborhood.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The brick cell phone? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I mean, the hairdo, of course, in the fashion. But the brick cell phone and the leaning like “Talk to me and Imma talk back.” That’s what she looks like. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">laughs\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This one. This one as well with the cross colors and then this Benz and even the Lack behind it\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> [Music] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The photos are a time machine, instantly transporting me back to the East Oakland that I knew as a youth. Outfits that my sister used to rock. And facial expressions looking like kids I used to kick it with. Squinting, I look for a familiar face or two.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> These are people that I grew up with. You know, we went to middle school and high school together. My mother owned the laundromat on 98th and Birch, and so everyone would come and do their laundry at my mom’s laundromat. And her business wasn’t just where you can do your laundry. It was like a community center \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[laughs]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> where my mom had a sewing machine in the corner and she would do alterations and she would make prom dresses and make outfits for people. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> She also sold Avon, and um we had a little store in the back where you could buy candy and chips and sandwiches, and I would make homemade cookies and we would have those ghetto Icees, you know, like Kool-Aid in a cup. So people were always coming to the laundromat. They were like, Miss Bartlow, did you? Can you hem the skirt? And is my Avon ready? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taken by the beauty of her community and the joy of capturing it on film, Traci started a photography business, shooting people’s portraits and printing them for $2. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> And if I didn’t see people in the neighborhood, when I would bring them, I would be like, ‘Oh, stop by the wash house and pick up your order of photos.’ \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Even before she got into photography, Traci was already into the arts. At age 19, Traci was awarded a scholarship to study dance at New York’s Alvin Ailey Dance Center. A dancer since a kid, she was inspired by both the entertainers she saw on TV and the way folks moved in her community– the family gatherings and community kickbacks–so, this was a dream come true. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This is a picture of my mom escorting me to audition for the Alvin Ailey School when I was 19 years old. We’re at the 34th Street Station in New York City. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> And she’s beaming. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> She’s beaming! Yes! My mom was very supportive of my dance career.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> After finishing the two year professional dance training program, she took performing gigs across the globe. One thing led to another and Traci dabbled in modeling before picking up the camera herself. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I would also find myself at modeling shoots and just be like, ‘What kind of light is that? Oh, that’s a diffuser? What does that do?’ So I was interested in the hardware of photography. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It was just like this natural progression of me knowing about photography and wanting to learn more and also the way I would study magazine layouts. Then I had this eye for how I wanted to capture a photograph. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Traci made her way back to Oakland and this time she \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">really\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> picked up the film camera. She saw the beauty and life in her neighbors and wanted to document that with the same eye and artfulness that fashion magazine photographers did. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> My neighbors were amused with me. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like, ‘You’ve been living in New York City. Oh you want us to pose?’ Like, so I would always have my camera. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If it was a holiday, a cook, a cookout, kind of holiday. Memorial Day, 4th of July. I would just come outside and take pictures and hang out. So when they saw me, they’re like, ‘Heyyyy! \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Picture time! Yeah, here come the photo lady, l\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">et’s get ready. She’s going to take our picture!’ \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Traci’s background in dance soon became the focus of her photography. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I’m self-taught, so I started photographing other dancers. And you’ll see many images from this photo shoot, because this was an assignment I gave myself to practice with high speed film. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We make our way from guest room to guest room, photos hung everywhere. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">There’s this one black and white image of teenage b-boy dancers in throwback gear: one is rocking a visor, another in a pair of Marvin the martian shorts– just dripping with youthful 90s flavor. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In front of a brick wall, one guy is doing a crazy handstand and the other is seen jumping 3 feet off the ground hitting a pose. In spite of all the movement, everything is captured in crisp detail, no blur. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> And the dancers are two of the members of Housing Authority. And Housing Authority was this bad ass crew of all male dancers from Oakland and Richmond, Black and brown men. And they were running things in the nineties. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> One of the dancers in the photo is Fly Styles who went on to be a successful backup dancer and choreographer for musicians like Usher and Missy Elliot. Same goes for other Town folks that Traci has photographed in the 90s. Most are now thriving in the entertainment world or powerhouses in the local arts and culture scene. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This is Aisha Bilal, Layla Jenkins, Asha Karima and Ingrid Best. We were at \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">DeFremery Park \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">at an event there. This is 1997. We were having a conversation. And in that moment, I just stepped back from the cipher and leaned down and captured this photograph of them. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Black and white, the posture, arms across, you know, like stoic for the most part and angled up. You’re like looking up at them. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> My tentative title for this one is “Giant” because of how larger than life these women are, not only in the photograph, but in real life. They have all been just very powerful and dynamic in their lives, in their families, in their communities, in business. It’s really amazing just to see who these women are even today. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Look, she really has a house full of anecdotal stories about artists at every turn. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Here we are… \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Entering the next room. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> So this is one of the rooms that I rent out for B-Love’s Guesthouse, and people are just, like, rejuvenated and just excited to have a good night’s rest in this comfortable plush queen bed surrounded by all this art, these high ceilings, chandelier, and just this big picture window that brings so much morning sunlight into the room.\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> You’ve got some legends in here. Like, that’s a portrait of Shock G, the late. And this is the Luniz it looks like. That’s fresh out of high school Luniz. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b> \u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> [laughs] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That picture was taken backstage as Summer Jam… mhmmm \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This is ’97. So this is yeah, post “I Got Five On It.”\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> They are still riding that wave. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mm. Mm mm.\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> O\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">ne of the things I would do as a photographer in starting out and being self-taught is, I would get a great photo of an artist. I would look on the liner notes of their album and find out who the management was, send them the photo with the cover letter and introduce myself. Sometimes I would write with a ballpoint pen on the back of the photo, like “photo by Tracy Barlow. Copyright 1994.” \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> To break into the industry, Traci had to put herself out there. And with all those portraits that she shot of her neighbors, dancer friends, and hip hop artists on the rise– that became her portfolio of work that she carried with her in a Walgreens photo album just waiting for that right moment when she’d have to pull it out.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> And so I talked my way into Chi Modu’s office! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The late Chi Modu is \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">thee\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> late ‘90s hip-hop photographer. He famously photographed Biggie, Eazy-E, Mobb Deep, Nas, members of the Wu Tang Clan, and Tupac. His artwork is culture visualized. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> And I said, ‘I’m from Oakland, and if I get pictures of the scene in Oakland, then maybe you could publish them in your magazine?’\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And he looked at this portfolio with all these faces from deep East Oakland, and he was like, ‘You have a good eye.’ He said, ‘Let’s do it. You capture photos of the scene. Maybe we’ll publish them.’ And the first photo that was published was this image of Hiero at Hip Hop on the Green, and this was published in the Source Magazine. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music ] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hip Hop On the Green was this dope outdoor concert that was held in the East Bay throughout the 90s. And Traci was there to document it! Her photos of the event helped spread awareness of Bay Area Hip Hop Culture to the rest of the country. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">From Hip Hop On the Green…look at E-40. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Oh, Mail Man time. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mail Man! Okay, Slurricane. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yeah, the Mossie. B-legit.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Suga-T\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oooh, look at the finger waves. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes and the Cross Colours. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Nice! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It should be noted that while Traci is fully in community with folks, she’s largely doing this on her own: Her photos. Her home. Her idea. And her actualization. She’s not waiting around for someone to give her a platform or to recognize her contributions to the culture, she’s just doing it herself.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And in a place where Black folks have been under-resourced, overpoliced, locked-up and pushed out of the Town for decades, for her to hold space for herself, her work and her community? Cmon, man, we’ve gotta recognize the power in that. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’m amazed that I survived foreclosure. There was many moments of just the spirit of detachment. This may not work out. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yeah.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I would come home. Those notices were posted on my front door. This house is up for auction on the county courthouse steps at 6 a.m.\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> After surviving foreclosure, Traci opened up her space, allowing people to rent out rooms. The guests? It started with her network of artist friends… \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And I was like, Well, I think I’m going to start renting out rooms to people that I know that are coming to town for residencies, for conferences, for events, for direct actions. Like these are people that I know come to the Bay Area for these different things. I know all the African dance festivals. I know the B Boys, I know the film festivals, I know the National Poetry Slams. Like, that’s my life! Artists and activism is my life. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b> \u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That’s beautiful… to have it come almost naturally, like from your experience is poured into you and also it benefits the larger community. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yeah, there are people in this neighborhood that have been here for a long time, as well as a mix of new people that are coming in. So to honor this history of the black experience in West Oakland is really important to me. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The house itself is preserving history. And then within the house you have history on the walls. And it’s not all historical, it’s forward moving, like you have people coming through in real time\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">…who are \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">culture makers, people, cultural icons, you know. And so I just wanted to get a sense of some of the people who’ve come through here.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Traci Bartlow:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes!!! Norma Miller, the queen of swing! 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