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The Best Fan Fits and Hot Looks at Portola Festival 2026
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Ken Light’s Intimate Portrait of West Oakland in the 1970s
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50 Years Ago, Marion Gray Captured ‘Running Fence’ Behind the Scenes
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Why Lake Merritt’s Street Food Scene Is Worth Saving
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The Fanciest Japanese Pop-Up in Oakland You Haven’t Heard Of 
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After a Devastating Fire, Oakland’s Only Puerto Rican Restaurant Returns to Its Roots
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Dewey Crumpler Paints ‘Portals to Absolute Autonomy’
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In ‘Fjord,’ a Religious Family Navigates Norway’s ‘Enlightened’ Norms
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Honoring the Black Panther Party on Its 60th Anniversary
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Rebel Girls From Bay Area History
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The Indian American Essayist Who Championed Social Justice and Feminism
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The Jewish ‘Red Angel’ Who Withstood Incarceration for Workers’ Rights
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The Palestinian Therapist, Teacher and Music Lover Who Built Cultural Bridges
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Tone Capone, Producer of ‘I Got 5 On It,’ Dies at 59
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Mac Dre Will Get a Vallejo Street Named in His Honor
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20 Years Later, Traxamillion’s ‘Slapp Addict’ Remains the Royal Hyphy Standard
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Dewey Crumpler Paints ‘Portals to Absolute Autonomy’

At the Museum of the African Diaspora, the longtime teacher exhibits five decades of persistent, dynamic work.
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In ‘Fjord,’ a Religious Family Navigates Norway’s ‘Enlightened’ Norms

As a morality tale, the Palme d'Or-winning film falls short of director Cristian Mungiu's earlier triumphs.
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National Book Award Finalists Span Continents and Tackle Identity, Justice and War

This year’s crop includes works from authors like Edwidge Danticat and Valeria Luiselli in the spotlight.
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Two young Black men sit side-by-side in a room with white walls and a portrait of Malcolm X in the background

Honoring the Black Panther Party on Its 60th Anniversary

Events throughout October commemorate one of the most important organizations of the 20th century.
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A chef in a baseball cap talks to a customer buying food from his food tent. A lake is visible in the background.

Why Lake Merritt’s Street Food Scene Is Worth Saving

Oakland's Jerk'n It, a Guyanese oxtail specialist, is one of the informal market's many success stories.
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Novelist Natalie Baszile Captures How Racism Can Tear ‘Friends and Family’ Apart

The Bay Area author follows up ‘Queen Sugar’ with a new book based on a real-life traumatic incident her family experienced.
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‘I Believe We Can Stop What's Happening Now,’ Says Mahmoud Khalil in Oakland

Khalil visited the Bay Area on a book tour for ‘No Land to Stand On,’ a searing call for free speech.
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