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    Sister Dana sez, “I know many of us democracy-loving citizens are extremely anxious…”

    Sister Dana sez, “I know many of us democracy-loving citizens are extremely anxious…”

    By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “I know many of us democracy-loving citizens are extremely anxious about the upcoming Presidential Inauguration aka ‘In-Aggravation’—including the cruel and vindictive Administration…

    The Profit Was Love

    The Profit Was Love

    By Evelyn C. White– As the official biographer of Alice Walker, I spent nearly a decade researching the art and activism of a writer whose signature work, The Color Purple…

    Honoring the Legacy of Zora Neale Hurston on the 65th Anniversary of Her Passing

    Honoring the Legacy of Zora Neale Hurston on the 65th Anniversary of Her Passing

    By Evelyn White– January 28, 2025, will mark the 65th anniversary of Zora Neale Hurston’s death. Here’s an excerpt from my book, Alice Walker: A Life (2004) that recounts Alice’s…

    Trans Masc Series at BAMPFA Features Rare Queer Films

    Trans Masc Series at BAMPFA Features Rare Queer Films

    By Gary M. Kramer– Local film curator Jenni Olson has assembled another program of Trans Masc films that will screen January 17 through February 23 at BAMPFA (Berkeley Art Museum…

    Castro Night Market

    Castro Night Market

    The Castro came alive with neighbors, friends, vendors, and civic leaders who filled 18th Street on Friday, December 20, 2024, during the second in the series of Castro Night Market…

    A Few Good Films and Some Like It Hot!

    A Few Good Films and Some Like It Hot!

    By Jan Wahl– Ever play that game around a table full of friends asking, “What is your one favorite character trait of your own?” It is a good question to…

    Grand Reopening of Mollie Stone’s Castro

    Grand Reopening of Mollie Stone’s Castro

    Mollie Stone’s Castro, a family-run grocery store that’s been open in the San Francisco neighborhood since 2009, held a Grand Reopening celebration on the morning of January 17, 2025, after…

    Don’t Be Afraid of Poetry

    Don’t Be Afraid of Poetry

    By Jewelle Gomez– I grew up listening to AM radio in Boston in the 1960s; every day I heard the widest variety of popular songs from three decades. I came…

    Top of Your Stack 1.16.25

    Playworld: A Novel (fiction – hardcover) by Adam Ross In Playworld, 14-year-old actor Griffin Hurt navigates fame, family turmoil, and a dangerous affair in 1980s Manhattan. As the adults around…

    Lit Snax 1.16.25

    Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar This is a queer, Iranian-American coming-of-age story that stretches the bounds of the genre to include a meditation on, you guessed it, martyrdom and the meaning…