There goes the Neighborhood
Gentrification takes hold of some American neighborhoods, strangling its residents A few years ago, I went back home to the Bay Area. I was excited to visit; I was going to see a lot of…
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The Roundup: Musicals Edition
21 Chump Street Follow high school senior Justin Laboy as his life rapidly goes downhill when he falls in love with an undercover cop in this 15-minute documentary musical based on a true story. The…
Former Black Panther shares past experience
When I lived in the Bay Area, I heard a lot about the Black Panthers, which was started by Dr. Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in West Oakland on October 15th, 1966. The Panthers…
I’m just as valid as my culture
One time when I was in elementary school, my mom cornrowed my hair just before school started. I was livid. I hated the way the braids looked on my head, and I swore they made…