For diasporic communities everywhere, food is a love language. Now six months into Israel’s latest attack on Gaza, Palestinians in Gaza and surrounding occupied territories remain without steady access to food, water and electricity. Instead of turning to despair, Oakland’s own Palestinian busine...

If Bugs Bunny were injured or sick, he would need to see a doc who specializes in the treatment of exotic animals. Rabbits, potbellied pigs, birds, reptiles, amphibians, guinea pigs, rats, mice, hamsters, turtles and chinchillas are among a wide range of pets classified as “exotics.” Multiple sou...

If one’s best buddy is a furry, ball-chasing bundle of energy commonly known as “my dog,” and one’s appetite leans to beer, burgers and beyond, the East Bay responds. Or let’s say a person wakes up one morning with a hankering for a feline fix and a cuppa cappuccino, chai or kombucha. We repeat: ...

THURSDAY AMERICANA MISNER & SMITH Sam Misner and Megan Smith comprise a folk duo made for the stage, with searching songs made for contemplative drives on an open road. On Thursday, the Northern California-based pair celebrates the release of their sixth studio album, All is Song. After six years...

The Main Dish is the biggest event taking place in Berkeley over the POC Food & Wine Festival’s inaugural weekend. The festival’s founder, Gina Mariko Rosales, said she and the event organizers wanted to curate an inclusive weekend of events for everyone. “You want the festival tasting vibe; come...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The world record for jumping rope in six inches of mud is held by an Aries. Are you surprised? I’m not. So is the world record for consecutive wallops administered to a plastic inflatable punching doll. Other top accomplishments performed by Aries people: longest distan...

Black travel worldwide represents a dominant sector in the industry. Experts, consultants and researchers offer real-time data proving their assertions: Black travelers in 2020 spent upwards of $109.4 billion annually, based on one study of international travel from Black Travel Alliance in partn...

From the beginning of the 20th century through the 1970s, waves of African Americans left the South in what is known as the “Great Migration.” More than six million people are estimated to have uprooted themselves in search of better, freer lives, taking with them their histories, their tradition...

The songs on Hot Pressed, the new EP from Oakland’s Malik Mays—who records and performs under their musical identity, Mahawam—continue to explore the intersection between their inner world and the reality of living in the world as a queer, Black artist. The songs on the EP are arranged with an im...