Bay Area native and self-taught filmmaker Cat Brewer latest project is "Sign the Show." The film sheds light on deaf culture and the challenges they and the Hard of Hearing community face accessing live entertainment.
Poets across the Bay Area share their work year-round in print and at live venues. This month, in honor of Black History Month, KALW is putting a spotlight on the works of local Black poets.Airs Monday through Friday at 7:19 a.m. and 4:18 a.m.
Poet and Oakland-native Jenee Darden reads her poem "Joy." Darden has been writing poetry since she was a kid growing up in East Oakland. She is also the host of KALW’s Sights and Sounds and has long been active in the Bay Area literary community.
Jeneé Darden is an award-winning journalist, author, public speaker and proud Oakland native. She hosts the weekly arts segment Sights & Sounds and covers East Oakland for KALW. Jenee has reported for NPR, Marketplace, KQED, KPCC, The Los Angeles Times, Ebony magazine, Refinery29 and other outlets. In 2005, she reported on the London transit bombings for Time magazine. Prior to coming to KALW, she hosted the podcast Mental Health and Wellness Radio.
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