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When Women Are Sentenced to Male Prisonsnew

In The Women of San Quentin, journalist Kristin Schreier Lyseggen offers an in-depth look at the struggles of transgender women who face abuse and trauma inside California's male prisons.
East Bay Express  |  Sam Levin  |  09-30-2015  |  Culture

The Art of Hypnotherapynew

Oakland artist Carissa Potter shares intimate moments with strangers in a collaborative exhibition involving therapy, meditation, and hypnosis.
East Bay Express  |  Sam Levin  |  08-06-2014  |  Art

Standing Up for Gay Comediansnew

Charlie Ballard, an Oakland-based Native-American performer, will be a host at the massive Gathering of Nations Powwow — and this time, he's doing it in drag.
East Bay Express  |  Sam Levin  |  04-24-2014  |  Comedy

Preserving the Old Bay Bridgenew

As demolition moves forward on the historic structure, Bay Area artists are advocating for creative reuse of the steel before it's scrapped and sent overseas.
East Bay Express  |  Sam Levin  |  01-29-2014  |  Culture

Taggers by Night, Muralists by Daynew

Oakland nonprofits want to reduce graffiti by hiring youth to paint murals on sites they've vandalized. Will property owners let them?
East Bay Express  |  Sam Levin  |  12-17-2013  |  Art

The Long Division of Jonestown Survivorsnew

Thirty-five years after the horrific mass suicide in Guyana, former Peoples Temple members and relatives of the deceased are conflicted on the best way to honor the dead at the East Oakland gravesite.
East Bay Express  |  Sam Levin  |  11-15-2013  |  History

What Is Killing the East Bay's Soul Food Restaurants?new

The recession has been hard on restaurants of every type, but it's been particularly hard on the owners of soul food, Caribbean, or Louisiana kitchens
East Bay Express  |  Sam Levin  |  07-15-2009  |  Food+Drink

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