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This is Bailey… Remembering Chauncey Bailey, newspaper editor, mentor and friend. By Kwan Booth (August 3, 2007-Novometro.com) Deadline nights in the newspaper business are sacred. Nothing compares to that last minute rush of writing, editing and designing, trying to...
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PeaceOut Festival Brings Homo Hop to the world By Kwan Booth (September 22, 2007-Bay Area Reporter) In the 7 years since its inception, the PeaceOut Festival has come a long way.When the small group of LGBT hip hop performers and fans gathered together in Oakland’s...
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Lineage can be a tricky thing. The need to understand where you come from sometimes contradicts the desire to fit in and be a part of the larger world. This can be especially true for black people, with our complicated relationship with this country. Some choose to...
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Spunk Still Sings: Hurston’s blues tales shape performance By Kwan Booth Fiction writer and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston was one of the most celebrated and controversial black cultural figures of the 20th century. Her feminist stance and dedication to...
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For the last couple of weeks, downtown Berkeley has had a serious Negro Problem, and it’s name is Stew. Since mid October, Stew has been appearing in the play, “Passing Strange”, a coming of age travelogue that follows a young man’s search for...
