Everywhere, quarantine is helping creative individuals learn more and providing an environment for reflection and development. I now have plenty of free time on my hands and have frequently found myself picking up a pencil to sketch.
Let’s be honest, many of us in the arts yearn for the approval of critics, even if we claim that we don’t care what our audience thinks. Most modern-day art shows, theater productions, music performances, and soloist debuts aim to get good reviews by word of mouth and reviewers.
International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8, is a worldwide celebration of women’s cultural, social, economic, and political achievements.
When feeling overwhelmed by all that is happening in the world, my first instinct is to curl up under the sheets and ignore all my problems. And, when that doesn’t work, to slip on my tennis shoes, put on a mask, leash my dog, and go for a jog.
I want to preface this article by warning that it contains heavy content, specifically the discussion of ethnic persecution. On February 1 of this year, the democratically elected government of a Southeast Asian country called Myanmar — formerly known as Burma — was put under arrest and imprisoned by the country’s powerful military in a
My last column was focused on women composers born before the 20th century, so now I will be spotlighting more contemporary women musicians who directly led us to the 21st century. The past hundred years were a tipping point for women in classical music.
As everyone has taken to remaining indoors for the majority of their time, pet adoptions have skyrocketed. During my family’s time fostering, hundreds of applications were sent to the Humane Society of the North Bay daily.
Born in Oakland, California, Vice President Kamala Harris was always the underdog. Born to two immigrant parents, she served as district attorney of San Francisco, attorney general of California, and US senator before becoming the first woman and person of color to serve as the vice president of the United States.
In 1962, American biologist Rachel Carson published her book A Silent Spring. This book was not any old book, but a warning. After many years of research, Carson noticed the impact of pesticides, especially DDT, on the environment.
Until recently, career opportunities for women around the world were limited. As in most other fields of study, women in classical music were not granted the same opportunities as the men of their time were, and many of their well-deserved credentials were not recorded.
Hi Berkeley High School! We are BHS’s Multicultural Student Association. The MCSA is both a mixed-race organization and a cultural club. Recognizing a need for advocacy and visibility, we are continuously working towards creating a community that is a safe haven for students with complex identities that are not always embraced.
Black Latinos, or Latinos of African descent, comprise a demographic all too often overlooked within the Latin community. According to some sources, there are around 37.2 million Black Latinos/Latinos of African descent around the world, although these figures are very ambiguous.
I’ve always found the tactics of political and civil resistance absolutely fascinating. Growing up in Berkeley, I’ve had the privilege of living in a city so renowned for its culture of progressive protest that conservatives deridingly call it “Berserkeley,” so naturally enough when I first heard about the farm strikes in India I wasn’t particularly
In 1969, Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to the US Congress. Growing up, she was always somewhat immersed in the world of politics through her father, who supported the rights of trade union members.
When I came to America in June of 2016, it wasn’t what I had imagined it would be like. I heard stories about how the streets in America were so clean you could eat off them, but when I arrived, I saw many homeless people living on the streets.
It was a Saturday morning; I was attending an “open schools” protest near Berkeley High School. I heard numerous doctors, parents, teachers, and students speak about the safe opening of schools.
Dr. George Washington Carver was a prominent African American agricultural scientist in the early 20th century, when most people made a living from farming.
In the past few years, racial awareness has been gaining momentum across America, causing many to recognize that we have systems in place that are both implicitly and explicitly biased.
