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In ‘The 50,’ Incarcerated Men Become Mentors
How a new approach to trauma helps incarcerated men guide the younger generation — and heal themselves.
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A Gallery Owner With a ‘Let’s-Do-This Attitude’ Launches a Residency on Market Street
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Ticket Alert: Kevin Hart at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland
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Kevin Hart speaks onstage during CinemaCon 2016
A Californian Two-Spot Octopus Named Terrance Is a TikTok Sensation
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Post-Apocalyptic Visions of Earth Aren’t So Far-Fetched at 111 Minna Gallery
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Calvin Keys, Widely Loved Jazz Guitarist With Endless Soul, Dies at 82
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The Chronic Pain Of White Supremacy
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Rightnowish Presents: Immigrantly’s Conversation with Musician Meklit Hadero
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Zoë Boston, the Artistic Alchemist
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Beyoncé Fans Reflect on Election Year Concerns at San Francisco Drag Show
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Pro-Palestinian Jewish Artists Withdraw from Contemporary Jewish Museum Exhibit
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Prison bars in the foreground and shadows of men walking through a dark hallway in the background.

In ‘The 50,’ Incarcerated Men Become Mentors

How a new approach to trauma helps incarcerated men guide the younger generation — and heal themselves.
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Black man stands with hands in pockets smiling in gallery space, two large paintings behind

A Gallery Owner With a ‘Let’s-Do-This Attitude’ Launches a Residency on Market Street

Less than a year after he opened his gallery, Jonathan Carver Moore has expanded to host visiting artists.
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Kevin Hart speaks onstage during CinemaCon 2016

Ticket Alert: Kevin Hart at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland

The star comedian's Oct. 25 show at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland is sure to sell out quickly.
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A Californian Two-Spot Octopus Named Terrance Is a TikTok Sensation

A well-intentioned dad bought his son an octopus. Things got wildly out of hand once she started laying eggs...
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A human skull lies on its side in the dirt, covered in cockroaches. Behind stand two electrical pylons and wires while a flying saucer hovers in the sky.

Post-Apocalyptic Visions of Earth Aren’t So Far-Fetched at 111 Minna Gallery

Paintings by Mike Davis and Michael Kerbow predict what happens to Earth when humans are no longer in charge.
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A smiling Black man in a ballcap and greying beard, wearing a grey sweatshirt.

Calvin Keys, Widely Loved Jazz Guitarist With Endless Soul, Dies at 82

The stylish Oakland guitarist, remembered as innovative and generous, played with dozens of jazz greats.
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A colorful painting hangs on a wall in a gallery

BAMPFA’s Great Migration Show Brings Nuance to a History Shared by Millions

‘A Movement in Every Direction’ presents intricate, individual family stories in work by 12 artists.
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