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As the year 2023 marks what’s widely accepted as the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop, it’s time to give the Bay its shine.

That’s why KQED is spending the whole year chronicling this culture, piece by piece, before it dissipates. Tap in.

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For more than three decades, until April 2023, Club Deluxe in Haight-Ashbury thrived as one of the city’s most welcoming jazz spots. On Thursday, June 18, the venue will officially reopen its doors:
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For their Juneteenth-themed performance of ‘The Blackest Wrench,’ the SF Neo-Futurists had to face the reality of the Bay Area’s new demographics and bring in additional Black cast members from other parts of the country.
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Vital Signs Film Series launched last month at Oakland’s Shapeshifters Cinema, a 40-seat theater best known for its experimental offerings. The series’ second offering screens this Sunday, June 21.
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NPR talks to reading enthusiasts for their best tricks to read more this summer — like allowing yourself to read wherever, whenever.
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A court ruling issued Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore signage at national parks that was taken down last year, including a sign at Muir Woods National Monument.
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Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African jazz pianist deemed his country’s equivalent to Mozart by Nelson Mandela, died Monday in his adopted home of Germany after a short illness. He was 91 years old.
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As the World Cup kicks off in the Bay Area, Oakland nonprofit Soccer Without Borders combines mental health and mentorship with the beautiful game to create community.
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Oliver Tree, the 32-year-old Santa Cruz-born singer and comedian, has died Sunday morning in a helicopter collision in Rio de Janeiro alongside 5 others, after performing in Sao Paolo.
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On Oct. 27, 1985, two 26-year-old men chained themselves to San Francisco’s old Federal Building and started an AIDS awareness protest that would last an entire decade.
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A new study in the American Journal of Public Health relies on internal corporate documents to show how the tobacco giant applied cigarette research to its development of ultra-processed foods.
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An Emeryville physicist during the day, Loren Benedict’s scat singing sounds almost like an extraterrestrial language — and it’s amassing fans around the globe.
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This summer brings new seasons of ‘The Bear,’ ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘House of the Dragon’ and much more.
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From Indigenous and Mexican roots to modern immigration debates, California’s past offers a broader understanding of American identity and citizenship.
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A free in-demand night tour offers a new take on exploring the old-growth redwood forest — and an unforgettable evening in nature.
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Sandwiched between medical offices in an anonymous Sunnyvale plaza, Pints of Joy is an ice cream parlor that stays open until 11 p.m. on weekends and serves a lineup of Indian-inspired flavors.
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With watch parties around its own field, Oakland's Neighborhood Sports Club aims to be a vibrant hub for all-things soccer this summer.
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David Hockney, a treasured British artist whose paintings of shimmering pools and colorful iPad drawings became icons of contemporary art, has died, his publicist said Friday. He was 88.
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‘Stop! That! Train!’ is a delightfully absurd disaster-flick spoof with a wildly impressive joke-per-minute ratio.
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When Folake Adewole moved to San José in 2017 as a travel nurse, there wasn’t a single Nigerian restaurant in the area. In March, Adewole decided to take things into her own hands and opened FolaFela.
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Here's our Bay Area guide for 10 of the best places to watch the World Cup with a drink, from classic British pubs to no-frills sports dives.
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