Katrina Survivors: “We Want our money”
Katrina Survivors: "We Want our money" Artists and organizers raise funds for victims By Kwan Booth Staff Writer By all estimates the Bay Area houses as many as 2000 families displaced by Hurricane Katrina. They are living in hotels, donated houses, apartments and...
Immigrant Rights? Si, Se Puede!
Si, Se Puede! By Kwan Booth (May 7, 2007-Oakland Post) On Monday, more than a million protesters across the country took to the streets chanting “Si, Se Puede!” (Yes we can!), banging on pots and waving flags from the United States, Mexico, and various South American...
Hip Hop and Activism at UC Berkeley
Hip Hop and Activism at Berkeley Discussion connects 1960's and present By Kwan Booth The political and social activism movements sparked by the 1960's counterculture is still alive, but today's activists are checking more for Chuck D than Bob Dillan. That was the...
Dancing with Language: The Poems of Quincy Troupe
Dancing with Language: The Poems of Quincy Troupe By Kwan Booth (April 15, 2007-Whatchusay.com) For the over 30 years, the poet, professor, biographer and memoirist Quincy Troupe has been fooling around with words. From 1972's "Embry" to the 1996's "Avalanche" and up...
Open to Interpretation:Raymond Saunders Just Paints
Ask painter Raymond Saunders anything about his life and he'll give you rambling answers brimming with asides and anecdotes. He'll talk freely about his childhood in Pittsburgh or attending the famed Carnegie Institute. He'll gladly divulge details of his travels...
Bay Area join US Social Forum
Bay Area join US Social Forum By Kwan Booth (June, 27, 2007-Oakland Post) As the first ever US Social Forum (USSF) kicked off June 27, a large contingent of Bay Area organizers and activists headed to Atlanta, joining social justice advocates from around the world for...
