Pendarvis H.

My work: - Facing Life, a @pulitzercenter backed project on prisons & reentry: Facing.Life - @KQEDarts articles + #Rightnowish podcast: kqed.org/author/ogpenn - #OGToldMe: ogtoldme.tumblr.com - TDK: The Dream Kontinues: youtube.com/watch?v=cDp38s… + Photos 👇🏿

@CaseyAPratt @OaklandBallers !!!

@OGpenn @OaklandBallers Let me know when! You can throw out the first pitch and your daughter can say “Play Ball”. But we’ll still expect an honest assessment. 🤣

Open invitation to do a follow-up at an @OaklandBallers this season, @OGpenn. The missing ingredients you mentioned are all in West Oakland. Because the people never left even if the teams did.

This still applies today! Food smacks and music slaps

@LastDiveBar 🙏🏾⚾️

.@OGpenn hit the bullseye right here from his latest piece. 🔗: kqed.org/arts/13988509/…

"During the team’s inaugural season in West Sacramento they finished 10 games under .500, fourth in their division. And I was happy to see them lose," KQED's Pendarvis Harshaw writes. kqed.org/arts/13988509/…

Given the general aggravating gist of society and the amount of time humans spend under surveillance, it’s a no-brainer that people are being pushed to the edge and then caught on camera, “in 4K” as they say. kqed.org/arts/13984143/…

Graffiti artist Del Phresh talks about revamping his classic "OAKLAND IS PROUD" mural in its original spot on E. 12th Street. kqed.org/arts/13983670/…

Oakland rapper Poo$ie is part of a diaspora of New Orleans kids who came of age in a new land after Hurricane Katrina, when the federal government treated their families like refugees and fellow citizens stepped in to help. kqed.org/arts/13980557/…

Raphael Saadiq, one of the most accomplished musicians and songwriters of our generation, took to the stage in his hometown of Oakland last Saturday and reminded his fans that despite penning songs that are sung around the world, he too is a human being. kqed.org/arts/13977304/…

@ChroniclesOfAzu @gaby_goldberg @DNas @Tivon Dope business model!

@gaby_goldberg I don’t know @OGpenn @DNas @Tivon this has regulars only “white heat for Black peeps” written all over it 👀

The All-American Rejects are going on a “House Party” Tour, where you can sign up at the link in their Instagram to have them play at a house party in your city. The combination of 1) leaning into nostalgia and 2) going direct to fans makes for one of the best marketing strategies I’ve seen in a while.

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Seiji Oda for KQED // thank you @OGpenn 🙏🏽 kqed.org/arts/13976638/…

As the artist-in-residency at Recology, Josué Rojas repurposes discarded materials for his new exhibition. He says his work aims to “get some eyes on Central American stories,” which he notes is easily distinguishable from Mexican culture. kqed.org/arts/13975761/…

Ruby Ibarra, a research scientist and fiercely poetic lyricist raised in San Lorenzo, is the winner of NPR’s 2025 Tiny Desk Contest. Her winning track, “Bakunawa,” was inspired by the dragon-like serpent of Philippine mythology. Read our interview: kqed.org/arts/13976039/…

They were joined by highly decorated actor Delroy Lindo, who plays blues musician Delta Slim in the film, and Grammy-winning musician and founding member of Tony! Toni! Tone!, Raphael Saadiq. kqed.org/arts/13974810/… ✍️: Pendarvis Harshaw (@ogpenn) 📸: Casey Flanigan/ImageSpace

‘Sinners’ filmmaker Ryan Coogler appeared at Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre for a Q&A with KQED's Pendarvis Harshaw on Wednesday, following a private screening of his latest film. Highlights from the conversation: kqed.org/arts/13974810/…

This weekend, entheogenic plant advocates and psilocybin lovers will convene in Oakland for an event dedicated to understanding, celebrating and creating community around psychedelic mushrooms and related medicinal plants. kqed.org/arts/13974592/…