Poetry, prose and artwork by 130 Black, Brown, Indigenous and People of Color--from poets laureate and published authors to high-school students and closet writers, from teachers and healthcare providers to the formerly unhoused. The stunning visual art ranges from museum-quality fine art to street murals and found photography.
The contributors draw from their roots in Native America, Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East. Their lived experience brings humanity to today's pressing issues--from the pandemic to racism, immigration, social justice, LGBTQ issues, healing and community building.
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Tongo Eisen-Martin, Poet Laureate of San Francisco
Kim Shuck, Poet Laureate Emerita of San Francisco
Rafael Jesús González, Poet Laureate of Berkeley
Kimi Sugioka, Poet Laureate of Alameda
Ann Muto, Poet Laureate Emerita of Cupertino
Avotcja, poet, musician and DJ KPOO and KPFA radio
Celeste Chan, Chinese American queer activist
Dena Rod, Iranian American poet and queer activist
Elmaz Abinader, lebanese American writer, and educator, co-founder of VONA/Voices
James Cagney, African American poet
Josiah Luis Alderete, Chicano poet
Karla Brundage, African American writer
Karina Muǹiz Pagan, Latinx labor organizer
Kevin Madrigal Galindo, writer and food justice advocate
Nancy Wang, Chinese American writer/performer, Eth-Noh-Tec
Sandra Bass, Associate Dean and Director of the UC Berkeley Public Service Center
Susana Praver-Perez, Assistant Medical Director, Clinica de la Raza, Oakland
Tony Aldorondo, Puerto Rican American poet/performer
Tony Robles, Filipinx America poet and activist
Truong Tran, Vietnamese American poet and educator
Tureeda Mikell, poet, storyteller, energy therapist
Hassan Abdul-Haqq, community gardener &
Wei-Ming Dariotis, Professor of Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University
CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS (partial list)
Karen Seneferu, African American artist, educator, and co-founder of The Black Woman Is God
Adrian Arias, Peruvian poet, artist, performer
Ajuan Mance, African American visual artist and professor of English at Mills College
C.K Itamura, Japanese Americanartist
Cece Carpio, Filipinx street muralist
Cindy Shih, Chinese American painter
Cynthia Brannvall. African American artist and faculty member, Foothill Community College
Edsel Rivera, Nuyorican street mural photographer
Elaine Chu & Marine Pérez-Wong, Twin Walls Mural Company
Lorraine Bonner, African American sculptor and poet
Malik Seneferu, African American artist, educator, and community activist
Mark Harris, African American artist
Wanda Sabir, journalist, Wanda’s Picks podcast and educator, College of Alameda
The contributors draw from their roots in Native America, Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East. Their lived experience brings humanity to today's pressing issues--from the pandemic to racism, immigration, social justice, LGBTQ issues, healing and community building.
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Tongo Eisen-Martin, Poet Laureate of San Francisco
Kim Shuck, Poet Laureate Emerita of San Francisco
Rafael Jesús González, Poet Laureate of Berkeley
Kimi Sugioka, Poet Laureate of Alameda
Ann Muto, Poet Laureate Emerita of Cupertino
Avotcja, poet, musician and DJ KPOO and KPFA radio
Celeste Chan, Chinese American queer activist
Dena Rod, Iranian American poet and queer activist
Elmaz Abinader, lebanese American writer, and educator, co-founder of VONA/Voices
James Cagney, African American poet
Josiah Luis Alderete, Chicano poet
Karla Brundage, African American writer
Karina Muǹiz Pagan, Latinx labor organizer
Kevin Madrigal Galindo, writer and food justice advocate
Nancy Wang, Chinese American writer/performer, Eth-Noh-Tec
Sandra Bass, Associate Dean and Director of the UC Berkeley Public Service Center
Susana Praver-Perez, Assistant Medical Director, Clinica de la Raza, Oakland
Tony Aldorondo, Puerto Rican American poet/performer
Tony Robles, Filipinx America poet and activist
Truong Tran, Vietnamese American poet and educator
Tureeda Mikell, poet, storyteller, energy therapist
Hassan Abdul-Haqq, community gardener &
Wei-Ming Dariotis, Professor of Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University
CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS (partial list)
Karen Seneferu, African American artist, educator, and co-founder of The Black Woman Is God
Adrian Arias, Peruvian poet, artist, performer
Ajuan Mance, African American visual artist and professor of English at Mills College
C.K Itamura, Japanese Americanartist
Cece Carpio, Filipinx street muralist
Cindy Shih, Chinese American painter
Cynthia Brannvall. African American artist and faculty member, Foothill Community College
Edsel Rivera, Nuyorican street mural photographer
Elaine Chu & Marine Pérez-Wong, Twin Walls Mural Company
Lorraine Bonner, African American sculptor and poet
Malik Seneferu, African American artist, educator, and community activist
Mark Harris, African American artist
Wanda Sabir, journalist, Wanda’s Picks podcast and educator, College of Alameda