New York

You see, I could be going to another city, like New York. I could be doing a graduate program, but I wouldn’t do that because I intend to stay and relive my glory days here at Berkeley. Forever.

But as I look to the future, I no longer see a paved path, a step-by-step guide to success, a daunting picture of who I should become. Instead, I see many potential paths, and in all of them, the path is open-ended.

Many platforms work to feed people the content that will yield the most engagement in order to keep people scrolling. But the speed and precision at which people are targeted has amplified polarization and outrage.

The plethora of tragic disasters in the industry helped Ray realize that she could not simply remain creative in the way she approached clothing design. She also needed to also help those less seen — such as migratory tailors and garment workers — and resolve the problem of waste in the fashion industry.

New York City has seen me at all stages of my life, and I’m grateful for all of the moments that she houses, memories that I can rebuild myself upon. 

They had been dating for a little more than a year when their separation began. Outside of their sporadic meet-ups, they would talk on FaceTime almost every night. But their nightly calls soon became dull.

As part of the annual Art of the African Diaspora exhibit, North Berkeley Wealth Management in partnership with the Richmond Art Center, brings in local artists of African descent to “build a community of artists and art lovers.” 

A new restaurant on University Ave. opened on Saturday, providing Berkeley foodies with items not typically found in the Bay Area: the chopped cheese and smash burgers.

From blues to soul and R&B, Jackie Gage and Kevin Goldberg shared the impact of Black musicians in music history throughout the century at their Feb. 7 performance at UC Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Building.

Holding eye contact with someone often provides reassurance that we are seen. But as someone who manifests a version of myself based on that look in the eyes of those I love, I’m terrified I’ll blink and miss what they see in me.