Jul 30, 2024
Z had started a family whom he had to leave when he toured for rollerblading. It didn't take long for him to feel that he should be home—both to be there for his newborn son and to assist his partner in raising him.
Being back in San Francisco, Z started searching for the new him, the next phase. Adding to his new...
Jul 24, 2024
Welcome to this bonus episode
with Kundan Baidwan and Sameer
Gupta. Kundan and Sameer talk all about the
Rootstock Arts' event Color Your Mind
Festival, which is happening at the Yerba Buena Garden Festival this
Saturday, July 27, 2024 from noon to 5 p.m.
(This episode was created in
collaboration with Erin and Ange...
Jul 23, 2024
From a
young age, Azikiwee Anderson left
his heart in San Francisco.
In this episode, Azikiwee
(everyone calls him "Z"), the founder of Rize
Up Sourdough, shares the story of how he got here. His
dad was a famous drummer who got hooked on heroin while touring.
When he returned home from the tour, the problems at
home...
Jul 16, 2024
Part 2 picks up right where we
left off in Part 1, with Reem describing finding the
anti-imperialist women's soccer team. Through that, she met her
partner, who's now her co-parent.
Reem worked in the nonprofit
sector until around 2010, when she burned out. She'd moved to
Oakland upon her return to the Bay Area,...
Jul 12, 2024
In 2022, the Presidio Trust
asked Favianna Rodriguez to be an
activator, as the trust was preparing to open its Tunnel Tops park.
Favianna recommended that the folks building the park employ color
and visual art to transform the space. They were supportive of her
ideas. And with that, Ancestral Futurism was born.