Community and Culture

The Bay Area is a culmination of people from around the globe who each add something unique to Northern California. On this week’s “Community and Culture” show, reporters will dive deep into multiple communities all over the Bay and what unique characteristics they bring.

Reporter Lee Mengistu discusses how some African American people are leaving Oakland in the face of rapid gentrification. Francesca Fenzi traveled to the small town of Nome, Alaska to the annual Iditarod sled-dog race to find out how the small community handles their largest event of the year. Susie Neilson looks at what happens when victims of crimes don’t have appropriate language access when reporting their crimes to the police. Muna Danish goes to a ballet class for people who don’t fit the mold of what a typical ballerina looks like and how it empowers them. Finally, Sara Harrison travels to a Samoan church in San Francisco where people are fighting to hold onto their culture.