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Berkeley Talks: J Finley on how Black women use sass to claim their humanity

Black women's humor is “an embodied expression of resilience at the moment of crisis," says J Finley, an associate professor at Pomona College and author of the 2024 book Sass.

Sarah Gold McBride and Christine Palmer face one another at a desk, smiling at each other, conveying their close friendship

Arts & culture

Berkeley Voices: From Victorian-era letters to Swiftie bracelets, an evolution of American friendship

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Arts & culture

Nine LGBTQ+ landmarks to discover at UC Berkeley

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Arts & culture

Film changed the way people saw sexuality. Now, social media does.

Machine Dazzle, dressed in a huge wig made of bright red and a few yellow fake roses, a red, white and blue tinsel dress and long red velvety gloves with bright makeup covering his face, poses for a portrait

Meet the designer behind the out-of-this-world costumes of ‘Bark of Millions’

a person wearing a hat and jean jacket sits outside resting their arm on their knee and looks straight into the camera with a serious look on their face

Connecting across differences can be scary. But this trans poet says it’s worth it.

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Check out this year’s Library picks of books by LGBTQ+ authors

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Gericault De La Rose knows who she is and won’t change for anyone

Dean of UC Berkeley's College of Engineering, Tsu-Jae King Liu poses in a courtyard wearing a blue blazer and smiling

Chancellor Christ, engineering dean plot future for semiconductor industry

four portraits of women journalists

Berkeley Talks: International journalists on women’s rights in Iran and Afghanistan

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‘Be the Change’: Khiara M. Bridges on claiming her voice as a prominent Black woman

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‘Be the Change’: A podcast that aims ‘to remove the mystery of making change’

Protester at a Proud Boys rally in Oregon wears a hat and t-shirt featuring the U.S. flag, and carries an American flag emblazoned with a Second Amendment slogan

Cecilia Hyunjung Mo: The male backlash against democracy is no surprise

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Celebrating Transgender and Nonbinary Empowerment Month

a woman in a protest who has red hand prints on her cheeks and holds a sign with three girls and women killed by the Iranian government

‘A mix of hope and sorrow’: Campus community reflects on Iran uprising

Students walk under Sather Gate

‘Excellence, not perfection:’ PBS NewsHour focuses on UC Berkeley admissions

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