Pendarvis Harshaw is an award-winning journalist from Oakland who writes about prisons, politics, hip-hop and all things impacting his Northern Californian community. He’s spent the majority of his career in journalism helping Oaklanders feel and connect to each other through storytelling. Pen has been intentional about dismantling the echo chambers of negative stories by uplifting the good, inspiring, and wholesome – which often doesn’t spread as widely.