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OUTSIDE THE BOX
By Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
From city to jail blocks
we live behind locks,
The world is much bigger
than this tiny cell box.
But like slaves
of old
confined within the fold,
Only allowed to know
what our enslavers have told
Each of us...
their...
Rashid: From my denied and delayed cancer care to the worst possible treatment
It’s been exactly a year and a half since Virginia prison officials had clinical evidence from PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood tests that I have prostate cancer ...
The film ‘Paperboy love prince runs for mayor’ and why we ain’t ready yet
Their campaign spoke to the everyday struggles of working class folks, poorer folks, Trans folks and Black folks.
Thomas Sankara: Better one step forward with the people than ten steps without!
The speech was delivered by Burkina Faso's Thomas Sankara at the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in New Delhi in March 1983.
by Thomas Sankara
"Long live international cooperation, long live the solidarity of the peoples of the...
Queen Iminah: from Oakland to Harvard to Ghana and back
From Ghetto to Goddess is the movement.
Support Black owned San Francisco-based entrepreneurs for a stronger Black community
by Rodney Wrice
San Francisco has long been a hub of innovation and entrepreneurship, but for Black business owners, success has often been hard-fought. Despite facing systemic barriers and discrimination, many Black entrepreneurs in San...
What are the repercussions of the U.S. sliding into a cashless society?
by JR Valrey, the People’s Minister of Information and editor in chief of the SF Bay View
A little more than a week ago, Kenyan President William Ruto offered this warning on national television to...
Sex workers call foul on SFPD’s prostitution sting
The SFPD’s sting operation in The Mission District Capp Street Corridor doesn’t stop prostitution. It simply moves it to more dangerous locations.
San Francisco — The Erotic Service Provider Legal Education and Research Project (ESPLERP) joins...
Bay View’s new editor-in-chief!
by Xion Abiodun
The Bay View has a new editor-in-chief! The honorable title has been given to JR Valrey, minister of information, writer, author, activist and teacher. He has been working with the Bay View...
The ucptsa is GUILTY of GENOCIDE and ECO-CIDE!
by Baba Jahahara Amen-RA Alkebulan-Ma’at
6263 AAAK / April 2023 JC-PG
Blessed (not “Happy”) 69th Birthday Beloved Baba Mumia Abu-Jamal
Africans Deserve Reparations! ‘Cause Black Lives Matter!
Blessings of IMANI (FAITH) Beloved, Brilliant, Bold, Brave and Beautiful G-o-ds,...
Homelessness is public health: Is Keith Carson a friend or foe to the houselessness...
by Juju Angeles, POOR Magazine formerly houseless poverty skola, Homefulness resident
On Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, we met with Keith Carson and some powerful Black and houseless poor women led organizations that directly work with...
U3Fit separates the fitness real from the fitness fake
by Robbie Jackson
In this post pandemic world, we have seen the value of a “clean bill of health.” Any fitness expert (qualified or not) will tell you your health is your wealth, you are...
Steatopygia and the modern Venus
The history of racism in medical science and sexualization of Black Beauty. The story of Sarah Baartman.
The Oakland Roots Soccer Club is making their presence known
In 2018 the Oakland Roots Soccer Club was formed. In the Fall of 2019, they began to play in the National Independent Soccer Association. In 2021, the Oakland Roots Soccer Club began to play in the USL Championship, the second division of professional soccer in the United States.
Introducing Zaire Saunders, the SF Bay View’s new copy editor
So that’s how I see myself and my work. I want to liberate at least one (Black) person, multiple people would be astounding. If I can offer them a good story, or a poem that just touches the soul and gives them hope, I want to remind us of our humanity so we can go forward and free someone else; then my life would never be in vain.
A comical stoner’s paradise seen on film in ‘Hippie Hill’
by Robbie Jackson
April 20 is upon us, and in the Bay Area, it’s more than just a holiday. It’s a way of life. So on 4/20, the actual day, there will be so many...
Let’s talk about botanical sexism
For everything in the environment to function properly there has to be a balance between male and female trees
Jeffrey Blankfort: photographing the Black community and the Panther Party
The fight for freedom and revolution is kept alive through photos of the Black Panther Party, captured by Jeffrey Blankfort
Bakers delight: an interview with local baker extraordinaire Kayla Watson
After a slow start, Kayla Watson became the go-to baker for her friends’ children’s birthday parties. When you look at her creations, it is unimaginable that she made these goodies in her house, instead of at some world class commercial facility.
Afatasi The Artist: ‘In our case for reparations’
There must be sweeping systemic changes; there is no amount of saving, no amount of small business savvy nor educational advancement, that can combat the effects of the racist public policies that are keeping us in poverty