San Francisco Bay View

As the Black Arts Movement District marks its 10th anniversary, master artist and Oakland Poet Laureate Ayodele Nzinga reflects on the enduring legacy of the Black Arts Movement and why theater remains a vital tool for liberation, healing and community building. In this conversation with JR Valrey, she previews BAMAVERSARY, a four-day celebration of Black art and culture, while tracing the movement’s living influence from the 1960s to today’s artists, activists and youth.

Glenridge: Broken promises on the hill examines how a housing cooperative once envisioned as a model of resident control and long-term affordability has become mired in deferred maintenance, governance disputes, financial questions and growing uncertainty. Through interviews with residents, co-founder Fred Butler and current management, the SF Bay View investigates whether Glenridge’s struggles reflect isolated failures—or a broader pattern that threatens Black and working-class communities across San Francisco.

Artificial intelligence isn’t just changing how we work—it is reshaping how we’re watched. In this analysis, Leah Harmony examines the rise of the modern surveillance state, from AI-powered school buses and predictive policing to data architecture and “smart city” technology. As governments and tech companies build increasingly interconnected systems, she asks a fundamental question: Who controls the tools that increasingly control us—and what happens to freedom when every movement becomes data?

Acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck says authoritarianism did not suddenly arrive with Donald Trump — it has been decades in the making. In this exclusive conversation with the SF Bay View, the director of Orwell 2+2=5 explains why George Orwell remains essential reading, how propaganda and historical amnesia fuel modern power, and why neutrality is itself a political choice. Peck argues that democracy demands more than voting; it demands action.

by Tabari Morris Proposed city policy would gut privacy protections and open the door to federal data sharing San Francisco’s controversial...

As Cuba faces an eighth month of a U.S.-imposed oil blockade on top of a 67-year economic embargo, Second Secretary of the Cuban Embassy Gabriela Castillo speaks with SF Bay View Editor-in-Chief JR Valrey about the humanitarian impact, Cuba’s sweeping new economic reforms, U.S.-Cuba relations, and why Havana says diplomacy—not sanctions—is the only path toward peace and stability.

Kotelemela Bolingo brings together revolutionary artists from around the world to honor Assata Shakur and Pauline Lumumba while amplifying struggles from Cuba to the Congo. In this exclusive interview, Obi Egbuna Jr. explains why music is cultural warfare—and why artists still have a critical role to play in movements for liberation.

In a moving international tribute, Obi Egbuna Jr. of the Zimbabwe Cuba Friendship Association honors the life and revolutionary legacy of Assata Olugbala Shakur. Framing her as a symbol of African resistance, liberation and international solidarity, the statement calls on future generations to carry forward her commitment to justice, while celebrating the enduring bonds between Africa, Cuba and freedom movements around the world.

I am pleading a California Racial Justice Act violation against court-appointed counsel Beth Lee, who accused me of committing the crimes I was being prosecuted for. As I made the attempt to set the record straight and assert my innocence, she interrupted me and blurted out, "Stupid Black son-of-a-bitch prick motherfucker!" 

From Haiti to Cuba, U.S. intervention is reshaping the Caribbean. As Haiti descends further into crisis, activists argue the struggle for sovereignty and self-determination has never been more urgent.

The Y encourages people to recognize their value as individuals, have a sense of belonging and to become the best version of themselves.

Bounce Back Generation (BBG) is an organization making an impact in the lives of youth based in the Potrero Hill and Bayview Hunters Point communities.

Artificial intelligence isn’t just changing how we work—it is reshaping how we’re watched. In this analysis, Leah Harmony examines the rise of the modern surveillance state, from AI-powered school buses and predictive policing to data architecture and “smart city” technology. As governments and tech companies build increasingly interconnected systems, she asks a fundamental question: Who controls the tools that increasingly control us—and what happens to freedom when every movement becomes data?

Acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck says authoritarianism did not suddenly arrive with Donald Trump — it has been decades in the making. In this exclusive conversation with the SF Bay View, the director of Orwell 2+2=5 explains why George Orwell remains essential reading, how propaganda and historical amnesia fuel modern power, and why neutrality is itself a political choice. Peck argues that democracy demands more than voting; it demands action.

by Tabari Morris Proposed city policy would gut privacy protections and open the door to federal data sharing San Francisco’s controversial citywide employee drone policy is...

I am pleading a California Racial Justice Act violation against court-appointed counsel Beth Lee, who accused me of committing the crimes I was being prosecuted for. As I made the attempt to set the record straight and assert my innocence, she interrupted me and blurted out, "Stupid Black son-of-a-bitch prick motherfucker!" 

After spending nearly 31 years behind prison walls, including time in solitary confinement, Uhuru Rowe argues that the people best equipped to explain the realities of incarceration are not academics or policy experts, but those who survived it firsthand. In this powerful reflection, Rowe challenges readers to reconsider who gets recognized as an authority on the prison industrial complex, drawing on decades of lived experience to expose the violence, isolation and dehumanization that statistics alone can never fully capture. His message is simple: if society is serious about prison abolition and justice, it must center the voices of those who have endured the system from the inside.

Jeffery “Ace” Walker is representing himself in court, during this phase of his 20 year battle. Navigating the legal system while being captive within the legal system, is a daunting and complex task. Ace is grateful for the continued support of community members being present during the many phases of his journey.

We are not in an underdeveloped third world nation whose people are born keenly aware of Our oppression and captive status. Our colonial experience is unique and has been altered and mastered over 400+ years into its own slave science.

The injustice to Mumia Abu-Jamal is not the action of one rogue cop or prosecutor or judge, but a concerted effort to silence an unbending, outspoken political opponent of this racist, repressive, exploitive, murderous capitalist system.

The HBO original documentary “The Alabama Solution,” which premiered at Sundance and debuted on HBO Oct. 10, 2025, uses prisoners’ footage “leaked” out of Alabama prisons. 

Land of the free, home of the brave? / With a quarter of the world’s prisoners – modern day slaves? / A declaration of freedom, now as then how you lie / Millions of us still in chains on your Fourth of July.

Jeff was charged with battery on a peace officer, though the officer had attacked him. At trial he represented himself and on April 10, 2025, the jury found him not guilty.

Rashid is again sleeping on a concrete slab about six inches from the ground. He cannot make phone calls or send messages to anyone. Keep flooding the South Carolina Department of Corrections with phone calls and emails.

Despite Lennar’s claims that grading was completed in September in 2007, community air monitors continue to document elevations in asbestos levels.

George D. Porter dedicated his career to the International Longshoremen’s Workers Union Local 34. He died in the care of his loving family on the morning of Feb. 19, 1992. His immediate cause of death was dehydration. His final cause of death was pulmonary asbestosis.

“The police say to us all the time that they can’t do their jobs because we won’t talk and tell on someone. Well, we ARE telling on PG&E … so now we tell them it’s your turn. Do your job! Do it now!”

“We have been living the Lennar nightmare for seven years. We are original owners with perpetual water intrusion. I am trying to organize my neighbors (168 defective homes) and share information in hopes that together we can make a difference ... We are absolutely devastated. I am writing from Novato, California.” — Tamara

After more than 15 years of “cleanup,” the Shipyard is still a toxic mess – and now Lennar is moving forward to build residential housing on the site.