The Black Alliance for Peace condemns the U.S.-Iraeli war on Iran

In the first hours of the war by the U.S. and Israel against Iran on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2026, this girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, was bombed. At least 108 were killed, most of them school girls ages 7 to 12 in their morning classes – one a 9-year-old who had memorized the Quran and was preparing for a competition in two months. – Photo: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, X

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The Black Alliance for Peace condemns the U.S.-Iraeli war on Iran

In the first hours of the war by the U.S. and Israel against Iran on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2026, this girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, was bombed. At least 108 were killed, most of them school girls ages 7 to 12 in their morning classes – one a 9-year-old who had memorized the Quran and was preparing for a competition in two months. – Photo: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, X

GLIDE opens community barbershop connecting haircuts to health, healing and hope

GLIDE celebrates its newest initiative — a community barbershop designed to connect men with critical health and support services.

Case unclosed: Revisiting the murder of Jeffrey Epstein 

Jeffrey Epstein – What is going on now? What really happened? Why the delay in releasing the information? What is being hidden?

Candidate for governor Dr. Butch Ware joins teachers at Malcolm X Academy in Hunters Point

The mural at Malcolm X Academy speaks for the school, the neighborhood – Hunters Point has been called “the fiercest ‘hood in the Bay” – and his campaign for governor of California. He visited the school in support of the teachers’ strike.

The case for Universal Health Care

The situation is dire. Donald Trump’s Big Ugly Bill gutted Medicare and Medicaid. This pre-fascist madman highjacked our taxpayer money and gave it to his rich friends. 

CalCare (universal healthcare) is reintroduced in the California Assembly!

Dr. Butch Ware, Green Party candidate for governor of California, puts universal healthcare at the top of his priority list. Unlike Democratic candidates, he takes no money from Big Pharma or others in the healthcare industry that oppose universal healthcare.

Kaiser Permanente San Francisco provides a $25,000 grant to the San Francisco Bay View Foundation to support newspaper internship

The San Francisco Bay View Foundation has launched a new collaboration with Kaiser Permanente San Francisco to support the San Francisco Bay View newspaper internship program.

US to Cuba: Genocide by way of oil blockade

Maria Mirabel's children and niece are some of the innocent bystanders threatened with starvation because of the US government's 65-year blockade as well as Trump and Rubio's complete ban on oil to the island since January. End the US taxpayer sponsored blockade on Cuba! 

Stand up for Sudan

Sudan is now the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Sudanese suffer much as Gazans do but their numbers are far greater. The entire population is 52 million, and according to the UN Refugee Agency, reporting in April 2025, 13 million had to flee their homes.

Turning its back on Cuba: Government of Guyana sells its soul

Cuba has provided Guyana with doctors, scholarships and healthcare for nearly five decades. In return, Guyana's government has turned its back at the moment of Cuba's greatest need.

We are all somebody … because Jesse Jackson told us we are

On Sesame Street, the show no child in the country wanted to miss, Rev. Jesse Jackson teaches children to say and believe, “I am somebody” in 1972. – Photo: Sesame Workshop

A message from Kevin Cooper in memory of Rev. Jesse Jackson

The Rev. Jesse Jackson had a special place in his heart for prisoners. Here, despite the disease that would take his life three years later, on Jan. 21, 2023, he made his customary annual visit to the Cook County Jail with his son, Congressman Jonathan Jackson, pushing his wheelchair as prisoners rushed to welcome him. – Screenshot: WGN News

Abolition Now!

Case unclosed: Revisiting the murder of Jeffrey Epstein 

Jeffrey Epstein – What is going on now? What really happened? Why the delay in releasing the information? What is being hidden?

Candidate for governor Dr. Butch Ware joins teachers at Malcolm X Academy in Hunters Point

The mural at Malcolm X Academy speaks for the school, the neighborhood – Hunters Point has been called “the fiercest ‘hood in the Bay” – and his campaign for governor of California. He visited the school in support of the teachers’ strike.

The case for Universal Health Care

The situation is dire. Donald Trump’s Big Ugly Bill gutted Medicare and Medicaid. This pre-fascist madman highjacked our taxpayer money and gave it to his rich friends. 

The 20-year battle to free Jeff ‘Ace’ Walker from wrongful conviction

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.

Kwame Beans Shakur: Contradictions on organizing in post-neo-colonial north amerikkka 

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.

Mumia Abu-Jamal: Innocent and framed! Free Mumia, NOW!

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 Free Mumia Tour hits Cuba

The Free Mumia Tour visits Cuba, forging media ties and spotlighting Mumia Abu Jamal’s case.

Alabama’s Black Sea: Limestone’s B-Yard 

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. 

Living in chains on the Fourth of July

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.

Help Jeffery Walker walk free at last

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.

Stop the torture of Rashid for exposing prisoners’ self-immolation

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.

SERIOUS: Kevin ‘Rashid’ Johnson injured in transit to South Carolina prison, now on hunger strike

Make calls and spread the word. Kevin “Rashid” Johnson, ID number 397279, must be treated humanely, given good medical care for his broken leg and a decent place to sleep and full communications access.

Culture Currents

Malik Seneferu shares his artistic creation called The Ancestral Constitution Before Juneteenth to Black August  

Malik Seneferu's artistic creation called The Ancestral Constitution Before Juneteenth to Black August pays homage to Black history in the Bay Area.

Red, Gold and Green: Reggae Legends Live concert at the Ruth Williams Opera House

The historic Ruth Williams Opera House in San Francisco is the venue for a powerful night of reggae, roots and conscious sound as ReggaeTownMusic.com brings together an extraordinary lineup of artists rooted in culture, community and creative expression.

Bryant Terry uplifts plant-based food and Black History at Marcus Books

Bryant Terry, multidisciplinary artist, chef, publisher and author, stopped by Marcus Books to share his catalogue of plant-based recipes and knowledge with the world.

The Art of Healing concert, benefit for Marin community healer Oshalla Diana Marcus

Concert is Sunday, Jan. 18, 7 p.m. As Oshalla continues her own healing journey following a life-altering stroke, the community she has poured into for decades is responding in kind.

Circus Bella welcomes you to its Big Top Circus Tent with ‘STARLIGHT,’ an all-new winter circus spectacular!

“STARLIGHT” is the perfect show for families and children of all ages. We all need more moments to sit down all together, to celebrate, reflect and LAUGH!

A misunderstood child sparked a new science

Too many students experience the classroom as a thing to escape rather than a place for self-governance. Parents feel it too; one of the most searched questions on social media is, “How do I help my child learn at home?”

Marcus Books Author’s Talk: Dr. Ashley D. Farmer Shares Queen Mother Moore’s Legacy With Mama Ayanna Davis

Dr. Ashley D. Farmer shared her new book, Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and The Untold Story of Audley Moore with long time Bay Area scholar-activist Mama Ayanna at Marcus Books.

Sundays at Calabash in downtown Oakland with Samara Southern Creations is the brunch place to be!

After relocating recently to Calabash in downtown Oakland – and being open only for brunch – Samara Southern Creations is easily the most poppin’ place to be on any given Sunday afternoon.

Black archaeologist launches new children’s book series that lets kids step into the past

Dr. Cheryl Janifer LaRoche launches “The Resurrectors,” a time-traveling children’s series bringing Black history to life.

‘Miradas desde Cuba’ photo exhibit: Black Cuba at the Bayview Opera House

Black Cuban photographer Sekou’s “Miradas desde Cuba” illuminates Afro-Cuban life at the Bayview Opera House.

The Gospel of Black Evolution: #LoveOnTheMove 

Black creativity and resilience redefine history and future through love-driven evolution, healing, culture and collective empowerment.

The Soultown Magazine presents Something On Thursdays!

Something on Thursdays is an inspiring event, held on the last Thursday of each month, that rewards attendees with unapologetic conversations surrounding topics on black and brown culture, business, and communities.

Bay View Archives

Welcome to the Bay View Archives! With a $20,000 grant from The San Francisco Foundation, we our team has formally digitized and published our trove of incredible Black journalism dating back all the way from 1976 to 2008.

Lennar seeks license to kill

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

Those who must be shown: an environmental justice manifesto

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.

Then wasn’t the time, but now is!

“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!”

Lennar builds shoddy homes

“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

A failure of leadership

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.