2019
Yearly Archives: 2019
Now hiring part-time cleaner, housekeeper, contract labor
Now hiring cleaner, housekeeper,
contract labor
A flexible position with a
minimum requirement
Working days: Monday - Saturday
Working time: 3days in a week
Working wages: $500 weekly...
#StokersSoWhite: 2016 Horror Writers’ Association boycott
“'Beloved' would have been considered gothic horror if it had been written from a white character’s point of view by a white author.”
Incarcerated pregnant women face enormous challenges with few reproductive rights
“They made me shower in shackles right after I gave birth.”
Black August, from 1971 to 2011-13
“Settle your quarrels, come together, understand the reality of our situation, understand that fascism is already here, that people are dying who could be saved ... Do what must be done, discover your humanity and your love in revolution.”
New group proposes co-op grocery for Bayview Plaza
This decision makes space to allow a business that the community NEEDS to open and provide goods and services that will positively impact and enrich the Bayview Hunters Point community.
Alabama prisoners and families rally in Washington DC to demand justice and equal protection...
‘Alabama to DC: End Prison Slavery’ rally and press conference with speeches from inside, banners, personal stories, music on Friday, Sept. 20, 4-6 p.m., in Pershing Park, at 14th St NW & Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC
Join the Forest Service!
USDA Forest Service hiring for 2020 temporary positions for national forests in California
VALLEJO, Calif. - The United States Department of Agriculture's Forest Service will...
New signs trigger confusion about Treasure Island’s radiation, chemical and heavy metal toxins –...
What is the Navy hiding from residents and business owners about toxins on Treasure Island?
Starr King Elementary, segregation and wealth: The politics of liberal San Francisco’s ‘separate but...
Segregation happens when people in power, many of whom identify as liberal, diminish the opportunities of those most in need through the redirection of resources.
Rattling the bars with Eddie Conway: Government targeting of Black activists reminiscent of COINTELPRO
In October 2017, a leaked memo entitled, “Black Identity Extremist Intelligent Assessment” revealed a government surveillance program targeting black activist liberation movements.
Rattling the bars with Eddie Conway: H. Rap Brown, now Jamil Abdullah El-Amin, challenges...
Today, we want to look at the case of formerly known as H. Rap Brown, now known as Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin. We’re going to talk to his son about his case and see what’s going on with him.
Deep reflections for a world on fire: A review of two books by Victor...
We live in revolutionary times, by virtue of the fact that “moderate” reforms are totally inadequate to the planetary crisis we face.
New evidence of innocence spurs two court filings for Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Hopefully, Mumia will get a re-trial and the truth will finally get told. We await his release from hell.”
Public Housing for All
With Public Housing for All – and a system growing larger year by year – we can begin to guarantee a right to shelter.
The Haitian-based film ‘Lalo’s House’ screens at Oakland Film Fest
“Lalo’s House” is the story of human trafficking in Haiti, which is the favorite playground of Jeffrey Epstein’s bestie, former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Wealth hoarders listen, learn and collaborate with poor, unhoused and indigenous peoples to launch...
People with race, class and/or formal education privilege collaborate with very low and no-income people to formally launch a ‘fund’ for reparations Saturday, Sept. 7, 1 p.m., at Homefulness, 8032 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland
United Nations intervention urgently needed to stop colonial carnage in West Papua
If the world and international media ignores West Papua now, the Indonesian security services may turn it into a bloodbath.
New signs trigger confusion about Treasure Island toxins
At a June 18, 2019, Treasure Island meeting, a worried mother reported that her townhouse facade had sprouted a metal sign bearing a frightening message: “This area contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.”
AB 5 would put California’s Black Newspapers out of print
Dear Gov. Newsom and California legislators, we are asking each of you to search your hearts, look beyond blind spots, step in and do the one thing that will prevent Assembly Bill 5 from putting the Black press in California out of business.
Air District reverses prior support for India Basin Development Project due to ‘unacceptable’ air...
In response to community demands, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has just sent a letter to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors stating that the air pollution that would be caused by the India Basin Mixed Use Development Project “is unacceptable.”