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Monthly Archives: May 2023
The kidnapping of young Black girls plagues Oakland
On any given Friday night, I could find girls as young as 14, 15 or 16 on the track in underwear, bras and high heels being exploited.
Support Dr. Mutulu Shakur
Dr. Mututlu Shakur's love for the people is highlighted by Mumia Abu Jamal
It’s not too late to file taxes: Free Tax help for Black Californians
California residents have until Oct. 16, 2023, to file taxes
All about the Amelia and Adinah show
Xion Abiodun gets the to know Amelia and Adinah
Banko Brown’s uncle responds to the murder video and DA Jenkins’ decision not to...
“I’m tripping because I don’t think that everybody is seeing the same video that I’m seeing ... it’s being ignored, just like every other thing in the Black community." - Banko Brown's uncle Jerry Brown
Both Sides of the Conversation podcasts keep the Black community informed locally
I saw a need to provide a platform that addresses the issues that are negatively impacting the Black and Brown communities
Soul Stroll is back!
Soul Stroll has over 40 partners and health providers with information to help people.
San Francisco’s Carnaval is right around the corner
Just be ready to absorb different colors, costumes, and languages.
Do you know what happens to the Bay Area’s trash after trash day?
Landfills take about 30 to 40 years to fill up and when they finally fill up, another one is created.
If America
if there was an America
It would look like me
Oakland’s Poet Laureate Ayodele Nzinga
"I art in the tradition of the Black Arts Movement, in the continuum of art that transcends being 'art for art’s sake'
What did it cost for Banko Brown to stay in San Francisco?
No one deserves to die because they were hungry
You can’t end a Revolution: Wood Street’s last day is the beginning
Homelessness is a real thing and people struggle on the street everyday trying to strive on living.
Screenwriter Boots Riley weighs in on Hollywood screenwriters’ strike and A.I.
You might as well make sure that writers are not only getting the pay that they need, but that there are a certain amount of writers hired
Come see ‘The Nigger Lovers’
There was a lot of red wine at the start of the process and then by the end I think I switched to coffee.
Black Boys are the subject of new children’s book “You Bring Me Joy”
I want parents to let this story be a reminder ...
Tidal Wave Comics brings Black and diverse comic characters to life
Ken Johnson is an African American comic book writer and illustrator
Currency Wars: FedNow and BRICS
BRICS is headed by the nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa with more than a dozen other nations from all corners of the world waiting to get in
Mainstream media is a scam
Unfortunately, corporate media conglomerates have expanded over the last several decades, and there is less and less independent journalism.
Hunger in the face of hubris
Food banks across California are bracing for a feared spike in hunger due to cut resources and inflated food prices.