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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.