2025
Yearly Archives: 2025
From the Blockade to Melissa, Cubans are in the crosshairs
Hurricane Melissa was bigger than Katrina. Compounded by a US-sponsored blockade, it's impossible for Cuba to even get the meager aid that is currently being offered by the international community to Jamaica.
First and third Saturdays, the San Francisco Muslim Community Center offers free produce at...
We serve Muslims through prayer, study and counseling. We also serve the broader community through food distribution, educational programs and recovery support.
Medi-Cal Is Changing—What Black Californians Need to Know in 2025 and Beyond
Medi-Cal is undergoing major changes. For Black Californians, these shifts bring both opportunities and challenges.
Stanford Opens New Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute
Stanford University celebrated the grand opening of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute on Monday October 14, unveiling a new center dedicated to preserving and advancing Dr. King’s enduring legacy of justice, equality, and humanity.
Justice for Kevin Epps, San Francisco’s Native Son
It is in the discretion of DA Brooke Jenkins to drop this case, and justice would be better served if she did — its continuation means that it is not only Kevin Epps who stands on trial, but the city that raised him.
Hands Off Cuba: Los Angeles co-founder Brenda Lopez speaks
For 30 years now we have seen the rest of the world side with Cuba. Most of the world sees the US for what it really is, and it has mostly isolated itself in order to try to continue to be at the top of the world.
Society of Professional Journalists honors SF Bay View Executive Editor Kevin Epps with Silver...
SF Bay View Executive Editor Kevin Epps will receive the Silver Heart Award at the Society of Professional Journalists' 40th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards on Nov. 13.
Cuba in the clutches of Hurricane Melissa and US-imposed blockade
Hurricane Melissa has had a devastating impact on eastern Cuba. Cuba has found creative ways to survive and move forward despite enormous obstacles and just got overwhelming support from the UN to end the US blockade.
Rwandan Prisoner of Conscience Victoire Ingabire
Victoire Ingabire, Rwandan prisoner of conscience, remains detained amid renewed charges and international solidarity efforts.
UPROAR calls out Virginia ombudsman at public meetings
“The ombudsman's office promised to give special focus on Red Onion and its sister supermax, Wallens Ridge.”
Assata
“Every little girl should know her name, from the bowels of Repression and calamity she came.”
Know your rights: ICE is in the Bay Area!
Know Your Rights: ICE Operating in the Bay Area; Organizers Urge Vigilance and Legal Preparedness.
Coalition for SF Neighborhoods strongly opposes explosive demolition of six Shipyard buildings
The Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods urges a halt to the explosive demolition at Hunters Point, demanding safer and more effective methods for toxic cleanup.
Who’s afraid of Zohran Mamdani?
Zohran Mamdani’s insurgent mayoral campaign focuses on housing, transit, and childcare amid coordinated, bigoted attacks.
California Community Colleges’ HBCU College Caravan turns 10!
California community colleges mark 10th CCC-to-HBCU Caravan, connecting students with guaranteed transfer opportunities statewide.
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.
The Free Mumia Tour hits Cuba
The Free Mumia Tour visits Cuba, forging media ties and spotlighting Mumia Abu Jamal’s case.
Free William Lollis
“William Lollis has served 11 years of a 92-year sentence for a nonviolent crime.”
‘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.