2025
Yearly Archives: 2025
Haiti: Reparations Yes! Deportations No!
Demonstrators from Haiti to France to San Francisco, London, Belize and Jamaica have demanded that France pay for the ransom it extracted from Haiti 200 years ago as the price for its independence and for the “crime” of freeing itself from slavery.
Fire damages new Nineteen-21 Lounge in Bayview
SF Black Wall Street to launch recovery campaign at Bayview Night Market. Offers of support should be directed to Tinisch Hollins, tinisch@sfbwsfoundation.org.
Healing through laughter: Marvellus Lucas empowers San Francisco’s communities
Lucas leads live shows and workshops that use humor to address trauma, build confidence, and foster social support—especially within the Black community.
India Basin Waterfront Park: a park for the community built by the community
The India Basin park project signifies more than just the creation of a recreational space; it symbolizes the revitalization of a neglected community in an area of the city where attention is long overdue.
Juneteenth: ILWU Local 10 marks National Freedom Day
The unique role of Juneteenth in San Francisco and labor history will be revealed as ILWU Local 10 marks Juneteenth on Thursday, June 19, at our Labor Temple, 400 North Point St., beginning at 10 a.m.
The Bay Area welcomes Cuban Embassy friends with enthusiastic solidarity
Join a virtual meeting on Tuesday, June 17, to discuss collective priorities going forward. Register at bit.ly/6-17-25. Cuba Si, Bloqueo No!
A decisive role for South Berkeley is essential for planning and developing housing at...
Two developers are being considered for the project. One team includes minority developers from the community who deeply understand the needs of our historically racially diverse neighborhood and deserve an equal stake.
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.
HOOPLA! Circus Bella presents its 16th annual FREE Circus in the Parks Season
Opening weekend performances are Friday, June 20, at noon and Saturday, June 21, at noon and 2:15 p.m. at Yerba Buena Gardens, 760 Howard St., between Third and Fourth streets in San Francisco.
Bay FC to honor Juneteenth at PayPal Park Friday, June 13
Bay Football Club (Bay FC) is the professional soccer franchise representing the Bay Area and the 14th team to join the National Women’s Soccer League. Tickets at bayfc.com.
San Francisco Black Film Festival returns for its 27th season with star power, local...
SFBFF 2025 runs from June 19 to June 22 at venues across San Francisco and promises a dynamic lineup ranging from gripping documentaries to laugh-out-loud comedies.
From Oakland to Ouagadougou, the revolution is alive in word, color and action
by Tiy Todd
Burkina Faso, the “Land of the Upright People,” is a nation embodying a revolutionary declaration. Former President Thomas Sankara and today’s President...
‘We all sick’: Breast cancer impact on Black women in Bayview Hunters Point
A 1995 study found the number of breast cancer cases in Black women under the age of 50 exceeded the number of projected cases by more than double.
‘Black and Proud’: SF Bay View Foundation’s Nonprofit Boot Camp returns June 28 with...
The SF Bay View Foundation’s Nonprofit Boot Camp returns as a sanctuary and strategy space for Black-led change on Saturday, June 28, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Opera House, 4705 Third St.
Wesley Johnson and Mary Helen Rogers’ Juneteenth strategy
The U.S. Army had to capture, often burn to the ground plantations in order to release African-Americans. By 1865, only 1 million of the 3.6 million enslaved had been freed.
D’Wayne Wiggins: A musical architect and community champion
Wiggins’ passing leaves a deep void, but his contributions to music and culture remain indelible.
San Francisco hometown star Terri J. Vaughn hits streaming highs in Tyler Perry Studios...
The comedy “She the People” depicts the unlikely political career of Antoinette Dunkerson, a Mississippi Lieutenant Governor candidate.
The utter cruelty and inhumanity of Trump’s immigration policy towards Haitians
Hundreds of thousands of Haitians currently under threat of deportation must be allowed to stay in the U.S. at least until it is safe for them to return to Haiti.
Rev. Arnold Townsend: ‘Voices of Truth to Power’ oral history archive shares his golden...
Townsend was 23, a returning veteran, entering another war on campus known as the 1968 Black Student Union-Third World Liberation Front Student Strike at San Francisco State University.
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.