Yearly Archives: 2025

“I’m a union painter,” said Tory Carpenter. He had worked on the 2007 renovations under AIMCO. “That job was union. This one isn’t. They’re using the cheapest labor and cheapest materials.”

Black Americans who identify with Palestinians say their shared experiences of racial oppression inform solidarity, but activists and visitors report that Israeli authorities often target and mistreat Black supporters — a pattern critics say underscores how race shapes both solidarity and state repression in the Israel‑Palestine conflict.

A houseless and Indigenous coalition in Oakland unveiled a “Liberation Easement” to permanently remove a small parcel of land from the real‑estate market, the organizers said, a move they described as an act of decommodification and long‑term stewardship that binds residents and descendants to caretaking rather than ownership and prevents future sale, rent or eviction; the document was created with Sogorea Te Land Trust and legal counsel and will be publicly filed at a ceremony Oct. 23.

Sorce is an Oakland-based graffiti artist who does creative art pieces and inner city tagging in an attempt to reclaim public space and project artistic freedom.

Bred in the Bay, Lisa Tealer is not new to this – she is true to this! It is by no coincidence that after 30 years in the biotech field she would find herself as the executive director of the extremely impactful nonprofit in San Mateo County, Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council (BACHAC), focused on improving health in the African American community.

Community-oriented. Poised. Empathetic. Driven. These are just a few adjectives to describe Cydney Nunn, a leader who strives to make the world feel seen and heard, whether this be as a CBS news producer or as the Managing Director of the Ruth Williams Opera House. 

Correction: Mural at 3rd and Quesada painted by Josue Rojas and collaborators, not previously credited artist.

Bay Area analysis finds enduring occupational segregation keeps Black workers concentrated in low‑wage jobs, limiting equity.

All of Us or None held its national convening in San Antonio from July 17–20, drawing formerly incarcerated organizers from across the country to share strategies on legal advocacy, parole preparation and community reintegration; participants celebrated solidarity through workshops on basebuilding and AI for liberation, heard messages from imprisoned leaders and marched downtown to demand reforms aimed at restoring rights and resources for people inside and formerly incarcerated.

JR Valrey remembers David “General Jap” Johnson as a longtime Black revolutionary and mentor whose work with the Black Prisoners Movement and the San Quentin 6 helped educate a new generation of organizers in Oakland; Valrey recalls Johnson’s mix of fierce loyalty, sharp teaching and humor, citing his role in community events, political education and cultural life as central to his legacy.

“We are not just captives — we are the system’s most knowledgeable critics and its most formidable opponents. Together, we can dismantle not only these walls but the limits on our imagination of justice.”

They say they care about us. If that were true, we wouldn’t be constantly stressed out. Our daily lives are full of anxiety

C-Note’s continued imprisonment is a moral failure .His art, advocacy and rehabilitative record demand his immediate release!

Fathers to Founders transforms fathers’ lives through mental-health care, financial education and community-led healing.

Knot Our Kidz workshop urged parents, schools and tech platforms to protect children from online exploitation.

South Berkeley demands full affordable housing, equal design, local hiring and community spaces to repair past harms.

What the Cuban people endure is not a limited or selective restriction – it’s a full-scale siege. A form of collective punishment aimed at breaking a nation’s spirit.

The city displaces vehicle residents through enforced moves, barriers and punishments; treat them as neighbors, not nuisances.

Revolutionary leadership — Burkina Faso’s Capt. Ibrahim Traoré inspires Pan-African solidarity amid repeated coup attempts.

The Navy plans explosive demolition at Hunters Point, risking toxic dust, radiation exposure, and community health hazards.