2025
Yearly Archives: 2025
Black History Month 2025: 14 places in California where Black businesses and culture thrived
The article highlights 14 historic Black neighborhoods in California and their cultural impact.
Bay Area libertarian crypto fascism
While the Bay Area prides itself for being at the progressive vanguard, there is an outsized contingent of libertarian crypto fascists in our midst that we tolerate at our own peril.
Survival Pending Revolution: The Black Panther Party Service to the People Programs
"Survival Pending Revolution" is a tribute and a call to action – urging us to reimagine and implement the Panthers’ blueprint for survival and liberation.
African American Construction Collective protests for legally required inclusion on City College construction
"We want everyone to know that this is a requirement. They're required to use local residents," Gregory said, citing the current practice that mainly seeks labor from outside San Francisco.
Fear is still the motivation for Black voters
Margaret Kimberley critiques Kamala Harris, Black voter loyalty, and Democratic Party failures.
From kingpin to catalyst: James Beasley Jr.’s remarkable journey of redemption
James Beasley Jr. turns from kingpin to community leader, promoting real estate and financial literacy.
Brigette LeBlanc breaks barriers as first woman president of SF African American Chamber of...
Brigette Renee LeBlanc becomes the first woman president of the San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce.
Remembering Dr. Nathan Hare, a gentle reminder from Marvin X: Community healing, Black Studies...
Dr. Nathan Hare’s memorial celebrated his legacy in Black Studies and community healing.
After 63 years of the US blockade, Cuba still educates international doctors for free
Cuba defies the US blockade by training international doctors for free and providing global medical aid.
Equal Justice Society: Black Californians’ biggest challenge? Racism!
The Equal Justice Society fights systemic racism through legal advocacy and reparations efforts.
Reparations advocate Chris Lodgson: Black Californians’ biggest challenge? Political power!
Chris Lodgson stresses Black political power as key to advancing California's reparations efforts.
Life after domestic violence: Learning from Black women survivors
The article highlights Black women's experiences with domestic abuse, focusing on isolation, financial control, and resilience in healing.
Losing paradise in Barbuda
“Shame on you,” Robert De Niro told Trump supporters last year. Well, shame on you, Robert De Niro, for commercializing paradise!
Manifesting the vision: On Frantz Fanon’s fundamental transformation period
Kwame Beans Shakur and NALC advance decolonization through community programs and food sovereignty.
Ceasefire in Gaza and the road ahead
We must continue to mobilize, speak out and pressure decision-makers to follow the lead of the majority of people in the US and across the world who support Palestinian freedom.
BAOBOB Holiday Express Pop Up Market in Oakland
The BAOBOB Holiday Express Pop-Up Market celebrated Black-owned businesses and community commerce in Oakland.
Slow motion genocide and resistance in Haiti
Haiti faces violence and exploitation under US-backed paramilitaries, resisting with a fight for democracy.
California’s maternal health blueprint ignores systemic racism, community solutions
Critics say California's maternal health blueprint ignores systemic racism and community solutions.
Implications of a second Trump term for working class and oppressed people
The article examines the impact of a second Trump term on racism, inequality, and global oppression.
Fear is still the motivation for Black voters
Margaret Kimberley critiques Kamala Harris, Black voter loyalty, and Democratic Party failures.