2026

Yearly Archives: 2026

Millions for TV advertising. Nothing for Black Californians.

"California is home to one of the largest Black populations in the country, and yet cycle after cycle, Democrats spend millions on everything but Black-owned media, " - Rep. Lateefah Simon

The war at home

Bayview Hunters Point is being asked to endure a bridge demolition and radiological shipyard teardown at the same time, in a toxic corridor where families have already carried the health costs for generations.

Trial of Kevin Epps: Judge Ferrall explains himself

Reviewing his own conduct, Ferrall demonstrated just how untethered he has been all along. He equated the dissatisfaction of both defense and prosecution as proof of his fairness.

A continental call from Africa: Standing with Cuba against imperialist aggression

With the economic strangulation of Cuba by the United States, African progressive organizations and movements are calling for broader continental solidarity.

SF Bay View stands with Minister King X and the struggle for worker power...

Standing with inside organizers and reentering workers, SF Bay View amplifies Minister King X’s call to turn California’s prison yards into centers of worker power, legal literacy and collective reentry.

The corporate vanilla ‘Michael’ biopic is terrible!

The white record execs are so “helpful” to Mike in the movie, we do not get to see that Mike was a shrewd businessman. The movie has no soul or Blackness in it, when at one time MJ was the epitome of Black music and dance.

End the genocidal blockade on Cuba!: an interview with US Hands Off Cuba Committee...

To be against Cuba is to be against humanity. Time and time again Cuba has offered support wherever it is needed most. They have even offered medical aid to the United States because, for them, people and lives come before politics and ideologies.

Overwhelmed by strike, San Francisco schools found the money for top union demands

by Danielle Smith Six thousand San Francisco educators won fully funded health care, sanctuary schools and an up to 8.5% raise over two years by...

Shared tragedy, hope for shared healing, and a plea for Kevin Epps to be...

We pray that Kevin be allowed to raise his children and do his vital work in the community pending appeal.  Kevin has been a model citizen during the 9-plus-year ordeal since the shooting and has proven he is neither a flight risk nor a threat to public safety.  I pray for grace and mercy for all of us. 

Letter from the courtroom on the sentencing of Kevin Epps: The verdict the press...

The media, the institution designed to hold our systems accountable, failed one of its own. Not by covering the verdict incorrectly, but by treating presence as optional when presence is everything.

Unpardonable offenses: US government policy vs. Cuba

The question we should be asking ourselves is not whether socialism has failed, but rather: What country in the world, regardless of its political system, would survive a siege of this magnitude for seven decades?

Acquitted of murder, convicted anyway: Epps trial reveals racial gap in self-defense law

California’s Castle Doctrine, which allows homeowners and residents to use reasonable — including deadly — force against intruders, was supposed to protect people in that situation. It didn’t protect Epps.

Meet the women of All My Usos – Breaking taboo

All My Usos (AMU), meaning “All My Brothers” in Samoan, is a homage to the organization's grassroots initiative that’s provided services and resources to thousands of families over the last decade.

Fun, fellowship and family – APAFSS is bringing people together

APAFSS is an important organization in the Bay Area that serves the AAPI community, but its services are open to all.

SF Bay View backs Dr. Butch Ware for governor of California

Dr. Butch Ware has earned the full and official endorsement of the San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper for governor of California in 2026.

Legal, ethical questions remain as Epps trial sentencing date nears

 “There is too much that happened to give anybody the sense that this was a proper prosecution and a proper conviction. They ... did so much wrong in order to bring this man into the criminal justice system.” - Judge Harbin-Forte

Welcome to Oakland’s Black Panther Museum

The Black Panther Party, founded to end the oppression of Black people, recognized that political solidarity was fundamental but not enough; to fight for freedom, people need to eat, learn and be healthy. In response, free breakfast was offered to children by chapters of the party throughout the country, along with community schools, free health clinics and many other efforts under the banner “Survival Pending Revolution.” Here, Dr. Buck explains the programs as he leads a tour of the Black Panther Museum.

The Black Alliance for Peace condemns the U.S.-Iraeli war on Iran

In the first hours of the war by the U.S. and Israel against Iran on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2026, this girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, was bombed. At least 108 were killed, most of them school girls ages 7 to 12 in their morning classes – one a 9-year-old who had memorized the Quran and was preparing for a competition in two months. – Photo: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, X

GLIDE opens community barbershop connecting haircuts to health, healing and hope

GLIDE celebrates its newest initiative — a community barbershop designed to connect men with critical health and support services.

Case unclosed: Revisiting the murder of Jeffrey Epstein 

Jeffrey Epstein – What is going on now? What really happened? Why the delay in releasing the information? What is being hidden?