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by Tabari Morris Proposed city policy would gut privacy protections and open the door to federal data sharing San Francisco’s controversial citywide employee drone policy is...

As Cuba faces an eighth month of a U.S.-imposed oil blockade on top of a 67-year economic embargo, Second Secretary of the Cuban Embassy Gabriela Castillo speaks with SF Bay View Editor-in-Chief JR Valrey about the humanitarian impact, Cuba’s sweeping new economic reforms, U.S.-Cuba relations, and why Havana says diplomacy—not sanctions—is the only path toward peace and stability.

Kotelemela Bolingo brings together revolutionary artists from around the world to honor Assata Shakur and Pauline Lumumba while amplifying struggles from Cuba to the Congo. In this exclusive interview, Obi Egbuna Jr. explains why music is cultural warfare—and why artists still have a critical role to play in movements for liberation.

In a moving international tribute, Obi Egbuna Jr. of the Zimbabwe Cuba Friendship Association honors the life and revolutionary legacy of Assata Olugbala Shakur. Framing her as a symbol of African resistance, liberation and international solidarity, the statement calls on future generations to carry forward her commitment to justice, while celebrating the enduring bonds between Africa, Cuba and freedom movements around the world.

I am pleading a California Racial Justice Act violation against court-appointed counsel Beth Lee, who accused me of committing the crimes I was being prosecuted for. As I made the attempt to set the record straight and assert my innocence, she interrupted me and blurted out, "Stupid Black son-of-a-bitch prick motherfucker!" 

From Haiti to Cuba, U.S. intervention is reshaping the Caribbean. As Haiti descends further into crisis, activists argue the struggle for sovereignty and self-determination has never been more urgent.

The Y encourages people to recognize their value as individuals, have a sense of belonging and to become the best version of themselves.

Bounce Back Generation (BBG) is an organization making an impact in the lives of youth based in the Potrero Hill and Bayview Hunters Point communities.

Visibility is only the first step. True empowerment requires a watchdog. These reporters hold officials accountable on the local impact of state housing policies and health care accessibility.

The Bay Area's Tea Man, Gibran McDonaldWhat is Ayurvedic Medicine? The purpose of Ayurveda is to give health to the sick and strength to the strong.

For 50 years, the San Francisco Bay View has stood as a voice for Black liberation, telling the stories too often ignored or silenced. Through financial hardship, political pressure, and decades of frontline reporting on police violence, political prisoners, and struggles for justice, the paper has never stopped publishing. Now, as it enters its next chapter, the Bay View is asking the community to help ensure that independent Black journalism not only survives, but grows. Through the 50 x 50 Campaign, every contribution helps strengthen a platform dedicated to informing, organizing, and amplifying the voices of Black communities for generations to come.

As the third-generation director of the San Francisco Black Film Festival, Cree Ray is carrying more than a family legacy — she is helping preserve a vital piece of Black Bay Area culture in a region where Black communities continue to be displaced and diminished. In this conversation, Ray reflects on inheriting the vision of her grandmother, Ave Montague, and her father, Kali O’Ray, while charting a future that embraces new filmmakers, emerging technologies and the next generation of storytellers. More than a film festival, she argues, SFBFF remains a gathering place where culture, community and ownership of Black stories can be protected, nurtured and passed forward.

This open letter to Karmelo Anthony, reflects on race, justice and the unequal ways Americans experience the legal system. Part personal message and part social commentary, the piece examines the public reaction to Anthony’s case while questioning who receives empathy, who receives grace, and how those differences continue to shape outcomes in America.

Look beyond the political theater surrounding redistricting and voting rights and ask a more uncomfortable question: What tangible gains have Black Americans received from decades of electoral representation? At its core, the piece is a call to distinguish between political rhetoric and measurable outcomes, and to build power that extends beyond election season.

The long history of Rafiki Coalition, 40 years to be exact, displays service to black and marginalized people that includes accessible health care, food banks support, community education opportunities, and various policy work.

A woman flees death squad violence in Haiti. For Haitians, this is an all-too-familiar scenario in 2026.

Let me be clear: this moment is bigger than Louisiana. This is a civil rights inflection point.

The conditions are ripe for growing Black political consciousness, but revolutionary movements must broaden their reach to all sectors and classes of the people.

Built to fail: The untold story of Black housing in San Francisco  — Housing Series, Part II

“Burlesque is the art of seduction, storytelling, confidence and performance. True burlesque is theater. It’s dance. It’s glamour. It’s comedy, sensuality, character work, music, fashion, and personal expression all living in the same space." - Jujuana Williams