Book review of ‘We Are Balogun: A Black Lives Matter Memoir’
Eric Hunter reviews Yafeuh Balogun’s memoir of Oak Cliff, Dallas organizing, tracing the political education, service and armed self-defense behind the Huey P. Newton Gun Club. He calls it required reading for young people who need to see Black liberation as living history they must carry forward.
Assembly-member LaShae Sharp-Collins’s Bill Would Pause Law Enforcement’s Use of Shock Gloves Pending Study
California lawmakers have sent AB 2760 to Gov. Gavin Newsom, seeking to halt law enforcement’s use of wearable electric shock gloves until 2030 while the state studies their safety and community impact. Supporters warn the devices could harm vulnerable people and turn Black, Brown and immigrant communities into test subjects.
American racism turns 250 years old and now the beast feeds itself
Leah Harmony examines a series of anti-Black incidents in 2026 showing that racism remains embedded in U.S. institutions and public life. She calls for deeper historical understanding and accountability to break the cycle.
Twanda Bailey’s fight puts San Francisco — and the nation — on notice
Twanda Bailey’s workplace discrimination case returns to trial after the California Supreme Court ruled that a single use of the N-word can support a harassment claim. With San Francisco’s entire Superior Court bench recused, the case tests whether the city will be held accountable for its response to her report.
Latest massacre in Haiti reveals yet again the cruelty of revoking TPS for Haitians
Haiti Action Committee condemns a new massacre in Kenscoff and calls on the Trump administration to stop deporting Haitians to conditions of escalating violence and displacement. The committee urges passage of legislation extending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.
“Black girls are being bought and sold in plain sight”
Nola Brantley discusses how systemic inequities, adultification and institutional failures leave Black and Brown girls vulnerable to trafficking. She identifies warning signs of grooming and calls for accountability, prevention and care rooted in trust.
D10 candidate Jamo Muhammad speaks
District 10 candidate Jamo Muhammad discusses public safety, environmental racism and the pressures driving Black residents from San Francisco. In this Q&A, he outlines his concerns for children, housing and community-led solutions.
ICE won’t stop taking our brothers! Free Leo!
Colin Logan describes the detention of Afro-Brazilian drummer and cultural educator Leo Oliveira Xavier after a routine ICE check-in in San Francisco. The interview calls for his release and directs readers to support the campaign led by immigrant-rights organizers.
Cuba and the United States: We both have an ocean
The Cuban Embassy's First Secretary, Sulia Paez and Second Secretary, Gabriela Castillo, spent four days in the San Francisco Bay Area building solidarity, meeting activists and exploring the region’s revolutionary art. The San Francisco Bayview's Leah Harmony shares her experience and its impact.
Leaked SFPD drone feeds expose a widening surveillance dragnet
An unsecured SFPD drone link exposed livestreams, thermal video and location data, offering an unplanned view of how aerial surveillance reaches into daily life. Tabari Morris examines the data-security breach and the unanswered questions about oversight, civil liberties and police drone expansion.
Two Cuban diplomats visited the Bay during Black August
Black August was especially impactful this year supercharged by First Secretary Sulia Paez and Second Secretary Gabriela Castillo of the Cuban Embassy visiting Oakland and San Francisco , speaking about the impact of U.S. blockades on Cuba. The Bay Area tour included events with local activists, artists and community organizations.
Haiti – cruelty is the point: Haiti TPS and the politics of punishment
Dr. Julianne Malveaux condemns the threatened end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians as a policy of punishment rooted in Haiti’s long history of exploitation and contempt. She calls for solidarity, an extension of TPS and a path to permanence for Haitian families who have built their lives in the United States.
Our children deserve more than our good intentions
Drawing on the Black Panther Party’s legacy of responding to children’s needs, Ty-Licia Hooker calls for deeper investment in Oakland and Bay Area students. She urges families, educators, funders and leaders to listen directly to young people and build support around what they need to thrive.
‘A lot of this stuff brings up emotions inside of me’
Willie Sundiata Tate reflects on the racism, incarceration and political education that shaped his path from the California Youth Authority to the San Quentin Six era. In an unfinished phone conversation, he recalls George Jackson, Black August and the lasting emotional weight of prison movement history.
Our tax dollars are funding a slow genocide in Cuba
Cuban Embassy First Secretary Sulia Páez discusses the Cuban government’s response to U.S. policy, including the reported impacts of the blockade and fuel shortages. In an interview with JR Valrey, she addresses health care, sovereignty and U.S.-Cuba relations.
Fidel Castro, the Cuban Revolution, and Africa
In commemoration of the Fidel Castro centenary on August 13, 2026, we present remarks given by Djibo Sobukwe at The Symposium on Fidel Castro and...
The Breaking Point: Behind the rebellion in Bertie-Martin Prison
We examine the Bertie-Martin prison uprising through the lens of longstanding concerns about incarceration, neglect and human rights. Eric Hunter argues that prison resistance must be understood in the context of systemic conditions rather than as an isolated crisis.
Bay Area lawyer Adante Pointer talks police accountability after the latest OPD scandals
Bay Area attorney Adante Pointer discusses OPD’s release from federal oversight, the department’s history and questions of police accountability in Oakland. He also addresses SFPD’s raid on the Black Panther apartment building and the allocation of police resources in recent cases.
23 years of oversight ends and Oakland Police are still killing people.
JR Valrey interviews Anti-Police Terror Project activist Lance Wilson about a fatal Oakland police shooting, the possible end of federal oversight and accountability within OPD. Wilson also addresses the policing of Black unhoused Oaklanders and calls for housing- and care-based responses to crisis.
Surveillance data centers are coming to San Francisco
JR Valrey reports on two planned surveillance data centers near Bayview Hunters Point and Vis Valley, raising concerns about pollution, water use and neighborhood impacts. Supervisor Shamann Walton says the projects moved forward without community input and may prompt legislative action.