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Gentrifying Treasure Island takes a toll

With a plethora of vaguarities and rush to implement the new toll plan, new questions form about the future of the Treasure.

Students, parents and community are hunger striking, protesting Oakland’s school closings in Black and...

The elitist oppressor’s closing of schools serving Black and Brown students is the square peg slipped deftly into the round hole of intentional genocide.

A community in the crosshairs: Supervisors move to instate a toll that will hurt...

Suspicions of gentrification grow as the Treasure Island toll picture comes more clearly into focus for TI residents.

Trader Joe’s Daly City pressured to take down Black History Month decorations

And the reason given wins the grand prize for top-rung Capitalism!

OUSD closures: Education gentrification hits Deep East Oakland and we fight back

Twenty-four days ago, OUSD announced the closure of over 19 schools with a majority of Black, Brown and very-low and no-income students in Oakland.

Student workers to demand UC end devastating on-campus rent burden at massive rally Thursday,...

In an act of genocide, slow though it may be, the UC corporate entity is complicit in sustaining the oppression of Black, Brown, Indigenous and poor working students.

New COVID data shows more disparities for our kids in SF

Data gathering shows that disparities continue in COVID vaccination access for race and ethnic groups, notably Black and African American students.

Black-led organizations are more critical than ever 

Though Black-led non-profit organizations have been on the front lines working with all marginalized communities, we have been systematically under-resourced and under-funded.

Where are the Black churches in the fight to stop Oakland school closures?

Smacking of patriarchal elitism, Black churches’ silence during the dismantling of education for children of Black and Brown communities is an alarming warning sign.

HP Biomonitoring: Promising HOPE for Hunters Point

Some good news for hurting people in Bayview Hunters Point is just what the doctor ordered.

Developing the Ministry of Information Podcast: A short look at the journalistic trek of...

Although, as Black men living in the U.S., we all contained within us a certain degree of anger at what is wantonly done to Black people by the powers that be – I, by far, contained the most outright rage in my writings and personality.

COVID-19 is biological warfare against prisoners

The canary still sings warning– who’s listening?

The kinky roots of British royalty

Born into the pinnacle of privilege, European royalty, Prince Harry would never be a target of racism. He was shocked by the reality that his life of privilege did not extend to his Black wife and yes, little Archie.

Down with u.s. imperialism! Down with NATO! 

Ensuring we don’t know, or won’t remember, that the u.s. and NATO do not give a hoot about the people, any people, a steady flow of manipulated propaganda is produced to maintain the empire.

‘Ukrainians only’: Nigerian student fleeing war describes rampant racism against Africans at border

Racist imperialism confirms that a Black person fleeing war will be last to get on the train, and may die trying.

MathArtist John Sims: Pi (Day) is for everyone

Mathematics can be an agent of freedom and access. The great Bob Moses, founder of the Algebra Project, advocated for mathematics literacy as a tool for liberation and as necessary as civil rights. 

Some HERstories and mama wisdom

Beauty and power of the feminine is fully celebrated in Baba Jahahara’s honoring of International Women’s Day and Month.

Six Black, female fundraising and philanthropy professionals you should know

As calls for book bans across the nation grow, one group continues to be particularly vulnerable to being erased from historical narratives: Black women. 

Know Your Rights, Part I

Our rights are increasingly being denied, but you may not know it if you don’t Know Your Rights.