Juneteenth reading of ‘3rd & Palou’ brings 1966 Hunters Point Uprising to life
“Your play does a great job of not just representing what happened but what is happening. It just makes me hella inspired because I still hear people talk about how their brother Peanut was killed.”
Affordable child care helped my family out of deep poverty. Can we save it?
Knowing my 2-year-old would be properly looked after enabled me to not only attend my classes but focus on my studies with peace of mind.
JUNETEENTH
On July 17, 1862, Congress opened the Army to Black men – who responded in droves. By the war’s end, 179,000 Black Americans were Union soldiers, 10% of the force.
The dark legacy of slavery still impacts our Black children 161 years after emancipation
Achieving high literacy rates is a modern emancipation, granting students the tools to realize the full promise of their civil rights.
Return Kwame Shakur to general population
Kwame is being unjustly held in RHU (solitary confinement) as retaliation and harassment for his affiliation with community improvement organizations.
‘Soul Bowl’ brings the high drama of high school football to the SF Black...
The media frenzy surrounding the game is laid bare, showcasing the weight of history and community pride resting heavily on the shoulders of these young athletes.
The San Francisco Black Film Festival is back and better than ever!
The festival will be held on June 13 through 16. Be there! https://www.sfbff.org/
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Remembering Eddie Kittrell (1951-2023): Nationally known public housing advocate and
Eddie hoped that a focus on family, as opposed to crime or violence, would become integral to understanding the concept of public housing as a place of community.
May 29 Plaza East residents set to rally for accountability from SF housing authority
Plaza East, situated in The Fillmore, one of San Francisco’s last remaining historic Black communities, has seen a drastic decline in its Black population
After racist attacks, peace rally brings Fillmore together
At 4 p.m. on Friday, May 24, roughly 20 neighbors came together in support of the Williams family. Most had known Terry, 49, their whole lives — and this afternoon was for them.
One-alarm fire rips through home of man recently targeted with racist threats
Family home of lifelong Fillmore resident Terry Williams burns down suddenly Tuesday morning, the third incident in a string of targeted attacks.
We don’t want to hear you say Nigga no more: Misclassifying colorism in the...
Rappers feuding opens discourse on colorism
KKK flag and printout calling for ‘extermination’ left at man’s home in second incident
On May 5, a second ziplock bag filled with racist threats was left at Terry Williams’ door, one block from Alamo Square Park. Inside the bag, a paper read: “WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXTERMINATE YOU N— SLAVES.”
Gumbo Social is stirring up some conversations on 3rd Street
Have a bowl of gumbo and some good conversation at his new location located at 5176 3rd St. near Thornton, San Francisco, CA 94124.
The poisoned people of Treasure Island need gutsy lawyers
Treasure Island soil and groundwater is heavily contaminated with radioactive and hazardous waste deposited through sloppy mishandling of toxic material during Naval operations in the 56 years Treasure Island was a Navy base.
Protests stop SF traffic in its tracks
The goal of A15 Action is to target “the global economy for its complicity in Israel's ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people.”
International civilian aid flotilla to break the siege of Gaza
“When governments fail, we sail!”
‘Let’s watch Mays’
Willie Mays was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Many who know the game call him the greatest.
Jinho ‘Piper’ shines in solo play ‘Black Men Everywhere!’
"Black Men Everywhere!" discusses the lives of Black men and the terror they face