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Calls grow for accountability as Prosecutor Jonathan Schmidt accused of misconduct in Kevin Epps murder trial

Prosecutorial miscoduct may generate more cynicism towards the DA’s Office and, as a result, witnesses will be less likely to cooperate with it as it will not be seen as an impartial dispenser of justice but as an adversary.

In the Epps murder trial, the prosecutor who defined misconduct is committing it again

At its core, the Epps trial poses a simple question: Do Black men have the same right to defend themselves in their homes that the law purports to guarantee to everyone?

Stand with Kevin Epps: A Black historian on trial for murder

Amplify the demand that this prosecution end. Call on District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to drop the charges — not as a favor, but as a recognition that this case is soaked in racialized double standards and shaky evidence.

Support Your Child’s Mental Health: Medi-Cal Covers Therapy, Medication, and More

When children struggle emotionally, it can affect every part of their lives — at home, in school, with friends, and even their physical health. In many Black families, we’re...
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California prison officials label Minister King X a ‘Black Supremacist Extremist’ – King fights back

“Activist” Minister King X devotes his life to educating the public through raps, plays, music videos, presentations in schools and colleges and more about the evils of prison, especially for the elders who have been held behind bars for decades. He often focuses on the historic hunger strikes of 2011-2013 that drew 30,000 prisoner participants at their peak and have resulted in an over 30% reduction in the California prison population.

Black student unions are under pressure – here’s what they do and how they help Black students find community

Kutztown University Black Student Union members march 0425 by Ben Hasty, MediaNews Group, Reading Eagle

Theft of our last crumb The federal government’s attempt to starve us and the emergency need for our own self-determined solutions

by Lisa ‘Tiny’ Gray-Garcia “Mama, we don't have any more money on the EBT card.” This sentence, often spoken somewhere between the 20th and 30th...

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Alameda Health System Reminds Community: Apply For Medi-Cal Before December 31, 2025 

Oakland, CA — Alameda Health System is urging community members to apply for, or double-check, their current status for Medi-Cal no later than Wednesday, December 31, 2025, to ensure they do not lose access to essential health coverage.

A misunderstood child sparked a new science

Too many students experience the classroom as a thing to escape rather than a place for self-governance. Parents feel it too; one of the most searched questions on social media is, “How do I help my child learn at home?”
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Circus Bella welcomes you to its Big Top Circus Tent with...

“STARLIGHT” is the perfect show for families and children of all ages. We all need more moments to sit down all together, to celebrate, reflect and LAUGH!

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Mumia Abu-Jamal: Innocent and framed! Free Mumia, NOW!

The injustice to Mumia Abu-Jamal is not the action of one rogue cop or prosecutor or judge, but a concerted effort to silence an unbending, outspoken political opponent of this racist, repressive, exploitive, murderous capitalist system.

The Free Mumia Tour hits Cuba

The Free Mumia Tour visits Cuba, forging media ties and spotlighting Mumia Abu Jamal’s case.

UnSelling Mama Earth 

A houseless and Indigenous coalition in Oakland unveiled a “Liberation Easement” to permanently remove a small parcel of land from the real‑estate market, the organizers said, a move they described as an act of decommodification and long‑term stewardship that binds residents and descendants to caretaking rather than ownership and prevents future sale, rent or eviction; the document was created with Sogorea Te Land Trust and legal counsel and will be publicly filed at a ceremony Oct. 23.

Living in chains on the Fourth of July

Land of the free, home of the brave? / With a quarter of the world’s prisoners – modern day slaves? / A declaration of freedom, now as then how you lie / Millions of us still in chains on your Fourth of July.
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Mumia Abu-Jamal: Innocent and framed! Free Mumia, NOW!

The injustice to Mumia Abu-Jamal is not the action of one rogue cop or prosecutor or judge, but a concerted effort to silence an unbending, outspoken political opponent of this racist, repressive, exploitive, murderous capitalist system.
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UnSelling Mama Earth 

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Welcome to the Bay View Archives! With a $20,000 grant from The San Francisco Foundation, we can finally formalize and publicize our trove of Black journalism from 1976 to 2008.

Quesada Kids Community Fruit Stand

The Quesada Kids Community Fruit Stand was the talk of Third Street over the weekend. Quesada Gardens Initiative co-founder Shane King organized half a dozen youngsters to harvest his backyard plum tree and sell the fruit at the tip of the Quesada Garden by the Bank of America. The fruit sold out in about an hour, the kids made more money than they expected, passers-by LOVED the idea and everyone wants more of the same.

California Hotel tenants fight for their human right to housing

“The California Hotel is just the first building,” said Robbie Clark, an organizer with Just Cause Oakland, who led the chants and rallying cry with tenants and supporters Monday. “There will more than likely be others. We have to come together as a community and prevent the displacement of residents.”

‘State of Black San Francisco’ conference raises questions

Findings of the 2008 State of Black San Francisco public conference predicted our present: "a combination of violence, economics and lack of Black leadership has contributed to a situation that could soon turn SF into a city with only a handful of very rich and very poor African Americans."
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Lennar seeks license to kill

Despite Lennar’s claims that grading was completed in September in 2007, community air monitors continue to document elevations in asbestos levels.