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The Black Press, the Black Vote and media dollars
As Blacks won the right to vote in the US, it was Black women who preached, prodded and pushed their people to the polls. In Hunters Point, the Black women leaders known as the Big Five built a powerful voting block with the slogan “Vote 100%!”
New Real Estate Commission rules endanger Black real estate professionals and...
“For decades, the public, private and non-profit sectors have worked to overcome the blatant racism. We must ensure that new barriers are not constructed that jeopardize our progress.”
Join the fight against the 13th Amendment and its modern implications
Sept. 27 at 11:30 a.m. join an impromptu rally at the headquarters of the CDCR to call for review and repeal of Penal Code 4571.
Hunters Point residents barred from work on hilltop properties that require...
Related Management has shut out residents from a job site in Hunters Point, potentially rendering the project in violation of HUD codes.
It’s time for Gov. Newsom to do the right thing!
Environmental activists, community advocates and medical scientists continue to challenge public health and environmental regulators to help residents of Hunters Point.
More than an athlete: The rise of Jaylen Brown
by Cecil Brown
We were at the Oakland Ballroom, 1723 on Franklin Street, on a Friday night in Oakland, California. The large room was packed with people who paid $100 for the occasion. After receiving...
Mellon’s $125 million ‘Imagining Freedom’ ignores incarcerated artists
A closer look at philanthropy’s role in mass incarceration
by Donald ‘C-Note’ Hooker
In a bold move, the Mellon Foundation recently announced its $125 million “Imagining...
Behind Enemy Lines
Join the fight against the 13th Amendment and its modern implications
Sept. 27 at 11:30 a.m. join an impromptu rally at the headquarters of the CDCR to call for review and repeal of Penal Code 4571.
Mellon’s $125 million ‘Imagining Freedom’ ignores incarcerated artists
A closer look at philanthropy’s role in mass incarceration
by Donald ‘C-Note’ Hooker
In a bold move, the Mellon Foundation recently announced its $125 million “Imagining...
Black August: A story of African freedom fighters
The concept, Black August, grew out of the need to expose the glorious and heroic deeds of those Afrikan women and men who recognized and struggled against the injustices heaped upon people of color on a daily basis in America.
Imprisoned workers sue Alabama to abolish involuntary servitude
A notorious prison system, Alabama’s is the most overcrowded in the country, operating at over 168% capacity
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.
Culture Currents
49ers celebrate diversity with ‘Football for All’ at Levi’s Stadium
Inclusion and recognition celebrated at 49ers Preseason game
‘Lake Walking, Revolutionary Talking,’ a Karla Brundage choreopoem
“Art/poetry is a safe healing space. A bridging of the past and present is needed for a compassionate future or a unified Black future." - Karla Brundage
Summer of Black art and music at the Ruth Williams Opera...
The month of June set off an indelible vibrant art and music experience at The Ruth
Jury awards $20 million verdict in race harassment case involving Ku...
After a seven-week trial, the jury found that Ms. Young was subjected to racial harassment, discrimination, whistleblower retaliation and defamation.
Grand opening of food empowerment community market on Third Street
Having officially opened its doors on June 5, the market is expected to serve approximately 4,500 community members, offering not just groceries but also connections to vital social services and resources.
Bay View Archives
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.
July 2019 marks 11 years from the date of the final weekly print edition of the Bay View News July 2, 2008. For our first archival series, we will be pulling articles focused on historical examples of Bay Area communities’ activism toward self-preservation and against the inaction of a rapidly gentrifying city. July 2008 was a perfect example of such movements. From the Quesada Kids Community Fruit Stand to the protests against the illegal eviction from Oakland’s California Hotel, Black activist communities in the Bay worked to create alternative modes of living and acting, forming environments centered around mutual empowerment and advocacy.
Air district votes to fine Lennar
“How can you trust a criminal to preside over their own trial? We already know that the people who are supposed to be watching out for the health and safety of the community are paid contractors with the Lennar Corp."
‘Master Developer’ is plantation mentality
We won’t stir up toxic dust as Lennar has that measurably poisons our children. We know the Shipyard is still not fit for human habitation. We’re not stupid.
Big victory for California Hotel tenants
“The tenants prevailed. There was no one from Oakland Community Housing appearing in court today to oppose the tenants’ needs or Judge Richard Keller’s ruling. This is a big victory for the people.”