Tag: Shakirah Simley

As San Francisco leaders move to hand control of Ella Hill Hutch Community Center programming to Shakirah Simley through a 13-month lease pushed by Bilal Mahmood and Daniel Lurie, many longtime Fillmore residents say the process has ignored the very community the center was built to serve. Against the backdrop of youth violence, public corruption scandals and growing distrust of City Hall, residents and neighborhood leaders are calling not just for summer programming, but for transparency, accountability and a genuine community voice in deciding the future of one of the Fillmore’s most historic institutions.

“Black community organizations require mission-aligned leadership to implement their purpose. Instead, Booker T. Washington Community Service Center VP Farah Makras informed me that many of her friends voted for Donald Trump.” - Former Board President Julian Davis

Dear Mayor Breed – The signatories to this letter are members of MegaBlack SF, a collective of Black-led organizations and Black individuals fighting for visibility, sovereignty, dignity and justice for Black San Franciscans.