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With impending school closures, broken promises for affordable housing development, and a plan to replace hard-fought community benefits with an unvetted “Silicon Valley of the north,” San Francisco continues its unrivaled track record of racist city planning and development.
Kings of Cali Motorcycle Club celebrates 20-year anniversary
Although Donnie Robinson and the Kings of Cali clubhouse have moved from San Francisco County to Solano County, they are still reaching back and connecting to the Bayview Hunters Point community – building, riding and working together.
Project 2025: Trump’s blueprint for authoritarian rule threatens the future of Black Californians
For Black activists and organizations advocating for racial justice in California, Project 2025 could mean increased surveillance, harassment and legal challenges.
California’s historic partnership to save journalism creates a critical way forward for news publishers
This isn’t just about money. It’s about reaffirming the essential role that journalism plays in our democracy.
49ers celebrate diversity with ‘Football for All’ at Levi’s Stadium
Inclusion and recognition celebrated at 49ers Preseason game
Israel a society of human shields
Israelis have long used Palestinians, here a child, as human shields. These photos were taken in 2010. – Photo: Palestine Monitor by Kevin ‘Rashid’ Joh
Kamala Harris’s environmental deceptions
Kamala Harris’s vaunted “environmental justice unit” prosecuted only the most trivial violations in San Francisco’s toxic Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood.
August 13th Newsletter – Important News from SF Bay! - https://mailchi.mp/b61155ac888b/the-latest-news-from-sf-bay-view-13827056
Crash the DNC’s party
As one who was on the streets protesting the Vietnam War, I knew that it was imperative to let the Vietnamese know we were in solidarity with them, and the Palestinians deserve no less.
From The Heart: Empowering youth and nourishing families in Bayview Hunters Point
In essence, this program is more than just an intervention – it is a beacon of hope guiding Bayview Hunters Point’s youth towards brighter futures.
Family of Terry Williams ‘disgusted’ by city’s response after racist attacks, house fire
‘The way they did me and my family, I’m like: F**k San Francisco’
by Eleni Balakrishnan, Mission Local, and Griffin Jones, SF Bay View
Terry Williams, left, and his sister, Letisha Humphrey in Alamo Square, half a block from the remains of their childhood home on Grove and Fillmore. — Photo: Griffin
‘The way they did me and my family, I’m like: F**k San Francisco’ by Eleni Balakrishnan, Mission Local, and Griffin Jones, SF Bay View Terry William
Grants Pass is NOT for sale
We resist and refuse this recent legal decision on Grants Pass that will allow, enable, condone and promote the ongoing violent criminalization of our bodies and our lives; instead we demand reparations for the land theft, ableism, classism, border terrorism and violent police terror.
Israel’s ‘useful idiots’ are the US Congress and the Biden administration
“What has happened in Gaza over the past nine months is devastating – the images of dead children and desperate, hungry people fleeing for safety .... We cannot look away in the face of these tragedies. ... And I will not be silent." - Kamala Harris
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.
A sista running for president? Listening to Public Enemy’s ‘Fear of a Black Planet’ – 34 years later
Kamala Harris‘ mere existence at the top of the Democratic ticket exacerbates the climate of irrational fear that consumes the enemies of equality.
Behind the Bamboo Curtain: Student protest movement ignites Bangladesh
Bangladesh's ruling party is using the expanded quota system to embed its operatives into every sphere of state activities. Hundreds of students protesting it have been killed.
Rwanda ’s packed prisons and genocide ideology law
“Genocide ideology” became a crime in Rwanda in 2003, the same year President Paul Kagame officially became Rwanda’s president, with that year’s ratific
‘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
President Biden has Parkinson’s Disease
by Ahimsa Porter Sumchai MD · And the greatest threat to our national security is not from foreign powers … it is from Joe Biden’s risk of falls! Par
Summer of Black art and music at the Ruth Williams Opera House
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 Klux Klan-related threats at Stanford Cancer Center
After a seven-week trial, the jury found that Ms. Young was subjected to racial harassment, discrimination, whistleblower retaliation and defamation.
The case for Palestine
President Joe Biden could end the horror of all this tomorrow, but he hasn’t and there’s no sign he will. Instead he has quietly worked to lift restrictions on weapons transfers to Israel.
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.
New affordable Treasure Island residences sit on radioactive ground
For 30 years, the Navy has been cleaning poisons that are impossible to completely remove. When the Navy finally razes the townhouses, the released toxins will imperil everyone on the island, rich or poor.
Do the Bayview, Candlestick and Hunters Point communities finally have the opportunity to win the housing, jobs and parks promised over 15 years ago?
One of the best opportunities for thousands of eligible certificate of preference holders – people displaced from redevelopment and their descendants – to be able to pursue the dream of homeownership is presented in this development if the City requires the Developer to deliver more housing and ...
The SF State Africana Studies Dept. celebrates community engagement
The spirit of Dr. Nathan Hare continues to permeate the department as it continues to carve a space of community enrichment.
Juneteenth reading of ‘3rd & Palou’ brings 1966 Hunters Point Uprising to life
Rarely is a play based on the world immediately outside the exit doors. Martin grounds all of the characters, cops to hustlers, within the world of Third and Palou.
Protect the vital Free City College program from deep cuts by the City
Under a proposal by the City and County of San Francisco, starting in 2025 only certain courses that contribute to specific educational plans may be eligible for free enrollment.
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
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.”
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FULL AUDIO WATCH 🌎BVTV BREAKING THE NEWS 12/1 With Nube Brown. Wrongfully convicted Jeff Walker needs YOU to act in solidarity and show up in the courtroom. 📍Monday, Dec. 5 at 9:00am Dept. 16 850 Bryant St., SF. To learn more about Jeff Walker’s wrongful conviction, read his article “Fighting back a wrongful conviction to clear my name and get free!” on our website, link in bio.
SF native artist Malik Seneferu on using art to move our community forward! @maliksart ⭐️👨🏾🎨 Grand Opening! Malik Seneferu’s studio December 4, 11-6pm 451 Galvez, in the Bayview Full interview: bit.ly/3tWy3h7
Max Parthas is the national campaign coordinator for the Abolish Slavery National Network. Full discussion on the current status of slavery in California, the #13th amendment and more: http://bit.ly/3tMB57B #abolitiontoday #abolition
Mural unveiling TODAY AT 1❗️✊🏾😃 Third Street's former Bank of America is now a space for the people of Bayview! Artist/mural designer Malik Seneferu walks us through the process. #SanFrancisco’s African American Arts and Cultural District (SFAAACD) and Blue Shield of California will host a public unveiling for community members, local leaders, and elected officials of an enormous mural in the city’s #BayviewHuntersPoint neighborhood, beginning at 1 p.m. at 5000 3rd Street. See you there! #sfmural #sfstreetart #streetart #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartist #Bayview #SFBayview
Oakland Unified School District #OUSD decided to close, shrink, or merge 11 schools by 2024. Most of the schools that are closing disproportionately serve Black, Latino, and special education students. The Parkland Community School - formerly known as Parker Elementary - is reclaiming the space as a place for community learning for children. Volunteers are dedicating their summer days to teaching art, history, math, and much more. “The community has the power, and that’s why we’re here.” - Steve, volunteer with Parkland Community School #oaklandunifiedschooldistrict #oakland #bayarea #schoolclosings
🚨COMMUNITY. This is an emergency. We have reason to believe the Proposition H is gaining ground – the regressive, fear mongering rhetoric is speaking to conservative and liberal communities across SF and they are hearing it. WE STRONGLY URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON H. Fill out your ballot today or vote in-person June 7 and stand up for our communities plagued by police violence, profiling and wrongful arrest. Please share and spread the word. This is a fight we can win if we SPEAK UP AND VOTE🚨
Yesterday's @antipoliceterrorprojec press conference speaking up in protection of abortion rights🔥🔥
🌵Every year, SFMOMA’s @RawMaterialPodcast works with a new podcaster-in-residence to produce a season all their own. East Oakland historian and radio producer Babette Thomas @blackradiohoe takes the mic this year, with a season called Visions of Black Futurity. In Episode 2, Babette visits a museum with no walls. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art collection artists Cauleen Smith and Noah Purifoy are featured as Babette wanders Purifoy’s outdoor desert museum✨ Purifoy tells us what led him to the desert and Cauleen Smith creates a Black, feminist utopia in the spaces he built. Even our dreams have rhythm, let’s go together, moving through time + space — funkin' to the beat of “One.” Tune in to Visions of Black Futurity wherever you listen to podcasts!
Feeling anxious about the future of #COVID19? You’re not alone. #CalHOPE can help with free emotional support CalHOPE.org
SAY YOUR PIECE, SF🗣️ Share your voice and get compensated! Sharehold, a community design agency, is seeking to understand your transportation experience in San Francisco. To be considered for an ongoing research panel, complete the survey. Individuals who are selected and complete weekly research sessions will be compensated monthly ‼️ https://bit.ly/bayview-fb
Right now: Bay View EDUCATION REPORTER DAPHNE YOUNG AT POOR PEOPLES CAMPAIGN AT NANCY PELOSIS OFFICE!!!! Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival 🔥🔥🔥
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