43 years later, Mumia is still a political prisoner
Dec 24, 2024 · It is important for people to acknowledge the imprisonment and prolific work of political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal, just like others in his position, like Imam Jamil Al-Amin, Kamau Sadiki, Leonard Peltier, Aaron Patterson, and political exiles Assata Shakur and Pete O’Neal, because it reinforces that it is a war going on domestically in the U.S., where the poor and disenfranchised classes ...
BAOBOB Holiday Express Pop Up Market in Oakland
Feb 5, 2025 · BAOBOB Founder Yavette Holts and her team members Gloria and Shingi. by Dr. Tiffany Caesar “Come support someone who might be your neighbor, support local businesses,” Yavette Holts, founder of BAOBOB, Bay Area Organization of Black Owned Businesses, shared on Instagram.On Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, BAOBOB hosted their annual Holiday Express Pop Up Market at Oakstop.
Kern Valley State Prison race-based lockdowns targeting Blacks
Nov 28, 2024 · by California Prison Focus et al. In a shocking revelation, community leaders, advocates and concerned family members have come forward to expose a racially discriminatory lockdown at Kern Valley State Prison’s B Yard.
James Beasley: Ex-drug kingpin determined to gain redemption
May 7, 2012 · by Dennis Haywood. San Francisco – The name Beasley has rung true in the streets of Bayview Hunters Point since before the Double Rock housing projects were built in the 1950s. Of all of the Beasleys, there was none who controlled the streets like James Beasley Jr. As told to his daughter Monet, James tells his amazing story in the soon-to-be-released autobiography and documentary entitled ...
San Francisco Bay View
Oct 21, 2024 · Exciting, thought-provoking stories and commentary on the full range of Black trials and triumphs – covering the Black economy, politics, arts, education, history, current events, health, religion – and those of other communities, along with stunning color photography, fill the website and the pages of each paper, a paper so popular that it …
When will the truth be told? The Black presence in America before …
Oct 11, 2015 · During the 19 th and 20 th centuries, several scholars wrote books and articles about this subject and urged the academic establishment to change primary and secondary curricula across the country to reflect the great contributions of African people to early America. Unfortunately, such pleas fell on deaf ears. So again this October our children are being taught the myth that Columbus ...
The 63 Years of the US Blockcade, Cuba Still Educates International ...
Dec 26, 2024 · JR Valrey: A few weeks ago, the US and Israel were the only two nations in the UN that voted to continue the 63-year-old blockade against Cuba; what kind of impact has this blockade had on the island’s medical system in particular?. Dr. Addrey: The socialist government funds universal health care for all its citizens and endorses health as a human right, something boldly identified in its ...
Implications of a second Trump term for working class and …
Jan 8, 2025 · During 2019 a record number of retail closings exceeded 9,300 with 23 corporate bankruptcies costing workers hundreds of thousands of jobs. These closings included long-time retail outlets frequented by working people such as …
Jhacorey Wyatt may be sentenced for the wrong crime
Dec 9, 2024 · Jhacorey Wyatt could face decades in prison for a 2021 shooting in the Tenderloin. Advocates argue he should go free.
Hidden History Black Museum opens in Los Angeles
Mar 7, 2023 · “The Black grassroots supported my vision and this effort.” One of the stories told in Nasheed’s film “Hidden Colors” – and now in the Hidden History Museum – is the one of Biddy Mason, a former slave, who is known as the grandmother of Los Angeles.