A CLEANER CLIMATE FIGHT
“I don’t want to be the only person alive on this planet, you feel me? I want my people to make it too.” Alexis cureton’s battle for climate justice.
PODCAST: Old Skool Café
For twenty years, Old Skool Café has been a haven of care, community and opportunity for youth who struggled to find it elsewhere. Founder Teresa Goines and founding chef Eddie Blyden tell the story behind the life-changing restaurant in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood.
Death, energy, and a fairer way forward
Alexis Cureton knows the clean energy fight is rarely equitable. he’s fighting to change that. “I don’t want to be the only person alive on this planet, you feel me? I want my people to make it, too."
Movies! Art! Shady Cops!
Here are your antiracism action steps for October 6.
Crank Up The Band
The Empire Marching Elite brings the style and swag of HBCU marching bands to the streets of New York.
SURF FOR THE CULTURE
Color the Water is committed to offering free surf lessons—and the act of joyful resistance—to the black and indigenous community.
Fueling the Resistance
For the Vegan Hood Chefs, Black liberation and what’s for lunch go hand in hand.
Fighting For Black Deaf Lives For Over 70 Years
Charles “Chuck” Williams, the longtime disability rights activist and co-founder of the National Black Deaf Advocates, is celebrating his 90th birthday by making sure the next generation gets what was denied to him.
Adrian Octavius Walker On THE NECESSITY OF Black and Brown SPACEs
The award-winning photographer talks teaching his first semester at Stanford, shaking up the status quo, and finding his voice as an artist.
architect Adaeze Cadet is changing the Game
Architect Adaeze Cadet has risen to the top of her field, but she won’t stop climbing until she’s cleared the path for other Black women to join her at the summit.
Design Isn’t Black And White
The overwhelming majority of designers are two of the same things: white and male. Tré Seals is trying to change that with Vocal Type.
Neutral Ground is on a mission to make vintage modern—and more inclusive
The online boutique in Oakland is a bright spot in many ways, starting with its founder, Alysha Cassis-Shaw.
PODCAST: The Bayview Opera House
The Bayview Opera House "has always been a place for history-making and Black culture." In 2023 it is re-inviting people inside, and hosting a full calendar world premieres of operas and films. Step inside with a few of the folks who have helped keep the magic alive.
Meet the Bay Area publisher who has spent her career elevating Black voices
Amelia Ashley-Ward heads up San Francisco’s oldest Black newspaper and has spent her life’s work raising up other Black, female voices—including her close friend and VP Kamala Harris.
Meet Hood Century’s Jerald Cooper
“Why are we depending on people that clearly don’t have our best interest to preserve our shit?”
An Eye for Equity
Casa Ojo is bringing exquisite designs across the border while providing support to Mexico’s artisans.
Mr. Limata Wants to Tell you A Story
When the pandemic shuttered his second grade classroom, this Oakland teacher doubled down on his commitment to reading to his students—and the whole world tuned in.
Tending To The Revolution
Blk Girls Green House is about growth, activism, and yes, plant lady goals.
Let’s Talk About The New LIttle Mermaid
Four Black women with deep connections to the ocean dig into what the new film got right (and wrong), why it’s important to see a Black princess on the big screen, and the challenges the film is still facing amid racist review-bombing.
Podcast: Molly Bradshaw
Get to know Molly Bradshaw, owner of Mission Bowling Club and longtime San Franciscan with deep roots in the the city’s nightlife scene.
Watch It Here: Illustrating black History
Missed the theatrical premiere at the de Young Museum? Here is the exclusive portal for viewing the documentary short “Illustrating Black History.”
EXPerience
THE BLACK TRUTH PROJECT.
From rich personal histories to pivotal experiences with racism to unbridled moments of joy, the Black Truth Project is a powerful call to continued allyship for non-Black people, and a way for Black people to see and celebrate themselves.
Patronage, Access, Race and ART
How one S.F. institution is trying to overcome ‘museums so white’ paralysis
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