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
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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.

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Death, energy, and a fairer way forward
Lindsey Smith Lindsey Smith

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."

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Crank Up The Band
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Crank Up The Band

The Empire Marching Elite brings the style and swag of HBCU marching bands to the streets of New York. 

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SURF FOR THE CULTURE
Jessa Williams Jessa Williams

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.

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Fighting For Black Deaf Lives For Over 70 Years
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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.

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Design Isn’t Black And White
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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.

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PODCAST: The Bayview Opera House
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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.

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An Eye for Equity
Martin G. Hewitt Martin G. Hewitt

An Eye for Equity

Casa Ojo is bringing exquisite designs across the border while providing support to Mexico’s artisans.

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Mr. Limata Wants to Tell you A Story
Jean Smith Jean Smith

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.

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Let’s Talk About The New LIttle Mermaid
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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.  

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Podcast: Molly Bradshaw
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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.

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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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