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.
Meet The Women Taking BaCk Black Friday
These 3 fashion insiders are asking that instead of slashing prices on Black Friday, brands commit to giving back to Black and Indigenous organizations. Here’s how you can join them.
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A first for SF, how easy it is to actually rename a school, and the Thanksgiving prep you actually need to be doing. Here are your antiracism action steps for November 5.
PODCAST: Yeva Johnson
There is undoubtably no one quite like San Francisco’s Yeva Johnson, “a Black American Jewish queer Lesbian feminist pacifist Unitarian Universalist mother and musician…an emerging poet who works as a family physician by day.” This is her story.
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Art to see, orgs to support, and an innocent man's life to save. Here are your antiracism action steps for October 22.
How To Throw The Perfect Party During a Pandemic
TablePop founder Vel Mensah shares the secrets to hosting an unforgettable post-lockdown celebration.
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Banned Books, Missing White Woman Syndrome, and Reproductive Justice In The Bay. Here are your antiracist action steps for September 24.
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Surfers Needed, An Emergency at Rikers, and the one time its OK to shop Amazon. Here are your antiracism action steps for September 17.
Dr. Akilah Cadet On How To Ally
The activist and antiracism educator shares her five principles of authentic allyship, and some real world tips for how to be a sincere and effective advocate for Black lives.
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Los Angeles acts to return stolen land, a racist statue comes down, and the legacy of Micheal K. Williams—here are your antiracism action steps for September 10.
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Flooding, wildfires, and the gutting of women's rights—like nearly everything else, these issues and events disproportionately affect BIPOC and other marginalized communities. Here are your antiracism steps for September 3.
Illusions of Innocence
Photographer Bréana Parks explores the effects of double consciousness forced on Black children, who are often viewed as older—and more threatening—than they are.
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What You Can Do RIGHT NOW. Here are your antiracism action steps for August 27.
PODCAST: Khafre Jay
The founder of Hip Hop for Change wants to get corporations out of the business of hip hop, and instead return the genre to its roots in the community.
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How to deal when sh*t is especially overwhelming (like right now). Here are your antiracism action steps for August 20.
PODCAST: The Curtis Family C-Notes
This San Francisco family band is beloved in the Bay, but their fan-base recently went national after an appearance on America’s Got Talent brought the house down.
High & Mighty: Cannabis Brands Doing Good
There are a host of new cannabis companies making sure the communities most harmed by the war on drugs will actually have an opportunity to benefit from legalization. Here are six to get you shopping—and smoking—sustainably.
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Here are your antiracism action steps for July 23.
Rest As Revolution
Genevieve Leighton-Armah wants to make sure the leaders on the front lines of the fight for racial justice are getting the rest and revitalization they need to keep moving forward.
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Take a breath, be cool, and keep trying. Here are your antiracism action steps for July 16.
The Preservation Of The Domesticated Woman
Theresa Fortune is the founder of Communion with the Community, an organization dedicated to connection and creativity, through drama therapy and a local kids’ camp. In Her new film, From the Ashes, she documents her own journey from postnatal depression to reclaiming her concept of motherhood.
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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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