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 ...
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.
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 …
It’s time for justice: Why Leonard Peltier must be granted clemency
Dec 11, 2024 · On June 26, 1975, a shootout on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota left two FBI agents, Ronald Williams and Jack Coler, dead. The incident occurred against the backdrop of extreme violence and federal overreach on the reservation.
On your November ballot: Prop 33 will allow Calif. cities and …
Oct 21, 2024 · by Edward Henderson, California Black Media (CBM) – Many cities in California limit the amount a landlord can raise rent each year. However, for nearly 30 years the state has imposed its own limits on the authority of local governments to enact rent control policies.
As Palestinians starve and freeze, Israeli troops unwind at Gaza ...
Dec 28, 2024 · As Palestinians suffer “complete psychological destruction” as a result of Israel’s onslaught, IDF troops visiting the retreat “have access to mental health support from counselors and remote consultations.” As Israeli forces besiege and attack Gaza’s few remaining hospitals, the retreat offers “on-site care from a nurse and a paramedic,” as …
James Beasley: Ex-drug kingpin determined to gain redemption
May 7, 2012 · 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 “Deep Rooted ...
Yes on Prop G: Make housing accessible to those who need it most
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Exposed: The human radiation experiments at Hunters Point
Dec 1, 2024 · After a team from the lab detonated bombs laced with isotopic tracer elements underwater in summer 1961 around San Clemente Island, near San Diego, state game wardens working with researchers caught a radioactive fish, indicating unintended and potentially widespread ecological consequences.They brushed aside the discovery by noting that fish are typically gutted and presumably made safe ...
Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie begins journey with Bayview community …
Nov 15, 2024 · Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie is greeted by chef Dontaye Ball, owner of Gumbo Social in Bayview. – Photo: Kevin Epps I recently received an invitation to attend a Community Lunch with San Francisco’s new Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie in …