SF Human Rights Commission invites your testimony on impact of War on Drugs...
by Noah Frigault and Zoe Polk Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the War on Drugs, on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 250 of City Hall, the San Francisco Human Rights Commission...
View ArticleMr. President, three wishes of a Black American
by Eva Paterson Nov. 6, 2012 – The election that ended tonight took several years off my life. Between the blatant racism of the Romney-Ryan campaign – such as calling Barack Obama the “food stamp”...
View ArticleBlack Businesses win a chance to work on the $68 billion California High...
Small businesses are slated to receive $6 billion by Meaghan M. Mitchell San Francisco – Associated Professionals and Contractors of California (APAC) is celebrating the historic inclusion of small,...
View ArticleNinth Circuit upholds Caltrans equal opportunity program to counter...
by Candice Francis, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Darrell Evans works on Liberty Builders’ only public works contract in 15 years, a small subcontract in 2010. Blacks have been locked out of...
View ArticleNational Black leaders decry economic exclusion from 49ers’ stadium construction
by Mary Ratcliff Dominated by Blacks at the player level, sports is a $500 billion a year industry. Aside from players’ salaries during their brief careers, however, what is the Black community’s...
View ArticleDriver’s license amnesty: Reinstate your suspended DL before 3/31
Over 10,000 SF residents, mostly in the City’s lower-income neighborhoods, have suspended licenses by Gloria Chan, OEWD San Francisco – City agencies are banding together to conduct a final push for...
View ArticleCommunity pushes for equity in cannabis licensing
by Nevin Long District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen opens the discussion with brief remarks at the San Francisco Cannabis Forum. Cohen called for the town hall-style meeting to encourage the neighborhoods...
View ArticleStrategies to reverse the out-migration of African Americans from San Francisco
San Francisco District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton, San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce President Fred Jordan and Albert Johnson Jr. meet in Bayview Hunters Point to discuss how to...
View ArticlePrisoner advocates across the country call on DOJ nominee Kristen Clarke to...
Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, National Freedom Day, Prisoner rights activists and abolitionists from organizations across the country will caravan to D.C. to hand deliver a petition to the incoming head of...
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