“I’m from SF and my folks are from the South. People ask all the time, ‘You are from SF. How can you make gumbo?’ I’ll put this gumbo up against anyone else’s gumbo,” says Chef Dontaye, owner of Gumbo Social.by Robbie Jackson  When you think of San Francisco cuisine, it’s not likely that gumbo is the first thing that comes to mind. Unless of course your Chef Dontaye Ball. “I don’t think that there is any other dish on the planet that is as special as gumbo.” Chef Dontaye, owner of the restaurant Gumbo Social, 5176 3rd St., has been able to take that passion for gumbo and turn it into a br ..read more

Isaac Hernandez in “Gateway to the Sun” – Photo: San Francisco Ballet by Dr. Tiffany Caesar  “Next@90 Curtain Call” performance in the beginning of April at the San Francisco Ballet was a phenomenal experience of diverse styles concerning the traditional art form. I was in awe of the fluidity of the dance moves and the beautiful ensembles in an array of hues; and the live orchestra that accompanied each piece made it a wonderful night to remember.  I highly recommend you check out the San Francisco Ballet, which has different performances appealing to a wide variety of audiences. It ..read more

“Growing up, there were members of the African-American community who inspired us to dream and to serve, and Cecil Williams was at the top of that list,” says Mayor London Breed. – Photo: Glide Memorial Churchby Robbie Jackson On Monday, April 22, San Francisco lost one of its strongest soldiers. Rev. Cecil Williams was known for many things. He was a champion of the people and the pastor who ushered Glide Memorial Church into the place of worship we know it as today. Three years after the passing of his wife, Williams at 94 years old leaves a legacy of inclusiveness and love as the city mourn ..read more

Black and Palestinian leaders share their thoughts on W.E.B. DuBois’ foresight: From its 1945 founding in San Francisco to its 2024 hearings in The Hague and New York, the United Nations would fall short when colonized peoples petitioned for intervention against genocide. Palestinian children improvised this swing among the ruins of Gaza where Israeli bombs and tanks have destroyed more than 50% of the homes since the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel should end those genocidal acts. – Photo: Quds News Network by Arlene Eisen San Francisco – Nearly 80 years after representatives ..read more

Sister Sadie got assistance from her youngest descendants, here her great-great granddaughter. – Photo: Wanda Sabir by Wanda Sabir On Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, Mrs. Sadie Williams held court at ILWU Local 10 in San Francisco. She wore a lovely white dress, a lavender flower lei, and just above her heart, a pendant with her beloved husband, Cleophas, on her neck. Further adornment was unnecessary. Surrounded by over 400 people – five generations of living kin, friends and admirers from across the country – Sister Sadie sat in a throne chair, later mingling with guests and even leading the drill ..read more

by Carol Harvey My name is Carol Harvey, Bay Area investigative reporter. I’m taking advantage of this bully pulpit on the San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper to reach out to lawyers and law firms on behalf of everyone who ever lived or worked on former Naval Station Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. This is a case you’ll be glad you took because it’s a great and winning case with extremely sympathetic plaintiffs. These are people that everybody from the judge on down are going to love, want to fight for and want justice for. It’s also a tough case, and I am one of several res ..read more

San Francisco has a long history of weighing in on world affairs, and that tradition lives on. Early Monday afternoon the Golden Gate Bridge officially reopened to traffic after a pro-Palestinian protest shut down the famous bridge causing traffic to stop in both directions for hours, according to the California Highway Patrol. The banner reads “Stop the world for Gaza.” – Photo: Trevor Harmon   by Robbie Jackson San Francisco has a long history of weighing in on world affairs, and that tradition lives on in the present time. Early Monday afternoon the Golden Gate Bridge officially reopen ..read more

Danielle and Davian, former houseless residents of Wood Street Commons, are new residents of Homefulness.A houseless family with infant, former residents of Wood Street Commons, move into permanent, rent-free, healing housing at Homefulness. What: Homefulness welcoming in a houseless family and infant with All Nations Prayer Ceremony  When: Monday, April 15, 8 a.m.  Where: Homefulness, 8032 BlackArthur (MacArthur) Blvd, Huchiun (Oakland)   “Homefulness, a homeless peoples’ solution to homelessness, welcomes in their 20th residents, a houseless family who were residents at W ..read more

This is the drawing Rashid created to illustrate his 2010 story “Kill Yourself or Liberate Yourself.” by Kevin ‘Rashid’ Johnson No Virginia prison gangs before 2004 With the prevalence of youth lumpen organizations (so called street gangs) in Virginia today, it’s hard to believe that there were actually no gangs (especially no Black ones) in Virginia’s prisons prior to 2004. The culture never took root because Virginia’s own culture of prisoner bonding based upon the cities they were from prevented it. The few gang members who did surface were mocked as bringing alien cultures into Virgin ..read more

The Oakland panel for the Prison Lives Matter: Liberate Our Elders series of webinars includes from left Darby Aono-Shek, Uncommon Law lawyer for Political Prisoner Sitawa Nantambu Jamaa; Marie Levin, prisoner advocate and sister to Sitawa Nantambu Jamaa; Abbas Muntaqim, co-founder of the People’s Program Oakland; Elder Brotha Fati Yero, former Political Prisoner home after 50 years; Uncle Bobby, co-founder Love not Blood; and Brotha Terry. Present in his wheelchair but not pictured here is Elder Brotha Paul “Sangu” Jones, former Political Prisoner, home after 52 years.by Prison Lives Matter a ..read more