Culture of violence
by Marc Sapir, MD Violence in the USA is bound to a culture of enforced inequality – internationally, nationally and locally. Similar to what has been happening in Mexico in recent years, much U.S....
View ArticleWanda Sabir and the Bay View save lives
by S. Muhammad Hyland Bay View arts editor Wanda Sabir I could tell that the guard at my cell door was uptight about something, and when he slid the mail to me, I immediately noticed why: My Bay View...
View ArticleThe Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People’s Conference comes to Oakland
by The People’s Minister of Information JR All of Us or None’s upcoming Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People’s Western Regional Conference is Sept. 20-21 at Oakstop, 1721 Broadway in downtown...
View ArticleYou can stand
by Natalie DeMola It is better to be hated for who you were created to be than to be loved for who others want you to be. It seems when you stand for what you believe in and don’t waiver with what the...
View ArticleSan Francisco’s and McCormack Baron Salazar’s criminal neglect of Plaza East...
Plaza East Apartments in the Fillmore (Western Addition) has been subject to inhumane neglect, unlawful evictions and mismanagement by owners McCormack Baron Salazar and the City. Despite being the...
View ArticleAgainst the odds, for a worthy cause
Caring, passionate for helping others, dignity, selflessness, compassion, thoughtfulness, self-sacrificing, friendly, hard worker, honest, human, fear of dying alone, hopeful, spiritual, innocent,...
View ArticleHey, let’s talk about race!
“Critical Race Theory in Education” is a guide for those seeking to learn how CRT can help us understand and change educational inequities. Critical Race Theory and the human genome by Dr. Ahimsa...
View ArticleExtra-judicial killings, mass incarceration and government attacks on...
Soon after the Michigan State Prison was built at Jackson, “Agents” – the term for prison wardens at the time – began contracting inmates out to companies that wanted cheap labor. The Jackson Wagon...
View ArticleHurricane Ida: On the 16th anniversary of Katrina, we get hit again
Asante Salaam, visual artist and NOLA native, stands here in mid-city New Orleans with a mighty oak tree uprooted by the powerfully high winds blowing through the region from Hurricane Ida. Due to...
View ArticleWanda’s Picks for October 2021
by Bay View Arts and Culture Editor Wanda Sabir Amazing, isn’t it? 2021 is concluding, the second year of a pandemic. We count our blessings and then recount them as we look for guidance and think...
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