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The San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper, founded in 1976, is a communications network for the Black community worldwide.

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Juju’s Burlesque Show is coming to Oakland:
Juju’s Burlesque dancers getting ready for their June 10th show at Yoshi’s in Oakland 

by JR Valrey, The People’s Minister of Information

The glamor of the 1920s and 1930s is being brought back for a night with Juju's Burlesqu...

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Who are the real experts on prisons?:

by Uhuru Rowe

Usually, when people talk about the carceral system, they look to "experts" with degrees -- professors, criminologists and policy analysts who often view prisons through the lens of data and text. But there is a m...

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Oakland Carnival is Saturday, June 6, at Mosswood Park: Every summer, thousands gather to celebrate culture, community and resistance through music, dance, food and pageantry at Oakland Carnaval. More than a festival, organizers say Carnaval is a living expression of African c...

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Lies, economic strangulation and genocide: The US vs. Cuba: Cuba has always defended the need for international relations based on sovereign equality, dialogue and cooperation, rather than hegemonic doctrines or threats of force. The peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean ...

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Do Oakland Councilman Houston’s proposed sweeping changes wreck police accountability?: The Oakland Police Department has been receiving federal oversight since the conclusion of the Oakland Riders trial in 2003 because of its accountability issues and the fact that it has be...

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Congressional Black Caucus demands Trump administration end the oil blockades on Cuba: “Enough is enough. The Congressional Black Caucus will not stand by and allow this administration to continue this barbaric policy that generates unimaginable human suffering in Cuba. We are...

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Millions for TV advertising. Nothing for Black Californians.: "California is home to one of the largest Black populations in the country, and yet cycle after cycle, Democrats spend millions on everything but Black-owned media, " - Rep. Lateefah Simon
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Hold Ella Hill Hutch in community: Why City Hall must back the Fillmore’s choice: For so many of us with generations of family ties to the Fillmore, Ella Hill Hutch is a community institution, and decisions about its future must be made with the community, not dictated by City...

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Why the Y? Being at the YMCA feels like home: The Y encourages people to recognize their value as individuals, have a sense of belonging, and to become the best version of themselves. The YMCA of Bayview Hunters Point is no exception to this motto of growth.
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Bouncing back from trauma: Bounce Back Generation (BBG) is an organization making an impact in the lives of youth based in the Potrero Hill and Bayview Hunters Point communities.
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Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ is the must-see film of the summer: The film centers around humanizing the lives of boosters, people who steal clothes from corporate stores to resell at a discount on the streets; in contrast to US media's normalization of humanizing corporate ...

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Democrats torpedo CalCare again: Although two previous universal healthcare bills (CalCare) had failed to advance out of the California State Assembly during the last four years, I had hopes that the 2026 version, AB 1900, would fare better.
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A landmark ballot-access case: Dr. Butch Ware demands emergency federal order to restore his place on the ballot: "Voters have a right to choose between every candidate the Constitution makes eligible. The Secretary of State does not get to thin that field through arbitrary pr...

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The war at home: “Bayview Hunters Point is being asked to endure a bridge demolition and radiological shipyard teardown at the same time, in a toxic corridor where families have already carried the health costs for generations.”
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Trial of Kevin Epps: Judge Ferrall explains himself: Reviewing his own conduct, Ferrall demonstrated just how untethered he has been all along. He equated the dissatisfaction of both defense and prosecution as proof of his fairness.
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A continental call from Africa: Standing with Cuba against imperialist aggression: With the economic strangulation of Cuba by the United States, African progressive organizations and movements are calling for broader continental solidarity.
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SF Bay View stands with Minister King X and the struggle for worker power behind prison walls: Standing with inside organizers and reentering workers, SF Bay View amplifies Minister King X’s call to turn California’s prison yards into centers of worker power, legal literacy an...

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End the genocidal blockade on Cuba!: an interview with Cuba Si, Bloqueo No! organizer Brenda Lopez: To be against Cuba is to be against humanity. Time and time again Cuba has offered support wherever it is needed most. They have even offered medical aid to the United States be...

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Carol McGruder, co-chair of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council, explores a 30 year relationship with Kevin Epps and a failed judicial system as it concerns black men in the Bay Area. Read now!

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Overwhelmed by strike, San Francisco schools found the money for top union demands:
After just four days on strike, Feb. 9 to 12, they won their top demands — some of which the district had previously refused even to bargain over. “It was hard and it was joyful and we f-ing b...