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Good hair and fair skin vs. Gabby Douglas, Michelle Obama and Essence Magazine
by Paradise Gabby Douglas in the 2012 Olympics Our communities are so proud and still abuzz, a-tingle and aglow over 16-year-old Gabby Douglas, who became the first African American to win Olympic Gold...
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Jambalaya in my soul: A tribute to Pat Parker
by Malaika Kambon For the White Person Who Wants to Know How to Be My Friend Famed percussionist (steel drum and djembe) Val Serrant – Photo: Malaika Kambon The first thing you do is to forget that i’m...
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Paradise’s Theory of Relativity (to End Racism)
by Paradise Free Jahlove I hope you will find Paradise’s Theory of Relativity a little more user friendly than Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. The formula for Einstein’s Theory of Relativity is E =...
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Maafa 2015: We remember the ancestors
by Wanda Sabir As we walk through the Doors of No Return, we are shackled symbolically – this is what the rope represents. – Photo: TaSin Sabir The 20th anniversary of the San Francisco Bay Area’s...
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Black Elders Fund
by Paradise I started the Black Elders Fund after the passing of our beloved elder Baba Tahuti. His body was held on ice for much too long before his eventual homecoming ceremonies because most of his...
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Colin Kaepernick, Rosa Parks, Muhammad Ali and Curt Flood
by Paradise Colin Kaepernick just became an instant national hero in the Black community, risking his career like Muhammad Ali, taking a stand or a seat like Rosa Parks, and shocking the sports world...
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Wanda’s Picks for February 2017
Wilda and Wilfred Batin at Wilfred’s elementary graduation in May, 2015 – Photo: Wanda Sabir by Wanda Sabir Happy Black History Month. Knowledge is power, something Black people from Frederick Douglass...
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Wanda’s Picks for March 2018
by Wanda Sabir Happy Birthday, Sister Maryom Anna Al Wadi, one of the founders of San Francisco State University’s School of Ethnic Studies and the Black Student Union 50 years ago. Happy Birthday to...
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‘WE are the Bay View’: Kevin Jones-Bey and Sundiata Acoli salute the Bay View
A pittance for the priceless by Kevin Jones-Bey and Sundiata Acoli “We recognize as valuable only what serves the cause of the people.” – Sekou Toure Sundiata Acoli and Kevin Jones-Bey Around six years...
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Oakland All Stars, come home, subscribe to the Bay View!
by Paradise Congratulations to our world champion Golden State Warriors! Oakland and San Francisco are The Town and The City of Champions, winners of an unsurpassed 18 world championships – four by the...
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Thank you, Brother Ron
by Paradise Son of a longshoreman, Dellums once said, “If being an advocate of peace, justice and humanity toward all human beings is radical, then I’m glad to be called radical.” – Photo: Kamau...
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Arrest the president! Sue the government! Our Nia, our purpose will never die!
by Paradise Let me be the first to say it: Nia Wilson would be alive today if somebody else had been elected president in 2016! Nia Wilson The man arrested for Nia’s murder was not alone. He had an...
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Aretha Franklin, the radical Queen of Soul
by Paradise Aretha Franklin sings … with all her heart and soul. Like Prince, Michael Jackson, Michael Jordon, Tiger Woods, Venus and Serena Williams, Aretha Franklin came from that strong Black father...
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Save Reid’s Records!
by Paradise Freejahlovesupreme Reid’s Records is not closed – but it needs your business and support NOW! Otherwise, the iconic and beloved Reid’s Records, one of the few Black business remaining in...
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Blow the whistle! How the wheels fell off the Warriors’ dynasty
Broadway in downtown Oakland is a sea of confetti and humanity as the Golden State Warriors are honored for their third NBA championship in the past four years, Tuesday, June 12, 2018, in Oakland,...
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Fillmore: Harlem of the West
This is Fillmore Street, Harlem of the West, in the late 1940s, populated by working class Black families, who owned most of the homes and businesses, and visited every day of the year by Black jazz...
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