Black Lives Matter
The Dangers of Driving While Black and Deaf
Every morning, I put on my hearing aids to bring some clarity into my life. I can hear, just not well. When I do not wear my hearing aids, the people who are talking sound like they are mumbling to me. So, I wear them from the moment I wake
Teach-In to Support Black Lives Matter
If you remember last week was the Emergency Meeting to Support Black Lives Matter. It was a fantastic success. A few hundred people showed up who were all willing to put in the work and have the hard conversations necessary to move forward towards racial equality. Today, Wednesday July 20th
The San Francisco Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 27 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 27 of the finest locally
This is What White Privilege Looks Like
I’ve never been pulled over simply for being White. I have been pulled over for speeding 4 times, but I only got ticketed once. Two of those times happened out of state, and I had weed in the car in states where it’s illegal. My car wasn’t searched despite the
San Francisco Woman Gets KKK Recruitment Letter on Her Doorstep
A friend of mine lives in the Haight and saw a posting on NextDoor from one of his neighbors. Apparently she found a letter from the Ku Klux Klan on her doorstep and the point of it was to try to recruit her. Check out the letter below: As you
Emergency Community Meeting to Support Black Lives Matter
I just got the invite to this and I figured I’d share it. I know many of you are dismayed and heartbroken by the police violence perpetrated against people of color, so this is a great way to get plugged in and find out what you can do to help.
BAS Pride 2016: Pink Saturday, SF Dyke March, AB Soto & the Spice Queers, and Afterglow! 6/25
Pride 2016 may be one of the most important in recent memory. Out of the tragedy of Orlando, a wave of solidarity has spread across the world and it has galvanized our community to respond with love, to speak out against our culture of violence, stand with our Latinx, Muslim,
How Beyonce and Super Bowl 50 Led Us to Talk About Black Lives Matter
Super Bowl week has come and gone, leaving San Francisco and surrounding areas with the daunting task of cleaning up after an epic seven-day party. While thousands poured into Super Bowl City over the weekend — causing SFPD to officially close off the area at 3PM Saturday because it had reached capacity
9 Impressions in the Aftermath of the Baltimore Unrest
Baltimore has always been good to me. Hospitable and friendly, I’ve never left Charm City without having a good time. When I began to read about and watch the protests, unrest and repression unfolding on the Chesapeake, I felt compelled to see for myself what was really going on.