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The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) is pleased to announce that the California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) is re-releasing an RFA (Request for Application) to potentially fund (4) African American/Black Regional Initiatives to Reduce Tobacco Related Disparities in our population. This is a significant initiative as these are five-year regional grants with an estimated total funding amount of $6,705,540. (
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HUDS new smoke-free rules go into effect July 31st. This informational webinar will discuss the details of the new smoke-free rules as it pertains to the African American community residing in public housing. San Francisco's Carol McGruder of The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council will be among national leaders discussing what it all means for Black residents of public housing during Monday, June 25th, 11:00 EST live webinar. (
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GOOGLE HONORS BLACK SCIENCE FICTION WRITER
OCTAVIA E. BUTLER
"Film director Ava DuVernay is currently working on a TV adaptation of Butler's dystopian novel Dawn (1987), promising to introduce her to a whole new generation of fans," according to U.K.'s The Independent Newspaper.
Speaking of film, congratulations to The San Francisco Black Film Festival for its successful launch of its year long 20th Anniversary. The San Francisco Black Film Festival is one of the rare Black legacy organizations in the City.
Kudos to Kali O'Ray and Katera Crossley, husband and wife team for carrying on the vision of late Arts Impresario Ave Montague, Kali's mother. The work of film director Ava Duvernay in "passing the torch from one generation to the next" with Octavia Butler's sci-fi creativity is just one indicator of why African American arts organizations like the San Francisco Black Film Festival are so important. More news to come as winners of the competitive festival will be announced; but here's a glimpse of some scenes from SFBFF XX.
Sold Out Opening Night with "The Broken Rose" captured by Johnnie Burrell:
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| Kali & Katera (2nd from left)Greet Cast & Producer of "The Broken Rose" that showcases the fight against human trafficking in Oakland. |
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| Katera (2nd from left) with filmmakers on hand to support the cast & crew of "The Broken Rose" at the sold out Opening Night at AMC 1000 on Van Ness Avenue. |
Don Cheadle's "Miles Ahead" courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics was in alignment with the film festival's theme "20 Years Forward/20 Years Backward" as "Miles Ahead" was a retrospective of musician Miles Davis, proving to be a Sankofa moment for SFBFF as the festival looked back at some films made over the past twenty years.
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| Peres Owino, Director of "Bound" and Jackie Wright, Wright Enterprises at The Commonwealth Club |
The multiple award-winning documentary that Huffington Post called a "Must See Film of 2015", "BOUND: Africans vs African Americans" (#BOUNDAvAA), written and directed by Peres Owino and Produced by Isaiah Washington, was the show stopper for the evening with a stimulating Q and A with Peres Owino. "Bound" is available on iTunes, Amazon, Googleplay and the Urban Movie Channel. The film was a great prelude to Michael Eric Dyson's "America's Unfinished Conversation About Race" the following Monday at the Commonwealth Club.
Special Thanks to new BFF of SFBFF The Commonwealth Club for being one of the venues for the San Francisco Black Film Festival XX. Thanks to Chris Hambrick and KALW for giving away tickets over the airwaves to The Commonwealth Club event and for being part of the evening.
Considering Africa and African Americans, Jackie Wright was honored to fly down to LA to bring the 10 a.m. "Family Day" message to FAME Church, the last day of the San Francisco Black Film Festival, Father's Day Sunday, June 17th to the congregation headed by The Right Reverend J. Edgar Boyd and First Lady Florence Boyd.
Reverend and Mrs. Boyd who were assigned to Bethel A.M.E Church in San Francisco in the '90's were preparing to embark upon a humanitarian mission to Wasaka, Zambia with a team of 40 members on Tuesday, June 19th.
The message "Passing the Torch from One Generation to the Next" included an excerpt of Mayor Elect London Breed's comments as captured by Johnnie Burrell of International Media TV after Mark Leno's concession in the hotly contested San Francisco Mayor's Race. Click the image to get a glimpse of African American Culture as FAME-First A.M.E. Church Gives High Praises to the Lord with the famous Brookinaires Choir and more.
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Introduction is at 1:12:23 followed by famed
The Brookinaires Gospel Choir.
The message begins at 1:21:50
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Thank you Johnnie Burrell of International Media TV for Video Taping the Historic Moment of Mayor Elect Breed Accepting Her Hard Fought Honor...and for asking the heartfelt question that embodied "Passing the Torch from One Generation to The Next"...as SFBFF is doing and the arts organizations like The African American Shakespeare Company, Afro Solo, The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, who joined in collaborating with the screening of Juney Smith's "King of Stage."
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San Francisco Mayor Elect London Breed,
June 13, 2018.
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With less than 4% of the population in San Francisco now African American, thanks to all the Black businesses, advocacy & social services nonprofits and arts organizations that continue to build on the legacy of greatness brought to San Francisco by Black people. Celebrating Blackness is not at the exclusion of others. It takes a village of everyone in this nation of immigrants to make our country great and the world better.
