On Wednesday, August 26th, from 6-7 PM, the The San Francisco – Ho Chi Minh City Sister City Committee will present a program related to Agent Orange/dioxin. This chemical was used by US forces during the Vietnam War to destroy foliage that covered the forests of Vietnam, to discover hiding places used by the enemy. A prestigious group of professionals will make presentations and answer questions related to Agent Orange/dioxin today.
ANH LÊ CONGRATULATES THE BIDEN TICKET AND GIVES ADVICE.
"Presidential Candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden's selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate is the winning ticket this November." ANH LÊ's Commentary posted courtesy of Wright Enterprises Community Spotlight.
San Francisco saves jail inmates money with free phone calls and a reduction on commissary items:
• Reading glasses were $8.00, and now cost $4.55, a reduction of 43%
• Shoes were $30, and now cost $19, a reduction of 37%
• Deodorant was $3.50, and now costs $2.20, a reduction of $37%
• Refried beans were $3.00, and now cost $1.30, a reduction of 57%
• Top Ramen was $1.08, and is now costs $.50, a difference of 54%
• Tuna was $3.10 and is now costs $1.10, a difference of 65%
• Sausage was $1.65 and is now costs $.75, a difference of 55%
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The early report that San Francisco Black Film Festival Director, Kali O'Ray died as a result of "COVID-19" is incorrect. He tested negative for the disease. The talented and passionate festival director died of a degenerative heart condition on Friday August 7, 2020.
"The U.S.' dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago, which killed more than 220,000 Japanese civilians and caused suffering for thousands more with cancer and radiation related illnesses, were immoral acts and war crimes and the basest of man's inhumanity to man." Read Anh Lê's commentary.
Not the unrest following the death of George Floyd, but the turn of the century deadly rampages will be examined in the light of today's headlines as excerpts from Micah Penn's "Riot! 1906 Atlanta" Race Riots will be read in Atlanta and San Francisco during The August 8th Live Talk @SFBFF program