The national office of the NAACP launched a call to action asking citizens to contact their elected officials to "demand full restoration of the Voting Rights Act." This comes just as the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre completed its run of "Thurgood" with talkbacks with iconic Bay Area Civil Rights lawyers Eva Paterson and Pamela Price warning audiences about the weakened Voting Rights Act and the impact on civil liberties and the democratic process. Read why the NAACP is calling on you to take a few minutes to contact elected officials.
The San Francisco NAACP President says "San Francisco is Ferguson Too!" "Thurgood" produced by the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre starring Steven Anthony Jones speaks volumes about the state of current Civil Rights issues in the midst of hate crimes in Modesto and Fresno California as a San Francisco Lawyer takes on the issue. "Thurgood" is food for thought as the Voting Rights Act is watered down and Republicans block President Obama from appointing a new Supreme Court Justice. Hear what Bay Area Civil Rights Icons, Eva Paterson and Pamela Price have to say during "Thurgood" Talk Backs.
The Reverend Dr. Amos Brown, President of the San Francisco NAACP cites his own experience being harassed by the San Francisco Police Department along with other deadly encounters with the public to call for accountability. "We are calling on the NAACP and faith community to demand an immediate intervention on the part of the U.S. Attorney General's Office to investigate and act on civil rights violations. We need to find out what hasn't been working. Only a thorough and independent investigation can reveal the truth about SFPD in a way that can lead to a rebuilding of the community trust."
See news of the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre's "Thurgood" and how it fits into the current state of affairs in Civil Rights! Eva Paterson and Pamela Price headline talkbacks after the play as the last shows are this weekend only. The work of Jacq Wilson in Modesto and Fresno is an example of the real life current Civil Rights cases that the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall would have taken on for the cause of social justice.
The play "Thurgood" is a must see plus get the added benefit of a discount. Amazing!
Wright Enterprises announced the opening of the 14th Annual Oakland International Film Festival. Report included the schedule of the complete schedule.
4/5/ 16-KGO Next Generation, Really? Nixon Aide "U.S. Targeted Blacks in War on Drugs," Oakland International Film Festival & More Community News...Wright Enterprises Community Spotlight gives news of mass firings and their impact on public service and the democratic process, along with news of an Aide for President Nixon saying the Black community was targeted in the War on Drugs, the Oakland International Film Festival gets underway, Primed and Prepped's big success and more.
Wednesday, March 30 attend the San Francisco-Ho Chi Minh City Sister City Committee "Vietnam Meet Up" and receive an update on Agent Orange from Paul Cox, a Marine veteran of the Vietnam War, and Chair of the American Legion War Memorial Commission, and Dr. Robert Owen, the Environmental Health Physician at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, and also a professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Dr. Maxine Hickman shares community news about Holy Week in the San Francisco Bay Area. The information is collated by Faith in the Bay.
Cliff Payne's Album Debut "Welcome to My World" features duet with Freda Payne- "No Payne No Gain! "Welcome to My World" Album Release Party will be Tuesday, March 22, 7-10 p.m.