Lorraine Hansberry Theatre's "Bringing the Art to the Audience" program will be at Richmond's East Bay Center for the Performing Arts for two staged readings this month! Read more!

Players from two teams looking for victories this weekend will spend time with youth from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley, as Larry Grant of the 49ers trades tricks with Slick Willie Shaw of the Harlem Globetrotters. Slick will teach Larry and a few lucky kids how to spin a basketball and, perhaps, even how to spin a football. See the media advisory.

With the release of "Django Unchained" and "Lincoln" San Francisco Filmmaker Jacquie Taliaferro says the films on slavery make a case for "Reparations."

Trying to solve their distribution issues with cold hard cash, Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based international news network, has purchased Current TV and announced the launch of Al-Jazeera America. Time-Warner cable reacted by dropping Current TV from its cable channel line-up. See this story and more!

MF Production's Presents Latin Jazz All Stars featuring:Steve Turre, Chembo Corniel, Arturo O'Farrill & Nestor Torres plus special guest Masters of Afro-Cuban, Salsa, Brazilian and Latin Jazz @ Yoshi's San Francisco Wednesday January 16 - $8pm / $25 Thursday January 17 - 8pm / $25

Johnny Boy Da Prince of Chicago, whose real name is Johnny Taylor, was shot to death on January 10th. Davey D posted the young man's song "Just like You" and Jackie Wright of Wright Enterprises shares Davey D's article along with a link to a Chicago Tribune story. God bless the Taylor Family.

The Dream Lives On...and KBLX reminds us with a show stopping event,"The Dream & 50 Years Evening Celebration" featuring: Studio O Music, Harpist Destiny Muhammad and Violinist Tarika Lewis, Spoken Word Artist Tyson Powell and Singers, Karen Meeks Johnson, Zakiya Harris, music from DJ B Bailey, a fashion show from Charleston Pierce Presents and more! Tickets only $15.00!

The San Francisco Film Society (SFFS)announced a significant increase in funding to its Filmmaker360 programs through the renewal and expansion of its collaborative relationship with the Kenneth Rainin Foundation (KRF). Filmmaker360 supports narrative feature filmmakers through cash grants, residencies, script workshops, and more.

Congratulations to my former boss, who is following his heart. It's been announced that he will be heading Red Cross International Services. Brooks has been CEO of the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter since 1997. Special Reception to be held in Brooks' honor, January 17, 2013. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, January 21. SAVE THE DATE--JOHN HANDY TURNS 80, February 24th & Lends His Name to The Jazz Heritage Center. SAVE THE DATE- National Coalition of 100 Black Women San Francisco-"Golden Girl's Hats and Gloves Tea-March 2.

The Jazz Heritage Center and Ethiopian Arts Forum (AEF)invite you to a visual feast of Ethiopian art, a brief talk about Ethiopian art and music by Professor Andugnaw Worku, and live jazz. Saturday, January 12 from 6 to 9 PM, 1320 Fillmore Street. Free and open to the public. John Handy's lending his support to The Jazz Heritage Center. Get details about the event.