East Bay Housing Organization invites you to come celebrate our 2012 accomplishments and learn about how to get involved in 2013. Network with old friends, celebrate (or commiserate about) election results, meet new allies, and enjoy great food and drink. It all happens November 7, 2012.

Reverend Dr. Joseph Bryant Invites you to the Hill...Calvary Hill Community Church for Full Gospel Conference, August 3-4, 2012, See Details Here!

Afro Solo and The Arts Forum of Commonwealth Club, host a lively panel discussion exploring how the Arts have played a central role in examining issues related to race in the United States.

Whether you are your "brother's keeper" or not, The National Coalition of 100 Black Women San Francisco Chapter invites you to "My Sisters' Keeper," July 28 at the African American Arts and Cultural Complex, 762 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA 94115. Make a difference in the lives of others and make a difference in your life. Get the details here.

Check out "Thirsty Thursday," July 19--Get more details here from Cathy Adams, CDA Consulting!

Barbara Rodgers Invites You to the Walk of Faith With her in August. For nearly 30 years, Barbara Rodgers was one of the most recognizable newscasters on CBS 5 Eyewitness News. She started at the station in 1979 and quickly became a popular, award-winning anchor, reporter and show host. Before leaving CBS 5 in 2008, she was co-anchor of Eyewitness News at Noon and host of Bay Sunday, a weekly public affairs program where she interviewed dozens of newsmakers, community leaders and celebrities. Special Thanks to Barbara Rodgers for her recent support of the San Francisco Black Film Festival founded by Ave Montague and now directed by Ave's son, Kali O'Ray and his wife, Katerra Crossley. BABJA, founded by Rodgers, the Bay Area Black Journalist Association was instrumental in the coverage of SFBFF 14 which had an opening night screening of Robert Townsend's "In the Hive" at the historic Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. Join Barbara's team on August 25th!

Set your dial or Tivo to CBS 5 as Anne Makevoc interviews award winning director and cinematographer Peter Nicks about his new film "The Waiting Room" and the impact of the landmark Supreme Court Decision in upholding the Obama Administration's health care plans. 7:45 a.m. listen to the interview as Nicks speaks with Makevoc on Channel 5, KPIX in San Francisco.

The San Francisco Black Film Festival founded by Arts Impresario Ave Montague continues with leadership of her son and daughter, Kali O'Ray and Katerra Crossley. San Francisco Black Film Festival 14 is a wrap and the co-directors send out a thank you and update of comings and goings around the film festival that is dedicated to be a platform for established and emerging artists, a place for creativity, inspiration and a catalyst for tourism as filmmakers from as far as South Africa and London attended the festival.

The Supreme Court Thursday, June 28, 2012 upheld President Barack Obama's health care plan in a 5-4 vote led by Chief Justice John Roberts. Saturday, June 30th the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre kicks off it's Summer@LHT Series with Peter Nick's "The Waiting Room." Can the cinema verité documentary film shot at "Highland Hospital" in Oakland, a public hospital that sees some of the nation's most needy patients, bring information to the Obamacare/Scare debate? See what the "day in the life" documentary brings to the table. Attend the 7 pm screening at the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, 450 Post Street@Powell, San Francisco.

From the Office of Toni Beckham-JUNE 27, 2012 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Press Conference:CAL-PEP office | 2811 Adeline Street, Oakland, CA 9th Annual "Sistahs Getting Real About HIV/AIDS Billboard Campaign, co-sponsored by GILEAD & CAL-PEP. The billboards serve as continuing encourage to individuals to test for HIV and know their status.