It's entertainment, enlightenment, and its a benefit for Black Coalition on AIDS and Westside Community Services. "Blues for an Alabama Sky" at the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre holds special fundraiser on April 14th. Read more!

San Francisco plays a role in "Big In Oakland" with filmmakers San Francisco Public Defender, Jeff Adachi, Kevin Epps and Jacquie Taliaferro screening their films in the Oakland Museum with an added contribution from Marcus Bookstore in the Western Addition.

For ten years, David Roach, Executive Director of the Oakland International Film Festival has branded Oakland as a destination for the Arts, creating good news in Oakland. From international filmmakers to Oakland and Bay Area filmmakers, the Oakland International Film Festival is "more than a pretty face." And that fact is celebrated at "FAZ," one of Oakland's newest restaurants.

It's the perfect alignment of the Arts. Read About the Oakland International Film Festival, The Lorraine Hansberrry Theatre, and the San Francisco 49er, Vernon Davis & the Arts.

Hear all about it with "I Heard That" From Rochelle Metcalfe in San Francisco.

On Saturday, April 28th at 6pm, Tavis Smiley and Cornel West will speak about their new book, The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto, at The Paramount Theatre in Oakland. The event is free and open to all, but pre-registration is required. Get details here.

On Friday, April 20, 2012, Assembly Member Wilmer Amina Carter, in conjunction with ADF Networking Consultancy, Inc. and the California Public Utilities Commission will present the Inland Empire Small Business Spring Procurement Expo at the San Bernardino Hilton Hotel located at 285 E. Hospitality Lane, San Bernardino. The Expo is FREE of charge to all small and diverse business participants. "As a small business owner, I know the vital role that the small business sector plays in our communities and economic life. I encourage attendees to take advantage of everything the expo has to offer," said Assembly Member Carter. Read more.

Check out the Intersection of the Arts.... The Oakland International Film Festival, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, and The Vernon and Vontae Davis Foundation Assists the Community.

Mayor Edwin M. Lee signed a $1 million supplemental appropriation to recapitalize the San Francisco Small Business Revolving Loan Fund (RLF), approved unanimously by the Board of Supervisors on second reading last Tuesday. Read details of this story and more in the April Bulletin from the San Francisco Office of Small Business.

Dr. Maxine Hickman, President of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women encourages members and the public to attend "An Evening With Kamala Harris," Wednesday, April 18 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. In this debut program, YBCA welcomes Kamala Harris, the Attorney General of the State of California. Harris is the first female, the first African-American and the first Asian-American elected to this office.