April 3-April 7th, the 16th Annual Oakland International Film Festival marks Oakland as a destination for the Arts, a place of resistance and resolutions among its screenings, panels, and parties. Collaborating with 1st Saturday's a volunteer initiative, Made in Oakland and its sponsors, The Oakland International Film Festival brings food for thought with 65 films from around the world. Read more and visit www.oiff.org. Wright Enterprises Community Spotlight notes, Jackie Wright's "Love Separated in Life...Love Reunited in Honor co-directed with Jack LiVolsi of Jackson Street Productions in San Francisco will be screened April 5, 2018 in the 5:30 pm-7:30pm block at the historic Grand Lake Theater.

BHM365 @ Mills College hopes to see you at our special evening that explores the correlations between spirituality and resistance in the African American Community.

April 4th is the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On Good Friday, James A. Forbes, Pastor Emeritus of the historic Riverside Church in New York City, where Dr. King spoke out against the Vietnam War, April 4, 1967, a year to the date before he was assassinated on April 4, 1968, will be the keynote speaker announcing a national movement.

The Oakland International Film Festival recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and hosts sixty-five films from around the world from April 3-7 including "Made In Oakland" as the festival affirms Oakland as a destination city. The theme of the festival comes from Dr. King's speech, August 16, 1967, "Where Do We Go From Here?" Get Details of the News Conference.

From San Francisco politics to the business of South Africa in the United States of America, Wright Enterprises Community Spotlight keeps you informed.

Join the San Francisco Foundation on Wednesday, March 28, for "The Art of Resistance in the Bay Area," a conversation with four renowned Bay Area artists who have worked in various mediums across social justice movements. From the beat of the drum to the stroke of the brush to the power of the spoken word, art has been central to the Bay Area’s long history of activism. Read More.

Meet with South African officials to find out how your U.S. dollar can get more bang for the Rand as members of Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal confer with interested parties in New York, Houston, and Los Angeles. News of the business opportunities comes from Claude Pretorius, who made an informative and impressive presentation during the opening Business Development Day of the inaugural Essence Durban Festival November 2016, at which Jackie Wright of Wright Enterprises, sponsored by Roland Washington, was a member of the historic CA Durban Trade Mission. Related South African Articles from W.E.: http://www.wrightnow.biz/apps/articles/web/articleid/82454/columnid//default.asp; http://www.wrightnow.biz/apps/articles/web/articleid/82510/columnid/2898/default.asp https://www.prlog.org/12606190-historic-ca-trade-mission-to-durban-south-africa-yields-durban-film-mart-call.html

Black History Month to Making History... see the latest community news from Wright Enterprises Community Spotlight!

Read about Willie and Mary Ratcliff, editors of the San Francisco Bayview Newspaper. Having told millions of stories of the lives of everyday people, they have a story of their own. Read the article by Denise Sullivan from the San Francisco Examiner. Black History is in the making everyday, as you realize in reading a story about the truth-tellers, the Ratcliffs.

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