Bayview Community Leader and Artistic Icon, Mary L. Booker shared the upcoming performance of the Sphinx Virtuosi, Sunday, October 2, 2016 at the Bayview Opera House. The SPHINX VIRTUOSI, led by the CATALYST QUARTET, is one of the nation’s most dynamic professional chamber orchestras. Comprised of 18 of the nation’s top Black and Latino classical soloists, these alumni of the internationally renowned SPHINX COMPETITION come together each fall as cultural ambassadors to reach new audiences.

KICKOFF FOR YES ON PROP I CAMPAIGN Protecting services for seniors, adults with disabilities, & veterans without raising taxes-September 19, 2016: San Francisco, CA-On behalf of 45 community agencies serving seniors and adults with disabilities, we invite members of the press to attend the kickoff of the YES on Prop I campaign with Mayor Lee, Supervisors London Breed, Scott Weiner, and Mark Farrell, and over 400 community leaders.

ACCE, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, is known for their stance for homeowners. With the rising and unsustainable cost of apartments in San Francisco, the group known for helping families survive foreclosures also stands with others being evicted from their homes like the Ramirez family that is threatened by eviction. See the notice from Grace Martinez for details and the call to action.

With 100 Year Old Iris Canada fighting from the hospital for her apartment home with former Burlington, VT Community and Economic Development Director, Peter Owens, the struggle for the soul of San Francisco is on showcase. Is it still a place to leave your heart with the most vulnerable being expelled due to rising rents where a one bedroom apartment can go as high as $3,000 a month. With the rising costs, a senior on a fixed income, can find themselves on the streets of San Francisco post haste after an eviction, as there is up to five years or more waiting lists, many of which are closed, for affordable housing. The Dignity Fund, "Yes, On I" Campaign" may be able to help the people who helped build the City and made it what it is today, but who are being quickly discarded. Without raising taxes, "Proposition I" will develop an added safety net to help stem the tide of evictions and other attacks on the elderly.

Courtesy of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. get the latest news about "Covered California." SFNCBW is a partner of "Covered California" and the partnership is in strategic alignment with the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc.'s health initiatives.

Love yourself some blues? Well you're going to be head over hills in love with Mz. Su Mac. W.E., Wright Enterprises gives you the spotlight on where you can hear some "I been around the world and learned a thing or two blues" from Mz Su Mac, the daughter of the Macdaddy of Blues himself, Mr. Craig Horton!!! Check out Mz Su Mac at Angelica's in Redwood City, September 8th at 7:30 p.m.

Attorney Jacq Wilson of San Francisco, co-founder of "Advocates for Justice" with his brother Jacque Wilson, an attorney in the San Francisco Public Defender Office, brings to the forefront yet another case of abuse of children by officials of the Modesto City Schools, where the Wilson twins were educated. A meeting is called for Monday, August 15th in Modesto. Jacq Wilson recently participated as a panelist at the San Francisco Black Film Festival's Racial Profiling and Implicit Bias Panel held at Congregation Emanu-El. The panel was sponsored in part by the Unity Group of Congregation Emanu-El. Wilson shared some of the problems that "Advocates for Justice" had encountered. Johnnie Burrell of International Media videotaped the event and edited a short and long version of "Racial Profiling & Implicit Bias:" Links to the video are included in the posting provided courtesy of Jacq Wilson.

Former San Francisco Activist and Community Leader, Deloris McGee, now residing in her home state of Mississippi, shares the valiant victory of Black Businessman C. David Moody Jr. of Atlanta, who fought for his mental well-being while running a very successful company. McGee says his story shows the need for self-care including mental health and that resources like the National Alliance on Mental Illness should be supported and sought out by the Black community. As an side, two key leaders in that effort of bringing awareness of NAMI to the Black community are Community Health Advocate, LaVaughn King and Kelly Armstrong, the founder of "Primed and Prepped" that helps young people find a path to prosperity through the culinary and hospitality industry. Deloris, thanks for sharing with Wright Enterprises.

Motivated by seeing so many abandoned homes and lots in North Jacksonville, Fl recently, Jackie Wright of Wright Enterprises makes a call to action for religious organizations and non profits to utilize the power of their members to become an economic force for their neighborhoods, cities, nation and the world.

Deloris McGee, a longtime community activist in San Francisco, who has moved back to her home state of Mississippi, shares article from Blacknews.com about the importance to revisiting abandoned Black homesteads in the South.