'This is traumatic:' Racist text messages targeting Black SF students prompts town hall
The president of the San Francisco NAACP held a town hall on Sunday to speak out against a series of racist text messages received by students in the school district. Similar texts were also received by Black men, women and students in other parts of the country, and are being investigated by the FBI.
San Francisco Unified confronts racists texts targeting Black students
The San Francisco Unified School District decried a flurry of racist texts invoking slavery that were being sent to Black men, women, and students.
Oakland café ousts man over religious symbol on baseball hat
A man says he was kicked out of a coffee shop in North Oakland because he was wearing a Star of David hat.
Little Rock Nine member Thelma Mothershed Wair dies at 83: 'She was always a fighter'
Thelma Mothershed Wair, a member of the historic Little Rock Nine who helped integrate Central High School in 1957, has died at age 83.
2024 Indigenous Peoples' Day festival shows Bay Area's early role in holiday
Hundreds of people attended a festival marking Indigenous People's Day at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Gardens on Monday afternoon. The festival started in 2018 when the city decided to rename it Columbus Day, which falls on the same Monday in October.
Bath and Body Works apologizes for candles that resemble KKK hoods
Retailer Bath & Body Works is apologizing and rushing to pull a holiday-themed candle from its shelves after online users highlighted its label being reminiscent of the white hoods synonymous with the Ku Klux Klan.
Hip-Hop meets History: Mexodus tells untold story of the Underground Railroad on stage
Mexodus is what is described as a live-loop musical about the underground railroad that led south to Mexico. Now on the stage at the Berkeley Repertory Theater, this two-man show incorporates instruments, hip-hop, and storytelling meant to draw in the audience to a part of American history.
Black community leaders highlight hate crimes
Black community leaders and law enforcement came together on Thursday in San Francisco to condemn a recent series of high-profile hate crimes.
Racist graffiti, noose at San Francisco park tied to dog dispute
Racist graffiti and a noose found at a San Francisco park happened days after a woman was told she could not have her dog in the playground by the head of a youth organization.
Jim Harbaugh says he approached Colin Kaepernick to join Chargers coaching staff
Jim Harbaugh says he reached out to Colin Kaepernick about joining the Chargers... as a coach.
$15M in grants offered to diverse, small businesses in Oakland
Kaiser Permanente is partnering with organizations in shelling out millions of dollars for Oakland small businesses.
Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors in 1944 East Bay port explosion
On the 80th anniversary of The Port Chicago Disaster, the U.S. Navy exonerated 256 Black sailors who were wrongfully convicted in a 1944 port explosion that killed hundreds of service members in the Bay Area.
Biden pardoning service members convicted under law that banned gay sex
Biden is pardoning potentially thousands of former U.S. service members convicted of violating a now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex.
US military draft: Bill would require women to register for Selective Service
Women may be one step closer to a mandate requiring them to register for Selective Service, or the military draft.
Willie Mays remembered for breaking barriers on and off the field
As we honor the legacy of Willie Mays' baseball career, we can’t forget the steps he took towards civil rights during the height of a controversial time in our history.
CA lawmakers push to enshrine marriage equality in constitution
In November, California voters will decide whether to enshrine marriage equality in the state constitution.
Racist, sexist graffiti spray painted on San Francisco City Hall
Workers who arrived at San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday morning were met with racist and sexist epithets spray-painted on the front door, Mayor London Breed said.
Mexico poised to elect its first woman president
A historic election will take place in Mexico on Sunday as nearly 100 million Mexicans at home and abroad choose a new president.
South Bay advocates raise alarm over missing, murdered Indigenous women
Members of the Indigenous community said a silent crisis is causing heartache but is largely unseen by the larger community.
Blind customer kicked out of restaurant over guide dog; video goes viral
A Seattle man detailed what he experienced with his guide dog in an Instagram video that gained tons of views and reactions on social media.