Bay Area
What a year! What a year! 2020 was full of lessons, loss and love. Praying you are managing your emotional, spiritual and physical health - and accepting help when things are becoming overwhelming. Since we are still on a stay at home order throughout California, many services will continue virtually.
Bay Area
The growing chorus chanting "Black Lives Matter" increases by the day, uniting people in the streets of America, demanding justice. In that same vein, local clergy took to the streets Sunday, June 14, 2020 calling for a Solidarity Sunday in response to an increase of police violence against
Community
Lead by Rev. Dr. Dante Quick, Vallejo Pastors and clergy held a ERacism E3 (Educate, Eradicate and Eliminate) March & Rally, Sunday, June 7, 2020. Attendees took to the streets, marching from the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church to the Vallejo Waterfront, joining the national declaration of Black Lives Matter, while
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Community
SF Interfaith & Community Leaders held a kneel-in, Monday, June 1, 2020 with Mayor London Breed, District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton, Entertainer/Activist Jamie Foxx, and music artist Tank, demanding an end to the killing of people of color by police. Lead by the San Francisco Chapter of the NAACP
Bay Area
Here comes 2020! As excited as I am about next year, I'm taking the time to enjoy every remaining moment here in 2019. Keep reading for our collection of Bay Area Watch Night and New Year’s Eve Worship & Celebration services. Christmas / New Year’s Revival [Dec
Family
The Golden State Warriors hosted their 3rd annual Shop N' Learn challenge in San Francisco with five families. Players Alec Burkes and Omari Spellman, assistant coaches Mike Brown and Bruce Fraser and community ambassador Adonal Foyle helped families shop the isles of Lucky California as they received budgeting and
Community
Levi's Stadium turned into Niners Land, as over 400 Bay Area youth scurried through the halls enjoying a themed out 49ers holiday giveaway experience. Hosted by 49ers players, families and staff - each child left with a brand new bike, helmet, lock, haircut, shoes, toys, glasses, backpack, dinner
Bay Area
Oakland's historic Allen Temple Baptist Church has added another first to its long list of accomplishments. The progressive baptist congregation officially installed Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Thompson as senior pastor - a first for any woman in the 100 year old churches history. Dr. Thompson served the Allen Temple
TV & Film
I love a good family film, but don't get it twisted - WAVES (A24) is not your typical happy go lucky family movie. With anxiety and stress on the rise for developing adults and the added pressure of social media perfection, perhaps Waves is right on time joining
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All seems to be going exceptionally well for this South Floridian family, until life happens and the water rises. WAVES (A24), written and directed by Trey Edwards Shults is a timely film, full of emotional complexities - while following the transformation of an African American suburban family. In theaters November
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I recently had the opportunity to chat with Harriet screenwriter and producer Gregory Allen Howard (“Ali,” “Remember the Titans”) about his approach to writing, what he discovered over the years while writing Harriet and the impact faith had on her journey. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="57" gal_title=
Bay Area
Just when you thought the Warriors Parade couldn't get any bigger and better, it did! The Golden State Warriors brought the 2017 NBA Finals Championship home, and over 1.5 million people turned out to say thanks. Back in 2015 I braved the crowds, and celebrated the Warriors