(EDITOR’S NOTE: Rochelle Metcalfe was a beloved columnist for the Sun-Reporter newspaper for 31 years, covering San Francisco’s African-American community. She is now bringing her “I Heard That” column weekly to Beyond Chron.) “STOP THE EVICTION!!!” Known for his passionate
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There’s no lack of ignorance in America’s schools. With continuing pressure from the right-wing, kids are often kept in the dark about a lot of things, including evolution and human sexuality, two topics that the Bible-thumpers consider the work of
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Since July, the Cadillac Hotel has hosted the “Concerts at the Cadillac” series every Friday at Noon – where pianists have played for the Tenderloin community on the historic Patricia Walkup Memorial Piano, an 1884 Steinway Concert Grand. We’ve had
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A new report by the Youth Media Council has found that during February, March and April 30, 2007, the San Francisco Chronicle ran four times as many stories about Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie than about African-Americans leaving San Francisco.
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Only weeks after Religious Witness with Homeless People denounced the wastefulness and cruelty of the City’s policy of issuing “quality of life” citations to homeless and poor folks, the District Attorney’s Office is being more aggressive than ever in prosecuting
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The FBI, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development inspector general are investigating new allegations of corruption in HUD. Under investigation, are the close ties between a building contractor and HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson, because the contractor accepted around
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