In celebration of its 30th anniversary, the Mayflower Community Chorus presents “Holiday Magic,” featuring a diverse program that includes the chorus, instrumentalists, soloists, choral ensembles and a special Hawaiian surprise. The Mayflower Community Chorus is directed by renowned Argentinean maestro Daniel Canosa, with script by Jennifer Sowden and stage direction by Candace Brown. Assistant director [...]
By Tasion Kwamilele On Wednesday, December 1 Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, released a statement regarding CBC’s support of The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. ‘The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids’ Act was introduced earlier this year by Arkansas Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln in hopes of expanding program access to reduce childhood hunger [...]
Matthew Jones, Follows Dad David Jones’ Footsteps Marin’s David Jones, who thrilled crowds for years when he played “Mudbone”, a character made famous from through the comedy skits of the late Richard Pryor, would have surely wanted a front row seat at his son’s debut performance role in Cinderella. The Jones family and many friends [...]
By Lee Hubbard The City of San Francisco’s board of Supervisors passed a local hiring that will require 20 percent of the workers on construction sites be San Francisco residents. An additional 5 percent increase will take place each year until a 50 percent mark is met on all city-financed construction projects. “Local hiring is [...]
Hotel denied him a room “because of how he looked,” during a blizzard, called police, sent him to a homeless shelter By Tasion Kwamilele Joe Debro, a prominent Oakland businessman and builder who also serves as the Chair of the Housing Assistance Council, a $60 million dollar organization, was denied housing at Washington’s Marriott Hotel, [...]