African American Community Entrustment
Raises and distributes funds for critical African American issues as identified
by the community and works with all segments of the community to enhance quality
of life in the Bay Area, with efforts focused on African Americans.
African American Community Service Agency
408.292.3157; www.sjaacsa.org
Advocates for the African American community, promotes effective community relations,
maximizes community resources and services, and provides for the delivery of
mental, social, physical and cultural services to the African American community
of San Jose.
African Immigrant and Refugee Resource Center
415.433-7300; www.airrc.org
Provides African immigrants, refugees and others with the tools they need to
lead independent, productive and dignified lives and to become contributing members
of the Bay Area community. Provides English instruction, emergency housing, job
training and placement, counseling, and referrals.
Ausar Auset Society
510.562.4926 or 510.536.5934
A pan-African spiritual organization dedicated to promoting health awareness
and community development through interactions with other organizations and spiritual
groups.
Bay Area Black United Fund
510.763.7270; www.babuf.org
Promotes and builds partnerships with organizations to maximize the capacity
to serve African Americans and other people of color.
Black Adoption Placement and Research Center
510.430.3600; www.baprc.org
Recruits, trains and certifies families for the placement of African American
children and other children waiting for permanent homes.
Black Coalition on AIDS
415.615.9945; www.bcoa.org
Works to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS in the black community through education,
service and advocacy. Promotes collective, comprehensive and compassionate care
for those affected by the disease. The coalition's African American Health Initiative--a
community-based, community-driven program--designed to help reduce health disparities
and improve the quality of life among African Americans in San Francisco.
Center for Third World Organizing
510.533.7583; www.ctwo.org
A national center promoting racial justice as the leading component of a unified
movement for economic and global justice with regard to race, gender and sexuality.
Works with grassroots leaders, political activists and community organizers to
develop an analysis of how structural racism shapes our lives and communities;
to develop a shared vision of what it means to achieve economic and global justice;
and to organize the skills and models necessary to achieve meaningful social
change.
Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party
510.652.7170
Publishes The Commemorator, a nationally
distributed newspaper that advances the principles of the original Black Panther
Party through news coverage of current struggles in low-income and minority communities.
Community United Against Violence
415.777.5500, 415.333.HELP (4357) (24-hour support line); www.cuav.org
A multicultural organization working to end violence against and within lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning communities. Offers a 24-hour
confidential, multilingual support line; free counseling; legal advocacy; and
emergency assistance (hotel, food and transportation vouchers) to survivors of
domestic and hate violence and sexual assault.
The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation www.blackpanther.org
Uses documents and other items left behind by Huey P. Newton, killed in 1989,
to preserve the significant lessons and history of the Black Panther Party and
to maintain a contemporary program of education and study that will enlighten
and inform and thereby recall the spirit of the Panther.
The Family School
415.550.4173; www.thefamilyschool.org
Helps San Francisco families achieve self-sufficiency through family support,
education, employment training and job placement. Dedicated to providing high-quality,
affordable child care for low-income families through our licensed Child Development
Center. Unemployed and low-income residents are encouraged to apply.
Institute for the Advanced Study of Black Family Life and Culture
510.836.3245; www.iasbflc.org
An independent organization dedicated solely to the improvement of black family
life and culture.
NAACP
National: www.naacp.org
California: www.ca-naacp.org
San Francisco: 415.495.1703
San Jose: 408.295.3394
Berkeley: 510.435.3101
Ensures the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority
group citizens of the United States.
The National Conference for Community and Justice www.nccj.org
A human relations organization dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism
in America. Promotes understanding and respect among all races, religions and
cultures through advocacy, conflict resolution and education.
National Council of Negro Women
National Headquarters: 202.737.0120
Alameda Section: 510.222.2867
East Bay Section: 510.236.563
East Oakland/Hayward Section: 510.430.8939
Golden Gate Section: 415.564.4153 www.ncnw.org
Helps women of African descent improve their quality of life and that of their
families and communities. The organization works through advocacy and community-based
programs in the United States, Egypt, Senegal and Zimbabwe.
San Francisco Links
800.574.3720; www.linksinc.org
The local chapter of an international organization of African American women
who serve as role models, mentors, activists, community leaders and philanthropists
and who work toward purposeful service.
SOUL (School of Unity and Liberation)
510.451.5466; www.youthec.org
Serves as a training center for a new multiracial generation of young organizers--especially
young women, young people of color, queer youth and low-income youth--to develop
the skills and the vision they need to struggle for the liberation of all oppressed
people.
United Negro College Fund
415.956.1018; www.uncf.org
Enhances the quality of education at historically black colleges and universities.
Provides financial assistance to deserving students, raises operating funds for
member colleges and universities, and increases faculty and student access to
technology.
Urban Strategies Council
510.893.2404; www.urbanstrategies.org
Engages key sectors of the communities of the Oakland area as partners in comprehensive,
focused initiatives aimed at reducing persistent poverty and transforming low-income
neighborhoods into vibrant, healthy communities.
Women of Color Resource Center
510.444.2700; www.coloredgirls.org
An education, community action and resource center that supports, sustains and
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ARTS
African American Art and Culture Complex
415.922.2049; www.aaacc.org
African-American Shakespeare Company
415.762.2071; www.african-americanshakes.org
Provides an opportunity and a place for minority actors to hone their skills
and talent in mastering some of the world's greatest classical roles and works
to open the realm of classic theatre to a diverse audience.
Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center
510.525.5054; www.ashkenaz.com
Presents concerts, classes and workshops of participatory music and dance rooted
in traditional cultures from around the world. Committed to providing people
of all ages and backgrounds with a great place to dance that also supports local
and international artists, both established and emerging, in a respectful, comfortable
and safe family environment.
Bay Area Blues Society
510.836.2227; www.bayareabluessociety.net
A nonprofit organization dedicated to the perpetuation of blues, jazz and gospel
music as an indigenous American art form.
Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame www.indiana.edu/~bfca/websites.html
Dedicated to influencing black images as portrayed in film and television through
education; nurturing current independent filmmakers; and preserving the contributions
of African American artists in front of and behind the camera.
Black Repertory Group Theater
510.652.2120; www.blackrepertorygroup.com
Facilitates personal development and self-esteem using theater as a tool; provides
community service and promotes community; encourages an awareness of black culture
by providing an outlet through black theater; and offers comprehensive youth
programs that provide an introduction to acting skills and theater arts.
Black Spectrum
415.615.9945; www.bcoa.org
The Black Coalition on Aids LGBT community-building project. Includes community
arts, activism, education, and health and wellness elements.
Colored Ink
415.240.0093; http://coloredink.com
A Bay Area–based hip-hop theater group that uses the urban arts to uplift,
inspire and educate urban communities for social and economic change.
Dimensions Dance Theater
510.465.3363; www.dimensionsdance.org
Creates, performs and teaches dance that reflects the historical experiences
and contemporary lives of African Americans; promotes the knowledge and appreciation
of African and African-derived dance forms.
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre
415.474.8800 (box office), 415.345.3980 (office); www.lorrainehansberrytheatre.com
Fosters the African American artistic and cultural legacy through the production
of plays by prominent black writers of the past and present.
Marcus Book Stores
415.346.4222 and 510.652.2344
Established in 1960, the oldest black bookseller in the nation. The stores offer
a large collection of books by and about black people.
Museum of Craft and Folk Art
415.227.4888; www.mocfa.org
Through exhibitions, educational programs and research publications, fosters
the appreciation and understanding of craft and folk art from diverse cultures
and traditions.
Oakland Museum of California
510.238.2200, 888.OAK.MUSE (625.6873); www.museumca.org
Showcases collections and exhibitions and offers educational services that generate
wider public understanding of California's environment, history and art. Offers
activities that are responsive, accessible and relevant to an increasingly diverse
California population, including schoolchildren, teachers, scholars and the Oakland
community.
ODC/San Francisco
415.863.9834 (box office); www.odcdance.org
A resident dance company known worldwide for its athleticism, passion and intellectual
depth.
Oriki Theater
650.968.1598; www.oriki.org
A Bay Area–based performing arts company dedicated to the promotion of
Africa's culture and heritage. Brings to audiences a shared experience of Africa,
its people and their way of life through interactive presentations of dance,
drama, music, folk stories, songs, chants and the drum.
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
408.947.3635; www.egyptianmuseum.org
Houses the largest collection of Egyptian artifacts on exhibit in the western
United States; includes objects from pre–Egyptian dynastic times through
the early Christian era in Egypt.
Go Productions 415.921.8234; www.goproductions.org
Serves the local black diaspora through community arts, culture and technology;
economic and social activities; and information resources.
San Francisco Black Film Festival
415.771.9271; www.sfbff.org
Shares the African American experience on film.
San Francisco Black Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Film Festival
415.615.9945
Celebrates on film the rich culture and diversity of the black LGBT community.
Tabia, African American Theatre Ensemble
408.272.9924; www.sjmag.org
Presents the contributions and culture of African Americans through poetry, storytelling,
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EDUCATION
African American and Ethnic Studies Programs
California State University/Hayward Ethnic Studies
510.885.3255; http://class.csueastbay.edu/ethnicstudies
Offers a major and a minor and includes courses that are interdisciplinary in
nature and that provide a holistic approach to the study of the United States'
multiracial, multicultural and multigender immigrant society.
City College of San Francisco African American Studies
415.239.3510; www.ccsf.edu/departments/african_americanstudies
Offers courses that enable students to learn and comprehend the ethos, psychology,
history, language, art and philosophy of Africans and those of African descent.
Mills College Department of Ethnic Studies
510.430.2080; www.mills.edu/academics/undergraduate/eths
Offers a major and a minor in the study of the intersection of race, gender,
class and sexuality; course offerings highlight the experiences of women of color
and the relationship between people of color and the environment.
San Francisco State University Africana Studies
415.338.2352; www.sfsu.edu/~ethnicst/bls.html
The first black studies department established at a four-year college in the
United States; offers a multidisciplinary curriculum in the areas of black humanities
and the behavioral and social sciences.
Stanford University African and African American Studies
650.723.3782; www.stanford.edu/dept/aaas
An undergraduate interdisciplinary program that provides an intellectual understanding
and awareness of Africa and African America through courses, lecture series,
learning expeditions and other means, with a comparative focus on diasporic connections
in the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Europe.
University of California at Berkeley African American Studies
510.642.7084; http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~africam
Focuses on Africa and the African diaspora, with particular attention paid to
the life and culture of the populations of African descent in North America and
the Caribbean. Prepares students to use and develop analytical approaches to
critical issues associated with the African diaspora.
University of California at Davis African American and African Studies
530.752.1548; http://aas.ucdavis.edu
An interdisciplinary field of study in the humanities, arts and social sciences
in which scholars investigate the history and culture of African-descent peoples,
exploring the African-descent experience and the aesthetic dimensions of the
experience as expressed in literature and the arts.
African American Museum and Library of Oakland
510.637.0200; www.oaklandlibrary.org/AAMLO
Dedicated to preserving and sharing the historical and cultural experiences of
African Americans in California and the West for present and future generations.
ASA Community Science Center
510.645.5917; www.asacsc.org
A community of students, parents, teachers, and business and community leaders
who come together to help African American and other youth develop the skills
they need in order to enter the scientific world of the 21st century. ASA offers
after-school science workshops, summer science camp and support for home-school
families. ASA serves grades 1 through 8 and offers internships to young scholars
in grades 9 through 12.
Berkeley Information Network, Berkeley Public Library
510.981.6100; berkeleypubliclibrary.org
International House at U.C. Berkeley
510.642.9490; http://ihouse.berkeley.edu
Provides students and scholars from around the world with the opportunity to
live and learn together in a challenging and supportive, community-oriented residential
program center. An independent, self-supporting nonprofit organization with close
ties to U.C. Berkeley.
Lawrence Hall of Science
510.642.5132; www.lawrencehallofscience.org
Offers a hands-on family science center and teacher resources; develops and publishes
science and mathematics curricula.
Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
510.891.9202; www.maynardije.org
Dedicated to training journalists of color and to helping the nation's news media
reflect the nation's diversity in staffing, content and business operations.
Oakland Public Library
510.238.3134; www.oaklandlibrary.org
A vital information, education, community and cultural center for the cities
of Oakland, Emeryville and Piedmont. Offers a wide range of services, programs
and materials for all ages and interests. Includes the main library and 15 branches,
the bookmobile, the Second Start adult literacy program, and the African American
Museum and Library at Oakland.
Reach Out for the Rainbow After School Program
510.236.4211; www.reachoutrainbow.com
A faith-based program dedicated to improving the academic skills of children
living in the Bayview/Hunter's Point neighborhood of San Francisco. Provides
positive life experiences for children, including snow trips, gardening projects,
S.F.Shape Up Walking Challenge, science events, and a two-week summer "fun
and learning" program. Parenting workshops are also available.
San Francisco Public Library
415.557.4400; www.sfpl.org
Dedicated to ensuring that our diverse community has free and equal access to
information, knowledge, independent learning and the joys of reading.
San Francisco Public Library African American Center
415.557.4400; www.sfpl.org
Resources include materials about the history, traditions and culture of African
Americans, with special attention to the African and African American diaspora.
Includes English-language materials in all formats: books, books on tape, videos,
musical recordings, periodicals and electronic data.
Wee Poets
510.848.2288; www.betv.org
Seeks to improve children's literacy skills through the creation and interpretation
of poetry in a multimedia environment; trains at-risk teenagers as television
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FAMILY/CHILDREN
Adopt SF
888.732.4453; www.sfchild.org
A collaboration of the Black Adoption Placement and Research Center and Family
Builders by Adoption that serves children and endeavors to provide a nurturing,
loving family for every child in San Francisco County waiting for an adoptive
home.
Break the Cycle
888.988.8336; www.breakthecycle.org
Aims to end domestic violence by working proactively with youths aged 12 through
22. Provides preventive education, free legal services, advocacy and support.
Children's Council of San Francisco
415.276.2900; www.childrenscouncil.org
Supports children, families and child care providers through advocacy, information,
education and resources.
Ella Hill Hutch Community Center
415.921.6276
An African American assemblage center in San Francisco's Western Addition providing
recreation, employment, education, community forums for action and senior activities.
The Mary Ann Wright Foundation
510.601.8119; www.mothermary.gpg.com
Provides families and individuals experiencing hunger and homelessness with direct
support, including food, clothing, furnishings, books, toys, gifts, holiday food
baskets and other general assistance. Serves low-income and homeless families,
and individuals, the elderly, and the physically and mentally challenged.
The Mentoring Center, Positive Minds Group
510.891.0427; www.mentor.org
Serves highly at-risk youths aged 14 through 25 by helping them change the mentality
that gives rise to destructive behavior and working with them to develop their
life skills.
Neighborhood House of North Richmond
510.235.9780; www.nhnr.org
Offers education and employment programs that target ex-offenders, high-school
dropouts and other at-risk North Richmond residents; offers a collaborative violence
prevention program that works with parents as well as youths.
Oakland Black Cowboy Association www.blackcowboyassociation.org
Hosts the annual Black Cowboy Parade and Festival, the only parade and celebration
of its kind in the United States, each October.
Omega Boys Club
415.826.8664 or 800.SOLDIER (765.3437); www.street-soldiers.org
Provides free educational opportunities and support to keep people alive, free
from violence and free from incarceration. Offers programs and services that
help people build positive lives and move into contributing roles in society.
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House
415.826.8080
A neighborhood meeting space that features ongoing classes, job training, art
exhibits, political events and receptions.
Sojourner Truth Foster Family Service Agency
415.647.0662
Offers information and referrals, drop-in services, substance abuse workshops,
domestic violence workshops, parenting classes, crisis intervention, family advocacy,
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HEALTH
The Ark of Refuge
415.861.1060; www.arkofrefuge.org
Provides cutting-edge medicine and advocacy for those affected by HIV/AIDS regardless
of their ability to pay. The "Magic" Johnson Jr. Medical Clinic is
an AIDS drug dispensing clinic in San Francisco with supportive primary medical
care and substance abuse counseling services.
Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program
510.849.4663; www.borp.org
Provides challenging and innovative sports and recreation programs for Bay Area
residents who have physical disabilities and visual impairments.
Black Coalition on AIDS
(See ADVOCACY)
La Clínica de La Raza
510.535.4000; www.laclinica.org
Provides East Oakland and Alameda County residents with outpatient medical, dental,
vision, mental health, OB/GYN, health education, nutrition, confidential and
anonymous HIV/AIDS testing and counseling, street outreach, and social services.
West Oakland Health Center
510.835.9610; www.wohc.org
Provides comprehensive, community-based primary-care services.
Women's Cancer Resource Center of Oakland
510.420.7900 (help line), 888.421.7900 (hot line); www.wcrc.org
Provides a community for women who have cancer and their supporters, educates
the general community about cancer, and is actively involved in the struggle
for a life-affirming, cancer-free society. Holds cancer support group meetings
for African American women and hosts Sister to Sister, a program that specifically
addresses the issues of African American women who have cancer.
Women's Recovery Association
650.348.6603; www.womensrecovery.org
Assists women, girls and their families in recovering from chemical dependency
and its secondary effects; treats the whole woman and facilitates her healing
with dignity and respect. back
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MEDIA
Active Voice
415.487.2000; http://activevoice.net
A team of strategic communication specialists who put powerful media to work
for personal and institutional change in communities, workplaces and campuses
across America.
African American Speakers Bureau
415.346.0199; www.aasb.net
Offers speakers for every occasion and budget.
African American Videos
415.346.0199; www.amvideos.com
An online resource for films by, for and about African Americans.
Bay Area Black Journalist's Association
510.986.9390; www.babja.org
The Bay Area's black media organization of choice with the objectives are to
groom black media professionals for leadership; to enhance the coverage of issues
of concern to African American people; to work with Bay Area media in hiring
and cultivating more blacks in management; and to make the media more responsible.
California Newsreel
415.284.7800 or 877.811.7495; www.newsreel.org
Provides educational videos on African American life and history; race relations
and diversity training; African cinema, media and society; labor studies; campus
life; and much more.
California Voice
415.671.1000; www.sunreporter.com
The oldest black-owned newspaper on the West Coast, founded in Oakland in 1917.
CityFlight Newsmagazine
888.564.2108; www.cityflight.com
Provides accurate, ethical and relevant coverage of issues facing African Americans
locally and nationally.
Commemorator
510.652.7170
A nationally distributed newspaper advancing the principles of the original Black
Panther Party.
Family Digest Magazine www.familydigest.com
A magazine for those who aspire to have smarter, healthier, happier black families.
Post Newspaper Group
510.287.8200; www.postnewsgroup.net
The oldest and largest black-owned newspaper chain in Northern California. Newspapers
are published for the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and Richmond.
San Francisco Bay View
415.671.0789; www.sfbayview.com
The "National Black Newspaper of the Year" covers politics, economics
and news from a progressive African American perspective.
Bay Area Black Journalists Association
(See MEDIA)
Black Business Listings
510.839.0690; www.blackexpoltd.com
Designed to promote the economic empowerment of the African American community;
includes articles of interest, listings of businesses throughout Northern California,
a resource listing and an extensive calendar of events.
Black Chambers of Commerce
Oakland/Five East Bay Counties: 510.567.1307
San Jose: 408.277.3115 www.oaacc.org
National Association of African Americans in Human Resources
Washington, D.C.: 404.346.1542; www.naaahr.org
Promotes workplace diversity that creates opportunities in the business and corporate
community.
100 Black Men of the Bay Area
510.763.3661; www.100blackmenba.org
Aims to improve the chances of success for black men and women through encouraging
the attainment of higher levels of education and greater exposure to career and
societal opportunities.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, San Francisco District
415.356.5100; www.eeoc.gov
Provides a no-cost mediation program and free investigation of job bias based
on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or disability. Promotes equal
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WEB SITES
Bay Drum--The Northern California/Bay Area African
American Resource www.baydrum.com
An online information network serving the African American community in Northern
California.
The Caldwell Journals www.maynardije.org/news/features/caldwell/
Written by legendary journalist Earl Caldwell, these journals recount the history
of the black journalists' movement.
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