Last night, I watched Baltimore burn. I watched young school children pelt the police. Many of you reading this saw those scenes and probably cried and cried and cried as I did. I switched between CNN, MSNBC, and FoxNews. I was sure that these images would play into the Fox narrative of irresponsible Black folksContinueContinue reading “From Ferguson to Baltimore: What Are We to Do?”
Author Archives: Eva Paterson
We’ve Got a Great Gala in Store for You!
We’re excited to welcome our sponsors and guests at our gala tomorrow night, Saturday, Sept. 13, at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater on 700 Howard Street in San Francisco. Check out this email for short videos of our chats with the four gala honorees, recognition of our sponsors, and a preview of our silent auctionContinueContinue reading “We’ve Got a Great Gala in Store for You!”
These Are Our Sons
The killing of Michael Brown has dominated the headlines and my thoughts over the past few days. An African-American 18-year-old dead with multiple gunshot wounds. The shots fired by a St. Louis police officer. The circumstances reeking of cover-up, profiling, and racism. My African-American 18-year-old son Julian has spent the last two weeks as anContinueContinue reading “These Are Our Sons”