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Comic Book Artist Illustrates Asian-American Experience
As a kid, Gene Luen Yang’s mom bought him a Superman comic book. As an adult, Yang turned the whole game on its head with his graphic novel American Born Chinese. Instead of kryptonite and spandex, Gene wrote about growing up in America with immigrant parents and trying to find himself within a bicultural identity that has elements of his…
CEO of Good Vibrations Now Senior Advisor to Mayor of SF
Theresa Sparks has worn a lot of hats in her life, many of which she fashioned herself. She’s a real do-er, and a do-gooder to boot. After coming out as trans in the late 80s, she made trans rights a life priority. She knew, firsthand, the trauma and difficulty of living an existence that much of society either condemned or…
Tunisian Freedom Singer Collaborates With SF-Based Music Program
“My Word Is Free” is the name of a song by Emel Mathlouthi, which she sang at a street protest in Tunisia. Under Tunisia’s dictator Ben Ali, radio quickly banned the song, but not before it became an anthem for the Tunisian revolution during the Arab Spring. One of the many faces of resistance, Mathlouthi refused to play the ‘nice…
Bayes Impact, Tech Non-Profit Vying for Police Transparency
The lack reporting use of force by cops is a hot topic lately, and with good reason — it’s not helping ease the worries of citizens concerned with police brutality. Bayes Impact is a nonprofit that’s working on using tech to rebuild trust between the officers and citizens. Through a partnership with California Department of Justice, Bayes just released a…
NYC Pastor for Black Lives Matter
Carl Lentz is a pastor Hillsong Church in New York City and he has one message for all of us: Black Lives Matter. He received a lot of criticism in September for rejecting the counter-phrase––All Lives Matter. His response? It’s not that all lives don’t matter, it’s that “black lives apparently are worth LESS on our streets.” So we have…
Corporate Giants Diversifying Workforce
At this point, the sad state of diversity stats in Silicon Valley is pretty well known — 11% female investor rate. The good news is that there is now some serious work – and cash – being dumped into solving the problem. Take NVCA’s Diversity Task Force – led by CEO and President Bobby Franklin – for example. Bobby and…
