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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…

Actor Anna Deavere Smith’s One-Woman Performance Tells Stories of Unheard Americans

Anna Deavere Smith is incredible. There’s really no other way of putting it. She’s an actor (West Wing, Madame Secretary), a professor and a playwright. Her newest endeavor, “The Pipeline Project” centers around her play “Notes from the Field” – written with inspiration from hundreds of interviews from people of all walks of life. Her plays are one-woman, documentary style…

Common Sense Media, Site For Parents Who Want Woke Kids

How do we help kids learn to see the world through another person’s eyes? There’s a group of folks dedicated to helping us all do just that. They’re called Common Sense Media. This nonprofit is a 21st Century parent’s dream. It’s a site geared towards helping kids excel in the iEverything age. It’s full of tips, tricks, and advice on…

Sailor Moon, Comic That Helps Japanese LGBTQ Community Cope

Sailor Moon and her girlfriend Sailor Neptune are one of the most popular queer couples in fantasy land. And now LGBTQ youth in Japan have adopted them as the centerpiece of their fast-growing cultural movement. An early ‘90s comic book probably isn’t the first place we’d look for an antidote to modern day intolerance. But like one trans rights activist…

Meet a Cop Supporting Black Lives Matter

Diane Goldstein is a 21-year veteran of law enforcement, and she says cops should support Black Lives Matter. In the wake of the tragic deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille, she wrote in a VICE article,“I tried to focus on potential solutions, rather than the divisive language and anger—understandable though much of it is.” We know this gets heavy…