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New Community Leadership Foundation Inaugural Awards

NCLF Executive Director Majeid Crawford said the event was created to not only recognize individuals and organizations crucial to the vibrance and survival of San Francisco’s Black community, but to allow the community to network. “We are passionate about creating positive change in our communities, and that happens when we work together,” said Crawford.

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December 24, 2024

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American Businesswomen’s Association ABWA President LaRonda "Sug" Smith with Vice President Velma Landers received the Equity Champion Award from New Community Leadership Foundation (NCLF) Executive Director Majeid Crawford at the NCLF inaugural awards ceremony, Dec. 12, 2024, in San Francisco. Photo By Carla Thomas

By Carla Thomas

The New Community Leadership Foundation (NCLF) hosted an awards ceremony at the Japan Town Center’s KOHO Co-Creative Hub in San Francisco, recognizing representatives of the arts, nonprofit, small business, and advocacy sectors.

Honorees at the Dec. 12 event included the American Businesswomen’s Association’s San Francisco Enterprising Women Networking Chapter, the Flood Project, the Brown Bombers, the Jonathan Carver Moore Gallery, and Mackey’s Korner.

Lynette Mackey was presented the Community Impact Award for her Suicide Block Party, that raises awareness around suicide prevention and mental health. By fostering community engagement, offering crisis intervention, and providing long-term support, Mackey’s Korner helps save lives.

The Innovative Leadership Award was presented to Arthur Stern, Jr. of the FLOOD Project, “Forever Living Out Our Dreams.” Stern, Jr., aka Yung Lott, created a soundtrack featuring transitional aged youth from the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco.

The music provides listeners with powerful themes of inspiration, resilience, and hope. “It’s a completely clean album,” said MC Kimberly Caldwell.

“This exceptional body of work is a reflection of Yung Lott’s unwavering dedication to the community, offering a soundtrack of resilience and hope with uplifting hymns designed to support listeners through any day,” said Crawford. “This project beautifully captures the essence of living out dreams and driving meaningful change.”

ABWA President LaRonda “Sug” Smith, with Vice President Velma Landers, received the Equity Champion Award.

This is quite an honor,” said ABWA Vice President Velma Landers. “Our organization serves businesswomen from diverse fields by providing invaluable opportunities for personal and professional growth through leadership, education, and networking support.”

Jonathan Carver Moore, a gallerist at 966 Market St., was awarded the Visionary Leadership Award for his commitment to creating an artist space for underrepresented artists.

A grant with support from the Dream Keeper Initiative, the Office of Economic & Workforce Development, and the SF Arts Commission, supported his innovative artist-in-residency program in a 2,600-square-foot retail space, designed to revitalize vacant spaces and drive collective impact.

Ronan Ross received the Youth Empowerment Award on behalf of the San Francisco Brown Bombers. The organization was founded in September 1999 at the request of community stakeholders, with the mission of providing San Francisco’s youth with a football and cheer program that teaches the fundamentals in a fun and safe environment.

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Oakland Post: Week of June 4 – 10, 2025

The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of June 4-10, 2025

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Remembering George Floyd

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing.

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June 2, 2025

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Mural showing the portrait of George Floyd in Mauerpark in Berlin. To the left of the portrait the lettering "I can't Breathe" was added, on the right side the three hashtags #GeorgeFloyd, #Icantbreathe and #Sayhisname. The mural was completed by Eme Street Art (facebook name) / Eme Free Thinker (signature) on 29 May 2020. (Wikimedia Commons)

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“The president’s been very clear he has no intentions of pardoning Derek Chauvin, and it’s not a request that we’re looking at,” confirms a senior staffer at the Trump White House. That White House response results from public hope, including from a close Trump ally, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The timing of Greene’s hopes coincides with the Justice Department’s recent decision to end oversight of local police accused of abuse. It also falls on the fifth anniversary of the police-involved death of George Floyd on May 25th. The death sparked national and worldwide outrage and became a transitional moment politically and culturally, although the outcry for laws on police accountability failed.

The death forced then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to focus on deadly police force and accountability. His efforts while president to pass the George Floyd Justice in policing act failed. The death of George Floyd also put a spotlight on the Black community, forcing then-candidate Biden to choose a Black woman running mate. Kamala Harris ultimately became vice president of the United States alongside Joe Biden. Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted the cases against the officers involved in the death of Floyd. He remembers,” Trump was in office when George Floyd was killed, and I would blame Trump for creating a negative environment for police-community relations. Remember, it was him who said when the looting starts, the shooting starts, it was him who got rid of all the consent decrees that were in place by the Obama administration.”

In 2025, Police-involved civilian deaths are up by “about 100 to about 11 hundred,” according to Ellison. Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African-American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing. During those minutes on the ground, Floyd cried out for his late mother several times. Police subdued Floyd for an alleged counterfeit $20 bill.