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Meet Dr. Tamura Lomax: Featured Speaker at the Upcoming Kehinde Wiley Speaker Series

Tamura Lomax received her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University in Religion. She specialized in Black Religion and Black Diaspora Studies and developed expertise in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Black Cultural Studies. She is CEO and visionary for The Feminist Wire, an online publication committed to feminist, anti-racist, socio-political critique.   Tamura Lomax will be a featured speaker at the upcoming [...]

2023-07-18T12:55:58-04:00July 18th, 2023|Art, Interviews, Past Events|0 Comments
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Meet Alicia Garza: Featured Speaker at the Upcoming Kehinde Wiley Speaker Series

Alicia Garza believes that Black communities deserve what all communities deserve — to be powerful in every aspect of their lives. An innovator, strategist, organizer, and cheeseburger enthusiast, Alicia founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, the Strategy & Partnerships Director for the [...]

2023-07-18T12:14:56-04:00July 18th, 2023|Art, Interviews, Past Events|0 Comments
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Meet W. Kamau Bell: Featured Speaker at the Upcoming Kehinde Wiley Speaker Series

Kamau Bell is a stand-up comedian and the director and executive producer of the critically-acclaimed four-part Showtime documentary, We Need To Talk About Cosby, which premiered at Sundance.He is the host and executive-producer of the Emmy-Award-winning CNN docu-series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell. Kamau’s work often highlights untold and occasionally controversial stories and centers marginalized voices on screen [...]

2023-07-18T10:45:20-04:00July 18th, 2023|Interviews, Past Events|0 Comments
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Meet Emil Wilbekin: Featured Speaker at the Upcoming Kehinde Wiley Speaker Series

Emil Wilbekin is an American journalist, media executive, stylist, content creator, culture critic, and human rights activist. He is the former editor-in-chief of Vibe and Giant, editor-at-large at Essence and managing editor of its associated website Essence.com, and chief content officer of Afropunk. He is the founder of Native Son Now, an organization dedicated to empowering and lifting up Black gay [...]

2023-07-17T19:29:43-04:00July 17th, 2023|Interviews, Past Events|0 Comments
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Recap: A Father’s Heart – Kehinde Wiley Speaker Series

https://youtu.be/FgIy4LZDsxM The second installment of the “Archaeology of Silence” Speaker series, "A Father's Heart," was held at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. It brought together Black men who had lost their children to state violence and spotlighted their national efforts to support the healing of other fathers and loved ones who had experienced similar trauma. The esteemed speakers confirmed [...]

2023-07-03T12:37:52-04:00July 3rd, 2023|Art, Interviews, News, Past Events|0 Comments
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Levi’s and Giants Team Up with Live Free for Gun Violence Awareness

Annually, the San Francisco Giants and Levi's® join forces through the Community Advocate program to showcase and bolster nonprofit organizations in the Bay Area. In line with our ongoing commitment, this year's campaign focuses on supporting initiatives dedicated to preventing gun violence within our communities. Together, we strive to make a meaningful impact and foster safer environments for all. Live Free [...]

2023-06-23T18:27:20-04:00June 23rd, 2023|Gun Violence, News, Past Events|0 Comments
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Replay: A Father’s Heart – Kehinde Wiley Speaker Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqoblnwCXCI   Join us on Father’s Day weekend to hear from the heart of men who have lost their children to state violence. Panelists will also discuss their nationwide efforts to support the healing of other fathers experiencing similar trauma. Panelists: Andrew Joseph, father of Andrew Joseph Cephus “Uncle Bobby” Johnson, uncle of Oscar Grant Kevin Tarver, father of Darius Tarver [...]

2023-06-20T17:20:48-04:00June 17th, 2023|Art, Interviews, News, Past Events|0 Comments
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Join Live Free USA, Google, and Love Not Blood for ‘A Father’s Heart’: Part Two of the ‘Archaeology of Silence’ Speaker Series at De Young Museum in San Francisco

Join LIVE FREE USA and Co-Presenters Google and the Love Not Blood Campaign on Saturday, June 17th at 12:00 p.m. PST for part two of our ongoing “Archaeology of Silence” Speaker series.  Held at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, this second installment, “A Father’s Heart,” will bring together Black men who have lost their children to state violence and [...]

2023-06-09T12:26:15-04:00June 9th, 2023|Gun Violence, Past Events, Police Brutality|0 Comments
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Mothers Who Lost Children to Violence Speak Out: a Panel Discussion with Gwen Carr, Wanda Cooper, and More

Over Mother's Day weekend, we had the opportunity to listen to the voices of women who have experienced the heartbreaking loss of their children due to systemic violence. It was a time to honor and celebrate the lives of their beloved children while also learning about the courageous fight these women are undertaking to seek justice on their behalf. Panelist: Gwen [...]

2023-06-08T18:22:37-04:00June 8th, 2023|Gun Violence, Past Events, Police Brutality|0 Comments
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Preventing Gun Violence: the Inspiring Story of Live Free and Pastor Mike Mcbride

Meet a pastor working within a broad ecosystem of peacemakers committed to curbing Oakland's homicides through anti-gun #violence work Pastor Mike McBride and his colleagues took proactive action to address the issue of gun violence via LIVE FREE. This movement aims to tackle the root causes of gun violence through building community organizing campaigns and direct service programs that intervene with [...]

2023-07-25T12:00:14-04:00May 22nd, 2023|Gun Violence, Interviews, News, Past Events, Public Safety|0 Comments
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