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Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's conversation comes in two parts. Like it's geographical spread, northern hemisphere to southern hemisphere, think of this two part discussion as a way of engaging both hemispheres of your brain--the creative and the analytic. My guest is fellow Stanford alum and founder of The Jazz & Democracy Project® (J&D) (https://www.jazzdemocracy.com), Wesley “Dr. Wes” J. Watkins. After several years working in the education sector, Dr. Wes launched the program in November 2009 at Rosa Parks Elementary School, located in San Francisco's historic Fillmore District. J&D is a music integrated curriculum that utilizes jazz as a metaphor to bring democracy to life, enrich the study and teaching of history, government, civics and culture, and inspire youth to become active, positive contributors to their communities. He first proposed the curriculum as part of his undergraduate honors program at Stanford's School of Education and later conducted research for his undergraduate honors thesis at Oxford University where he engaged and learned from music educators at both local elementary schools and world renowned secondary institutions. Now based in Sydney, Australia, J&D has traveled to countries all over the world and, in these times of global social transition, Dr. Wes anticipates continued opportunities to feature and further innovate using tools that will leave lasting impact on the ways that youth and educators approach building and living in their communities and beyond. Where to find Wesley? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesleywatkins/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/JazzDemocracy) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jazzdemocracy/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@JazzDemocracy) Who's Wesley listening to? Joseph Solomon (https://www.youtube.com/@whatisjoedoing) Other topics of interest: Activist Oakland, CA (https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/oaklands-history-of-resistance-to-racism) Northern Beaches, Sydney Lifestyle (https://content.knightfrank.com/research/2789/documents/en/northern-beaches-lifestyle-guide-2024-10795.pdf) United States Studies Center (https://www.ussc.edu.au/about/mission-and-history) Crikey! or Kriky! (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/crikey#google_vignette) Flat White vs Latte (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_white) Geechi Taylor (https://www.geechitaylor.com/#!/HOME) Find Rachelle Farrell, Meshell N'Degeocello, on J&D (https://www.jazzdemocracy.com/interviews.html) Ledisi (https://www.ledisi.com) Christian McBride (https://www.christianmcbride.com) Betty Carter + Ray Charles (https://youtu.be/1IM3weosOTY?si=PXNlcx1a5UetHPAN) Episode 47 featuring Wynton Marsalis (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/wynton-marsalis) Jazz for Young People @ Lincoln Center (https://jazz.org/education/school-programs/jazz-for-young-people/) Check out the Chris Botti SF Show (https://youtu.be/j9cNsLPXWnA?si=rmoX7ljb9EO4a1y5) About Robert (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_McFerrin), Bobby (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_McFerrin) and Madison (https://www.madisonmcferrin.com) McFerrin Special Guest: Wesley J. Watkins.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's conversation comes in two parts. Like it's geographical spread, northern hemisphere to southern hemisphere, think of this two part discussion as a way of engaging both hemispheres of your brain--the creative and the analytic. My guest is fellow Stanford alum and founder of The Jazz & Democracy Project® (J&D) (https://www.jazzdemocracy.com), Wesley “Dr. Wes” J. Watkins. After several years working in the education sector, Dr. Wes launched the program in November 2009 at Rosa Parks Elementary School, located in San Francisco's historic Fillmore District. J&D is a music integrated curriculum that utilizes jazz as a metaphor to bring democracy to life, enrich the study and teaching of history, government, civics and culture, and inspire youth to become active, positive contributors to their communities. He first proposed the curriculum as part of his undergraduate honors program at Stanford's School of Education and later conducted research for his undergraduate honors thesis at Oxford University where he engaged and learned from music educators at both local elementary schools and world renowned secondary institutions. Now based in Sydney, Australia, J&D has traveled to countries all over the world and, in these times of global social transition, Dr. Wes anticipates continued opportunities to feature and further innovate using tools that will leave lasting impact on the ways that youth and educators approach building and living in their communities and beyond. Where to find Wesley? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesleywatkins/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/JazzDemocracy) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jazzdemocracy/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@JazzDemocracy) Who's Wesley listening to? Joseph Solomon (https://www.youtube.com/@whatisjoedoing) Other topics of interest: Activist Oakland, CA (https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/oaklands-history-of-resistance-to-racism) Northern Beaches, Sydney Lifestyle (https://content.knightfrank.com/research/2789/documents/en/northern-beaches-lifestyle-guide-2024-10795.pdf) United States Studies Center (https://www.ussc.edu.au/about/mission-and-history) Crikey! or Kriky! (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/crikey#google_vignette) Flat White vs Latte (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_white) Geechi Taylor (https://www.geechitaylor.com/#!/HOME) Find Rachelle Farrell, Meshell N'Degeocello, on J&D (https://www.jazzdemocracy.com/interviews.html) Ledisi (https://www.ledisi.com) Christian McBride (https://www.christianmcbride.com) Betty Carter + Ray Charles (https://youtu.be/1IM3weosOTY?si=PXNlcx1a5UetHPAN) Episode 47 featuring Wynton Marsalis (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/wynton-marsalis) Jazz for Young People @ Lincoln Center (https://jazz.org/education/school-programs/jazz-for-young-people/) Check out the Chris Botti SF Show (https://youtu.be/j9cNsLPXWnA?si=rmoX7ljb9EO4a1y5) About Robert (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_McFerrin), Bobby (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_McFerrin) and Madison (https://www.madisonmcferrin.com) McFerrin Special Guest: Wesley J. Watkins.

Council Member Mitch Nowakowski represents the Fillmore District. Conversation on $37 million in revitalization efforts for the Broadway Market. Also discussion on the possibility of bringing a Wegmans to downtown Buffalo.

Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski on Ingram Micro making the move from Wehrle Drive in Williamsville to the former Highmark building in Downtown Buffalo full 271 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:45:56 +0000 Mv9q4ilppAN4rdkCjjAGjGxOrjsEWFA6 buffalo,news,wben,williamsville,mitch nowakowski,ingram micro WBEN Extras buffalo,news,wben,williamsville,mitch nowakowski,ingram micro Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski on Ingram Micro making the move from Wehrle Drive in Williamsville to the former Highmark building in Downtown Buffalo Archive of various reports and news events 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. New

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 2nd study session on the late Dr. Maya Angelou's A Song Flung Up To Heaven. This is the 6th autobiography in her 7 book memoir series. We read books 1, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, and 4, The Heart of a Woman. Dr. Angelou now reigns as the only author to have three books read on the Katherine Massey Book Club. We're reading this book to hear Dr. Angelou's depiction of the assassinations of Minister Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Last week, we heard Dr. Angelou scrutinize the grammar of black Fillmore District residents following the murder of Malcolm X. Black people didn't riot and barely broke stride from our usual niggerized routines of drinking booze and name-calling black people. Feeling low, she jetted off to Hawaii with her sorrows. Importantly, Dr. Angelou mentions the lasting importance of the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, which vaulted Dr. King to prominence and made Rosa Parks a household name. Pathetically, she lists the date the boycott as 1958 - which is 2 years after its conclusion. This sort of sloppiness is becoming a trend in Dr. Angelou's non-fiction and more broadly when many White and non-white people speak to an audience of black people and/or discuss events involving black people with a flagrant disregard for accuracy. #SNL50 #SoundtrackToACoupdÉtat#TheCOWS16Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

Last week, the Safeway in San Francisco's Fillmore District controversially closed its doors for good. That same day, it was reported another location in Pinole is set to close this April.The trend continues as another Safeway in the Bay Area is closing. One of the grocery chain's Vallejo stores is shutting down this spring, a Safeway spokesperson confirmed to KRON4.The location on Admiral Callaghan Lane is closing on or around April 11, according to the Safeway spokesperson. Safeway cited “ongoing safety concerns” and “financial performance” as reasons to shut down one of its three Vallejo stores.

Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski on the sudden departure of Joseph Gramaglia as Police Commissioner on Monday full 330 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:30:42 +0000 KvkFSDhUeP3kwXv1FB1grJJ4onTtMaPX buffalo,news,wben,buffalo police department,buffalo common council,joseph gramaglia,mitch nowakowski WBEN Extras buffalo,news,wben,buffalo police department,buffalo common council,joseph gramaglia,mitch nowakowski Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski on the sudden departure of Joseph Gramaglia as Police Commissioner on Monday Archive of various reports and news events 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News False

Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski discusses the latest developments with the Heritage Point project at Canalside full 429 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:11 +0000 9v19SmTFKmBPSTtP8bMCXTkLTugpVkYz buffalo,news,wben,buffalo common council,mitch nowakowski,canalside,heritage point WBEN Extras buffalo,news,wben,buffalo common council,mitch nowakowski,canalside,heritage point Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski discusses the latest developments with the Heritage Point project at Canalside Archive of various reports and news events 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News Fals

Retail icon Iris Fuller opened her store, Fillamento, back in April 1981 and led the Fillmore District neighborhood renaissance in the San Francisco area. In its heyday, Fillamento was three floors at Fillmore and Sacramento and was filled to the brim with furniture, glassware, linens, bath items and eclectic gifts from the whimsical to the practical. After 20 glorious years of business, Fillamento closed permanently in 2001. Here, Iris talks about the early days of Fillamento and how taking on samples and consignment later evolved into curating her unique brand. Iris shares all the details of how she created her store layout and her strategy for changing around displays and merchandising. Iris also shares where she finds inspiration, how Fillamento grew and changed over the years, how her mentorship shaped so many others in retail, and a special guest appearance by Nathan of Nathan & Co.!This week's episode is sponsored by Fine Lines, a west coast wholesale rep agency with showrooms in Las Vegas and Seattle representing over 50 fabulous gifts, fashion + home lines. What's Inside: How Iris started and grew her iconic store, FillamentoHow Iris developed her signature brandHow Iris' mentorship influenced so many in retailMentioned In This Episode:Iris Fuller on Instagram

Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski on the latest developments with the Buffalo Animal Shelter full 433 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:45:53 +0000 0MNzbrueKi5JnMrQHbVvkubcR67lDLG8 buffalo,news,wben,buffalo common council,mitch nowakowski WBEN Extras buffalo,news,wben,buffalo common council,mitch nowakowski Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski on the latest developments with the Buffalo Animal Shelter Archive of various reports and news events 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News False

Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski on the future of the Mohawk Ramp being sold to Douglas Jemal full 411 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:30:33 +0000 X1ddIVrUhD5xpcKaumCq84tuDzgYSHAU buffalo,news,wben,buffalo common council,mitch nowakowski,douglas jemal WBEN Extras buffalo,news,wben,buffalo common council,mitch nowakowski,douglas jemal Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski on the future of the Mohawk Ramp being sold to Douglas Jemal Archive of various reports and news events 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News False

Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski on the approval of emergency controlled demolition and stabilization efforts for 110-118 South Park Avenue in the Cobblestone District full 629 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 08:30:26 +0000 y89wmFZ45YUxyzMIVDno1uxCM3mn7Ibj buffalo,wben,news WBEN Extras buffalo,wben,news Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski on the approval of emergency controlled demolition and stabilization efforts for 110-118 South Park Avenue in the Cobblestone District Archive of various reports and news events 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc.

Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski on the Council's decision to override Mayor Byron Brown's veto on budget deadline amendments full 227 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:45:00 +0000 Z3BiLkyqYwkCp0PvtdqKMRgpvi1ToSLA buffalo,wben,news WBEN Extras buffalo,wben,news Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski on the Council's decision to override Mayor Byron Brown's veto on budget deadline amendments Archive of various reports and news events 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc.

In “Minnie Bell's Feeds the Fillmore's Soul,” Gravy producer Sarah Jessee takes listeners to the spring 2024 opening of Minnie Bell's Soul Movement in San Francisco's Fillmore District, where chef Fernay McPherson—and her food—have come home.   McPherson's family came to the Fillmore from Texas in the 1960s, as part of the Second Great Migration that brought African Americans from the South to cities across the U.S. When those families migrated, their recipes did, too.   McPherson learned to cook from her great aunt and grandmother Minnie and Lillie Bell, the restaurant's namesakes. In 2011, she joined La Cocina, a culinary incubator for women who want to open their own restaurants. Since then, fans of McPherson's signature rosemary fried chicken and macaroni and cheese have followed her from her first food truck in 2013, to her pop-up in an East Bay food court, and now, to her new brick-and-mortar restaurant in the neighborhood she's always called home.   Between 1935 and 1945, the Black population in San Francisco grew by 600%. The growth continued until urban renewal brought it to a halt, just as McPherson's family was settling into the area. Beginning in the 1960s, the San Francisco Planning and Housing Association bulldozed entire sections of the Fillmore, taking parts of the neighborhood's vibrant, close-knit community along with it.   In this episode, Jessee speaks to McPherson all about her culinary journey, family history, and how she learned to cook in a way that honors her roots. She also interviews Fernay's father, Darnay McPherson, who tells how the Fillmore has changed over time, and how its Black culture has been erased. We also hear how friends and fans are welcoming her back home. With Minnie Bell's return to the neighborhood, McPherson wants to see—finally—a long-promised renaissance in the Fillmore. And it's already in motion: as of July 2024, Minnie Bell's was added to the San Francisco Chronicle's “Best of SF” list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us live for an informative, inspiring and uplifting special event! Juneteenth (June 19) is the federal holiday (beginning in 2021) commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Honoring Juneteenth, join us for “Standing Tall": A Celebration of Black Resilience Through Solo Performances presented by The AfroSolo Theatre Company. "Standing Tall” is an evening of performances with theater, dance, music and historical-based content that delve into the extraordinary resilience of Black men, navigating the challenges and triumphs unique to the Black male experience. Hosted by Mistress of Ceremony Monetta White, executive director and CEO of the Museum of the African Diaspora (MOAD). AfroSolo Theatre Company is committed to amplifying Black voices and narratives through solo performances, creating transformative experiences that resonate across diverse audiences. Featured PerformancesAlgerion "KTG" Bryant II premieres "Standing Tall," a dance work reflecting the communal power of art and personal resilience. Peter Fitzsimmons presents a narrative and slide presentation, delving into the glorious history of San Francisco's Fillmore District, the Harlem of the West. Ranzel Merritt performs "Supreme: Tribute to John Coltrane," captivating audiences with his saxophone skills and musical prowess. Marcus J. Paige performs "There Is No Hatred Here," a solo work exploring the Civil Rights Movement through seven compelling characters. MLF ORGANIZER Dr. Anne W. Smith   An Arts Member-led Forum program. Forums at the Club are organized and run by volunteer programmers who are members of The Commonwealth Club, and they cover a diverse range of topics. Learn more about our Forums. This program contains EXPLICIT language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this edition of Madison Book Beat, host Lisa Malawski talks with Rachel Wernerabout her children's book, Moving and Grooving to Fillmore's Beat and her cookbook,Macro Cooking Made Simple.Rachel is a model, an author, a poet, a book reviewer, the founder of The Little BookProject, a freelance writer and digital medical consultant, teaching artist, certified holisticnutritionist, certified yoga instructor and mindfulness practitioner. Rachel has a daughternamed Phoebe and a dog named Butter.Moving and Grooving to Fillmore's Beat is a beautiful story about the historical FillmoreDistrict in San Francisco, CA. It teaches children about the Fillmore District's creativelegacy and names some of the famous artists at the Fillmore such as Carlos Santanaand Maya Angelou.Macro Cooking Made Simple has fifty plus recipes for clean eating and healthy living.Rachel has always had a love-hate relationship with food. Rachel was diagnosed withan eating disorder at the age of 19. Exploring the creative process of eating was acomplete game changer for Rachel in regard to her health and her career.In this episode, Rachel shares two of her poems and reads one of her daughter'spoems.Lisa thanks Rachel for sharing her many talents, and for always being curious in allthings.

As two Family Dollars in Buffalo close, Fillmore District councilman Mitch Nowakowski addresses concerns about affordable grocery stores in the city.

In this episode of Loading Dock Talks, Chef Preeti Mistry hosts Fernay McPherson, the chef-owner of Minnie Bell's Soul Movement, a fast, casual fried chicken restaurant in Emeryville, California, and soon to be in the Fillmore District of San Francisco. Fernay shares her journey starting Minnie Bell's in the historic Fillmore district, a place she aims to honor and return to with her business in early 2024. Fernay McPherson discusses her involvement with La Cocina and the support she received in starting her own business. She emphasizes the importance of building relationships with other women chefs and the sense of community that comes with it. Fernay also talks about the alternative paths in the restaurant industry and the shift towards a more welcoming environment. For more from Fernay:Her restaurantMinnie Bell's Instagram Subscribe to Preeti's Substack to get behind-the-scenes content, to cook the recipes, and to get extended versions of the interviews.

Coming out of San Francisco's Fillmore District, DJ X1 is a pioneer of Bay Area hip-hop. Working with legendary rapper Hugh EMC, they put out some of the earliest San Francisco rap releases. X1 shares his memories of seeing the local hip-hop scene evolve and the rise of other artists like Cougnut, Rappin 4-Tay, JT The Bigga FIgga, and San Quinn. Currently, X1 DJs on KPOO FM three nights a week and continues to be a supporter of Bay Area music. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyofthebay/support

San Quinn is a legendary rapper from San Francisco's Fillmore District. This year marks his 30-year anniversary in rap, having dropped his first album "Don't Cross Me" in 1993 at the age of 15. Since then, Quinn has navigated street politics, addiction, and the ups and downs of the industry. He's collaborated with some of the most legendary rappers in the Bay Area and beyond and held a world record for the most feature appearances by an artist under the age of 21. This interview goes in-depth to the stories behind Quinn's incredible career which is still in motion to this day. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyofthebay/support

Buffalo's Common Council has enacted a temporary moratorium on short-term rentals in three districts.

JT The Bigga Figga is a legendary rapper, producer, record label owner, and entrepreneur from San Francisco's Fillmore District. While incarcerated as a juvenile in the early 90s, he decided to enter the emerging independent Bay Area rap scene. Despite successfully self-distributing his first demo tape, JT was rejected by In-A-Minute Records. This pushed him to start his own label, Get Low Records, which quickly became a successful entity to push his own albums as well as projects by the Get Low Playaz (San Quinn, D-Moe and Seff The Gaffla). As JT became better at marketing and promotion, he linked up with Master P during his time in Richmond and took his music nationwide. Over the course of his career, he's linked with industry heavyweights such as Jay-Z and Nas. To this day, JT The Bigga Figga is one of the most respected independent pioneers of Bay Area hip-hop. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyofthebay/support

If you were walking down San Francisco's Fillmore Street in the 1950s, chances are you might run into Billie Holiday stepping out of a restaurant. Or Ella Fitzgerald trying on hats. Or Thelonious Monk smoking a cigarette. In this episode, originally aired in 2020, reporter Bianca Taylor explores the rise of the Fillmore as a cultural center for jazz, and the "urban renewal" that ultimately changed the identity of the neighborhood, and forced out many of its residents. Additional Reading: How ‘Urban Renewal' Decimated the Fillmore District, and Took Jazz With It Read a transcript of this episode Sign up for our newsletter Enter our Sierra Nevada Brewing Company monthly trivia contest Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by Bianca Taylor. This episode was produced by Katrina Schwartz and Asal Ehsanipour. Audio engineering was by Rob Speight and Christopher Beale. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Amanda Font, and Christopher Beale. Additional support from Cesar Saldana, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, and Holly Kernan.

In this episode, we visit Richmond and hear about its rich music legacy. And we'll meet some dedicated locals who are remembering those golden years. And, they're also determined to keep the Blues in town and its history alive. Then, we meet a local rhythm and blues legend — Sugar Pie DeSanto — and learn how she got her start in the Fillmore District.

This week we welcome retail icon, Iris Fuller, as a guest this week. After 20 glorious years of business, Iris Fuller's glorious store, Fillamento, closed permanently in 2001. Fillamento opened in April 1981 and led the Fillmore District neighborhood renaissance in the San Francisco area as a successful commercial district. Take a listen as Iris talks the early days of Fillamento, taking on samples & consignment and how that evolved into curating the brand & how far-reaching her mentoring influenced so many people, including previous podcast guest, Michael Schultz from Cursive NY. We even have a cameo from Nathan of Nathan & Co., halfway through the interview. So many nuggets of retail history in this interview!This episode sponsored by Nathan & Co., a lifestyle boutique filled with little treasures, innovative products, and the perfect gift. With two locations in Oakland, CA, each boutique is chic and eye-catching, but never cliché or stuffy. 

In the 1950s, San Francisco's Fillmore district was known as the Harlem of the West. It was famous for its jazz music, its artists and its writers and it served as a cultural hot spot for San Francisco. Writer Margaret Wilkerson Sexton captures the neighborhood's zeitgeist in her new novel “On the Rooftop,” which tells the story of a single mother and her three daughters trying to make it in music. The Fillmore that Sexton's characters occupy is a vibrant Black community in danger of being erased by an encroaching displacement campaign. We'll talk to Sexton about her book and what made the Fillmore “Bop City.” Guests: Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, author, "On the Rooftop" - also author of "A Kind of Freedom" and "The Revisioners."

Welcome to Season 4 of Beyond The Fog Radio! It's our honor to begin this season with our interview with San Francisco's Mayor London Breed. Raised in San Francisco's Fillmore District by her grandmother, Mayor Breed saw firsthand how redevelopment brought great challenges to the people in her community. She began her public service career as Executive Director of the Fillmore's African American Arts and Culture Complex. Since then, after rising through the ranks to become Mayor, she hasn't forgotten her roots in the Fillmore. She deeply understands the needs of those who are suffering, and how to resolve challenges with the least amount of harm. We're truly privileged to have interviewed Mayor Breed, and we're so very proud to share our conversation with her as a start to Season 4!  (For more information about the Mayor, visit: sfmayor.org .)

Synopsis. In the garden outside Gloucester's Fillmore District mansion, a furious Edmund conspires to take from his brother what he feels he deserves from his father. Having set the trap, he drives to a nightclub where he sets up his brother Edgar for a fall from grace. Elsewhere, on an ocean beach outside of Goneril's mansion in outer-Richmond, San Francisco, Goneril instructs her servant, Oswald, to treat her father with disdain when he arrives, in the hope that it will push him to go to Regan's house instead. Inside Goneril's house, the exiled Kent has returned, disguised as a man-servant, Caius, in order to gain access to Lear. When the King arrives on the sundeck of the house, Kent (now Caius) greets him and wins his affection by shaming Oswald for disrespecting him. Soon after, the Fool arrives and berates Lear through thinly veiled humor for disowning Cordelia and giving his power over to his other two daughters. Finally, Goneril enters and greets her father coldly, telling him to get rid of his unruly knights and keep only the older ones who know their place. Lear defends his Knights and lashes out at Goneril, voicing his regret for shunning Cordelia. The Play On Podcast series KING LEAR, was translated into modern English verse by MARCUS GARDLEY and directed by ERIC TING.  The Cast is as follows: KEITH DAVID as King Lear GINA DANIELS as Goneril AMY KIM WASCHKE as Regan FRANCESCA FERNANDEZ McKENZIE as Cordelia CHRISTIANA CLARK as the Earl of Kent ALDO BILLINGSLEA as The Fool BERNARD WHITE as the Earl of Gloucester TRAMELL TILLMAN as Edmund DANIEL JOSE MOLINA as Edgar and the Duke of Burgundy LANCE GARDNER as Oswald and The King of France J.D. MOLLISON as the Duke of Albany and the Doctor REX YOUNG as the Duke of Cornwall Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA, and ADA KARAMANYAN. Voice and Text Coach: REBECCA CLARK CAREY Episode scripts were adapted and produced by CATHERINE EATON.  Original Music, Sound Design, and Sound Mix by LINDSAY JONES. Sound engineering by SADAHARU YAGI. Additional Engineering by DANIEL BEN-SHIMON. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Line Producer: JORDAN MOORE. Managing Producer: ROBERT CAPPADONA. Senior Producer: MIRIAM LAUBE. Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND. The Senior Manager of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES. The Play On Podcast Series King Lear is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit N C PODCASTS DOT COM for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit PLAY ON SHAKESPEARE DOT ORG for more about Play On Shakespeare. New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team. Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare.

Synopsis. As a large crowd of invited guests gather in the ballroom of King Lear's home in San Francisco's Fillmore District to hear his much-anticipated announcement regarding his plans for the future of his kingdom, the Earl of Gloucester gossips with Lear's trusted advisor, Kent, about the King's shaky health, which is evident in his plans to split the kingdom among his daughters and their husbands, including his unwed daughter, Cordelia, who will choose to marry either the Duke of Burgundy or the King of France this very evening. Gloucester introduces Kent to his illegitimate son, Edmund, who he describes as well-spoken, but not made of the same stuff as his legitimate son, Edgar. Their conversation is interrupted when the King enters with Cordelia and his two eldest daughters, Goneril and Regan, each accompanied by their husbands, Albany and Cornwall. In lavish fashion, Lear announces his plans to divide his kingdom equally among his three daughters, provided they try to out-do each other in a contest to say which of them loves him the most. Goneril and Regan oblige him with lofty pronouncements of devotion, for which they are rewarded with vast lands and resources. Cordelia, on the other hand, declines to participate in the contest, saying nothing but that she loves her father as a daughter should, no more nor less. In return, Lear disowns Cordelia and splits the kingdom between his two eldest daughters and their husbands. Kent tries to defend Cordelia and is exiled from the kingdom. The Duke of Burgundy abandons his suit of the now disinherited Cordelia. The King of France, however, sees Cordelia for who she is and asks for her hand in marriage, which Lear accepts, vowing never to see his daughter again. Cordelia says goodbye to her sisters and leaves with the King of France. Goneril and Regan linger afterward to marvel at their fortune, and talk privately about their need to ally themselves against their father if he tries to cling to power. The Play On Podcast series KING LEAR, was translated into modern English verse by MARCUS GARDLEY and directed by ERIC TING.  The Cast is as follows: KEITH DAVID as King Lear GINA DANIELS as Goneril AMY KIM WASCHKE as Regan FRANCESCA FERNANDEZ McKENZIE as Cordelia CHRISTIANA CLARK as the Earl of Kent ALDO BILLINGSLEA as The Fool BERNARD WHITE as the Earl of Gloucester TRAMELL TILLMAN as Edmund DANIEL JOSE MOLINA as Edgar and the Duke of Burgundy LANCE GARDNER as Oswald and The King of France J.D. MOLLISON as the Duke of Albany and the Doctor REX YOUNG as the Duke of Cornwall Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA, and ADA KARAMANYAN. Voice and Text Coach: REBECCA CLARK CAREY Episode scripts were adapted and produced by CATHERINE EATON.  Original Music, Sound Design, and Sound Mix by LINDSAY JONES. Sound engineering by SADAHARU YAGI. Additional Engineering by DANIEL BEN-SHIMON. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Line Producer: JORDAN MOORE. Managing Producer: ROBERT CAPPADONA. Senior Producer: MIRIAM LAUBE. Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND. The Senior Manager of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES. The Play On Podcast Series King Lear is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit N C PODCASTS DOT COM for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit PLAY ON SHAKESPEARE DOT ORG for more about Play On Shakespeare. New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team. Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare.

Unheralded musician and band leader talks about playing the Fillmore District with King Pleasure and Merl Saunders.

In this episode of This, That, and the Third, Ammbaataa talks with Homie and frequent collaborator, San Francisco MC Don John DaVinci. The two discuss their early years as co-owners (along with Producer/DJ Al Jieh) of the Bay Area based record label SWTBRDS (Sweetbreads Creative Collective), DaVinci’s upbringing in the Fillmore District of San Francisco, and his introduction to Hip Hop. DaVinci breaks down his current involvement in the tech sector, bitcoin/crypto and the importance of Black people being active in the ever evolving digital currencies. Tune in to TTT3 for an informative episode that gives a Soulful spin on Hip Hop turned tech, real Fillmoe sh*t. Purchase the Drums & Ammo "TTT3/Don John DaVinci” Tee shirt commemorating the Episode here: https://drumsandammo.com/products/don-john-davinci-ttt3-podcast-tee-shirt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci415/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Episode we sit down with Anthony Richie aka "Lyrical Tone." It's not about the longevity of ones life, but the quality of ones life. Raised in the Fillmore district of San Francisco Lyrical Tone has seen it all. He was raised by his grandparents due to his parents being addicted to drugs. After the passing of his grandmother in 2005, which "shook" him because she passed away in her sleep and he was the person who tried to wake her up, he decided to take a shot at rap music. He created the group Legends Live Forever. In 2013 Lyrical Tone decided to challenge himself more as an artist and released his first ever solo project titled "Live Forever," which he produced entirely by himself. As he puts it, "some are destined to succeed, some are determined to succeed." He has since produced music for various artists on the West Coast, including multiple songs featured on the Bay Area radio station 106.1 K.M.E.L.'s "Home Turf" which showcases unsigned Bay Area talent. He continued his momentum and strengthened his brand through a clothing line, production and visuals. He also performed on tours such as Breaking Ground (2014) and Free Play (2018). He even opened up for the late Nipsey Hustle. He continued to produce for showcases such as Spread the Wealth and For the Love of Music. His Albums include "Something Greater" (2016), "Superficial City" (2019) and Honeybunch (2020) which is dedicated to his late grandmother. These can be found on all major outlets. As he puts it, "the goal is not to live forever, but to create something that will."In Part 2 Tony talks about growing up in San Francisco's Fillmore district and how his entire city and neighborhood have been bought up by Big Tech. Tony explains how this gentrification was the main inspiration for his 2019 Album "Superficial City." Isaac shares his experience with his home city San Jose, California also becoming gentrified and changed completely since he was a child. The biggest example of this he explains, is how he lives a few miles from eBay and how eBay now owns the entire city block and all the townhomes behind it.We discuss the re-emergence of the trading card industry and how Isaac found his old collection which is now worth thousands of dollars. Jho tells a story of when she was young growing up in the Philippines and her father, who was in the U.S.A. would send her and her brother baseball cards from America and they would sell them. This small side hustle helped them pay for a surgery her mother needed at the time.Tony talks about his most recent Album "Honeybunch" which is dedicated to his late grandmother. He spent a lot of time on this album and it's full of hard hitting tracks and he feels it's his best project to date. He also talks about future Album releases "Sarge" dedicated to his late grandfather and "Goonies Never say die."Tony shares amazing stories of his recent travels to Spain, Italy, Egypt and a life changing trip to Peru. He visited Machu Picchu in Peru, the Luvre Museum in Paris, and the Castles of the Moor's in Spain. He learns about the true history of his African heritage and says that racism is mainly in the United States. He talks about doing lots of soul searching during his travels and takes us on a trip around the World with his magical stories! We cap it off with some words of Wisdom from Tony and Jho asks her world famous Six Q's! This was a very exciting episode, Tony is an amazing guy! Enjoy the show.LYRICAL TONEINSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/legendarytoneBLISS SEEKERSINSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/blissseekersHOSTSIsaac J. EstradaINSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/futuregmJhoINSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/carpeconsequatWEBSITE: http://www.carpeconsequat.comMUSIC"The Mantra" by A Dead DesireLISTEN HERE: https://youtu.be/PO0EKknzW7gAFFILIATEShttps://freshcleantees.com Coupon Code BLISSHOT SUIT - CODE JVHOTSUIT 10% OFFhttps://www.hotsuit.com/?ref=jvhotsuit&utm_source=affiliateGRAPHICSDionn ReneeINSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/dionn_reneeWEBSITE: http://www.dionnrenee.comVIDEOGRAPHY/PRODUCTIONHatem AlrifaiINSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/hatemsf3INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/hatemfilmSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-bliss-seekers-podcast/donations

In this Episode we sit down with Anthony Richie aka "Lyrical Tone." It's not about the longevity of ones life, but the quality of ones life. Raised in the Fillmore district of San Francisco Lyrical Tone has seen it all. He was raised by his grandparents due to his parents being addicted to drugs. After the passing of his grandmother in 2005, which "shook" him because she passed away in her sleep and he was the person who tried to wake her up, he decided to take a shot at rap music. He created the group Legends Live Forever. In 2013 Lyrical Tone decided to challenge himself more as an artist and released his first ever solo project titled "Live Forever," which he produced entirely by himself. As he puts it, "some are destined to succeed, some are determined to succeed." He has since produced music for various artists on the West Coast, including multiple songs featured on the Bay Area radio station 106.1 K.M.E.L.'s "Home Turf" which showcases unsigned Bay Area talent. He continued his momentum and strengthened his brand through a clothing line, production and visuals. He also performed on tours such as Breaking Ground (2014) and Free Play (2018). He even opened up for the late Nipsey Hustle. He continued to produce for showcases such as Spread the Wealth and For the Love of Music. His Albums include "Something Greater" (2016), "Superficial City" (2019) and Honeybunch (2020) which is dedicated to his late grandmother. These can be found on all major outlets. As he puts it, "the goal is not to live forever, but to create something that will."In Part 1 we discuss his upbringing in the Westin edition of the Fillmore district in San Francisco. Because his parents were addicted to drugs, he was raised by his grandparents. When he was young he felt like he was missing something since he didn't have his parents and was a "knucklehead" and angry as a youth. However, later in life he realized this was a blessing in disguise because his grandparents were "legendary." His grandmother was the matriarch of the family, a strong no nonsense woman and his grandfather was a decorated Marine. His grandfather was one of the first black Marines and received the Congressional Medal of Honor and a Purple Heart. His grandparents always pushed Tony to be better. Tony had a strong Catholic upbringing, structure and education he because he was put in strong Catholic schools. Tony attended Mission Dolores and Reardon High School. Education and competition was fierce at these schools. His grandparents always pushed him to be involved in many extracurricular activities to keep him from being lost to the streets. Even though his father wasn't around he always had strong male figures in his life. His grandfather, his best friends father and his Uncle who lived with them. His grandmother who raised him to be humble was extremely important to the family. After his grandmother's passing from a heart attack due to stress from having lost so many of her children too soon, the family was fractured. This taught Tony life is short and how deadly stress can be and to live a stress free life. We discuss how Tony was good at basketball and this gave him confidence and popularity at a young age. "Hoopin' made me popular in my neighborhood," as he puts it. It also taught him that respect is earned not given, as he had to earn his respect on the basketball court competing with other players. This is when he started doing music and created his group Legends Live Forever. During this time he was picked up by Big Rich during the "hyphy" era and decided to go solo and created his first mixed tape "Live Forever." We discuss his music and his albums and the strong musical influence his Uncle had on his life. His Uncle had been involved in Hip Hop and music since the 80's and would always bring Tony along with him. One time they opened for Public Enemy and he was asked to freestyle on stage. All he remembers is being so terrified he "blacked out." We go deeper into his albums and the meaning behind them and why he produced them. We also talk about the gentrification of his neighborhood in San Francisco and how passionate he is about this situation. Tony is a very charismatic and fun guy. Enjoy the show!LYRICAL TONEINSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/legendarytoneBLISS SEEKERSINSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/blissseekersHOSTSIsaac J. EstradaINSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/futuregmJhoINSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/carpeconsequatWEBSITE: http://www.carpeconsequat.comMUSIC"The Mantra" by A Dead DesireLISTEN HERE: https://youtu.be/PO0EKknzW7gAFFILIATEShttps://freshcleantees.com Coupon Code BLISSHOT SUIT - CODE JVHOTSUIT 10% OFFhttps://www.hotsuit.com/?ref=jvhotsuit&utm_source=affiliateGRAPHICSDionn ReneeINSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/dionn_reneeWEBSITE: http://www.dionnrenee.comVIDEOGRAPHY/PRODUCTIONHatem AlrifaiINSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/hatemsf3INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/hatemfilmSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-bliss-seekers-podcast/donations

The King of Oakland funk talks about the real history of the Fillmore District. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jake-feinberg/support

In this episode of INTUNE San Francisco, we hear rapper, producer, and writer, Afterthought, talk about what home means to him, specifically in his neighborhood the Fillmore District. He shares with us the importance of fostering a creative community and representing an authentic city in his music. Afterthought Songs Featured: COMIN' HOME LIVE (ft. Arun Desai), Growth (ft. Aura), Fam Thing (ft. Kofi), Misfit, Two Kings (ft. Arun Desai), Comin' Home (ft. Arun Desai), Same Place

It was a pleasure and honor, as a Frisco native to have on our podcast the one and only, the Playa of the Bay, the man with the brim hat on who put Frisco on the map, Rappin' 4-Tay.Anthony Forté aka Rappin’ 4-Tay is an original Bay Area rapper from the Fillmore District of San Francisco, California. 4-Tay wasted no time showing the world his swag style. Right after high school, he made his debut featuring on the album Life Is...Too Short by the legend Too Short. After a brief stint away (for some weed, which is legal now), Rappin' 4-Tay returned with the album Rappin’ 4-Tay Is Back. 4-Tay and his friends Franky J and Fly released the record on their new record label, Rag Top Records. 4-Tay cemented his reputation as the #1 player/rapper with the hit single “Playaz Club” off his 1994 album Don't Fight the Feelin'. This new album made him a local favorite, due to his hardcore style, which didn't romanticize the ghetto.Throughout his career Rappin 4-Tay has earned the respect of hispeers. In 1996, the legendary 2Pac tapped 4-Tay for a feature on “Only God Can Judge Me”, one of the most popular songs on the 7x platinum album All Eyez on Me. He was featured on the song "My Alphabets" on fellow Bay Area rap veteran Mac Dre's 2004 album The Genie of the Lamp. In 2014, 4-Tay provided Drake with a verse for the hit song “Who Do You Love?” released with rapper YG. Rappin’ 4-Tay is currently working with a number of artists on features, new tracks, beats, and live appearances.#RealCityAmbassadors #RCA #Rappin4Tay #PlayazClub #BayArea #YayArea #Frisco #Fillmore #SanFrancisco #HipHop

I was still a Young Man When I was working @ tower records following a stint @ Boston University in the late nineties when I came across a compact disc of a band that seemed to fit inside the Jake Feinberg pocket. Nice melodies, contrapuntal piano techniques, power horns and the funk drumming. It was harder soul then the Temps and more modal then the Brubeck/Desmond/Guaraldi Tjader Jazz across the Bay. They had infectious hooks, polyrhythmic percussion and messages that spoke to the changing dynamic of cities and the soul circuit of music as a conduit to magic. My guests drumming chops came from his work with Tower of Power but it also came in the form of Jacks on Sutter, The Vizedero, Jimbo's Bop City, The El Matador, the Black Saint and all his pocket trap buddies.....Eddie Moore, Gaylord Birch, Mike Clark, Eddie Marshall, Dick Berk Greg Errico and Jerry Granelli. Being able to play live for nights a time in Japan town with some sticky sake and udon noodles next to Chester Thompson ambidextrous organ, Greg Adams trumpet or Lenny Williams urban renewal of the Oakland Stroke. San Fran gets all the pub but Oaktown is the gritty dirty scrappy step brother who over performs and out maneuvers it's more glitzy neighbor. Don't change horses in midstream because the hot bet is on the boogie down east bay grease that cooked that stew of Sly Stone, The Fillmore District and East Side San Jose and Barry Bonds. My guest today is in the same master drumming discussion as the aforementioned cats as well as Mickey Roker, Lenny White, Bernard Purdie and Jim Keltner. He has the chops to play in any musical setting because he can feel and is sensitive to the bump city that might be on the 1/3 or the 2/4 or a quick hop skip over to the BART station to learn some drumming techniques from the birds on hippie hill. He's open to playing if the music is good just like Taj Mahal or Sam Lay or Michael White. He's open to painting the rhythm and hue because let's face it- the books still being written...David Garibaldi welcome to the JFS...... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jake-feinberg/support

Occasionally on the Journey I wonder why I pay homage to those players who I never met, or saw play. To know authenticity when you never experienced it. I have interviewed Ira Gitler, Herb Wong and Nat Hentoff on this journey. Guys who produced records, wrote linear notes and filled in the human with the being. I interviewed Fred Taylor who among other things ran the Jazz Workshop and Paul's Mall which was a duel musical outlet for psychedelia and jazz. And now we get to North Beach circa '72. A gentlemen by the name of Todd Barkan takes over a club next to the police station called it the Keystone Korner. 750 villeo street... He creates a club that provided accessibility to great leaders for anyone who appreciated authenticity and love. He was a musical match maker who cared about the musicians idiosyncrasies and how to fit personalities and make them work. He charged $3.00 during the week to see Cannonball Adderley $3.25 on the weekends. The entire club permeated with the warm home cooking of Ora Harris. For those who wanted to roast a joint there were ionizers on the ceiling that sucked the smoke right up so that it would not bother the people around them. Now, this establishment was already stepped in psychedelic blues like Bloomfield and Nick Gravenites Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders. And now the wheels turn again. Merl's cousin was Eddie Moore who played in organ trios with Merl in the Fillmore District where Calvin Keys would sometimes play the breakfast set. Calvin Keys said "if you weren't playing the Keystone when you were in San Francisco then you weren't playin." And Eddie Marshall came out because of the 4th way and started wearing his dashiki's with James Leary and Herbie Lewis guys who made up a rhythm section with vibist Bobby Hutcherson. Carl Burnett would come in and smell Ora's banana bread when he played with George Cables and Freddie Hubbard. Rasaan Roland Kirk (a boyhood friend of Barkan's) and Grover Washington Jr. Played benefit concerts in Oakland to raise money so the Keystone could obtain a liquor license. Understanding true freedom of expression, a player in his own right and Someone who validates what this radio host so desires Todd Barkan welcome to the JFS. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jake-feinberg/support

I have long sought after Chester Thompson. The guy moved from Ok. City to San Francisco to live the gypsy life. After night gigs at "Jack's on Sutter" and the Fillmore District he was back in a San Francisco bank singing "Your Still A Young Man," which he late busted out with East Bay Funk outfit Tower of Power. He lived among the people and saw how Bill Graham would weave these tremendous multi-racial concerts (Malo, Black Jazz, Jefferson Airplane). You had Chicano, Blacks and Whites all showing up to the same gig. It was a positive Sly and the Family Stone attitude. Hunting and still Open....... "The struggle was actually the Jewel".... Enjoy this Treasure and thank you Chester, --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jake-feinberg/support

This episode of On the Fly is with chef Fernay McPherson, the award-winning, entrepreneurial force behind Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement, a fried chicken joint known as much for its trademark rosemary fried chicken as its next-level sides. While Minnie Bell’s is located in the Emeryville Public Market, its roots run deep in San Francisco’s Fillmore District, where Fernay is a third-generation Fillmore native. This episode runs a touch longer than our other conversations, so I hope you can take a little time to downshift and listen to Fernay’s journey as she’s been steadfastly building her business over the past twelve years. Her story is one of great resilience, resolve, and belief in herself. In this episode, you’ll hear the many adjustments, challenges, and learnings she’s had along the way, from the experience of being a La Cocina entrepreneur, to running a mobile trailer while driving for MUNI and being a mother, to building her catering business, to running pop-ups, which is all fodder for an upcoming project to help others who are following their food dreams on a similar path to hers. Fernay also shares what it feels like as a Black female business owner during the Black Lives Matter movement, and having to regulate her space so she can tell her story on her terms, and on her chosen platforms, at a time that feels right for her. Make time to head over to Minnie Bell’s for a delicious and truly soulful meal, and if you can, please order the Pay it Forward Community Meal as well so she can continue to feed those in need in her beloved Fillmore community. Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement: www.minniebellssoul.comEmeryville Public Market5959 Shellmound St., EmeryvilleGoFundMe for Minnie Bell’s employees: www.gofundme.com/f/minniebells Read her recent piece for Food & Wine that we refer to in the interview here: www.foodandwine.com/news/oakland-chef-stands-with-protestors-violence-against-property-is-nothing-close-to-violence-against-peopleIf you’re a Bay Area business or individual and want to be featured in On the Fly, please fill out the form at bit.ly/ontheflyguest.Support the show (http://www.venmo.com/Marcia-Gagliardi)

Last year, this question won a public voting round on BayCurious.org: "The Fillmore district used to be known as the Harlem of the West. What's the story behind what happened to the city's once vibrant Black community and culture?" In this episode we explore the rise of the Fillmore as a cultural center for jazz, and the "urban renewal" that ultimately changed the identity of the neighborhood, and forced out many of its residents. Additional Reading and Listening: Why San Francisco's Fillmore District Is No Longer the "Harlem of the West" Playlist: We made a Spotify playlist featuring artists who played at venues in the Fillmore Reported by Bianca Taylor. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Asal Ehsanipour and Rob Speight. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Bianca Hernandez, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Michelle Wiley.

In this episode, Donnell Johns Sr., U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major (Retired), Veteran & Military Spouse Advocate, Executive Coach, Mentor, Veteran-Entrepreneur, CEO of A Vision Worldwide, and co-founder of Veterans Grow America (VGV). He shares his-story about growing up in the Fillmore District of San Fransisco, CA and his aspirations of joining the ARMY. Donnell talks about his quest to find himself after transitioning from the military into the civilian lifestyle and much more. This is “Edutainment for your Ears” - Listen Donnell drop it all right here in the TEAM ROOM:Military Influencer Conference - 2019Self DiscoveryThe Veteran CommunityBuilding RelationsAttributes of the TRIBEMissing the Military Community Community: Compare & ContrastCOVID-19: Positive PointsThe Family ResetFAMILY ConnectionFather & Son BondingReconsolidate & OrganizeOrganizing the HouseHoney Do ProjectsVGV Business Pop-UpThe Formula: Secret Sauce Building A-TEAMVeteran Business OwnersCultivating Excellence What Drives DonnellVeteran Grow America (VGA) Working GroupVGA Planning SecretsThe Good Idea Fairy Suggestions = Automatic VolunteerMy Camera GuyVideo Production Experience The Thank You VideoMilitary Lifestyle: FUNDonnell’s Mantra: “Find A Blessing In Everything”Fillmore District: San Fransisco, CA Donnell: “I enjoy my FAMILY”Why I Joined The ARMYDesert Storm - 1991Grave Registration SchoolLearning How To Build Relationships1-Million Cups - Master MindNeed a virtual scheduler? Calendly! The Vision of LeaderHelping Other LeadersWhat’s the issue…you or your Staff?Trusting Your StaffDefining your instructionsCACOMU - Clear and Concise Mutual Understanding The Kit Bag: The After Action Review / Lessons LearnedConnect with Donnell Johns:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnelljohns/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biggdjInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/donnell_sr/AVision World Wide - Website: https://www.avisionworldwide.net/Veterans Grow America - Website: https://www.veteransgrowamerica.com/[ROD:04152020]

Producer’s Note: we're going to continue bringing you timeless stories and important interviews, some of which have newfound relevance because of COVID-19, and some that are explicitly unrelated. This episode you’re about to hear was recorded during San Francisco's Beer Week in February 2020, so the context is removed a bit from what’s happening in the world right now, but the information is still valuable, and we want to share it with you. Listen for an update at the end of the episode. How many times have you sat down at a nice restaurant and perused the drinks menu, only to find yourself thoroughly disappointed by the beer list? Ben Henning, a beer buyer for two Michelin-starred sister restaurants in San Francisco, makes it his life’s work to ensure that that never happens to his patrons. Henning works with State Bird Provisions and The Progress, two widely lauded neighboring restaurants in the city’s Fillmore District. You’ll often catch him on the floor working alongside waiters, discussing the restaurants’ robust beer offerings with guests, and espousing the merits of pairing beer with their many exceptional dishes. But Henning isn’t always successful at converting the wine drinkers. In the high-end restaurant game, convincing guests to consider beer over wine or spirits is always an uphill battle, even though Henning, a certified Cicerone with years of buying experience, is bringing in the best of the best. On any given day, State Bird and The Progress carry carefully selected, rare Lambics and farmhouse ales. On the day I arrive to speak with Henning, in the middle of San Francisco Beer Week, the restaurant is bustling ahead of its 4 p.m. opening. A line is forming outside of locals hoping to snag one of the few tables kept open for walk-ins. Management is readying for the opening of two new restaurants elsewhere in the city. Upstairs, staff is setting up for a private event, and just after Henning and I begin our conversation, we’re asked to relocate to another room—you’ll hear that break in the interview. Even within the chaos, Henning is cool-headed. Staying level in ever-changing circumstances is what his work is all about. This is Ben Henning of State Bird Provisions and The Progress. Listen in.

Soul Food Movement w/ Minnie Bell’s Fernay McPherson is the chef and owner of Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement in Emeryville, California. In this episode, she shows me around the Fillmore District of San Francisco - her home and the place her family has lived for three generations. She’s been trying for years, with the help of the business incubator La Cocina, to open a restaurant in the neighborhood that was once a cultural hub for African Americans, but she's run up against so many barriers.  Fernay is a graduate of La Cocina, a nonprofit in San Francisco whose mission is to cultivate low-income food entrepreneurs as they formalize and grow their businesses. Learn more about their program here.  There are over 30 brick-and-mortar restaurants and cafes in the Bay Area that are graduates of the La Cocina program. If you ever need a place to eat, check out their business map to support excellent business owned by women and people of color! The LEE Initiative is still accepting applications for their awards until February 1st! More information and application is here.  We are so grateful for our first ever season sponsors: Pared! They find vetted hospitality professionals to fill your shifts. Copper & Heat listeners get 30% off their first gig. Use the code COPPER when booking.  An upcoming episode is about staging and we want to hear some of your stories! Send them (and another other thoughts you may have) to hello@copperandheat.com. We can’t wait to hear from you.  Some Other Resources:  Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement video How Urban Renewal Destroyed The Fillmore In Order to Save It The Fillmore from PBS Sad chapter in Western Addition history ending Gorgeous photos from the ‘Harlem of the West’ show the glory days of the San Francisco jazz scene San Francisco continues destruction of its black community

The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a 2019 American drama film directed and produced by Joe Talbot (his feature directorial debut) based on a story by Jimmie Fails and Talbot (which, in turn, is partly based on Fails' own life). It stars Fails, Jonathan Majors, Danny Glover, Tichina Arnold, Rob Morgan, Mike Epps and Finn Wittrock. The plot centers on the efforts of an African-American man, Jimmie, to reclaim his childhood home, a Victorian house in the Fillmore District. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019, where it won awards for Best Directing and a Special Jury Prize for Creative Collaboration. It was released on June 7, 2019, by A24 in the United States. Talbot and Fails grew up together in San Francisco and first discussed the possibility of making the movie as teenagers. In May of 2015, the two shot a preview trailer to raise funds for the making of the film and launched a successful Kickstarter campaign that ultimately surpassed their goal of $50,000 by more than $25,000. Within a month, 1,500 contributors backed the campaign totaling a little over $75,000. The campaign garnered film industry interest as well as national press, and through viral success cemented Fails, who was the face of the #lastblackman fundraising campaign, as a local San Francisco figure. In May 2018, it was announced Jonathan Majors, Danny Glover, Tichina Arnold, Rob Morgan, Mike Epps, Finn Wittrock and Thora Birch had joined the cast of the film, with Khaliah Neal producing the film. Plan B Entertainment produced the film, while A24 distributed it. Principal photography began in April 2018 -------------------- FOLLOW US -------------------- NADIA SAWALHA & FAMILY https://www.instagram.com/nadiasawalhaandfamily.com http://www.twitter.com/nadiasawalha For more movie news follow: POPCORN JUNKIES: https://www.instagram.com/thepopcornjunkies ------------------------------------ BUSINESS ENQUIRIES ------------------------------------ For business enquiries contact: michelle@doghouse-media.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/popcorn-junkies/message

The team attended a Sunday service at the historic Third Baptist Church. Rachel interviewed Rev. James Smith, an organist and the Artistic Director of the Charles Tindley Academy of Music. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Bear.

Rachel, Mahlia and Brittany met a beauty salon owner in the Fillmore District who is struggling to make ends meet. She reflects an issue many small business owners are facing in this historically black neighborhood where rent, property taxes, and changing demographics are pushing out long-time residents. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Bear.

In preparation for the team's reporting project in San Francisco, Rachel explored the Fillmore District and recorded some ambient sound. Music credit: "Jettisoned" and "Evenhanded" by Podington Bear.

In Episode 45, we meet chef Sung Anh of Mosu, a Michelin-starred restaurant in San Francisco’s Fillmore District that offers a blend of refined Asian cuisine, with a focus on Korean menu elements. Listen to the episode and subscribe to the Menu Stories series on menustories.com. Music provided by Ben Sound.

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! AfroSolo Arts Festival announces its 22nd Black Voices Performance Series “Our Stories, Our Lives,” August 26-28, 2016 in San FranciscoThe annual AfroSolo Arts Festival celebrates the Black experience through the arts and forums that give an authentic voice to the diverse experiences of Black.  Performances take place at the Buriel Clay Theater within the African American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton Street in San Francisco's Fillmore District with the Black Voices Series - Our Stories, Our Lives, Black Matters, August 26 - 28, Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m. We feature artists: Aqueila M. Lewis who will perform: Saving Black Lives: One Word At A Time; Luna Malbroux who will perform Laughter is the Best Weapon; Thomas Robert Simpson  who will perform Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett: The Man, His Life and the Street Named After Him (1914-1997).

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Heritage month, we have an exciting show featuring the Bay Area musical legend Sugar Pie DeSanto! And this week is also a chance for you to show your love and support for APEX during our Spring fund drive. Show APEX some love. Call in to donate during the APEX hour (7pm PST | Thurs!) 510-848-5732 OR 1-800-HEY-KPFA. Photo: Sugar Pie DeSanto / Bittersweet   We start with an exclusive interview with the legendary Rhythm and Blues performer Sugar Pie DeSanto. Born in Brooklyn in 1935, the half Filipina and African American singer has called the Bay Area her home for decades, growing up in the Fillmore District of San Francisco with fellow soul singer Etta James. She'll be live in studio with us to speak with her about her life and career as a music legend.   We'll be talking about the new documentary about Suar Pie's life entitled Bittersweet!    We'll hear an update from Benjamin Pimentel, the writer of the documentary, and we'll hear from the director himself – the internationally acclaimed Kanakan Balintagos.   Our premiums for fund drive this week are two amazing gifts that honor tonight's guests- a DVD of the award-winning film Busong by Director Kanakan Balintagos (which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011) and a 3-CD package of Sugar Pie DeSanto's music! Call in to donate to KPFA this THURS 7PM and receive your copies of these great gifts! 510-848-5732 OR 1-800-HEY-KPFA.   With Hosts Ellen Choy and Roseli Ilano.   The post APEX Express – May 8, 2014 appeared first on KPFA.

San Francisco’s Fillmore District used to be known as ‘the Harlem of the West.’ But 40 years ago, redevelopment undermined the cultural fabric of the neighborhood.  In this documentary, I explore the Fillmore’s past – get ready for some Billie Holiday, T-Bone Walker, and even Jim Jones- to understand what the future might hold for […]