Monterey Bay Black Folks Event Calendar

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About the Monterey Bay Black Folks Event Calendar

The purpose of the Monterey Bay Black Folks Event Calendar is to connect the Black Community of CSU Monterey Bay with the local Black Communities of the Greater Monterey Bay Area. The idea for the calendar came out of the community forums organized as part of CSUMB's annual Super Saturday Black student recruitment events. The Calendar is edited by Steven Goings with new editions being released every Monday.

1) To submit an event to the BFC for possible publication, click on this link: BFC Event Submission Form 2) To submit a "My Take" article, send a word document (NOT pdf!) along with your name and email address to [email protected] 3) To submit a "In the Spotlight" biography and picture of a community leader, send to a word document and digital picture to [email protected]

Editor's Note: Throughout this newsletter, Blue Underlined copy (including above!) indicates a searchable link.

Steven's Take on: The Importance of Black Intersectionality

As some readers will know, I have been active over the years with the Monterey County Branch NAACP, the local LGBTQ+ Community, Communities of Faith and the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI).

NCBI's motto (borrowed from the 3 Musketeers!) is All for One and One for All. Of our many NCBI principles, my favorite is Principle One: Everyone, Every Group, and Every Issue Counts. NCBI starts from the premise that every group and every one of our identities matters. We show that we welcome diversity by celebrating the contributions and supporting the struggles of each group. As we develop the capacity to stand with each other, we knit a community of trust that gives us support and hope. Whenever we make the error of not including a group or respecting an aspect of a person’s identity, we do not just marginalize them, but we cut ourselves off from others and weaken the fabric of the entire community.

"Intersectionality" was coined by Black female professor Kimberle Crenshaw 30 years ago but has only gained widespread use outside of the law and universities in the last five years. Simply put, it asserts that social identities intersect and modify each other and that therefore efforts to address one type of oppression -- racism for example -- must take into account others (sexism, homophobia and the like). In other words, when you consider racism and sexism -- or women and Black people -- separately and one-at-a-time, you erase the experience of Black women. This is why not only do we need both Black History and Women's History Months, but we need to consciously remember to include women in Black History Month and Blacks in Women's History Month.

The human mind has a knack for oversimplification and tends to want to view social identities in the abstract. We also tend to default to the most dominant identity when we think of social groups. The default representatives of ethnic communities are men. Cesar Chavez is thought of before Deloris Huerta, Dr. King before Dorothy Height.

This largely accounts for why the murders of Trayvon Martin (2012) and George Floyd (2020) got more coverage than the murders of Reika Boyd (2012) and Breonna Taylor (2020). Indeed in 2015, the #SayHerName campaign was launched as a response to the constant media sidelining of the experiences of Black women in the context of police brutality and anti- Black violence.

And in a nation fixated on race, race narratives trump gender/sex narratives. For me, the most glaring example of this was recent media coverage of the Atlanta Spa Shootings.

I was thrilled to see the outpouring of support and solidarity for the Asian Community. Yet, I was deeply disappointed -- during Women's History Month no less! -- to see the debate on whether or not the shooting constituted a hate crime against the Asian community (it does!), all the while ignoring the obvious hate crime against women!

Indeed, the shooter was specifically targeting women due to his professed sex addiction and its incompatibility with his Christian faith. In his own twisted way, he was attempting to the rid his world of "temptation!" The peculiar way in which Asian women in particular are hypersexualized and their working class often marginalized into sex worker adjacent businesses probably accounts for why in this case the target was specifically Asian women.

It takes an intersectional lens to understand this particular hate crime. In the last issue of this newsletter, I included a number of articles related to the Atlanta Shooting and condolences for the Asian community. A part of me worried, will some readers wonder why I would focus so much on anti-Asian violence (no matter how topical) in a Black folks newsletter? Simple. The Black community literally intersects with the Asian Community through mix-race marriages and children. Again, we are far more intersectional in fact than in our imaging. We tend to forget or deliberately overlook Tiger Woods and Kamala Harris are every bit as Asian as they Black. In fact, since I don't believe in the fractioning of identity, I would say Tiger and Kamala are 100% Black and 100% Asian!

And so Black Folks Calendar will continue to be a resource for the ENTIRE local Black community including all of the other social identities that compose the Black community at large.

LGBTQ+, straight, male, female, religious, atheist, disabled, military, rich, poor, middle class, over and under-educated, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian, African, European, young, middle age, old. All these identities and more make up the community of Black Folks and the Black Folks Calendar will continue to strive illuminate those places where our community intersects others because intersectionality matters.

-- Steven Goings

Sojourner Truth: Ain't I A Woman?

Delivered 1851 Women's Convention, Akron, Ohio

Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. But what's all this here talking about?

That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?

Then they talk about this thing in the head; what's this they call it? [member of audience whispers, "intellect"] That's it, honey. What's that got to do with women's rights or negroes' rights? If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?

Then that little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.

If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back , and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.

Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old Sojourner ain't got nothing more to say.

Black Woman, Living Icon Profile: Stacey Abrams (Biography from 2021 NAACP Image Awards website, https://naacpimageawards.net/2021)

Stacey Abrams is a New York Times bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, nonprofit CEO and political leader. After serving for eleven years in the Georgia House of Representatives, seven as Minority Leader, in 2018, Abrams became the Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia, when she won more votes than any other Democrat in the state’s history. Abrams was the first black woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for a major party in the United States. After witnessing the gross mismanagement of the 2018 election by the Secretary of State’s office, Abrams launched Fair Fight Action to ensure every Georgian has a voice in our election system. Over the course of her career, Abrams has founded multiple organizations devoted to voting rights, training and hiring young people of color, and tackling social issues at both the state and national levels. In 2019, she launched Fair Count to ensure accuracy in the 2020 Census and greater participation in civic engagement, and the Southern Economic Advancement Project, a public policy initiative to broaden economic power and build equity in the South. She is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the 2012 recipient of the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award, and a current member of the Board of Directors for the Center for American Progress. Abrams has also written eight romantic suspense novels under the pen name Montgomery, in addition to Lead from the Outside, formerly Minority Leader, a guidebook on making real change.

From the African American Policy Forum: The Status of Black Women & State Violence This week, in the seventh chapter of our series The Facts to Know About the Status of Black Women, the African American Policy Forum is examining state violence against Black women. Over the past twenty-five years, law enforcement activity has significantly expanded across the United States, as reflected in draconian laws that effectively criminalize poverty, mental health diagnoses, and substance involvement. Black women and girls are disproportionately affected—more likely to be incarcerated, killed by police, and suspended from school than their white peers, and at higher risk than any other group for sexual assault by a police officer. Understanding the impacts of state-sanctioned violence against Black women is crucial to rectifying this invidious situation. Black girls' social and psychological development is impeded by adultification and higher levels of discipline and punishment for subjective infractions such as dress code violations and cell phone use. Further, thousands of legal restrictions against people with arrest and conviction records severely limit access to jobs, housing, political participation, and educational opportunities. Seventy-five percent of those who were formerly incarcerated remain unemployed a year after their release, and this post-prison joblessness is the greatest indicator of potential recidivism. Our research team has gathered data produced by a range of organizations examining the impact of state violence on Black women and girls. These include the ACLU, the NAACP, the Center on Policy and Inequality at Georgetown Law, The Sentencing Project, the Prison Policy Initiative, and our own African American Policy Forum. The data indicate a pressing need for intersectional interventions in state-sanctioned violence against Black women and girls. AAPF’s #SayHerName Campaign is one such intersectional intervention against state-sanctioned violence, bringing awareness to the often invisible names and stories of Black women and girls who have been killed by the police. NAACP News: 52nd Annual NAACP Image Award Winners

Social Justice Impact WINNER: Stacey Abrams

President’s Award LeBron James

Hall of Fame Award Eddie Murphy

Chairman’s Award Rev. James Lawson

Outstanding Comedy Series WINNER: “Insecure” (HBO)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series WINNER: Anthony Anderson – “Black-ish” (ABC)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series WINNER: Issa Rae – “Insecure” (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series WINNER: Deon Cole – “Black-ish” (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series WINNER: Marsai Martin – “Black-ish” (ABC)

Outstanding Drama Series WINNER: “Power Book II: Ghost” (Starz)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series WINNER: Regé-Jean Page – “Bridgerton” ()

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series WINNER: Viola Davis – “How to Get Away With Murder” (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series WINNER: Clifford “Method Man” Smith – “Power Book II: Ghost” (Starz)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series WINNER: Mary J. Blige – “Power Book II: Ghost” (Starz)

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special WINNER: “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker”

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special WINNER: – “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker” (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special WINNER: – “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker” (Netflix)

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special) WINNER: The New York Times Presents “The Killing of Breonna Taylor” (FX)

Upcoming Community Events: Easter Basket Food Giveaway

Friday, April 2, 2021 390 Elm Avenue, Seaside, CA Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Come on out and enjoy the Blessings! Upcoming CSUMB Events:

Cultural Programming: Center for Black Student Success brings relevant cultural programming to campus by welcoming authors, artists, scholars, and performers from throughout the African Diaspora to enrich the CSUMB experience with concerts, workshops, exhibits focused on engaging and inspiring Black students.

​CBSS Spring 2021 Events Include:

Apr 7, 4 to 6 pm: Men of Color in Education Recruitment Apr 8, 6 to 7:30 pm: Journey to Brazil with Professor Umi Vaughan For Details Visit:

https://csumb.edu/blackstudentsuccess/cultural- programming

Upcoming National Events:

On Monday, at 5pm: “When Misogynoir is a Pre-existing Condition: Black Women’s Health During the Twin Pandemics,” Register at this link.

On Tuesday, at 5pm: “Engendering the Politics of the Black Athlete.” Register at this link.

On Wednesday, at 3:30pm H​ er Dream Deferred Mini Film Fest screening of Coded Bias. Register for Wednesday’s screening and talkback at this link.

On Thursday at 4:30pm the Mini Film Fest continues with A Love Song for Latasha. Register for the screening and talkback at this link.

On Friday at 12pm We will close out the Mini Film Fest slate with Still I Rise. Register for the screening and talkback at this link.

On Tuesday, April 6th Black Women's Mental Health, Self-Care and Empowerment Register for this event at this link.

After a week of informative and inspiring conversation about Black women, it is important to hold a space of healing for Black women. Therefore, we are extending this year’s Her Dream Deferred to discuss and practice rituals of self-care and healing. To close out Her Dream Deferred 2021, we’ll bring you a special event on Tuesday, April 6th, focusing on Black women’s mental health, self care, and empowerment. Through conversation with some of the country’s leading speakers and practitioners, this unique event will examine what activates the need for care, define radical self-care, deconstruct the state of mental health for Black women and girls, and illuminate numerous practices and modes of empowerment. You can register for this event at this link.

We are proud and excited to bring this wonderful week of programming to our community, and do hope you’ll join us. Please consider promoting the week’s series on social media and throughout your networks.

Email [email protected] with any questions about events or registration.

National Association of Social Workers Town Hall Series on Racial Equity: White Privilege, Part II

April 7, 2021 | 2:00-3:30 PM ET

Register now!

No CE: FREE | With CE (Members): $25 | With CE (Nonmembers): $35 Please join us for part 2 of this two-series town hall program where we will examine white privilege: what it is, and what it means for social work and society.

Speakers Cheryl Franks, PhD, LMSW, Higher Education Officer & Adjunct Associate Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY) Debora Ortega, PhD, MSW, Director, Latinx Center, Professor, University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work Karina Walters, PhD, MSW, Professor, Katherine Hall Chambers Scholar, University of Washington School of Social Work Laura Wernick, PhD, MSW, Associate Professor, Fordham Graduate School of Social Service

Black Woman, Historic Icon Profile: Ida B. Wells Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a prominent journalist, activist, and researcher, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In her lifetime, she battled sexism, racism, and violence. As a skilled writer, Wells-Barnett also used her skills as a journalist to shed light on the conditions of African Americans throughout the South.

Ida Bell Wells was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi on July 16th, 1862. She was born into slavery during the Civil War. Once the war ended Wells-Barnett’s parents became politically active in Reconstruction Era politics. Her parents instilled into her the importance of education. Wells- Barnett enrolled at Rust College but was expelled when she started a dispute with the university president. In 1878, Wells-Barnett went to visit her grandmother. While she was there Wells-Barnett was informed that a yellow fever epidemic had hit her hometown. The disease took both of Wells-Barnett’s parents and her infant brother. Left to raise her brothers and sister, she took a job as a teacher so that she could keep together. Eventually, Wells-Barnett moved her siblings to Memphis, Tennessee. There she continued to work as an educator.

In 1884, Wells-Barnett filed a lawsuit against a train car company in Memphis for unfair treatment. She had been thrown off a first-class train, despite having a ticket. Although she won the case on the local level, the ruling was eventually overturned in federal court. After the lynching of one of her friends, Wells-Barnett turned her attention to white mob violence. She became skeptical about the reasons black men were lynched and set out to investigate several cases. She published her findings in a pamphlet and wrote several columns in local newspapers. Her expose about an 1892 lynching enraged locals, who burned her press and drove her from Memphis. After a few months, the threats became so bad she was forced to move to , Illinois.

In 1893, Wells-Barnett, joined other African American leaders in calling for the boycott of the World’s Columbian Exposition. The boycotters accused the exposition committee of locking out African Americans and negatively portraying the black community. In 1895, Wells-Barnett married famed African American lawyer Ferdinand Barnett. Together, the couple had four children. Throughout her career Wells-Barnett, balanced motherhood with her activism.

Wells-Barnett traveled internationally, shedding light on lynching to foreign audiences. Abroad, she openly confronted white women in the suffrage movement who ignored lynching. Because of her stance, she was often ridiculed and ostracized by women’s suffrage organizations in the United States. Nevertheless, Wells-Barnett remained active in the women’s rights movement. She was a founder of the National Association of Colored Women’s Club which was created to address issues dealing with civil rights. Late in her career Wells-Barnett focused on urban reform in the growing city of Chicago. She died on March 25th, 1931.

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Monterey Bay Black Folks Calendar (Public Group, 298 members) About: The purpose of the Monterey Bay Black Folks Event Calendar is to connect the Black Community of CSU Monterey Bay with the local Black Communities of the Greater Monterey Bay Area. Site Administrator: Steven Goings

NAACP Monterey County Branch 1049 About: The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People About: Founded in 1909 in response to the ongoing violence against Black people around the country, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is the largest and most pre- eminent civil rights organization in the nation. We have over 2,200 units and branches across the nation, along with well over 2M activists. Our mission is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.

Black Lives Matter About: #BlackLivesMatter is an online forum intended to build connections between Black people and our allies to fight anti-Black racism, to spark dialogue amongst Black people, and to facilitate the types of connections necessary to encourage social action and engagement.

African American Policy Forum About: Founded in 1996, The African American Policy Forum (AAPF) is an innovative think tank that connects academics, activists and policy-makers to promote efforts to dismantle structural inequality. We utilize new ideas and innovative perspectives to transform public discourse and policy. We promote frameworks and strategies that address a vision of racial justice that embraces the intersections of race, gender, class, and the array of barriers that disempower those who are marginalized in society. AAPF is dedicated to advancing and expanding racial justice, gender equality, and the indivisibility of all human rights, both in the U.S. and internationally.

Monterey County Black Caucus (Public Group, 174 members)

About: Our mission for the Monterey County Black Caucus (MCBC) is to heal and empower the Black Community by cultivating leadership, by providing a safe space for Black residents to unwrap and reflect, by advocating for equity and inspiring Black culture through arts and community development Site Administrators: Tay Elaine, Tinisha Dunn, Robert Daniels, Rosalyn Green Marina BIPOC & Allies (Private Group, 63 members) About: A group for BIPOC & allies in Marina, CA to support the BIPOC community. We support #blacklivesmatter & will center black voices on needed local changes.

Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Rev. Harold Hollingsworth Lusk Sr. Pastor The Church today REACHING TO PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE!! Christian Memorial Tabernacle Church of God in Christ Christian Memorial Tabernacle Church of God in Christ is under the Pastoral Leadership of Dr. Samuel E. Gaskins Sr.

Emmanuel Church of God in Christ About: Stay updated about the great things God is doing at Emmanuel COGIC here in Seaside, CA. Our Pastor is Dr. E.B. Jones and our Founder is Dr. Welton McGee! YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA7zzqlu2bDCfrTmxlcHUiA

Friendship Baptist Church Seaside About: Friendship is one of the first Baptist Churches on the Monterey Peninsula. Many other Baptist Church's have branched off this congregation.

Greater Victory Temple Church of God in Christ About: Dr. Ronald Britt, Senior Pastor Lost souls are our priority! Each one, win one!

Hays Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Rev. La Tanya Barr

Holy Assembly Missionary Baptist Church Founded in 1974 by Reverend Slade, HAMBC is a moving church being led by God in Marina, CA.

Lighthouse Full Gospel Church Through this Seaside branch, many lives have been influenced and souls saved. Great men and women have been equipped and sent out into the harvest field to promote the gospel and to help advance the kingdom of God.

Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Salinas In 1965, a group of devout Christians, finding a need for a Baptist Church in the area, assembled in the home of Sister Richardson at 1112 Del Monte Street, Salinas, California.

New Hope Baptist Church Seaside New Hope Missionary Baptist Church was organized February 12, 1959, in Seaside California at the home of Reverend James W. and Sister Bertha L. Paige.

New Hope Baptist Church Salinas About: “A Church Dedicated To Servant-hood and Discipleship”

Ocean View Baptist Church Rev. Kenneth Murray

Recognizing Military Service Center Formerly "Retired Men's Social Club" About: We are a Social Club. Our goal is to add to the betterment of this community and the people of the community, by providing Scholarships to Graduating High School Seniors, Service Learning Programs and affordable Entertainment to our members and Community

LINKS, Inc. Monterey Bay Chapter Established in 1974, the Monterey Bay Chapter of the Links Inc, are friends that transform the community in which we serve. Through cultural, educational, & civic participation, our chapter faithfully strives to be strong, smart & bold in positive change.

Deja Blue, Seaside Live Jazz, Blues and Comedy in Downtown Seaside

Useful Links:

New! County Employment Opportunities: Monterey County Supervisor Elect Wendy Askew encourages community members to "register for job announcements from the County - and to apply for anything that seems interesting so that your resume gets into the system."

Black Business Directory Here is something the Monterey County Branch NAACP is working on. You can send your entries directly to [email protected] Black Community Leader/Activist Archive Check out the list and add your bio and photo to it. Black Court Support Volunteer Sign-Ups We all know the so-called criminal justice system treats our folks much more harshly than others, sometimes just having community members show up at court can make a difference in how things turn out. Black Web Sites Check it out or add your favorite to the list Black Speakers Bureau for Classroom Presentations With so few African Americans working in our K-12 and higher education systems, our kids have too few opportunities to see professionals and role models who look like them. We are looking for Black community members and professionals who can be called on to be occasional guest speakers in local classrooms. Updated! CSUMB Black Staff & Faculty Just the basic public contact and position info Monterey Bay Historically Black Churches Check out the current list of churches, update existing entries or add new ones. Monterey Bay Black Folks Archive

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