Nation of Islam

Samples

Samples

It's All in the Game

Fillmore rapper J.T. the Bigga Figga and his Get Low Records

Samples

Fillmore rapper J.T. the Bigga Figga and his Get Low Records

Night+Day

Fillmore rapper J.T. the Bigga Figga and his Get Low Records

Earl’s Last Laugh

Exiled in retirement after Fajitagate, ex–Police Chief Earl Sanders has re-emerged with a fresh account of the infamous Zebra murders. And his critics are on the warpath.

Echoes of the Revolution

The struggle between Bay Area law enforcement and the Black Panthers is still going on after 35 years

Fellowship of The Ringer

Johnny Knoxville's still an ass, but his co-stars are something special

Torah! Torah! Torah!

Protocols of Zion takes a hard look at those who fear Jews

BeatBox

Radio celeb DJ Revolution drops hip hop of every stripe; the Poor Righteous Teachers bring their vaunted conscious beats

Wall Street Playaz

JT the Bigga Figga has turned years of street hustlin' experience into one of the most inspiring new local hip hop labels

Capital Rap

From revolutionary rapper to stockbroker to rapper again -- the long, strange trip of Paris, aka Oscar Jackson Jr.

Running on Empty

Detroit automakers have spent millions attempting to unplug California's effort to put electric cars on the road. And so far, Detroit's succeeding.

The Frogs

Racially Yours (Four Alarm)

Cothran

Racially Yours (Four Alarm)

Night Crawler

Racially Yours (Four Alarm)

Tense Alliance

A conversation with the makers of Blacks and Jews, a highlight of the 17th annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

The Grid

A conversation with the makers of Blacks and Jews, a highlight of the 17th annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Recordings

A conversation with the makers of Blacks and Jews, a highlight of the 17th annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

What's Killing Hip Hop?

From the Western Addition to the East Bay, police and wary club owners have all but banished hip hop. Have the cops overreacted? Are the clubs at fault? Or have a few well-armed fans hijacked the positive vibe of the hip-hop nation?

The Man Who Cried Dust

Christopher Muhammad's fight with Lennar over toxic dust has resulted in a restraining order against him, an accusation that he's a shakedown artist, and grudging respect from his rivals.

Exploring the Jewish influence on black American music

Christopher Muhammad's fight with Lennar over toxic dust has resulted in a restraining order against him, an accusation that he's a shakedown artist, and grudging respect from his rivals.

Arc Ecology: E-Mails Between City and Lennar Aren't So Scandalous, Though 'Look Bad'

There's no covering THAT up. ​Arc Ecology's director Saul Bloom has reason to be bitter with the city. Since 2006, his environmental non-profit received hundreds of thousands of dollars in city contracts to monitor and educate the public about the environmental clean-up and redevelopment work at t ... More >>

Bayview Liquors, Store Allegedly Extorted by Nation of Islam, Has Seen Plenty of Trouble

Let's drink to that ​News circulated this week about the arrest of a Nation of Islam school dean accused of extorting an employee at Bayview Liquors -- a grocery store owned by Yemenese Muslims on Third Street. According to news reports, police said that Leon Muhammad, dean of the Muhammad Univers ... More >>

Six Musicians Who'd Make a Better President Than Donald Trump

So, it turns out that angling to be a presidential nominee turns you into a massive racist. At least, that's all we've been able to glean so far from Donald Trump's ill-informed and bafflingly ignorant behavior over the last few weeks. "I wanna see Obama's birth certificate! I wanna see Obama's ... More >>