PERSPECTIVE ON RACISM IN BENICIA By Nimat Shakoor-Grantham, July 19, 2022 (brief bio below) As a 20-year African American resident, I’ve enjoyed the beauty, good schools and small town feel of Benicia, but there’s been challenging moments: White middle school students daily calling my son *igger at school. . Being asked by two white women … Continue reading Feeling Better in Benicia
Please join Benicia Black Lives Matter in our commemoration and celebration of Juneteenth at the Benicia Veterans Memorial Hall on First Street on Sunday, June 19th from 11 am to 5 pm. (Not at the Camel Barns as previously posted here.) There will be speeches, history, music, dance, vendors and children’s activities to honor Black … Continue reading Benicia Juneteenth Celebration at Benicia Veterans Memorial Hall, Sunday, June 19th
Windows to a New World Reading to a child. What could be a more magical way of learning for the child and a more gratifying experience to the reader? And what can be a more important way to introduce and connect children to things beyond their immediate world? Benicia Black Lives Matter (BBLM) has been … Continue reading Benicia Black Lives Matter – Reading to a child
San Francisco Chronicle, by Julie Johnson, March 25, 2022 Benicia resident Andrés Soto can’t see Valero Energy Corp.’s oil refinery from his home in the old part of town near the waterfront. But the company’s fingerprints are all over the city, from its name on Little League baseball outfield signs to its logo on charitable … Continue reading Bay Area air regulators didn’t tell public about illegal emissions for three years. Can residents trust what comes next?
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