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“The Steven Parker Radio Show” Grills Local Candidates

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12 years ago

June 12, 2014

Steven Parker, a native of Richmond, has witnessed the city in its prime when the government was functioning effectively for its residents.

But he says that in recent years, Richmond has struggled, and the quality of political leadership is constantly being questioned.

With the upcoming elections, Parker started “The Steven Parker Radio Show” to serve as a vehicle for community members to become more aware of the candidates who are running for office.

“I like to think of this as “edutainment,” education and entertainment mixed together, to help people see the right candidates to elect so that we can get Richmond back to its greatness,” said Parker.

Parker, who graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in 1986, says his life got off to a rocky start..

“I’ve gone through Richmond’s education, penal, and drug systems, ” he said.. “I’ve seen the best part and the worst part [of the city].”

However, he turned his around and has worked as a longshoreman at the Port of Oakland for the past 20 years. But it’s the lessons he has learned from the hard times, he says, that make him the best man for the job because he understands the issues and most importantly knows the questions needing to be asked to ensure Richmond residents are being put first.

His radio show is doing just that.

From mayoral to city council candidates, Parker is putting everyone on the spot, while giving them a chance to tell Richmond residents their plans and overall commitment to the city’s success.

The first show kicked off in May, reaching nearly 2,100 listeners in its first month. Parker expects the number to continue to grow, as more people hear about the show. .

The Steven Parker Radio show will air every Saturday at 1 p.m. on www.KGM1.com. Richmond Mayoral candidates were featured on Parker’s show on June 11^th. Next week, given the large number running for mayor in Oakland, he plans to feature Oakland mayoral candidates Bryan Parker, Charles Williams, Dan Siegel, and incumbent Jean Quan.

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Inaugural Juneteenth Awards Ceremony Celebrates the Fillmore’s Black History, Leadership and Resilience

Addressing more than 100 Black and Asian attendees, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie stated “San Francisco is reliant on the Black community, and we must invest in this community.”

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District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood, Rev. Dr. Amos Brown, Pastor Emeritus of Third Baptist Church, SF Mayor Daniel Lurie. Photo by Linda Parker Pennington.

By Linda Parker Pennington

The Fillmore Community Ambassadors held its first annual Juneteenth Wesley Johnson White Horse Awards ceremony on June 19 inside the newly reopened Fillmore Heritage Center.

The event featured awards for former San Francisco mayors London Breed and Willie Brown, along with Third Baptist Church Pastor Emeritus, Rev. Dr. Amos Brown.

The Koret Heritage lobby at the newly reopened center at 1330 Fillmore St. held a standing-room-only, culturally diverse and multi-generational audience while the art gallery featured photos of Fillmore community members in action, red Japanese lanterns, art and calligraphy, and Chinese artwork, giving the space a multicultural feel.

Addressing more than 100 Black and Asian attendees, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie stated “San Francisco is reliant on the Black community, and we must invest in this community.”

District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood acknowledged that “the Fillmore community has had a difficult history. Thanks to Rev. Amos Brown’s continuous focus on accountability and resistance, you hold us accountable and continue to inspire us.”

Mahmoud is referring to the Fillmore’s Japanese residents who were forced from their homes and sent to concentration camps during World War II. Black people occupied those homes until the return of their Japanese neighbors and then gave them back, while homes that had been unoccupied were lost. The presence of the Asian community on Juneteenth is a testament to that shared history.

In receiving his honor, Amos Brown elicited a powerful spontaneous call-and-response, where members of San Francisco’s many Black churches proudly shouted out the names: “Bethel AME! Providence Baptist! Jones Memorial! Glide!”

Awards program Master of Ceremonies Shawn Richards of Brothers Against Guns warmly introduced Breed, highlighting her many accomplishments, particularly on “March 16, 2020, when she became the first mayor to shut down a major U.S. city due to COVID-19, saving thousands of lives.”

The audience was captivated by Breed’s emotional speech touching on past traumas, present conditions, and future hopes for the neighborhood where she grew up.

She recalled another trauma of the neighborhood during the City’s redevelopment era in the 1960s, where Black residents were forced to move with a promise of being able to return that was largely unfulfilled.

“We remember when this land was just a field because they bulldozed hundreds of Victorian homes that Black people owned. They built the Fillmore Center, where most Black people can’t afford to live or start their own business. But we are still here.”