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100 Black Men: Saints among the living

First Person Story and photos by Khaboshi Imbukwa An e-mail a week before the event set the stage. “Girl, you have to come to Macy’s,” my friend Esther said. “Let’s go give to charity and get a $10 gift card!” My initial reaction was it was a Thursday, my long day of back-to-back classes. Besides, Survivor was on at 8 p.m. But Esther made it hard for me to say no. The 100 Black Men of the Bay Area came together not just to celebrate Black History Month, but also to raise funds for t...

Fight against AIDS brings Isiolo and San Francisco together

by Khaboshi Imbukwa When I visited Pepo la Tumaini, I did not know what to expect. Images of bone-thin women walking around aimlessly and sick children coughing, and sneezing filled my mind. A short drive through the dry parched land led me to a lone building with many young and old people milling around the compound. Some of the old had a look of hopelessness on them -- like the world was about to end. Others seemed happy - happy to be alive, but I did not know that part until much later. ...