Black History Month

NBC Bay Area celebrates Black Heritage Month by putting a spotlight on the people who are moving the community and the Bay Area forward.

San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood has lost several businesses in recent months. Local residents are fighting to preserve their community, and helping to lead that effort is San Francisco Black Wall Street. Marcus Washington reports.

NBC4’s Melissa Magee tours a magical farm with fresh produce to pick and season festivals, Bloom Ranch is an excellent destination for a weekend getaway from LA. Bloom Ranch’s mission is to take a holistic approach to farming, sowing seeds of accessibility for everyone.

If you’ve seen a jazz concert in the Bay Area over the last few decades, there’s a good chance you’ve witnessed Tammy Lynne Hall lording over the piano, coaxing melodies rooted in gospel, jazz, classical and the ether, as one of the area’s foremost composers and side musicians.  Joe Rosato Jr. reports. 

If you’ve seen a jazz concert in the Bay Area over the last few decades, there’s a good chance you’ve witnessed Tammy Lynne Hall lording over the piano, coaxing melodies rooted in gospel, jazz, classical and the ether, as one of the area’s foremost composers and side musicians.  

Against the backdrop of San Francisco’s struggling Union Square, the new women’s clothing store appearing on O’Farrell Street around the holidays offered a small jolt of optimism. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.

Against the backdrop of San Francisco’s struggling Union Square, the new women’s clothing store appearing on O’Farrell Street around the holidays offered a small jolt of optimism.

This decadeslong pastime in Black communities has been celebrated everywhere from weddings to family reunions to impromptu backyard hangs.

Many Black people are finding joy, community, thrills and a bigger sense of the world through activities that were once inaccessible.

The “Grandmother of Juneteenth” urges Trump to reconsider his executive order pausing DEI observances, including Black History Month and Juneteenth

The Pentagon’s intelligence arm has barred any celebrations related to MLK Jr. Day, Women’s History Month and other such observances to comply with Trump’s executive orders.

Black History Month, a celebration of Black history, culture and education, kicks off on Feb. 1.