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August 28
August 28, 2020, represents the fifty-seventh anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom...
A Sixtieth Anniversary Reflection
August 28, 2023, represents the sixtieth anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom...
MLK2023 Press Announcement
The NorcalMLK Foundation announces the return of in-person events for the 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebrations.
MLK22 Press Release
NorcalMLK Foundation announces the return of in-person events for the 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebrations...
Toward Justice
The theme for 2022 answers the call to focus on securing the most fundamental right to vote.
Statement on Voting Rights
Executive Director Aaron Grizzell Issues a Statement on answering the call to focus on securing the fundamental right to vote.
BCAF joins with Carnegie Hall in its Afrofuturism Festival
The NorcalMLK Foundation's Black & Brown Comix Arts Festival (BCAF) joined with New York Carnegie Hall's Afrofuturism Festival in a series of programs including an encore presentation of its critically 2020 acclaimed panel entitled, <b>Afrofuturism and Black Religion: Connecting Imaginations</b>
2022 Lenten Tabernacle
The Northern California Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Foundation's King & Faith Series is happy to be the collaborative partner with the San Francisco Tabernacle Congregations (TCDC) in their 28th Lenten Tabernacle
BCAF and Chicago History Museum Launch Black History Month Program
The NorcalMLK Foundation's Black & Brown Comix Arts Festival (BCAF) and the Chicago History Museum launched a new program for Black History Month entitled: Comic Arts Against Erasure
Freedom, Justice, and Beloved Community
Together, love wins. Together, peace wins. Together, justice wins.
MLK22 Event Update
The Northern California Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Foundation has adjusted our 2022 MLK celebration events to support our region’s efforts in fighting the impacts of the latest COVID-19 transmission...
Justice and Hope
As our nation experiences the painful fits and tests to our democratic project...
The Time for Justice
On March 18, 1956, two days before he was to stand trial for his participation in the Montgomery Bus Boycott...
MLK22 Event Update #2
The 2022 Martin Luther King, Jr. outdoor events on Monday, January 17th, have been postponed to 2023...
BCAF2023 Program Schedule
See the BCAF2023 Program Schedule Here!
Bay Area Congressional Leaders Send Message on Voting Rights
Bay Area congressional leaders send an unmistakable message in support of passage of voting rights legislation during MLK2022.
Faith Leaders Statement on Voting Rights
The Faith Leaders of the Bay Area call on Congress to protect the voting rights of every American ...
BCAF22 Goes Virtual with Spotlight Showcase
BCAF22 went virtual for the second year, due to the rise of COVID concerns. But, BCAF's Sunday Vitual Spotlights featured the Hugo Award-winning duo of John Jennings and Damian Duffy.
A July 4 Note
This July 4 marks the 244th year since the nation's founders declared independence from English tyranny.
BCAF Comic-Con Diversity and Comics Panel Looks at Multimodal Media and Comics
BCAF hosted the <b>Diversity and Comics: Multimodal Media and Comics</b> panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
BCAF Comic-Con Ethnogothic Panel Features Best-selling Authors and Creators
BCAF hosted the <b>Ethnogothic: Horror and Conjure in Storytelling</b> panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
BCAF's David Walker Wins Two Eisner Awards at San Diego Comic-Con 2022
David Walker, co-founder of the NorcalMLK Foundation's Black and Brown Comix Arts Festival and three-time Eisner winner, will be at BCAF2023...
BCAF Hosts its Third Diversity and Comics Panel at San Diego Comic-Con
On Saturday, July 25, the NorcalMLK Foundation's Black & Brown Comix Arts Festival (BCAF) presented a panel...
BCAF at Comic-Con@Home with Afrofuturism and Black Religion Panel
The NorcalMLK Foundation's Black & Brown Comix Arts Festival (BCAF) presented a panel entitled, *Afrofuturism and*...
BCAF's David Walker Wins the Eisner Award
A co-founder of the NorcalMLK Foundation's Black and Brown Comix Arts Festival has won the 2020 Will Eisner Award...
Patrick Kelly Runway of Love
The NorcalMLK Foundation is excited to partner with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco’s de Young Museum in offering a free exhibition ticket to Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love.
Gun Violence, Shame, Fear, and Hope
We Call on the U.S. Congress to Enact meaningful federal gun-control legislation to curtail the scourge of gun violence in our nation.
Make Your Voice Heard
There is no more important safeguard in our democracy than the protection of every American citizen’s right to vote...
MLK23 Hotel Room Donation Form
Please consider supporting us through the donation of hotel rooms, with up to three-night stays. Your hotel room donation will help us to ensure that our MLK'23 programs remain world-class and free for all.
BCAF2023 Expo Vendor Application
If you are a comics vendor apply to exhibit at the BCAF2023. Limited slots available. So hurry!
MLK23 Vendor Application
If you are a vendor apply to exhibit at MLK23. Limited slots available. So hurry!
MLK23 Sponsor Form
Companies and Organizations can now complete their MLK'23 Sponsor form only. Consider supporting MLK'23 today!
