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Bringing Community Voice to City Hall

Sheryl Evans Davis wears many hats – USF alumnus, McCarthy Center Board member, Executive Director of the Human Rights Commission and now recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from USF! Before her day of recognition for her achievements in making a more just and equitable San Francisco, she gave us some reflections on her journey thus…

Now More Than Ever

This week we hear from two people who knew the Center’s founder, Leo T. McCarthy. One is Trish Fontana, a former intern who in turn, managed the Lt. Governor’s interns and has gone on to a long career in state government. The other is Star Plaxton Moore, an early staff member of the Center, now…

Making Space to Create

This week, Yessenia Gomez, STEAM Coordinator at Rosa Parks Elementary School, talks about the new makerspace — a collaboration with the McCarthy Center’s Engage San Francisco and Good Tidings Foundation. My name is Yessenia Gomez, I am the STEAM Coordinator at Rosa Parks Elementary. This past August our school’s makerspace was renovated by a collaboration…

Documenting our Changemakers

CELEBRATE SAN FRANCISCO’S AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERS You’re invited! — Changemakers book launch and celebration Save the date: Thursday, September 12, 2019, 4:00 PM Ella Hill Hutch Community Center, 1050 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 With support and coordination from the Center’s Engage San Francisco campus-community partnership, USF students began researching the stories of African…