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Black Joy Parade and Comcast Honor Three “Icons Among Us”

2 weeks ago

Comcast has joined forces with Black Joy Parade for the fourth year in a row to bring together communities and honor Black culture. This year, while unable to gather for the joyous parade that we have come to know and love, Black Joy Parade and Comcast were determined to continue the same passion for this year’s Black History Month. From workshops for businesses to a scavenger hunt through Oakland’s landmarks, art installations and locally owned businesses, Black Joy Parade is highlighting the uniqueness of Black communities.

After the social unrest during 2020, Comcast knew that its partnership with Black Joy Parade needed to look different. There was a keen desire to commemorate those who have been investing in Black lives well beyond the more recent movements. As Black Joy Parade states, “The movement for racial equality is not new. While many are just now waking up and becoming motivated to join the movement, there are Black people alive today who have dedicated much of their lives to this cause. These are the Icons Among Us.”

Community members were welcome to nominate those who they believed would be deserving of this title. Over 90 individuals from the Bay Area were nominated, then the list was narrowed down to nine finalists. From there, three individuals were ultimately selected as the Icons. They were chosen because they uplift their communities and have been committed to this work and their people for at least seven years.

Each winner will receive a personalized gift box with products from Black-owned businesses and a $5,000 donation to the non-profit of their choice.

On February 24 Comcast and Black Joy will host a virtual event to celebrate the three Icons and reveal the non-profits to which their donations will be made. Members of the public are welcome to join, so please make plans to join us from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Ben McBride

Empower Initiative – CEO

California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board – Co-Chair

PICO California – Co-Director

Cathy Diane Adams

Oakland African America Chamber of Commerce – President & CEO

Maurice Woods

Inneract Project – Executive Director & Founder

Filed Under: Community Investment

Public Safety Power Shutoff

Powerful Winter Storm Creates Power Outages and Impacts Comcast Services

An “atmospheric river” winter storm has brought heavy rain, high winds, flash floods, avalanche warnings and extensive power outages to much of Northern California.

The storm has created impacts from the Sierra to Fresno, including the Bay Area and throughout numerous coastal communities. The system is expected to continue bringing heavy rain and wind to the area through Friday.

Numerous communities are experiencing power outages and thousands were told to evacuate in the Santa Cruz, California region.

Comcast services require commercial power to operate. Internet and video, as well as landline and even mobile phone services for homes and businesses, may stop functioning within hours after the commercial power is shut off.

Comcast understands this disruption to services can have a major impact on people’s lives and businesses, especially during the global pandemic.

The safety of our communities and employees is our utmost priority and Comcast takes special care during storms to ensure public safety. Once commercial power is restored, we will restore Comcast services that have been affected as quickly as possible in accordance with public safety and regulatory guidance.

Here are a few things you can do to stay informed:

  • Confirm your contact information at xfinity.com/myaccount—We will use this information to contact you if we expect a service disruption caused by a planned power outage. You can also use My Accountto check if your service has been restored.
  • Comcast Business customers can check their My Accountapp or the Comcast Business Status Center to get information and valuable updates.
  • Download your favorite shows and movies for offline viewing—With the Xfinity Stream app, you can watch shows and movies offline in case you lose power.
  • Download the Xfinity Connect App to receive Xfinity Voice calls via your mobile phone—Xfinity Voice customers can make and receive calls with their Xfinity phone number using their mobile phone.
  • Visit the Comcast California Blogwhere we will post information, updates and answers to commonly asked questions. On the blog, we’ve launched a special PSPS web page where you can get additional information.
  • Follow us on Twitter — our handle is @ComcastCA and we post valuable updates regularly.

Even if power is off, Comcast’s team never stops working for you. From our family to yours, we hope you remain safe.

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Comcast apoya el relanzamiento de La Prensa Sonoma

7 days ago

Después de un año de la interrupción de imprimir, la company editorial de The Press Democrat, Sonoma Media Investment (SMI), ha relanzado su publicación de noticias de español, La Prensa Sonoma. En Septiembre del 2016, La Prensa Sonoma vio su primera versión imprimida para expandir los productos de contenido y publicidad de SMI para la […]

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Comcast and Olympian Simone Manuel are Helping Close the Digital Divide in Oakland

7 hours ago

Today Comcast announced plans to equip 20 Oakland community centers and parks and recreation facilities with free WiFi for the next three years. As part of its Lift Zones initiative, the company will provide robust WiFi coverage in these safe spaces, to help ensure Oakalnd students can remain online during the school year and continue to participate in distance learning.   The announcement was […]

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