The Bay View, the voice of Black Liberation, aims to equip and inspire Black people and all people to rise up and fight for freedom and justice, to build unity within the community and solidarity with other communities. We welcome you to the Bay View family as a reader – and as a writer. Since 1976, we have empowered readers with award-winning Black Liberation Journalism.
- Society of Professional Journalists’ Excellence in Journalism Award (1996)
- National Black Newspaper of the Year from the National Black Chamber of Commerce (1997)
- Best of the Bay: Best Newspaper from the Bay Guardian, then the Bay Area’s largest weekly (1998)
- Best Community Newspaper from Media Alliance (2001)
- Bay Guardian’s Best of the Bay: Local Hero to Bay View publisher Willie Ratcliff (2003)
- Certificate of Honor from the City and County of San Francisco, signed by Mayor Willie Brown (2003)
- Society of Professional Journalists’ Freedom of Information Award (2004)
- Community Service in Struggle for Economic and Environmental Justice Award from Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club (2004)
- Leadership Award from Bayview Hunters Point Mobilization for Adolescent Growth in Our Communities, BMagic (2006)
- Best of the Bay from the Bay Guardian again (2009)
- Chauncey Bailey Community Advocacy Award from New America Media (2012)
- Frederick Douglass North Star Award from San Francisco NAACP (2013)
- Keepers of the Culture 50th Golden Anniversary Award from Black Repertory Group (2014)
- Black History Month Award from San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society (2014)