Featured Recent Press

• SF Examiner Spotlight: Why Shakirah Simley says Booker T. is still the place to be

• San Francisco Foundation: How Shakirah Simley is Leading the Booker T. Washington Center into its Second Century

• Video Spotlight: Tipping Point Foundation Breakfast

• SF Chronicle: Students' Resistance Dinner Sets Table for Political Awakening

• Metta Fund: Booker T. Washington CSC Spotlight

• KQED Forum with Alexis Madrigal: The Bay Area is Getting Older—Fast. Are We Ready?

• New York Times: For Black Jam Makers, the Power Is in Preserving

• KQED: The Bay Podcast: By The People: Shakirah Simley's Journey From Activist to Local Government

• San Francisco Chronicle: Capture the best of California's peaches in preserves, with a dose of revolution

• San Francisco Chronicle: San Francisco City Insider Podcast Race, Power and Inequity in San Francisco

• San Francisco Chronicle: Being a white ally of African Americans means more than just protesting

• Hoodline: With COVID-19 heavily impacting African-Americans, Bayview officials seek more help

• Eater National: Three Ways Restaurant Workers and Diners Can Be More Politically Involved

• Good Company Magazine: A Seat at the Table

Additional Highlights

Shakirah has been featured Edible San Francisco (article + cover), KQED, Bay Area Bites, Mission Local, KALW,  San Francisco Magazine, New York Times Magazine, Sunset Magazine, SF Weekly, Grist, Civil Eats, Edible Marin, The New Food Economy, and a host of other media. She is also a contributor to California Cuisine and Justice, from MIT Press.