For those of you in the Southern California area, come out this Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-25 for the annual UCLA JazzReggae Festival.  Enjoy two days of great music, food and more.  Performaces by Erykah Badu and De La Soul, to name a few.  Esfac’e will be represented there along with Ragamuffin, another progressive bay area clothing line out of Berkeley. For more info about the festival, please click here.

Fact: After a couple year absence, Esfac’e comes back to host the Blackfest 3 on 3 tournament this year, getting a strong 7 teams involved, with Team Esface losing by 1 in the Championship (next year is Redemption year). And of course, we had the Esface booth showcasing our latest Nu Face shirt along with the Black on Black Series released in March.

This SATURDAY, join Chillin’ Productions & Esfac’e along with many other local designers at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco (SOMA).  Shop, drink and be merry with local artists and new talent.  There will be live painting, silk-screening, and DJ’s spinning all night. Doors open at 8:00pm - 2:00am, $7 admission, 21+ID.

This SUNDAY from 2-6pm, come out to Stanford University’s Wilbur Field for Blackfest 2006. Free admission, Featuring Day 26, Greek Stepshow, Dance Performances, Food & Retail Vendors, and ESFACE Basketball Tournament (register at www.esface.com/blackfestbball)

Esfac’e Founder Tunde Sobomehin (2nd from right) and Collegiate Ambassador Demetric Sanders (front kneeling) were of the few soldiers that battled against the Business School (defending champs) to bring home yet another Championship for the Team Esfac’e Intramural Squad at Stanford University.

And now for the youth basketball, Esfac’e President Dele Sobomehin coached his 5th Grade All-Net NJB squad to an undefeated regular and post-season, winning the Regional Championship and also qualifying them for the National Tournament in LA on March 28-29th…La La Land here we come..let’s go!!

Always good to hear words from the interviews of two of the most prominent black figures in American History. Most history books will depict the two movements as rivals or opposites however I believe that what binded them together was far greater than what drove them apart..the mutual respect was there and had their lives continued through the 60’s, they probably would have ended collaborating much more often and seriously (especially after Malcolm’s return from his pilgrimage and subsequent withdrawal from the Nation).

One clean pict taken by bay area photographer Barry Calero. The King of Change design from the Nu Face Collection debuted here a couple months ago fashion hasn’t been the same since..but serious, if you don’t have one it’s not too late. www.esface.com/store

Time’s are changing..can you embrace this one?

Fact: Esfac’e released “the Nu Face” collection early in the primaries, aligning with the movement for Positive change in our country and thus supporting the Obama campaign, a campaign that who embodied the movement to the fullest. Part of the proceeds from this collection, the most successful single collection or set of designs in Esface’s history, went to to Obama’s campaign every month during his journey to the White House. Esfac’e understands and embraces the notion that in most cases in this society.. “it take dollars to make change” and furthermore, we believe “if it doesn’t make change, it doesn’t make sense”…do the math. Stay Positive. Stay Fresh. Stay Esfac’e.

Fact: sfgate.com today reported: “The Macy’s Inc. chain of department stores will cut 7,000 jobs nationwide, including 1,400 in San Francisco, where it will eliminate the Macy’s West division that now handles buying, planning and merchandising for 259 stores in California and nearby states.

The cuts, which amount to about 4 percent of Macy’s 180,000-person workforce, come as some retail chains have filed for bankruptcy and others have announced layoffs.

Employees at Macy’s West learned of the layoffs Monday morning when signs were posted at the entrance to their offices on Union Square directing them to assemble in the basement ballroom of the nearby Grand Hyatt Hotel.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Based on all credible sources, the economy will be getting worse so I urge all of you currently employed individuals to appreciate your situation and remember those who may be in need of assistance in the near future…times are pretty bad for a lot of people, maybe not you but somebody in your row..Stay Positive. Stay Fresh. Stay Esfac’e