DOES THE SF PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO - DESERVE A FIRST CLASS MUSEUM - TO HONOR THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS - OVER 500 LIE INTERRED AT THE SF PRESIDIO VETERANS CEMETERY.

Buffalo Soldiers -

all Black - the 9th and 10th Calvary

the 24th and 25th Infantry Regiment 

The San Francisco Presidio some 1480 acres - federal land - now divided into two parts - Parcel A - the Main Post comes under the jurisdiction of the quasi-governmental agency - named - the SF Presidio Trust.

Parcel B -in Crissy Field and the land by the Bay - that comes under the jurisdiction of the Golden Gate National Recreation - also known as the National Park Service.

Ralph Hobson - a Buffalo Soldier -

who worked at the Naval Air Station - Alameda

Anthony Powell - a Historian -

Curator of a $10 million Buffalo Soldier collection -

Buffalo Soldiers' memorabilia

Some of us under the mentorship of Anthony Powell have kept the flame alive - the Presidio today has a small exhibit - donated by Anthony Powell - while they know who owns the exhibit -rarely is Anthony Powell given credit and acknowledgment.

The Bay Area and more San Francisco - has been slow to comprehend the " legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers ".

Black politicians in San Francisco are pussyfooting talking about mundane stuff - when it comes to history and especially the history of the Buffalo Soldiers - all you get from them is hot air - folks like London Breed, Malia Cohen and even Willie L. Brown Jr.

Buffalo Soldiers Ulysses Moore, Francisco Da Costa

Ralph Hobson and John Reid 

at the SF Officers' Club for a reunion

February 19, 2003

Colonel Charles Young -

he wrote the Standard Operating Procedures 

linked to the vast Federal Lands - 

now know as the National Park Service -

Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks and more.

Col. Charles Young was educated at West Point and the only commissioned Black Officer in the Army at the time of his active duty. 

Truly speaking he was smart and capable of being a General - but because of the color of his skin - denied that promotion. 

Today many Black politicians have NO clue about the trials and tribulations of the Buffalo Soldiers - and with them folks like Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi and Senator Diane Feinstein - who pay lip service - who have NOT lifted a finger - more, at the Presidio of San Francisco. 

I was at the Presidio and saw how these evil people made the Presidio of San Francisco - a Military Base - be it a Open Post - into a Corporation.

Buffalo Soldiers

Using every slight of hand - to removal the Military History - and with that the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers. This mentality of abject disdain - will come to bite those who think - they can get away with murder in broad daylight.

Vague proclamations do not make any impact - such as that recently made by Senator Kamala Harris.

What is needed at this time  - is a First Class - Buffalo Soldiers' Museum - we have the Museum pieces needed to exhibited.

All we need is the space - minimum 5000 square feet. 

We have many buildings at the Presidio of San Francisco - the 500 series building near the Lombard Gate - which the Buffalo Soldiers used - for administrative purposes. Now all leased and none remember the Buffalo Soldiers.

Building 86 and 87 - situated on the Main Post - which the Buffalo Soldiers used as their barracks - now used by others - for ulterior motives - none related to the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers.

The 100 series brick buildings - situated on the Main Post - where the Buffalo Soldiers lived - you have the Disney Museum, other mundane operations - NO mention about the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers. Not a plaque in sight.

Building 682 in the Fort Scott area - where the Buffalo Soldiers stopped on their way back from their yearly Summer Mission to file in and report the various issues linked to the Federal Lands.

A stop the Buffalo Soldiers' made on their return to the Presidio of San Francisco  - after  building roads, trials, and doing what they do best -  engineering projects. 

The Buffalo Soldiers' made their stop at Building 682 to address pay issues and also collect feed for their horses and then proceed to the stables - that were very close by.

Not far from building 682 are the Horse Stables - buildings 861 and 863, buildings 867 and 868 - here the horses rested and were fed.

Often  Buffalo Soldier would ride the horses - monitoring the Presidio of San Francisco.

It is simply shocking the abject discrimination shown to the Buffalo Soldiers - who accompanied the Pioneers to California.

At the Presidio in these tents -

the Buffalo Soldiers made their abode.

Performed - so many other duties - fulfilling their obligation to the United States Government and receiving very little in terms of gratitude - even to this day.

Here is California - Governors past and present know about the Buffalo Soldiers - other California politicians will dish out Commendations and Resolutions - which is all good - but the time has come for a permanent Buffalo Soldiers' Museum.

Presidio Barack Hussein Obama - is now making appearances and will be here in the Bay Area - in February.

Black History Month - the shortest month in the calendar - to have some workshop - how best to address " the woes " of Black people or people of color - violence, lack of opportunities - how to show up Senator Kamala Harris - to be the next President of the United States.

Of course it will cost money to attend this workshop - so what does President Barack Hussein Obama - a Negro know about the Buffalo Soldiers or for that matter Colonel Charles Young - nothing worth the salt.

As the President of the United States - President Barack Hussein Obama - could have righted that wrong. 

He did nothing - nothing much - history will reveal in detail how many immigrants he sent back - to fall in the hands of the cartels that killed innocent children, women and men.

Obama Care is expensive - for those that chose to have it - and there are other policies - that I could name - but let me stay focused and not be deterred - from the Buffalo Soldiers issue at hand.

Now - he seems to like gamer more money making mundane  visits, having workshops, making long speeches - when will we learn - people of color to be educated on issues and not rely on folks who have a hidden agenda?

Extended family of a Buffalo Soldier family -

Buffalo Soldiers' were resourceful -

hard working - and always taking care of the families.

Buffalo Soldiers' Motorcycle Club -
from Oakland - have stood tall and represented -
hundreds more are in the wings - to do the heavy lifting -
our hearts have to be in the right place -
we must be educated on issues - and understand the process.

A this juncture the window of opportunity is a narrow one and we must be laser beam focused on the SF Presidio Trust - they many Request For Proposals - where very little is show cased - linked to the Buffalo soldiers not a monument, NO street, No plaque, NO sign, nothing worth the salt.

Which begs the question about Cultural Competency - Implicit Bias - the lack of diversity - other human issues that the Director of the Presidio Trust - a woman seems to care.

I knew James Meadows well and he did not do us proud. He was fired.

I knew Greg Middleton - he took his instructions from those that had a hidden agenda. He worked for Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi and did as she told him.

They say the SF Presidio Trust has changed - but I do not see anything that fosters diversity - I worked at the Presidio of San Francisco - had 7 keys linked to the famous Primus Key System - which the SF Presidio Trust did not approve.

Well - they knew better - when they encountered more problems - and spent a lot of money - to fix a problem that did not exist - rekeying thousands of locks.

I lived in Europe and even there the Buffalo Soldiers are remembered - and honored. more in France and Italy.

Here in California - as the years go by - we have little to show - even though Anthony Powell has the artifacts and Museum pieces. More, in term of a First Class Museum - that time in now - but is there a willingness to do what is right?

The very land the Buffalo Soldiers graded - the barracks in which they lived, the wooden building used as Administrative Offices, the Stables where they kept and fed their horses.

All that and more - and NOT one single plaque to honor the Buffalo Soldiers - on the Main Post nor at Fort Scott - what has become of humanity?

Wake up San Francisco - especially you who pander to the Blacks politician - steeped in wheeling and dealing and dark money. 

When it comes to the Buffalo Soldiers - let there be light - let those who heart is in the right place - do the right thing.

It is not too much to set aside 5000 square feet for a First Class - Buffalo Soldiers' Museum.

Pay for an exhibit for one year - as a starter on the Main Post - that will attract thousands - more if it is - at the Presidio of San Francisco. Aho.