By Lauren McCauley, Common Dreams In a letter to the New York Times, South African Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls the US and its citizens hypocritical for accepting a killer drone program when it pertains to foreign suspects while demanding judicial review when those targets are American citizens. He writes in...

By Danielle Savage Berkeley will hold its first citywide College and Career Day Friday, March 1, sponsored by the Berkeley Alliance and the UC Berkeley’s Center for Educational Partnerships. Every school in city is organizing an activity for its students that day, including after school programs and pre-kindergarten schools. Activities will fit the age...

By Neil Satterlund Alameda County Sheriff Ahern wants surveillance drones. At last Thursday’s hearing of Alameda County’s Public Safety Committee, over powerful objections from more than a hundred members of the community, he clarified what he wants: a small, quiet robot helicopter with a camera and thermal imaging that can see you through the...

For high school students looking to get a jumpstart on their college career, DeVry University has the perfect solution with its Passport 2 College program. Students in their junior and senior years can earn college credit at no cost while getting their high school diploma taking college courses such as business, math, psychology, and...

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor The president of one of the companies that must soon move to make way for Oakland’s development of the old Army Base property has charged that with the city’s assistance, Oakland developer Phil Tagami is operating under a “great conflict of interest” in the Army Base Gateway development. Construction on...

Professor Robert S. Oden of California State University Sacramento will discuss his latest book, “From Blacks to Brown and Beyond: the Struggle for Progressive Politics in Oakland, California, 1966-2011,” on Wednesday, Feb. 27 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. A former Oakland resident and Black Panther Party member, Dr. Oden will examine the city’s...

By Lee Hildebrand Toni Beckham has been doing volunteer work most of her adult life. She contributed her time and English-language expertise to the Milpitas Library Adult Literacy Program while living in the South Bay and, after moving across the Altamont Pass to Mountain House five years ago, spearheaded Tracy African American Association drives...

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor The director of a West Oakland-based youth job training and educational development program says that the mismanagement of Oakland’s job training money goes far beyond the amounts previously reported in the press, and has caused her program to cut its staff and important services to at-risk Oakland youth by more...

Blair Underwood Unveils Casual Spring Collection By Ashley Chambers Award winning actor, director, and producer Blair Underwood is more than a handsome face in theaters and on TV screens. He’s a suave businessman and clothing designer with his BU Collection, a line of men’s tailored suits, shirts, and ties sold exclusively at K&G stores....