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    Alameda Students Sponsor “More Than a Month” Film Screening

    by  • February 15, 2013 • Bay Area, Berkeley, Entertainment, FAME, Marin County News, News Articles, Oakland News Articles, Richmond News, San Francisco, Special Interests Articles

    film More Than a Month by African American filmmaker Shukree Tilghman

    High students in Alameda will be showing and discussing a provocative documentary, “More Than a Month,” in which a young man travels across the country, examining what Black History means in “Post-Racial” America. The event will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 27 from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Ruby Bridges Elementary School, 351...

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    Laid Off Teacher Fights to Save Home

    by  • January 18, 2013 • Bay Area, Berkeley, Education, FAME, Marin County News, News Articles, Oakland News Articles, Richmond News, San Francisco, South County, Special Interests Articles

    Gaylynne Hudson and supporters celebrate in front of the Wells Fargo Bank branch on Fruitvale Avenue in Oakland after learning the sale of her home has been postponed. Back Row (L to R) Gaylynne Hudson and Ann Colten. Front Row (L to R) Barbara Jean Knox, Marianne Etlinger and Dan Spalding.

    By Danielle Savage Gaylynne Hudson, a laid off teacher who lives in Oakland, was facing immediate foreclosure of her home. With the help of friends who marched into Wells Fargo Bank, she was able to head off the auction of her house, winning a short-term extension. She has been struggling to avert foreclosure on...

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    Nominations for Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame

    by  • December 6, 2012 • Bay Area, Berkeley, FAME, Special Interests Articles

    Nominations are being accepted for the 2013 Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame, which will mark its 20th Anniversary with a special celebration in March. Nominations must be submitted by Dec. 14. The Hall of Fame raises funds for nonprofits providing critical human services in the community by organizing a luncheon and awards ceremony...

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    Hunter Challenges Bishop to Send Him Back to FAME Instead of Bethel’s Pulpit After Members Walk Out

    by  • November 23, 2012 • AME, Bay Area, FAME, News Articles, Oakland News Articles, Rev. Hunter, San Francisco

    Members of Bethel AME church in San Francisco walked out on their newly assigned pastor, Rev. John J. Hunter at their 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. services on Sunday as he entered the pulpit through the back door after the church rejected him as their pastor. Presiding elder Rev. W. Bartalette Finney Sr. functioned as the pastor until Sunday and notified members that according to the AME discipline, once seated in the pulpit Hunter became the pastor of Bethel AME. Photo by Rudolph Williams.

    By Lee Hubbard and Post Staff Parishioners at Bethel AME church in San Francisco were surprised when they arrived in church this past Sunday morning for the 8 a.m. service. Sitting next to Presiding Elder Dr. William Bartalette Finney was the Rev. Dr. John J. Hunter, the new minister who is slated to lead...

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    First AME’s New Pastor Preaches Forgiveness

    by  • November 20, 2012 • AME, Bay Area, Bethel AME, Black Church Information, FAME, News Articles, Richmond News, San Francisco

    Bishop T. Larry Kirkland

    By Angel Jennings, Los Angeles Times The Rev. J. Edgar Boyd delivered his inaugural sermon Sunday as the new pastor of First African Methodist Episcopal Church in L.A., seeking to unite and heal a congregation that had become fractured over the troubles of its former leader. Addressing worshipers, a seemingly nervous Boyd used parables...

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