Libre youth organizer Cory Aguilar and Emiliano Zapata Street Academy teacher Marisol Nuño recently joined communities from all over the U.S. to campaign for a diverse teaching force. Currently, only 6.9 percent of U.S. teachers are Latino, though 22 percent of U.S. students are Latino. Nuño experienced the problem first-hand as a student in...

By Ashley Chambers A powerful man of faith, integrity, and purpose, Hollywood executive, author, and preacher DeVon Franklin recently shared an inspirational message for youth at Elmhurst Seventh Day Adventist Church in Oakland. As Vice President of Production at Columbia Pictures, Franklin has achieved many successes, including “The Pursuit of Happyness,” “The Karate Kid,”...

As conservatives threaten the voting rights of millions of Americans with new voter ID laws, Attorney General Eric Holder this week compared the laws to an unconstitutional “poll tax.” During a speech in Texas to the national NAACP Convention, Holder denounced laws passed in a number of states that now require voters to present...

By Jesse Brooks A new documentary, called “End Game: AIDS in Black America, will air 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10, on Public Broadcasting Network (PBS), by award-winning filmmaker Renata Simone. The film, in which this columnist played a part, takes viewers on an unprecedented two-hour exploration of one of the country’s most urgent,...

Matriarch of the Richardson Dynasty and owner of Marcus Book Stores Dr. Raye Richardson celebrated her 92nd birthday June 17 with friends and family. The bookstores are located in San Francisco and Oakland.