By Chanelle Bell In the Black Christian culture African American women adorn their heads with beautiful hats while attending church, a tradition that can be traced to Bible verse 1 Corinthians 11:15, in which Paul the Apostle states that all women should cover their heads during worship. Twenty-first Century women have put their own...
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Mayor Jean Quan and the City of Oakland may face fines if they continue to miss deadlines to complete police internal affairs investigations of complaints stemming from the Occupy Oakland protests. The judge overseeing police department reforms agreed to the city’s plan for completing dozens of overdue investigations but warned in a court order...
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Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and senior correspondent for PBS NewsHour will deliver the commencement address on May 12 to the graduates of Holy Names University (HNU) in Oakland. “We’re extremely fortunate that Gwen Ifill will speak to Holy Names University’s 2012 graduating class,” said. HNU President William J. Hynes,...
Read more →School offers college prep courses again By Ken A. Epstein McClymonds High School in West Oakland is back as a center of academic learning, following efforts by parents and community supporters to work with the school district to rejuvenate the school. When school starts in September, it will offer for the first time...
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By Jesse Brooks Allen Temple Baptist Church’s Global Ministry and the Music, Cultural and Performing Arts Ministry are presenting a fundraising concert, “An Evening with Oleta Adams,” as part of the church’s ongoing outreach in Oakland to raise consciousness of the work to be done within local communities and globally. Adams has inspired a...
Read more →By Dr. Mujahidun Sumchai, JD, PhD, M.ED The “International Journal of Behavioral Medicine” has found that the stress caused by discrimination “may take a heavy toll on the body.” But the report did not make any connections to one’s spiritual health as an important human health factor subject to the health causalities of the...
Read more →By: Malaika Bobino San Francisco, CA – It was an almost perfect day for Matt Cain, but yet still memorable. One play, one mistake on the count, one hit costed the right-handed pitcher a perfect game. The Giants 5-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates seemed too easy. Taking the first game of the series...
Read more →By: Malaika Bobino Oakland, CA – The defending champs are fighting for a good position in the Western Conference standings. Missing majority of the key players that helped in their success last season, the Dallas Mavericks continue to try to move up from the sixth spot they maintain. “We’re trying to move up and...
Read more →By: Malaika Bobino Oakland, CA – It’s been a trying season thus far for the Golden State Warriors. They began the Summer with the assembly of an All-Star Executive cast of Jerry West, Bob Myers and Rick Welts. Yet, the one thing missing was an All-Star roster. The lack of power forwards have been...
Read more →By: Malaika Bobino Oakland, CA – The A’s want to turn things around this series. With a rough start to the season, Oakland is confident they will get better, after all it’s still a whole lot of baseball to be played. Taking a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals, the A’s defense came...
Read more →By: Malaika Bobino Oakland, CA – It’s been twelve games since the All-Star point guard has been sidelined with a groin injury. Before that Derrick Rose also missed time with a bad back. This is the most time away from the game for the rising star. The frustration is mounting as the post season...
Read more →By: Malaika Bobino Oklahoma City, OK – This is the fun part of the season, predicting who will make the playoffs. Teams that are good get better and teams that are bad look forward to the season ending. The Oklahoma City Thunder make it look too easy, they maintain sole possession of the top...
Read more →Not many people will be acquainted with Megalyn Echikunwoke, Nigerian international actress who is making it big time in Hollywood.Megalyn is the daughter of a Nigerian-Igbo father and a German/Scots-Irish American mother. Born 1983, in Washington, she is one of the country’s major exports to the outside world. In Hollywood, Megalyn is most recognized...
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New York Police Detectives Marc Cooper, left, Gescard Isnora, center, and Michael Oliver talk to media at a news conference, Friday, April 25, 2008 in New York. The three detectives were acquitted of all charges Friday in the 50-shot killing of an unarmed groom-to-be Sean Bell on his wedding day in November 2006, a...
Read more →Oakland coach Ben Tapscott, along with seven retired professional athletes and five community leaders, will be inducted into the Multi- Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame at its Annual Bay Area ceremony Saturday, March 31 the Waterfront Hotel, #10 Washington St. in Oakland. The event starts at 6 p.m. with a reception. The ceremony will...
Read more →By: Malaika Bobino Oakland, CA – If you remember the winning days of the Golden State Warriors, than names such as Al Attles, Nate Thurmond, and Rick Barry come to mind. These men are apart of an elite group that have their jerseys hung from the ceiling at Oracle Arena. Last night, that moment...
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Finding a job in today’s economy can be a worry for many graduating college seniors, but it is a particular concern for students who came to SF State from the foster care system. Kayla Daniels and Vaneka Reed visited the San Francisco Unified School District’s School Health Programs Department as part of a Guardian...
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By Tony Wilkinson Irina Prussin, a young artist at Youth Spirit Artworks in Berkeley, can testify from personal experience that art has the power to transform and even save lives. “I take art very seriously – I put all of my good and bad feelings into my work,” she said. “Every morning I...
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While much has improved for women scientists and engineers in the last 30 years, San Francisco State University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Sue Rosser says many of the barriers she faced as a junior researcher remain, albeit less overtly and expressed in a different language. In her new book, “Breaking Into...
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The East Bay Regional Park District is offering a variety of seasonal full-time and part time jobs, including positions for lifeguards and recreation leaders. Jobs are available as camp counselors and year-round, part-time interpretive student aides who work at one of the visitor centers with a park naturalist and must been rolled in college....
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First Lady Michelle Obama will lead the Presidential Del- egation to the Opening Cer- emonies of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. She made the announce- ment at an event with. Sa- mantha Cameron celebrating the Olympic Games and Mrs. Obama’s Let’s Move! initia- tive. “In the months ahead, I’ll be talking to...
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By Chris Gentilviso US President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, on March 9, 2012. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) Ask President Barack Obama about his religious affiliation, and he’s a Christian. Ask Mississippi or Alabama voters, and you might find a different answer. In the midst of...
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In an interview with Time magazine, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked the question: “What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the universe?” The famed scientist and author gives an answer that is perhaps as eloquent as it is mind-blowing; as beautiful as it is sublime. It’s best to...
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By Gene Demby According to a new report by the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington think tank, the housing crisis has eliminated large gains in home ownership among blacks and Latinos. For blacks, the current level of homeownership actually sits lower than 1990 levels. “Between 2004–2006 and 2010, however, homeownership rates dropped sharply, and...
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By Myles Cochrane Grammy Award-winner and soul-master Charles “Horn Man” Neville of the Neville Brothers has teamed up with famed West African harpist and vocalist Youssoupha Sidibe to front a high-energy New Orleans-meets-Africa band. Exhibiting a sound like no other, The Mystic Rhythms will back the dynamic duo with their reggae-tinged drum and bass...
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Sandra Varner’s Celebrity Profiles Perhaps you know her smiling face from TV commercials or the numerous roles she’s had on situation comedy shows, among them, NBC’s The Office, HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm and Entourage. Maybe you recognize her trademark scowl and eyebrow roll or tune in each week to see her hilarious character,...
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One of CNN’s top 10 best African musicians: Rocky Dawuni, Ghana’s greatest reggae sensation with world wide recognition owing to his hit song ‘in Ghana’ and world acclaimed album ‘Hymns for the rebel soul’, started his elementary schooling at Services Preparatory in the Michel Camp army barracks located near Tema, one of Africa’s premier...
Read more →Written by: Malaika Bobino Sacramento, CA – For years the Bay Area has waited anxiously for the Golden State Warriors to return to the post season. Every year the anticipation is high especially when the NBA trade deadline comes around. But this time, nothing seemed different from years past. The Warriors traded their leading...
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Despite the fact that the number of interracial marriages in the U.S. reached an all-time high this year, there are many who still believe that mixed-race marriage is unacceptable and should be made illegal, according to a new report. On Monday, polling firm Public Policy Polling (PPP) revealed that 29 percent of likely GOP...
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BY KIM JANSSEN Richard Theodore Greener (1844-1922), Harvard Class of 1870 RICHARD THEODORE GREENER’S ACHIEVEMENTS • First African American to graduate from Harvard, in 1870. • Appointed professor of Philosophy, University of South Carolina, in 1873. • Admitted to practice law before Supreme Court of South Carolina, in 1876. • Made dean of Howard...
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The battle over voter I.D. laws — which critics say disenfranchise the poor, elderly and citizens of color — has been fought in state houses, court rooms and op-ed columns. And now that fight is headed for the pews. Leaders of several prominent black churches have stated an ambitious goal: to register one million...
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As the health community geared up to recognize National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day today, startling new research revealed that the disease is five times more prevalent among African-American women than previously thought. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 32 African-American women will be diagnosed with HIV...
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By MEGHAN BARR NEW YORK — The stern warning issued from the pulpit was directed at the tourists – most of whom had arrived late – a sea of white faces with guidebooks in hand. They outnumbered the congregation itself: a handful of elderly black men and women wearing suits and dresses and...
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By Post Staff Seven Bay Area women have been recognized for their leadership by the San Francisco chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. The women received the awards March 3 at the seventh annual “Golden Girls Hat and Gloves Tea” held during the 100 Black Women’s “Bridging the Generations” Weekend at...
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By Carla Thomas Even those who know something about the the Fiji Islands may not be able to pinpoint them on a map, about 1,300 miles northeast of New Zealand’s North Island. For tourists attracted to the South Pacific, they are a paradise of white sand beaches, tropical oceans and sunny weather. However, to...
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Singing old civil rights songs and led by veteran and younger civil rights activists, several thousand protesters marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 4, beginning a trek that will take them to Montgomery, Alabama. Forty-Seven years ago, on March 7, 1965, marchers crossed the same bridge on the way to Montgomery...
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The celebration of Women’s History Month has grown from an idea initiated in Sonoma, Calif., in the 1970s by the Education Task Force, to a week established in 1978, to a month-long celebration of the impact of women throughout history. Formally established in 1987, Women’s History Month honors the enormous strides and accomplishments of...
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By Stephen Brooks, Sr. “Hi dee, hi dee, hi dee ho,” sang five-year- old Empire Hall, impersonating famed jazz musician and bandleader Cab Calloway. Empire’s version of Calloway’s singing and gliding back step dance move, known as “The Buzz,” brought gales of laughter and screams of delight from the enthusiastic audience. Empire and other...
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Felix Tan, a 20-year law enforcement veteran, has been promoted to the position of sergeant in the Richmond Police Department. Born in Singapore, Tan came to the U.S. at the age of 12. He began his career as a reserve Police Officer and jailer for the Concord Police Department and in 1995 joined the...
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By Kia Croom B e t h e l Temple Pentecostal Church honored Pastor Billy R. Wydermyer, Jr.at its annual Pastor Appreciation, a three-day celebration on March 1, 2 and 4. Pastor Bill started working at Bethel Temple in 2009 after the death of Pastor Betty Hendricks and was officially installed on February 5,...
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By Kia Croom More than 200 family, friends and congregation members of Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church honored Pastor James Ray Spearman with a surprise party in celebration of his 70th birthday. The party took place Sunday, March 4 in the church hall. Rev. Spearman said he was amazed o many people managed to...
Read more →Princess Beatrice giggles in her crazy royal wedding hat April 29th, 2011 by Celebrity Photo Girl Both fabulous and freaky, Princess Eugenie (blue hat) and Princess Beatrice (beige hat) show off their hats (or fascinators, as they are called) as they arrive to Westminster Abbey for the royal wedding. Beatrice wore a Valentino Haute...
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University Of Rochester Creates Rap Video To Recruit Students (VIDEO) Colleges have ramped up their recruiting efforts in recent years, employing everything from ski weekends to reality TV shows to draw new students in. The latest stunt — a hip hop video — comes from the University of Rochester’s Admissions Office and features a...
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MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry took some time on her Saturday show to discuss what she called a “manufactured controversy” that erupted around President Barack Obama and former Harvard Law professor, Derrick Bell. Harris-Perry, who referred to Bell as an extraordinary legal scholar, issued a bold defense in favor of Obama. Earlier this week, a...
Read more →By Joshua Keating Next week, the NAACP is taking the unusual step of bringing a complaint to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva over voter identification laws, passed in several states, which they say constitute voting rights violations. As William Douglas reports, this isn’t a new tactic for the group: The Geneva appearance...
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