The race for Oakland City Council, District 3, which includes West Oakland, Downtown, Jack London, and Lake Merritt, is a hot one, with six candidates vying for one spot on council. Lynette Gibson McElhaney, a candidate in the race, is a UC Berkeley graduate, West Oakland parent, True Vine Church member and CEO of...
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The Teacher Apprenticeship Program at Holy Names University will host the New York Times’ bestselling author Victor Villaseñor who will be signing several of his 15 published books at 7 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 2 in the University’s Valley Center for the Performing Arts. Copies of “Rain of Gold,” “Burro Genius,” “Wild Steps to...
Read more →Journalists and editors are eligible for $5,000 scholarships to study Islam, religion and politics, war and theology. RELIGION | NEWSWRITERS is inviting journalists to apply for the Lilly Scholarships in Religion Program, which give full-time journalists up to $5,000 to take any college religion courses at any accredited institution at any time. More than...
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Bob Dylan says the stigma of slavery ruined America, and he doubts the country can get rid of the shame because it was “founded on the backs of slaves.” The veteran musician tells Rolling Stone that in America “people (are) at each other’s throats just because they are of a different color,” adding that...
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