By Tanya Dennis The Oakland Housing Assistance Office, which will help homeowners and tenants in fear of losing their homes, held a grand opening at its new office at 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza on the 5th floor in Oakland. Supported by Oakland officials, grass root organizations and legal assistance groups, the office will provide...

“Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson,” is a new book that tells the story of a woman of unusual accomplishments—an anthropologist, a prolific journalist, a tireless advocate of women’s rights, an outspoken anti-colonial and antiracist activist, and an internationally sought-after speaker. Yet historians for the most part have confined Essie...

Corporate officers and staff of Fouche’s Hudson Funeral Home in Oakland  are honoring  C’Aubrey O. Peoples. Peoples’ career spanned 56 years with Fouche’s Hudson, from apprentice embalmer to general manager. The demands and changes in the funeral industry over these decades made him exceedingly resilient. His ability to manage the company and maintain a...