Carrying black and white signs, adorned with pink triangles, members of the Bay Area Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community took to the streets...
By Brian Day, San Gabriel Valley Tribune Japanese-American World War II veterans who fought in a segregated regiment their families were incarcerated in U.S. internment camps...
This is the year when you’ll finally do it. Your New Year’s Resolution is to find love. You’ve vowed to open your heart and your mind...
The Nation, the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States, has named Congresswoman Barbara Lee the “Most Valuable House Member” calling her a “full-spectrum...
Courtesy of Associated Press The Rev. Jesse Jackson last Saturday told relatives and supporters of a Milwaukee man killed by a city police officer that he...
Chevron has agreed to have Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) oversee the investigation of the Dec. 18 flaring at the Richmond Refinery and to keep the...
Jean Quan’s legacy as mayor of Oakland is marked by major improvements in public safety, economic advancement and environmental initiatives in the city. Mayor Quan was...
I approach 2015 with mixed emotions but remain hopeful. Our economy is improving from the collapse of 2008. Our stock market has rebounded, employment rates are...
AMCAL Multi-Housing and Bayview based Young Community Developers, Inc. (YCD) recently broke ground on a 60-unit affordable housing development at the San Francisco shipyard. The partnership...
After fighting for improving relations between Cuba and the U.S. for 37 years, Congresswoman Barbara is savoring the moment – the formal announcement recently that President...
San Leandro has been selected as one of six jurisdictions in California for inclusion in a statewide program that provides new funding for residential seismic retrofit...
By Stephen A. Crockett, Jr. – The Root A Howard University running back, who returned to his Texas home while on holiday break, was shot and...
Santa Clara – Frank Gore is the all-time franchise player for the Forty-Niners. Today he became the eleventh player in NFL history with eight 1,000 yard...
Shawn Granberry, CEO of Watch Now Networks, Inc. is using his technology company to change the game of content creation and delivery on a...
Dr. Craig A. Dossman and First Lady Mickey R. Dossman will be installed as the new spiritual leaders of Wings of Love Marantha Ministries on Saturday,...
Smiles and laughter filled the Westside Club at the Oakland Coliseum at the Christmas party sponsored by Council Member Desley Brooks and Sports Agent...
A town hall meeting seeking solutions to the “strained relations between law enforcement and our communities” was held Wednesday night, hosted by Alameda County Supervisor Keith...
During this wonderful Christmas season, I would like to offer my Christmas wish list for Black America. Love – my first wish. It is so easy...
(Reuters) – From the dingy donut shops of Manhattan to the cloistered police watering holes in Brooklyn, a number of black NYPD officers say they have...
Everybody needs a hero in his or her life. Somebody to look up to. Somebody to want to be like some day, to follow and admire...
Mayor-elect Libby Schaaf will celebrate her inauguration as Oakland’s 50th mayor with a weeklong series of “Made in Oakland” events lauding the diversity, creativity and can-do...
Jimmy Pendergrass, a retired Stockton Police Department employee, who was hit while crossing the street on his way to work died Tuesday, December 23nd. He was...
Since the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was officially declared on March 22 in Guinea, it has claimed 6,387 lives in the region. The outbreak is...
Raiders offensive tackle Menelik Watson donated his week 16 game check, which equates to a gross amount of more than $36,000, to a sick 4-year old...
The Kapor Center for Social Impact recently hosted the 2nd annual Brothers Code, providing over 200 middle and high school students a chance to learn...
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