The First African Methodist Episcopal Church (FAME) in Oakland hosted its “Christmas of Caring” celebration last weekend for 75 invited homeless community members. “FAME Oakland is...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld has presented a $600,000 grant to the Public Health Institute’s Regional Asthma Management & Prevention...
At this time of year, not everyone has the chance to experience the joy of the holidays. One young lady is trying to bring what joy...
The Bay Area Black Pilots Association hosted its annual holiday fundraiser banquet recently at Francesco’s Restaurant in Oakland. Hosted by the pilot association’s President John Favors,...
Oakland, CA – Three straight wins at home for the Raiders, this is the remedy that needs to be carried into next season. Whatever the motivation...
Marin City resident Sharon Turner was recently honored with a retirement party on Friday, Dec. 5 at the Hannah Gallery after retiring from 40 years...
In life, there are times when you are surrounded by negative situations – things that tend to bother you. These conditions may begin to create the...
Santa Clara – Things just keep getting worse for the Forty-Niners. After blowing a huge lead the San Diego Chargers fought back and tied the game...
The Black Elected Officials & Faith Based Leaders of the East Bay (BEO&FBL) honored dedicated leaders in the community on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at its annual...
Actor, comedian, writer, and radio talk show host Brian Copeland comes back to the stage this holiday season with an entertaining and humorous one-man show on...
Over 300 Jews, joined a few non-Jews, marked Chanukah, the holiday of liberation, by taking over the streets of downtown San Francisco, marching, praying, laughing, and...
Sacramento, CA – DeMarcus Cousins returned to the lineup after missing ten games with viral meningitis. With seconds left on the clock Cousins made a three-point...
In an unprecedented move, Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Push Coalition brought together 25 tech companies, civil rights organizations, venture capitalists, non-profits, entrepreneurs and U.S. Department of...
Rallying to support Marcus Books – Oakland’s historic African American bookstore – Delroy Lindo hosted the “Black Men Speak” series last Saturday with Danny Glover, Shabaka...
Residents of Sojourner Truth Manor, an 85 unit-housing complex at 5906 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Oakland, gathered in the meeting room last Sunday where...
Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus set off a storm of protests – including from some rank and file members of his wn department, when he held...
Members of the Oakland Raiders recently visited local hospital with the hopes of raising the spirits of patients, their families as well as hospital staff. Raiders...
A large group of community members and faith leaders marched down University Avenue in Berkeley on Dec. 14 – recognized as “Black Lives Matter Sunday” in...
Attorneys in the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office held a rally on Thursday outside of the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland to show their solidarity...
Nearly 800 community members and faith leaders packed into the pews of Third Baptist Church on Sunday to hear remarks from Michael Brown Sr. father of...
By Judith Scherr More than 100 people came to a raucous Berkeley City Council meeting Tuesday to vent their anger at what they said was police...
Wanting their voices to be heard in the rising protests against police impunity, high school students walked out of school and protested Wednesday in front of...
The Vallejo City Unified School District (VCUSD) has been improving students’ access to technology throughout the past several years, with each school now having one or...
The protests began in Ferguson, exploding after the prosecutor announced that the policeman who killed Michael Brown would not be brought to trial. They spread across...
The Mare Island Sports Center has been providing space for athletes from around the area to participate in various sporting activities and has recently partnered with...