The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) is presenting, “My Music is Who I Am: Identity and Resistance in Cuban and Puerto Rico Music,” a lecture...
Students, teachers and community members held a barbecue Monday to muster their forces to protect Dewey Academy, a longtime continuation high school that is sitting on...
Growing up in San Francisco, Rodney Jackson knew that he wanted to dedicate his life to his passion and love for theatre. As a child, he...
By Octavia Sun UC Berkeley is in the midst of a lighting project that aims to conserve energy and save money by replacing light fixtures in...
The East Bay Regional Park District’s annual Cajun/Zydeco festival returns to Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont on Saturday, Aug. 16. Bring family and friends for a...
San Francisco, CA – Another tough night for the Giants, they have dropped five-consecutive games, which stands as their second-longest losing streak of the season. San...
The San Leandro Public Library will host Sam Kean, author of the New York Times bestselling book “The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness,...
The 6th Annual Relay for Life was held July 19th & 20th in Oakland to stand up to cancer and honor those who have fought or...
The one and only James Brown– proclaimed “Godfather of Soul” who forever changed the landscape of rhythm, blues, funk and dance around the world–was a composite...
San Francisco, CA – The Giants made a move yesterday and acquired right-hand pitcher Jake Peavy from the Boston Red Sox along with cash considerations for...
While historical barriers that excluded Black America from the homeowner market for decades have crumbled, there are signs that emerging types of racial inequality are making...
The African American Wellness Project held a reception recently for its new its new executive director, Kevin Nichols. At the event held July 16th at the...
San Francisco, CA – Ryan Vogelsong got off to a great start. He retired the first nine batters he faced but unraveled in the fourth. Again...
By Victor Valle, CSC. Sokhom Mao shows me the 11th floor of Oakland City Hall, where he chairs meetings for the Citizen’s Police Review Board, an...
San Francisco, CA – It was a rare night for hitting triples but Yasiel Puig managed to hit enough to stifle the Giants. Puig hit three...
Federal Judge Thelton Henderson issued a court order this week criticizing the City of Oakland for failing to consult the court-appointed federal overseer when the City...
I was never moved by the singing of the national anthem until July 1 when Alana Smith, a very young woman, blasted into the mike outside...
Two leading local civil rights attorneys, John Burris and Jim Chanin, met this week with community members who belong to an Oakland police accountability coalition that...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee has accepted the “Live the Wage” challenge hosted by the Raise the Wage Coalition. “I hope by accepting this challenge, I will bring...
As Richmond’s City Council considered whether or not to approve the Chevron Refinery Modernization Project, a group of community residents and Chevron workers expressed their support...
World Hepatitis Day is an annual event, held on Monday, July 28, is designed to raise awareness and influence real change in disease prevention and access...
As election season gets into full swing, Oakland’s mayoral race is heating up as we get closer to the November elections and mayoral candidate Jason “Shake”...
The legendary sounds of Tower of Power are coming to the stage at the Concord Pavilion on Tuesday, July 29. Having launched their new album “Hipper...
The League of Women Voters West Contra Costa County held its annual meeting recently where it announced newly elected board member. Kia Croom was elected president....
The Hannah Gallery will present The Gospel Cafe on Friday evening, July 25 from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Enjoy food, fellowship, music and other inspirational...