Oakland Councilmember Desley Brooks (third from left) celebrated Latino Literacy Week at Frick Middle School last week where she read the book “Esperanza Rising” to students...
The City of San Leandro’s annual Halloween Carnival is set for Saturday October 31 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Marina Community Center, located...
By Suzy Strutner, Huffington Post This holiday season, Starbucks is going Beast Mode with the arrival of a new special blended concoction that is...
African Americans in the city of San Francisco are almost at twice the number of stroke-related deaths, compared to other races and ethnicities. Charles...
As an educator who has taught in Oakland for over a decade, Dr. Larry Moore saw a need for schools tailored to the study of theology.
By Patrisse Cullors, reprinted from Huffington Post Last weekend, we learned with further certainty what we have long known to be true: Black and brown...
The National Lawyers Guild honored Oakland civil rights attorney Walter Riley at its annual Law for the People Convention, which was held in Oakland this...
In a hurried effort to respond to the affordability crisis facing renters, Mayor Libby Schaaf announced the launch of the (SHIP) Safe Housing Inspection Program....
Oakland City Council this week honored Gay Plair Cobb, CEO of the Oakland Private Industry Council (PIC), for her 30 years of dedicated service assisting job...
Click here to Nominate Someone In every community, there are individuals who go above and beyond to positively impact countless lives. Their stories deserve recognition....
On Wednesday, dozens of neighbors, artists, community activists and elected officials gathered beneath the 580 overpass on West Street for the unveiling of the third Superheroes...
Community members are raising the volume on their demands that the city protect Oaklanders’ rights following a number of noise complaints by a few residents...
Environmental and community groups—Earthjustice, the Sierra Club, Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) and San Francisco Baykeepers—have filed a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) action...
Santa Clara, CA – Just when the 49ers thought they’ve turned things around. The Seattle Seahawks rained on their parade. After ending a four-game losing streak...
Restaurants and hospitality businesses employ nearly 11 million workers nationally, one of the largest industries in the country, and are growing at a feverish pace...
By Kristen Bole, UCSF News UC San Francisco is launching a healthy beverage initiative in an effort to align campus food and drink sales...
Courtesy of Richmond Standard For decades, an historic mural capturing Richmond’s pre-WWII days was thought to have been lost and possibly gone forever. ...
The For Women in Science Fellowships have been awarded in the United States for the past 12 years to help women at critical stages in...
Students at Bella Vista Elementary School in Oakland had a chance to get active in a youth football clinic with the Raiders on Monday, Oct....
Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Democratic candidate for president, shocked people when he noted that 51 percent of African-Americans aged 17 through 20 who have graduated...
By Lynda Carson In a celebration of the privatization of our public housing, which threatens the poor, elderly and disabled with displacement from their housing,...
Ben Forstenzer, US Uncut The major media networks have been eerily silent about the latest wave of racist violence. In the last 10 days,...
By David Register, courtesy of The Guardian On September 18, after facing off against Harvard at the (Eastern New York Correctional Facility), our debaters were...
“Michael Brown is dead, and they still haven’t arrested that policeman,” Kim Nalley sings in anguished alto tones on “Ferguson Blues,” one of two original...
By Lee Ragin, Jr. When it comes to equal opportunity for women and people of color, one would think that in a state as liberal...
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