A monument listing the names of the 100 Oakland members of the armed forces who were killed in the Vietnam War was dedicated at the...
By Darwin BondGraham, East Bay Express At the end of a nine-hour meeting that went until 2 a.m. this morning, the Oakland City Council approved a...
The Black Father Project was established to celebrate Black fatherhood and counter the negative narrative about Black fathers. The current narrative is harmful to the Black...
This Father’s Day Weekend, join in celebrating Rev. Dr. Harold R. Mayberry, senior pastor of First AME Church Oakland, 50 years in ministry. The exciting celebration...
Oakland, CA – The second week of Raiders OTAs got off to a slow start due to returning after the holiday. But the smiles and laughter...
Responding to protests against the planned closure of its highly successful reading clinic for special education students, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has scheduled a community...
Feras Fahed Abushaar grew up in Kuwait knowing precisely the damage that conflict could cause. Both his Syrian father and Palestinian mother had lost their...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is readying a fraud prevention initiative that removes Social Security numbers from Medicare cards to help combat identity...
For several years, UCLA history professor Kelly Lytle Hernández has reached into Los Angeles history, back before the city was even city or California was even...
The public is invited to reception and fundraiser to support the Visual and Performing Arts Programs at Bayside/Martin Luther King Jr. Academy in Marin City. Donna...
Several “disruptions” occurred at a high school event at Richmond Memorial Auditorium on Thursday. One involved an idea for a smartphone app that can track...
AC Transit has announced an increase in fares and passes starting July 1, which the transit agency says hasn’t been done since 2011. Fares not...
By: Yasmin Anwar, UC Berkeley News Humans are not the only species to show a strong work ethic and scruples. UC Berkeley researchers have found evidence...
Almost all the housing that is being built in Oakland is at high-end market rates, and nothing is under construction for those who are moderate-,...
Featured writers will include Walter Mosley, Roxane Gay and Alicia Garza Over the weekend of June 3 and 4, the third annual Bay Area Book Festival...
The best two teams in the NBA went undefeated through the first two rounds. But it was the Warriors that set a new record by sweeping...
Parents and teachers attend a meeting Monday at Manzanita Community School calling on school board members to keep budget cuts away from school sites. Photo by...
Led by Ashara Ekundayo and Holley Murchison, the “Art & Race” conference will take place at Oakland’s Impact Hub, 2323 Broadway Saturday and Sunday, June...
Joy DeGruy will be the keynote speaker at the Rafiki Coalition’s health summit. The annual Black Health and Healing Summit will take place the first weekend...
Wealth and Disparities Members of Justice for Mario Woods speak with a press officer in the California State Capitol Monday.(L to R): Denise Friday, Dionne Smith,...
By Orson Aguilar, The Greenlining Institute Some readers thought I went too far by calling policies pushed by the Trump administration and Congress a war on...
The City Council’s Life Enrichment Committee this week passed a motion calling for immediate relief to Oakland’s homeless crisis. The motion, proposed by Councilmember Rebecca...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer, The Bookworm Sez Everything has a price. You say you’ll never sell your granddad’s watch, your dream car, or that collectible you coveted...
Barbara Lee released statement this week, saying that President Trump’s proposed FY2018 federal budget “is, at its heart, a moral document.” “It puts on paper the...
Shown (L to R): Professors David Pearson and José Lizárraga, who nominated them, with award winners Arturo Cortéz and Nicola McClung. UC Berkeley photo by Christine...
Home-based business with potential monthly income of $10K+ per month. A proven training system and website provided to maximize business effectiveness. Perfect job to earn side and primary income. Contact Lynne for more details: Lynne4npusa@gmail.com 800-334-0540
