Taj Tashombe The Oakland Athletics recently promoted Taj Tashombe to Vice President of External Affairs. In his new role, Tashombe oversees community engagement and outreach for...
The ballpark would be built at the current site of the Peralta Community College District headquarters, across the street from Laney College. Oakland Rising, an alliance...
Oakland youth, clean air activists, workers and labor leaders rallied Wednesday to kick-off a boycott of Phil Tagami’s Rotunda Building in response to the developer’s lawsuit...
Civil rights attorney John Burris held a sign as he marched in last year’s event for Mario Woods, killed by the police on Dec. 2, 2015....
From left to right: Margaret McFarland, Commonwealth; Shani Ryan, Chase Bank; Sylvester Grigsby, Community Advocate; Director Robert Raburn; Councilmember Larry Reid; Michael Johnson, Urban Core; Mayor...
Acts Full Gospel Church of God in Christ gave away 1300 turkeys last Saturday to the community, after church members went door to door in the...
Some Bay Area organizations are co-sponsoring with City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan and Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley to provide a Thanksgiving Holiday Turkey Giveaway at 10am, Wednesday November...
From right to left: Chaka Lockhart (Basileus – Beta Theta Sigma), Guadalupe Allen, Lt. Yulanda Williams, Bishop Jerry Macklin, Elisha Mitchell, Anthony Rodgers, Tamia Robinson, Shomari...
Dr Limbrick with special guest Tally founder of The In The Spirit Awards Girl Talk, a sister circle for Christian women has emerged in Oakland supporting...
By Ned MacKay As Thanksgiving approaches, with its sedentary schedule of turkey and television football games, mark your calendar for 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, Nov. 24....
The Allen Temple Baptist Church will serve dinner to their surrounding East Oakland community on site at 8501 International Blvd. After thirty years of continuous, dedicated voluntarism...
Board of Education President James Harris (right) and Elsa Ortiz, president of the AC Transit Board of Directors presented an update to community members about what...
Students from Aspire Lionel Wilson Preparatory Academy in Oakland spoke at Tuesday evening’s Public Safety Committee, asking the city to uphold its Sanctuary City commitment. “We...
By Bobby Mardis Nestled in the quaint offices of Point Richmond is great grandmother and author Tamara Shiloh, whose sole objective is to increase the historical...
On Thursday, the Mentoring Center (TMC) announced a unique collaboration with FamFirst Foundation to provide mentorship and programming at the West Oakland Youth Center. “We are...
Teachers, students and residents of Richmond and San Pablo rallied this week at the Board of Education meeting of the West Contra Costa Unified School District...
“Steadfast and Immovable” the 95th SF NAACP Freedom Fund Gala at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco. Honorees pose with SF NAACP President; (left to right)...
By Laney College President, Tammeil Y. Gilkerson, Ed.D. Last Thursday, I attended the world premiere of “FOR O.” – a play at Laney’s Odell Johnson Performing...
During the debate about the development of housing at Oak Knoll, in the hills of East Oakland, many in the community expressed the importance of including...
Speaking at Tuesday’s Community and Economic Development(CED) Committee meeting, Councilmember Abel Guillén urged his colleagues to pass stronger regulations that would restrict development in the area...
When faced with a catastrophic illness or injury, what does a family do? Harold Goodman, Director of Operations at ACE/Horizon Home Health Care interviewed Dr. Brazil...
A recently announced appointment of Ms. Daria Edgerly as Secretary of the Board of the Port of Oakland brought a very sentimental pronouncement from her: “Please...
Shiloh Kingdom Builders (SKB) is an extension of Shiloh Baptist Church that works with entrepreneurs to dominate the marketplace as a Kingdom Citizen. At the conference,...
By Deja Osby Kassof When I was two and a half years old, I was placed in foster care, and at age four, I was adopted....
By Greg Dill If you have Medicare, you can protect your identity and help prevent health care fraud by guarding your Medicare card like you would...
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