Almost half of the injured scooter riders in Austin, Texas, identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its first-ever study of dockless electric...
A special celebration of Oakland’s African-American abstract expressionist artist Arthur Monroe runs through May 26th with a series of events at 54 Washington Street in Oakland’s...
Allensworth was a town founded, funded, built and governed by African Americans in the early 1900s. Colonel Allen Allensworth and some of his friends decided to purchase...
Bluffton is a village in Allen and Hancock counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 4,125 at the 2010 census. Bluffton is home...
Some autistic individuals who possess extraordinary skills are called “savants.” Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins was an African-American autistic savant musical prodigy who mastered the piano. With...
Led by their mentor Asatu Musunama Hall, the members of Youth Empowered Wombmyn Achieving Self, Rites of Passage Program and Sisters of Tomorrow, honored 14 women...
Wells Fargo Bank gave a $2 million grant to an Oakland-based small business lender on Monday morning, according to bank officials. The donation to Main Street...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be the keynote speaker at San Francisco State University’s 118th Commencement on Tuesday, May 28. Speaker Pelosi will address the more...
Uber drivers around the world are logging out of the company’s app to protest its compensation policies ahead of a blockbuster public offering. Strikes occurred on...
Judge Damon J. Keith died April 28 at the age of 96. The Detroit native, one of the nation’s longest-serving federal judges, was a tireless champion...
In a city that cries out for more bilingual and STEM teachers in its public schools, the University of San Francisco has won a $400,000 grant...
On May 3, Dr. Warren Washington became the 77th Tyler Prize Laureate for his contributions to climate change research. The Tyler Prize which is often referred...
News that Point Richmond’s free concert series is set to return soon is music to our ears. For the 18th straight year, Point Richmond Music (PRM)...
Commuters Asked to Provide Feedback on Potential Express Bus Stop Locations West Contra Costa County commuters are one step closer to having more commute choices with...
When it comes to fresh soul food, Richmond’s New Soul Café serves up five-star, finger-licking southern delights with a friendly smile. The Rich Life stopped by...
On Monday April 22, 2019, a group of concerned Black men met with U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier at the offices of Fisher Realtors in Richmond for...
Emi Nakamura, a UC Berkeley economist, is this year’s recipient of the prestigious John Bates Clark Medal , widely viewed as second only in prestige to...
California regulators are overestimating the impact the state’s cap-and-trade system is having on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new policy brief from a researcher...
Who cares about Leonard Powell, an African-American, South Berkeley resident being able to keep his home of over 45 years? His neighbors care – they have...
In some ways, UC Berkeley’s College Signing Day on Wednesday was like any other meet-and-greet— moving around a room you’ve never been in, talking to people...
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) formally introduces a bill that she and others hope will help to stop federal agencies from overlooking Black-, other minority-, and...
Push is coming to shove in Venezuela. President Donald Trump has decided that the government of President Nicolás Maduro must go. They have recognized an obscure...
These days, you just don’t know what to expect. Things used to be laid out nice and easy: a real man took care of business, he...
Key recommendations about tax measure, entry fees Marin County residents have noticed recent improvements in Marin County Parks properties and facilities and want to see the...
Countywide Enforcement Took Place Prior to Cinco de Mayo The Marin County Probation Department conducted a multiagency operation on May 3 targeting 26 offenders on supervised...