The Black Contractors Xchange presents Building the Infrastructure of Liberation on Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. at Everett and Jones Barbecue, 126 Broadway with presentations on...
Chanting “No school closures, Oakland is not for sale,” teachers, parents, students took over the dais and shut down a Sept. 25 school board meeting at...
“I Give You Springtime of My Blushing Heart” by Bay Area activists Belvie Rooks and the late Dedan Gills is a love story — a poetic...
The City of San Leandro is hosting the 42nd Annual Senior Thanksgiving Luncheon on Wed., Nov. 27, 2019, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Luncheon will...
Mayor London N. Breed and the Department of Public Health (DPH) announced on Sept. 30 a new overdose prevention program for single room occupancy hotels (SROs),...
Khari Haynes starred as Flute in the Marin Shakespheare Company production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which ran from August 30 to September 29. This was...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — When federal legislation is blocked that would extend and preserve funding for HBCUs, such actions are not only an affront to today’s college...
The Jewish population is becoming more and more diverse, with Black and Brown people who are born in the faith or converts becoming more visible. Their...
In recent months, there have been many important and valid concerns expressed regarding the future of the Coliseum Area which may include the Oakland A’s. We...
Sickle cell disease is a blood disorder that predominantly affects the African-American community, although it is also common in people with a Hispanic background. The disease...
Retired NBA player and current ambassador for the Golden State Warriors, Adonal Foyle hosted the 15th Annual Hi Caribbean In White (HCIW) event Sept. 28 at...
“We built these ships, we dredged these canals in a San Francisco they never knew existed,” said African-American actor Jimmy Fails in the trailer of the...
Historians estimate that one in four cowboys was Black, yet little is known about their lives and adventures in the Wild West. The cowboy lifestyle evolved...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Shocked and saddened by what she was hearing in her classrooms when she worked as a substitute teacher a few years ago, freedom...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Wednesday, September 18, South Central opened its’ arms to The Beehive, the nation’s first-ever business campus for opportunity-zone (OZ) operated businesses. Here, some...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Cooper Green has maintained extended hours in order to accommodate as many patients as possible. After monitoring patient traffic for the last year...
THE AFRO — On Sept. 20, the “jam” of cars outside of the Serena Hotel in Kampala choked traffic in every direction Friday night; a very...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black artists, filmmakers and films were a key part of the mix at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival. Big budget movies, small indie...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The State of Illinois is seeking support for recovery efforts in northern Illinois following flash flooding in Cook and Will counties. On June 26,...
THE AFRO — ’s not very often that by the end of a play, there are empty theatre seats, audience members out of place and no...
OAKLAND POST — heryl Grant was an account executive and sales person for a high-powered corporation, training for the Ms. Olympia contest in the 55+ category,...
OAKLAND POST — Oakland’s Department of Public Works (DPW) and Police Department followed Mayor Libby Schaaf’s city administration’s orders on Tuesday to evict about two dozen homeless...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Getting ahead in 2019 requires financial wisdom, so local chapters of 100 Black Men, including the Indianapolis chapter, offer Dollars and Sense: a...
The Oakland A’s got beat by their own game. The long ball was the key to the Tampa Bay Rays advancing to the American League Division...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Los Angeles Urban League Young Professionals (LAULYP) welcomes young entertainment executives, marketing gurus, and bloggers to The Future of the Industry Entertainment...