Read part 1 here As I was writing my most recent book, “Race for the Net,” over the last 30 months, I did not envision an...
August 6 is the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. If the constitutional amendments passed after the Civil War — the 13, 14 and 15th...
Activist and former Berkeley mayoral candidate Mike Lee died at age 64 of complications related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease early in the week of Aug....
The quest to raise $1 million to save and sustain local, small, Black-owned businesses in Oakland has come to fruition, according to Cathy D. Adams, president...
Quicken Loans’ parent company, Rocket Companies, was expected to begin the first day of trading connected to its initial public offering (IPO), The Greenlining Institute said...
Internet technology, which has changed the way we communicate, is estimated to generate global economic wealth totaling more than $7 trillion. In an era where the...
A happy mix of Oakland Street Academy staff and parents planned the school’s approach to distance learning together at an evening Zoom meeting. It was not...
Black Lives Matter is shouted, printed, painted and posted everywhere in today’s racial-and-social-justice-aware political climate, but those lives may be threatened by low participation in the U.S. 2020...
Of the many reasons, the late John Lewis is being praised for his work civil rights and anti-racism activism, I want to take this opportunity to...
For the first time in California, a local government is partnering with a private company to provide free charging for electric vehicle drivers without spending taxpayer...
Presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden Jr. chose California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. Let’s go win this, @KamalaHarris. pic.twitter.com/O2EYo6rYyk — Joe...
Oprah Winfrey, “O: The Oprah Magazine” and UntilFreedom.com have installed 26 billboards in Louisville, Kentucky to “demand that the police involved in killing Breonna Taylor be...
California Black Media A group of doctors, some African American healthcare advocates as well as Californians living with diabetes are asking the state Senate to take...
Late Post Editor-in-Chief was murdered while walking to work in Oakland on Aug. 2 — 13 Years Ago Chauncey Bailey was editor-in-chief of the Post Newspaper...
On July 31st, Vallejo Police officers found a racially-charged obscenity, along with other offensive language, spray-painted on the building occupied by Vallejo City Councilmember Hakeem Brown....
Having “conquered” cancer twice rather than being a survivor of cancer speaks to the power of Annetta Grady’s battle with breast cancer, twice. “I used to...
In response to calls for more diversity among corporate leaders in America, Assemblymembers Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) and Eloise Gomez Reyes (D-San Bernardino) have co-sponsored AB 979. The legislation requires...
At the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida on July 25th, in what has been called a “wubble” (women’s bubble) the WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) kicked...
Internet technology, which has changed the way we communicate, is estimated to generate global economic wealth totaling more than $7 trillion. In an era where the...
On July 28, Gov. Gavin Newsom reappointed Tia Boatman Patterson executive director of the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA), a role she has served in since...
The San Francisco Fire Dept. was established in 1866 and it took almost 90 years before the first Black firefighter, Earl Gage Jr., was hired in...
As the general election in November gets closer, rideshare and app-based delivery drivers are rounding up support to defeat a ballot initiative that will decide the...
Educators in Marin County are still very cautious about the reopening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are also concerned about the recent school reopening...
Lobbying firms, public interest advocates and some California constitutionalists are concerned about what would happen if the Legislature approves a rule that would allow lawmakers to vote in their absence. They are also urging Californians to vote ‘no’ on a...
For the first time in California, a local government is partnering with a private company to provide free charging for electric vehicle drivers without spending taxpayer...