NNPA NEWSWIRE — When we decided to establish our new headquarters as a living building and began to explore what it takes to do so, we...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) prohibits discrimination in any aspect of a credit transaction. Under the statute, lenders can be liable if...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) called lynchings racially-motivated acts of violence and terror that represent a dark and despicable chapter of our nation's history....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I got started in the African American community. I got involved in the Civil Rights Movement when I was a kid. I helped...
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The seemingly sudden firing of Oakland Police Dept. Chief Anne Kirkpatrick on Feb. 20, 2020, without a publicly stated reason initially left some Oaklanders wondering how...
The Oakland City Council accepted over $240 million state taxpayer dollars to support what it promised would be a transformative, generational project creating jobs, expediting commerce,...
“Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God’s children.” – Speech...
Please Vote for Measure R. The City of Oakland, like many local governments, has public notices that are required to be published in a newspaper, to...
Under current California law, all public notices must be published in newspapers. Signed into law in Sept. 27, 2016 by former Gov. Jerry Brown, the goal...
Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, has introduced, a new bill, AB 3121. It calls for setting up a task...
If you or somebody you know is interested in real estate development or running shelters for formerly homeless people, now is the time to start paying...
Nine pilots and two animators spoke at the Feb. 17 Performing Stars’ “Red Tails” showing at the Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco. They shared...
Any day now Anita Miller could become homeless. The 58-year-old single woman, who lives in Long Beach, is just waiting for the county Sheriff to show...
The children and families in the cities of Richmond and Antioch will get the parks of their dreams. Through grassroots resident leadership and city/community partnerships, Contra...
Bay Area soccer fans can look forward to an exciting professional soccer game this weekend as the Oakland Roots Sports Club begins its second season on...
Seven high school youth leaders from Oakland’s Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center will attend the 2020 Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama March 6- March...
Dr. Raye Gilbert Richardson was born in Brinkley Arkansas in 1920 and raised in Waukegan Ill., by her father William Gilbert. Raye was 99 years of...
Last Tuesday, Assemblymember Sandre Swanson hosted a Gun Violence Roundtable forum to present Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s work on gun violence prevention. Bloomberg, a democratic presidential candidate...
Black History is history. It has been the history of the North American continent since a Black woman named Angela and others were brought forcibly from...
As a multi-generational Oaklander, former OUSD administrator, student and parent in Oakland’s private, traditional, and charter public schools – I am proud to have a 20-year...
Each year Forbes releases its richest Americans list, which includes well-knowns such as Bezos, Gates, and Buffet. Although these men are considered among the richest in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to Steve Benjamin, mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, and a spokesman for the Bloomberg Campaign, “Mike doesn’t just talk about ideas; he...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With hits like "I'll Be There," "The Love You Save" and "I Want You Back," the brothers Jackson took the world by storm....