Pamela Price, who is an award-winning civil rights attorney, is getting unprecedented support in her bid to unseat incumbent District Attorney Nancy O’Malley on June 5th. Organizations...
Mercy High School hosted its annual La Merced Gala, on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco. Celebrating 65 years, more...
Cheryl Sudduth isn’t your typical political candidate. She presents a much-needed voice in politics, dedicated to social & economic equity, racial justice, educational system evolution,...
Born and raised in the Bay Area, Irella Blackwood and her brother were raised by their mother. After a devastating fire destroyed their home, the family...
The Malcolm X Jazz and Art Festival is Sat. May, 19, from 11:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Oakland’s San Antonio Park, 17th Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. Free....
By Mario Juarez In March, 2018, a group of advocates leading the efforts to reform the Probate Court system met with District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley. ...
NAACP leadership in attendance at the meeting included right to left, Leon W. Russell, Chairman, board of directors; Derrick Johnson, President, NAACP, Russell M. Nelson, President...
A recent racist incident at Lake Merritt, where a white woman called police on African Americans who were barbecuing at Lake Merritt, sparked a protest to...
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opened on April 26, 2018 in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. It is the nation’s first memorial dedicated to the legacy...
Oakland community groups are calling this week’s federal court ruling that the City of Oakland violated its contract with the developer a “temporary setback” as they...
Student member of the Oakland Board of Education Gema Quetzal Cardenas told City Council members public land should be used for affordable housing. Photo by Mona...
“I support you 200 percent on your re-election to the Oakland City Council,” said former 18 A.D. Assembly Member Sandré Swanson, enthusiastically endorsing Councilmember Desley Brooks...
Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets from the Toyota Center. “It feels like the finals.” said Cedrick Golden, Sports...
“It’s time to turn the tables” on the developer- and financier-led displacement agenda that currently runs Oakland, says mayoral candidate Cat Brooks, radio host, actor and...
Facing mounting pressure to solve the illegal dumping crisis in flatland neighborhoods, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has announced a proposal that community members say is “insufficient...
By Melissa Wilk I am running for Auditor Controller for Alameda County on the June Ballot. Currently, I serve as the Chief Deputy Auditor-Controller for Alameda...
Speakers at this week’s meeting of the City Council’s Finance Committee asked councilmembers to handle an urgent issue: the failure to hold the city accountable for...
Baltimore Orioles baseball centerfield, Bruce Maxwell, Oakland A’s Catcher and Vice President of External Affairs of the Oakland A’s Taj Tashombe showing Their Wakanda Pride. Photo...
Lucy Kinchen Chorale personnel, from left to right: Connie Davidson, Mignon Wynn, Jennifer Eurby, Dushka Hernandez-Goff, Lenora Thompson, Beverly Norris, Cressida Simpson, Yvonne Chu, Virginia Smyly,...
Co-founder of activist group Eastlake United for Justice Mari Rose Taruc speaks at a press conference on the corner of E. 12th St. on May 9...
Ribbon-cutting for the new hydration station at Joaquin Miller Elementary School. Funding to come from Oakland Soda Tax and Alameda County Board of Supervisors. The Oakland City Council...
With 130 house parties, nearly 1400 signatures gathered and a team of over 500 volunteers, Buffy Wicks has set her sights on becoming the next 15th...
By Greg McConnell | President and CEO, The McConnell Group Oakland needs a bold, new vision for housing. The loss of life in the Ghost Ship...
Discarded Oakland Public Library Books. Photos courtesy of John Jones III’s Facebook page. Concerns over the erasure and preservation of Black history and culture in Oakland’s...
Attending this week’s Rules and Legislation Committee to support a moratorium on the sale of public property were ( L to R): John Jones III, Kitty...
