Louis Wayne Preston was born on January 9, 1946 in Martinez, California to proud parents Lucille (Macklin) and Willie Preston both of Benoit, Mississippi. Louis was the seventh child of...
Events every Saturday in February honor Black veterans of various American wars By Marco Frazier This year’s Black History Month theme is African Americans in Times...
A new City of Oakland report showd that during the past two years African American workers obtained a little over 9 percent of journeyman and apprentice...
Inspired by true events from 1944. A Dennis Rowe Entertainment and BRG New Arts Production, “Port Chicago 50” is a story of love for Country, the American...
High school students were among those who came out to speak at the Public Safety Committee meeting in Nov. 10 to oppose Oakland Police Department participation...
Sources are concerned Mayor Schaaf advocated for rules change to remove Kaplan. The Alameda County Mayors’ Conference will decide on March 14 whether it will...
By Daktari Shari Renée Hicks, Psy.D. It is seldom directly recognized that rhythmic harmonious movement is the natural state of being. Evidence of this fact is...
By Barbara Lee Since my election to Congress in 1998, I have attended every State of the Union. I have always believed that this event should...
By Lisa Owens Viani, SFSU News A passion for equity in higher education has driven Mary Beth Love’s groundbreaking work over the past 30 years as...
By Danette Mitchell Vallejo NAACP Vice President and upcoming City Council candidate Hakeem Brown recently delivered a no-holds-barred speech last week at the Martin Luther King...
Members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated and Phi Beta Sigma fraternity Incorporated host the San Francisco Bay Area Sigma Zeta Council annual Founders’ Day Celebration...
Kids, coaches and community members enjoy the newly renovated gym at the Bushrod Recreation Center in Oakland, donated by Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors....
The highest ranking African American Member of Congress, South Carolina Representative James Clyburn, is coming to the East Bay Thursday, Feb. 1 for a public lecture,...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Congressman Ro Khanna recently introduced the Marijuana Justice Act, the companion bill for Senator Cory Booker’s S. 1689. The Marijuana Justice Act...
Players and coaches of the McClymonds High School Warriors football team rode through the streets of Oakland Friday, Jan. 19 to celebrate their historic California State...
The Black Repertory in Berkeley will feature encore performances of “The Wiz” Februay 18 and 25, 2018. Photo by Carla Thomas. Black Repertory Group Mainstage Productions...
No schools have yet been identified for closing, says district Rumors have been circulating around the Oakland Unified School District mentioning names of schools that may...
Michigan State University has announced a $1.47 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundationto build an online database focused on the African slave trade. The...
Truck driver Martin Kauffman (far left) and electrician Art Ramirez (far right), who both donated their services to deliver Laney College’s tiny home prototype to West...
The Oakland Unified School District and AC Transit have announced that bus transportation service to Montera Middle School, Skyline High School and Community Day School will...
From Africa in Transition, Blog Post by John Campbell Far from dissipating, African anger is building over President Donald Trump’s negative characterization of Africa on January 11. African leaders...
Representative Barbara Lee honored two UC Berkeley Ph.D. candidates for their efforts to halt a Republican tax proposal that would have forced graduate students to pay...
This week, Oakland’s City Council unanimously passed Citywide Councilmember, Rebecca Kaplan’s Resolution to clarify that Oakland’s Police Department is to not collude with ICE, including in...
When mental illness or substance abuse occurs, family members are on the frontlines seeking help for a loved one while trying to dodge the stress that...
By Darin T. Wesley In Oakland, most electeds claim to play nice. But with whom? At whose expense? As rents skyrocket and affordable housing becomes a distant...
