By Richard Wembe Johnson, San Quentin Prison The recent rally at Charlottesville, Virginia that resulted in the deaths of three people, points out the inability for...
From left to right: West Oakland Health Center Board member Gregory Nash, Board President Lloyd Ware, Board member Michelle Byrd, Board Treasurer Preston DuFauchard, Dr. Geraldine...
Mayor Michael Tubbs, the youngest and first African-American mayor of Stockton, has facilitated a relationship that will benefit local business owners and entrepreneurs. Partnering with Kiva,...
Last week, hundreds gathered outside of NFL headquarters to protest the League’s retaliation against Colin Kaepernick and for turning a deaf ear to the suffering of...
THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET OF THE DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE...
The second annual Buddy Montgomery Jazz Legacy Awards will be held Saturday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. in Berkeley....
Mwanza Furaha (center) peforms with band members (left to right) Michael McQuilkin (keyboard), Marciel Garner (drums), and Melvin Bell (saxophone). Photo by Godfrey Lee. Dr. Mwanza...
By James Harris Over the last few years, the illegal dumping problem in Oakland has become a city-wide crisis. There has not been one single day when I...
Sheryl Grant, executive director of Global Women’s Leadership Network with 2017 graduate Jumoke Kassim of Nigeria. Photo by Carla Thomas. The Global Women’s Leadership Network (GWLN)...
Mack original, Ed Thomas says playing for McClymond’s basketball team in the 1950s and ’60s was a great time in his life. At 6’3’’ he played...
By DJ Stewart Marvin Webb is a native of Richmond, an alumni of Contra Costa College, and the College’s former Head Baseball Coach. He is no...
Jeff Denson will teach a 6-week course beginning Wednesday, September 27 on ‘The Rise of Modern Jazz (1940-1959)”. During the 1940s and 50s, jazz transitioned from its role...
Sistas of the Links championship team members: Audrey Goins Brichi, Eunice Coffey, Debra Batiste,Lesley Stewart and Vanessa Donaville. Other Sistas in the photo are club members...
A strong partnership between the West Oakland Health Council and UC Berkeley’s School of Optometry will now bring eye care to West Oakland residents. On Monday,...
Bobby Mardis made his mark on the film industry in the ’80s and ’90s with some of the most recognizable African American filmmakers of the times....
Dorothy and Levi Reeves stand in their Oakland home, holding their wedding photo from 57 years ago. Dorothy Reeves agreed to become organ donors and to...
It was a coincidence that Oakland’s first new public school in more than a decade, called Oakland SOL, opened its doors Monday – the same day...
School district staff are working to fix water problems on the campus of McClymonds High School , saying the most serious and immediate problems have been...
Photo by JB@internationalmediatv By Belva Davis The Older Adult Ministry of Downs United Methodist Church in Oakland was the first African American Church group to organize a...
Laney College student with Tower Administration Building in the background. Laney serves an estimated 11,000 students annually. Photo courtesy of Laney College By Laney College President...
East Bay racial justice organizers convened an emergency press conference at Berkeley City Hall Thursday to criticize Berkeley are authorities’ “flawed approach” to addressing the white nationalists...
Student in Automotive Technician Program at College of Alameda. Photo courtesy of COA. By Tim Karas, College of Alameda President Community colleges are a workforce engine...
Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell kicked off the first day of school with a tour of hill and flatland schools, starting the day at...
Congresswoman Barbara and other East Bay political leaders held a press conference at Berkley City Hall Tuesday to condemn hatred, bigotry and violence as local communities...
A series of health and wellness educational events will be held in Oakland to help African-American seniors and other beneficiaries learn more about Medicare and their...
