Courtesy of The Richmond Standard Hercules High senior Garvey Buchongo may not have had a father growing up, but since age five she has had...
By David Gorn, California Healthline A plan to offer full state-sponsored health benefits for adult immigrants without papers is likely to spark one of the...
Courtesy of Rafu Noted artist and peace activist Iwao Lewis Suzuki passed away recently at the age of 95. “With more than 30 family,...
Carol Lee Tolbert, an Oakland native, is the first and only African-American woman elected to public office in North Oakland. From 1993 to 1997, Tolbert...
San Leandro High School will be hosting its annual Black History Celebration, organized by the school’s Black Student Union, on Monday, Feb. 29 at the San...
Life has a destination for everyone, however some may not know where that destination is going to be. Some people may have obstacles that block the...
Courtesy of Berkeley News Berkeley Law professor and former dean Christopher Edley has launched a nonprofit organization that aims to use education and related social...
Join leaders and activists organizing for a citywide moratorium on evictions and rent increases and other important proposals that can help Oakland residents stay in Oakland....
Oakland’s Legislation Committee unanimously passed Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan’s proposal for a resolution that would urge President Obama to require all federal employees, agents and law enforcement...
By Ed Pilkington, The Guardian Albert Woodfox, the longest-standing solitary confinement prisoner in the US, held in isolation in a six-by-nine-foot cell almost continuously for...
By Kitty Kelly Epstein There is an emergency in Oakland. The policies that prevail in Oakland City Hall are going to drive most of...
By Steve Hockensmith, SFSU News Rosanna Fajardo (B.A., ’15) says that the California foster care system used to have a clear message for the kids...
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf received an enthusiastic response from some community members when she announced she was calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to give the city...
Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond) and the members of the California Legislative Black Caucus has honored Ms. Betty Reid Soskin, 94, a Richmond resident and the nation’s...
Sacramento, CA – Kawhi Leonard returned to the lineup after a three-game absence. He didn’t look like someone who had suffered an injury to keep him...
When Brittany started attending the Pyramid Business Systems Telecom Tech program at Laney College this fall, she saw an opportunity to build her skills and...
Decenas de líderes religiosos del área de la bahía, incluyendo representantes de las comunidades Bautista, Judía, Católica Romana y Episcopales, se reunieron en las escalinatas del...
Casi un mes después de que el Ayuntamiento aprobó una resolución que designa el corredor de la calle 14 en el centro de Oakland como el...
Más de un centenar de miembros de la comunidad atestaron la reunión del comité Desarrollo de la Comunidad y Económico (CED) del consejo de la ciudad...
African-Americans continue to suffer disproportionately high rates of hunger and poverty compared to other Americans, according to a new analysis released today by Bread for the...
The Oakland Symphony performed the Notes from Vietnam with guest artist Van-Ánh (Vanessa) Vo, composer and virtuoso performer, who played several traditional instruments, the traditional zither...
A leader of the Oakland branch of the NAACP is joining efforts of civil rights groups calling on Mayor Libby Schaaf to rescind her unilateral decision...
By Tanya Dennis Money matters. Home, possessions, bank savings and investments dictate the quality of life, and many people live with an intent to leave a...
In an effort to improve transparency, accountability and trust between law enforcement and the public, CA Senator Mark Leno has introduced SB 1286, a bill allowing...
The Sausalito Woman’s Club’s Scholarship Recognition Fund is providing awards for students to attend colleges, universities, vocational and art schools. The woman’s club is associated...
