Dr. Clayborne Carson will talk about his recently-published book, “Martin’s Dream: My Journey and the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.,” a memoir about his transition...
Jerri Lange (left) will present a photo exhibit of her several trips to Kyoto, Japan at the San Francisco Library, African American Center, Saturday, Feb. 2...
Point Richmond’s resident singer Claudia Russell will bring her eclectic blend of folk, blues and pop to Point Richmond Acoustic, Friday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m....
By Michele Milam From the March on Selma, to his views on the Vietnam War and his leadership of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Dr....
Assemblymember Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and Senator Loni Hancock (D-Oakland) issued a joint statement this week regarding the citations announced by Cal/OSHA against the Chevron refinery in...
“Te’s Harmony,” a spoken word theater piece written and performed by El Cerrito High School students known as RAW Talent, will be performed 6 p.m., Saturday...
By Lloyd Madden The Community Mobilization Leadership Coalition in Richmond, formed over 2 months ago, hosted a Meet and Greet reception last week for its local...
Oakland is launching the Oakland City ID Prepaid MasterCard program this week, making it he first card of its kind in the country. Oakland will provide...
Operatic soprano Angela Brown performed “A Woman’s Life” with the Oakland East Bay Symphony at the Paramount Theatre on Friday, Jan. 25. Based on the poetry...
By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor Some are calling Lailan Huen “stubborn” in the face of the obstacles and challenges to Oakland Chinatown’s newest mural, and some are...
By Ashley Chambers and David Scott Members of the Black Student Union at Skyline High School in Oakland are honoring former Oakland A’s pitcher Michael Norris...
Wells Fargo & Company is donating $300,000 to six non-profit organizations in the Bay Area as part of a $1.5 million in grants awarded across the...
Based on the work of the African American Male Achievement Initiative in the Oakland Unified School District, two local researchers are conducting a research project to...
A 15-year-old majorette who performed at some of President Barack Obama’s recent inauguration festivities has been shot to death in Chicago. Police say Hadiya Pendleton (left)...
Five men are facing charges in the shootings of two Oakland police officers. Nathaniel Joseph Cook was charged with attempted murder, robbery and assault in the...
Beth Eden Baptist Church held it 3rd annual Education and Scholarship Crab Feed Saturday, Jan. 26 at the West Oakland Senior Center. “This year’s crab feed...
Former TV anchorwoman Belva Davis will speak and singers Janice Maxie-Reid and Jeanie Tracy will perform at Downs Memorial United Methodist Church Scholarship Ministry’s annual Black...
William “Bill” Patterson Part One By Ken A. Epstein The City of Oakland has sent back $600,000 in federal funding to provide job training for laid-off...
By Paul Kawata As the nation commemorated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President Barack Obama was also sworn in for his second term...
“The 44th NAACP Image Awards,” a live, two-hour special on Friday, Feb. 1 (8 p.m.-10 p.m. ET), will showcase the best achievements and performances of people...
The City of Chicago will pay pay $10.2 million to a wrongfully convicted man who spent 26 years prison for a murder he did not commit....
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission High School Summer Internship Program is accepting student applications online for about 38 internships that will be available throughout the nine-county San...
By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor With members of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors saying they have no power to prevent the county sheriff from continuing federal...