In the face of worsening drought conditions, the Marin County Board of Supervisors this week has decided to authorize participation in the Mill Valley/Marin County Sustainable...
The Oakland City Council will consider a resolution Feb. 4 to honor civic, faith and community leaders who have contributed to Oakland’s unique place in African...
By Howard FullerBlack Alliance for Educational Options This piece is being written in celebration of National School Choice Week It is extremely important for all of...
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is Friday, Feb. 7, set during Black History Month to remind people of the devastating toll HIV has taken and continues...
Civil rights and social justice advocate Rev. Willie Douglas has devoted his time to helping those in need. A native of Stockton who studied law at...
Stockton Police Department launched its mobile app this week, a free mobile application that gives the public unprecedented access to the police department. Working to better...
Blacks are being played for fools when the term Black History Month is being referred to as, “African American History Month”, due to political correctness. Black...
Marin Grassroots will be holding the Marin Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute Training Program, designed to help residents who want to become more actively involved in...
By Joan Davis After five incredible years as President and CEO of the Richmond Community Foundation, I am stepping down from this position at the end...
By Vl Hudson Creator of the first multi-racial comic strip syndicated nationally in the USA, legendary “Wee Pals” cartoonist Morrie Turner died Saturday in a Sacramento...
The University of Pacific (UOP) is featuring a series of events next month in honor of Black History Month, including “An Evening with Common” on Saturday,...
February 17th, 1937, twelve construction workers fell to their deaths while attempting to remove scaffolding from underneath a platform on the Golden Gate Bridge. On the...
By Steve Hockensmith, UC Berkeley News As 2013 came to a close, the media dutifully reported that the year had been the driest in California since...
Jim Becker, who has been working at the Richmond Community Foundation since 2005, will take over as president and CEO of the Richmond Community Foundation when...
The Oakland Police Department is slipping in its efforts to make substantive progress on court-ordered reforms, 11 years after the City of Oakland agreed to accept...
Oakland needs a “racially, ethnically and linguistically diverse teaching force that reflects” the students who attend the city’s schools, said Dr. Kimberly Mayfield Lynch, speaking on...
Some local faith community leaders are calling for people to participate in a “10,000 Pound Challenge” to lose weight in 30 days to improve their health...
After sitting idle and vacant for many years in a community that’s in dire need of helpful resources and programs for young people, the West Oakland...
The Oakland City Council honored the East Bay Warriors (EBW) Pop Warner Football and Cheer teams Tuesday night for their participation in the Pop Warner Super...
Working students are the fastest growing part of the student population in the country because most people realize they need advanced credentials to create the life...
An assembly bill that would allow California Community Colleges to receive full funding for courses offered in correctional institutions, AB1271, has passed the Assembly Higher...
Todd Anthony Shaw, more commonly known as Too Short, has been in the music industry for more than 20 years. A pioneer in the Bay Area...
Five Marin City pastors spoke on what the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday means to them during the local MLK celebration, held Monday, Jan. 20 at...
When husband and wife team Brandon and Tina McGrue started the BEY (Building Effective Youth Development) Center in 2011, they had a vision to mentor and...
Community members chose to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s holiday in Richmond by teaming up with the “Watershed Project” to help clean the Point Pinole...
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