24 hours, 12 shootings, 10 injured, 3 dead. Oakland has become a war zone, a modern day battlefield where children are toting guns instead of books....
It appeared to be a dream come true for small businessman Miguel Silva, owner of Horizon Freight, when he landed a three-year contract to transport German-made...
The Accrediting Commission of Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), under the leadership Dr. Barbara Beno, has draw national attention for its extremely aggressive behavior in its...
When director Kemba Shakur started an urban forestry nonprofit organization 15 years ago, the goal was to address the ecological needs of the community, which was...
Santa Clara, CA – It’s week three of the preseason and the end of NFL training camp. With only two games under their belt, the Forty-Niners...
It has been 150 years since the Emancipation Proclamation and 50 yearsÖ since my friend and mentor, Medgar Evers, was assassinated. My whole life has been...
Baseball. It’s not just a sport for Joe Sutton; it’s a way of life. In his new book, “The Years the Giants Won the World Series,”...
San Francisco, CA – They’ll take it anyway they can get it. The Giants rallied a comeback to tie the game in the eighth frame. Bottom...
San Francisco, CA – You could see the defeat in his eyes as he stood calmly taking questions. AT times he looked in disbelief as he...
Lynette Gibson McElhaney is the newest minority member on Oakland’s city council. Representing District 3, a large portion of her district is West Oakland, an area...
Celebrating 70 years of life, multiple Grammy awards winning Dr. Edwin Hawkins was honored for his many innovations in Gospel and R&B music last week at...
A one-day conference to empower parents to close the education gap, “Creating a 21st Century Village,” will be held Saturday, Aug. 31 from 8 a.m. to...
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), an advocate for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is taking every opportunity to educate the community on how this health reform will...
Oakland, CA – Eric Sogard doubled in a run and the A’s regained the lead bottom of the seventh frame. No better way than to start...
Chris Scott, who has been working at Devry University in Downtown Oakland for the past 12 years, seemed to fall into the career that was meant...
When you think of Amsterdam, what may come to mind is architecture and accents, not Blacks. However, Oakland Native Jennifer Tosch has made it her mission...
As eviction day approaches, the possibility of finding a temporary home for Oakland Maritime Support Services (OMSS) and the 18 small businesses that operate at OMSS...
Shanell Williams, Dr. Anita Grier, Alisa Messer and David Campos are all elected leaders fighting to save SF City College, which has been threatened with loss...
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Often called the “scarf lady,” entrepreneur Pherrillia LeBleu started creating infinity scarves three years ago, styling them in multiple ways to complement a woman’s fashion. She...
[vimeo 72070818 w=500&h=380] The Sunnydale Housing Project in the Visitacion Valley neighborhood of South San Francisco is perhaps the harshest place to live in the entire...
Principal Clifford Thompson sits in his office going over schedules and plans for his incoming students at the 100 Black Men Community School. The all-male public...
“Raise Rackets Not Guns”, will take place Thursday, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bushrod Park at 59th and Shattuck in Oakland. Youth...
Photo by: Ben Margot/AP San Francisco, CA – There was a time when the Giants pitching was stellar. It was the key to their success over...
While home foreclosures in Oakland have fallen in past few months, the city has seen an increase in the numbers of Notices of Default, which means...
