Seventeen-year-old Rebecca Dharmapalan, who is a singer, and her 11-year-old sister Rachel Dharmapalan, who plays piano, recently shared the stage at New York’s Carnegie Hall after...
Israel put its best face forward for President Obama, and what better face to put forward for than Israel’s first Black beauty queen? Titi is her...
By Shaveela Raniga The South by Southwest (SXSW) 2013 Spring Music & Film Festivals, an “Artistry Battle” that takes place annually in Austin, Texas, this year...
Alameda County recently honored trailblazing women who have broken through the glass ceiling as CEOs and leaders of some of the most influential health care organizations...
Seventeen-year-old Rebecca Dharmapalan, who is a singer, and her 11-year-old sister Rachel Dharmapalan, who plays piano, recently shared the stage at New York’s Carnegie Hall after...
The 9th Annual CubaCaribe Dance Festival will present performances, workshops, demonstrations and lectures by master and emerging Caribbean and Latino musicians and choreographers, April 12 through...
Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) recently announced that he would introduce legislation to refinance a key fishing industry loan to help sustain fishing communities, and support...
John Lam, a soloist dancer from the Boston Ballet, will be honored in a program, “On Stage for Life” on Friday, April 12, presented by Performing...
Hayward has announced the appointment this week of Lori Taylor as the city’s new economic development manager Taylor will lead Hayward’s economic development program, which includes...
Mayor Stephen Cassidy announced this week that the San Leandro City Council has appointed Assistant City Attorney Richard D. Pio Roda to be City Attorney, effective...
Eight San Leandro schools participated in the Alameda County Golden Sneaker Contest during the month of March for healthy and greener transportation to and from school....
The city’s successful solar initiative GoSolarSF will receive an additional $2 million in funding for the fiscal year 2013-2014, according to Mayor Ed Lee. The additional...
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris this week appointed Venus D. Johnson to a three-year term on the State Bar’s California Commission on Access to Justice. Johnson,...
By Ken A. Epstein SEIU 1021, which represents 1,500 city workers, along with other unions that represent Oakland employees, held a rally at city hall and...
By Benjamin Todd Jealous One year later, the Trayvon Martin tragedy still stings – and some people are still throwing salt on the open wound. Last...
By Carla Thomas The women of Zeta Phi Beta Inc. hosted its 34th annual Christian Women of the Year Awards and Scholarship luncheon entitled “Virtuous Women...
By Andrew Cohen, UC Berkeley News The Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice has never shied away from difficult subjects, and its spring symposium—Race, Domestic,...
When Oakland Police officers responded Wednesday evening to a call concerning an armed robbery, Oakland police shot and “grazed the lower right jaw of an unarmed...
By Tanya Dennis Banks are encouraging underwater homeowners to short sale their properties, that is, sell their home at a loss rather than go through foreclosure....
The City’s Community and Economic Development committee will discuss approval of a budget for the West Oakland Job Resource Center, including allocating money generated from the...
The Metropolitan-Greater Oakland (MGO) Democratic Club is presenting a panel discussion on implanting national crime-fighting model Operation Ceasefire in Oakland, Thursday, April 18 at 8 p.m....
By Ken A. Epstein Community members and local leaders spoke out out this week at the first City Council meeting since Auditor Courtney Ruby released a...
By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor One of the key issues in Oakland City Auditor Courtney Ruby’s recent Non-Interference in Administrative Affairs Performance Audit involves a contract to...
By: Malaika Bobino San Francisco, CA – The last time these two teams met, one team advanced to the World Series. Today the St. Louis Cardinals...
The 25 Most Influential African-Americans In Technology twitter/chudson Charles Hudson, partner at SoftTech VC Diversity in Silicon Valley has become a hot topic lately. In a...
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