Florence McCrary, a member of the Violence Prevention Coalition Family Support Advocates, representing mothers who lost children to violence in Oakland said, “As a mother who...
In a press release on Jan. 27, John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA), said white farmers are given an opportunity to do...
Since it first opened its doors in 1971, Public Advocates charted a unique course as an innovative, nonprofit law firm that didn’t just litigate in the...
Every gunshot heard in the neighborhood; every siren wailing past their window; the telephone ringing at an awkward hour — all combine to create anxiety as...
EVITARUS, a Black-owned Los Angeles-based public opinion research firm, is conducting the three-phase study for CHCF. The firm has extensive experience polling California’s diverse constituencies and...
“People have a false sense that the worse is over because the Omicron variant is not as deadly as the Delta variant, but what they don’t...
School issues, for example, often affect a child’s mental health and a child’s emotional issues or trauma are likely to affect school performance. In Alameda County,...
Many school advocates view these school closures as a land grab of public property by privatizers. Others see this is a way to force Black and...
Conducted in partnership with six grass-roots organizations, the first of the two-day sessions will be on January 27 and 28, 2022. The virtual meetings will begin...
According to District Attorney Lori Frugoli, community education is paramount in the work of the coalition. Student, parent, and teacher education is also something that MCCEHT...
Reporter Simeon Booker and photographer David Jackson covered the story for Jet. Other Black news outlets, including the Defender, also later published the photos, though not...
On the program, experts will share their knowledge about coming into foster care, training for foster parents, and the struggles, successes and triumphs of the children...
“Here we are now in this century, in this time frame, in 2022, and we are talking about something that took place in 1965 in terms...
“People of color don’t stop being people of color when negotiations are done,” said Jessica Dominguez, the founder and lead clinician at Kaiser Permanente’s La Clínica....
“Low literacy and limited access to information-rich networks continue to be chief contributors to the prison pipeline,” noted Tracie D. Hall, executive director of the American...
I believe that the president’s call to action was a reminder of the power of direct action. And a reminder of the power of the people...
For the 2021 baseball season, Kemp teamed up with a national organization and pledged to plant 100 trees in urban communities for every stolen base and...
Right now, an estimated 1.1 million Californians don’t have health insurance and are eligible for more financial health than ever before through Covered California, or they...
“It is not enough to evoke Dr. King’s name on his birthday, post on social media and then take the day off,” said Sen. Steve Bradford...
The press conference was led by the NAACP Oakland Chapter, representatives from the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Minority Contractors Northern California,...
According to Le’Lani Walker, a senior at OHS, teachers explained the work to rule action to students shortly before it began. Although she felt it was...
“Women can sometimes be left out of conversations around funding and technology. If our business isn’t technology-focused, we can find ourselves left out of finding ways...
Michelle Bryant, the Garden coordinator, was inspired by the White House Kitchen Garden that Michelle Obama started, and which was maintained by Melania Trump and now...
“As part of any major corporate development or sports stadium plan, local governments in California make the creation of a Community Benefits Fund part of the...
The inability to pass voting rights comes on the same week as MLK Day in America and serves as a reminder. Setbacks are all temporary, the...