Learning Black History Year Round: World War II was an era that spawned numerous important inventions. A severely wounded soldier could die of blood loss. Which...
Part 1 This Juneteenth is a poignant one for African Americans. Next month, as it has for the last 12 years, Omnira Institute will present its...
Richard Watson ‘holds down the bass’ beforeheading off to Berklee School of Music Vocal Rush, a five-time national champion a cappella ensemble based out of Oakland...
Last Saturday – a beautiful, sunny day in West Oakland – the banquet room at the West Oakland Senior Center (WOSC) was filled with over 200...
The public is invited to celebrate the Marin City Community Development Corporation (MCCDC) 40th Anniversary with a gala event: “Dancing with Marin County Stars,” from 4:00...
The City of San Leandro is pleased to announce a Cherry Festival Parade will commence the 2019 Cherry Festival. The parade takes place before the festival...
In celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the San Leandro Public Library invites the community to K-Pop and Halo Halo Night on Thursday, May...
The City of San Leandro and the San Leandro invite the public to attend the Jangala ballet performance by the Oakland Ballet Company. The event will...
You wanted it. And you wanted it very much. But, ah, well, you didn’t get it. You worked and you begged and maybe you even saved...
Benji Friedman is an artist living in Berkeley, who works in a variety of mediums, from paint to collage to found sculptures to digital pieces. Follow...
In celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Month, the San Leandro Public Library invites the community to celebrate with One Myanmar Community (OMC) dancers. The live...
Despite a long history of segregation and racism, America’s top pageants have broken racial barriers in recent decades. Vanessa Williams became the first Black woman to...
A special celebration of Oakland’s African-American abstract expressionist artist Arthur Monroe runs through May 26th with a series of events at 54 Washington Street in Oakland’s...
Some autistic individuals who possess extraordinary skills are called “savants.” Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins was an African-American autistic savant musical prodigy who mastered the piano. With...
Led by their mentor Asatu Musunama Hall, the members of Youth Empowered Wombmyn Achieving Self, Rites of Passage Program and Sisters of Tomorrow, honored 14 women...
News that Point Richmond’s free concert series is set to return soon is music to our ears. For the 18th straight year, Point Richmond Music (PRM)...
When it comes to fresh soul food, Richmond’s New Soul Café serves up five-star, finger-licking southern delights with a friendly smile. The Rich Life stopped by...
These days, you just don’t know what to expect. Things used to be laid out nice and easy: a real man took care of business, he...
The 29th Asian Pacific Heritage Festival was celebrated on May 3, 2019, at the Marin YMCA in San Rafael. The Festival was hosted by the Asian...
Travelers beware: a swarm of six-legged frequent fliers will soon land at San Francisco International Airport. The airport museum’s new “The Intriguing World of Insects” exhibition,...
Water stains and tattered edges. It was a shame that that happened to the picture you found, though those wounds give it dignity. You have no...
Angela V. Watson, a 16-year-old American ballet student at the San Francisco Ballet School and the only African-American student in the Women’s Advanced Preprofessional Level 7,...
The Post News Group is proud to display the faithful & flawless fashions of Bay Area churches. We’ll be spotlighting churches throughout the Bay Area, beginning...
You could be rich someday. That’s what they say: you could have a great job, a nice car, and a crib on the beach, if you...
Brown v. Board of Education was hailed as a landmark decision for civil rights. But decades later, many consider school integration a failure. UC Berkeley professor...