The Oakland Unified School District has adopted a new policy that will allow it to revisit how it will spend its construction bond funds, raising concerns...
By Richard Wembe Johnson, Folsom Prison The obvious misconduct and negligence of the Baltimore police in the death of Freddie Gray sparked community responses of...
The Mill Valley Memorial Day “I Love a Parade” on Monday, May 25 was a success where over 35 young people from Performing Stars participated, including...
The Vallejo Admirals baseball team doesn’t have a working ice machine. In the hot days of summer an ice-cold drink and baseball go hand-in-hand. A...
The California Alliance of African American Educators (CAAAE) has received a Super Bowl 50 Fund Playmaker grant for extraordinary community efforts and community impact. The...
The San Leandro Public Library is hosting “Every Hero Has a Story,” the library’s free summer reading program for young people. Children and teenagers earn...
Fifty-seven percent of metropolitan San Francisco’s Black children live in the area’s least healthy neighborhoods for childhood development, according to the recently developed Child Opportunity Index.
By Omar de la Cruz Having spent my entire life in Oakland, I know the many faces and channels of the city. As a resident...
Whether you’re looking to have some fun, get in a good workout or train for a competition, boxing is a great outlet to get in shape...
As part of Creative Time’s Dreaming in Daylight series in Central Park, poet Marc Bamuthi Joseph will present a new art experience, “Black Joy in the...
The Oakland City Council is set to vote Tuesday evening on a controversial proposal to sell a city-owned parcel to build a luxury apartment tower at...
The City of Stockton Community Advisory Board is hosting a day-long symposium in June on crime prevention for residents and interested others to hear speakers and...
Oakland residents are strongly advocating for a citywide privacy policy that would monitor the use of a surveillance system used to collect and monitor data, respond...
The Richmond, California, Regla Cuba Friendship Committee will present two feature films, including one on former Black Panther Assata Shakur, by prize-winning Cuban filmmaker Gloria Rolando,...
Jonathan Brumfield, an Oakland artist and educator, spoke on behalf of graduate students at San Francisco State University’s Commencement on Friday, May 22. Brumfield acknowledged...
Vallejo’s annual Filipino Independence Day is June 6. The event kicks-off with a great parade at 9:30 a.m. at Capitol and Marin, then continues with...
Dan Monte is raising awareness of climate change and peace with a cross-country bike trip from San Rafael to Washington, D.C. Early on Memorial Day,...
The public is invited to attend the 2015 Cherry Festival Parade, which will take place on Saturday, June 6 beginning at 10 a.m. The parade...
Carquinez Cemetery, Vallejo’s oldest cemetery dating back to 1857 located on Benicia Road near Rollingwood Avenue, recently benefited from the leadership efforts of Eagle Scout Elijah...
Damian Mackey is a man that will never give up and always works hard to make a change. As principal of James Logan High School,...
Carolyn Russell, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, recently received the Women of Distinction Empowerment Award from First African Methodist Episcopal Church (FAME) in Oakland for...
After an 11-month campaign, direct care staff at Edgewood Center for Children and Families are officially members of the Teamsters union. “It feels so incredible...
Mary Cook said her son was physically beaten while a prisoner at Santa Rita jail in San Ramon and wants to warn others of the issue.
Berkeley High School Senior Kadijah Diani Means has been working hard during her high school career to bring racial equity to the world – and the...
The City Council took a first step this week to enact a policy that has been four years in the making and could improve the level...
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