Local residents are organizing to attend the Wednesday, April 1 meeting of the Oakland Planning Commission to oppose the proposed sale of public land on East...
The City of Hayward will honor four local women at the third “Hayward Honors Women” event on Thursday, March 26, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at...
By Min. Ron Linzie As I read the enlightening weekly columns of Richard Johnson from Folsom Prison, I am encouraged and emboldened to also write sermonettes...
Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, APC Governorship candidate for Delta State, Nigeria, accompanied by his wife Mrs. Rita Emerhor and entourage which included Tunde Okorodudu, DPCF State Secretary...
The Educational Coalition for Hispanics in Oakland (ECHO) and the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) on Saturday, March 28 will honor over 1,700 Latino Students who...
By Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee Acknowledging a “sordid chapter” in state history, the California Supreme Court ruled last week that a Chinese immigrant denied the right...
For journalist and HIV advocate Jesse Brooks, spreading the message of HIV/AIDS awareness and healthy living has been a form of therapy for him. After...
By Troy Williams African Americans represent approximately 20 percent of the men and women in the Army and Marines, and 17 percent of the Air...
By Doris I. Mangrum In 1943, a 14 year-old African American male was strolling along the streets of Ferguson, Missouri when the police asked him...
By Tasha Ellis Have you ever believed that you can change the world? Have you believed that you could help to eradicate injustice? Growing up in...
Neighbors gathered at Allen Temple Baptist Church in East Oakland Wednesday night to discuss their concerns about the new AC Transit project, called Bus Rapid Transit...
The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has announced that by a March 12 deadline, it has received letters of intent to design proposals for four schools...
Yolanda’s Construction Administration & Traffic Control (YCAT-C) recently received a small business loan from the Neighbor Fund, a community-based and community-vetted revolving loan fund for small...
Dean Schillinger, MD, a practicing physician at San Francisco General Hospital, worked with the slam poetry nonprofit Youth Speaks to create the award-winning “The Bigger Picture”...
While many people are looking at the proposed Coliseum City development as the best and last chance to keep the Raiders and A’s in town in...
Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson spoke recently to a group of kindergarteners and parent champions at the “It’s Up to All of Us” Campaign Kick-off in...
Last week, Geoffrey’s Inner Circle in Oakland hosted “The Benefit of Words,” a performance event benefitting Marcus Books. The night was filled with music, poetry, and...
Mayor Tom Butt led dozens of young baseball and softball players last Saturday as they marched through Richmond streets in the annual 2015 Richmond Little League...
College students from all over the country are using their Spring Breaks to help rebuild the community and promote civic engagement in Ferguson. Students are coming...
By Min. Ron Linzie Editor’s note: Ron Linzie was the co-founder of the Broadway Hustlers, the AC Mob and a former Acorn gang leader. He is...
San Francisco – When you are passionate about your job, the day goes by fast. You lose track of the time because you are knee...
By Richard Johnson, Folsom State Prison Editor’s Note: Publisher Paul Cobb asked Richard Johnson what was his plan to function as a contributing member of...
San Joaquin County WorkNet will hold its 13th Annual Job and Resource Fair on Thursday, April 9. The fair will be open 10 a.m. to 3...
The story of “The Postman” starts in Delaware where Ann Maria Jackson is a slave with nine children. Her husband is a free Black man. When...
A subcommittee of the Oakland Workforce Investment Board (WIB) Youth Council, called the West Oakland Working Group, met on Feb. 4, and the meeting was ruled...
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