As the Oakland Board of Education moves ahead with its search for a new superintendent of schools, members of the community are continuing to push for...
Marking the grand opening of the expanded Center for Latino Policy Research (CLPR) at the University of California, Berkeley, the Center presented an art exhibit...
Over 50 people East Bay residents canvassed the streets around Telegraph Avenue from Uptown to Temescal last Sunday in Oakland on Sunday, giving posters to...
This year’s theme for the RYSE Youth Center’s annual fundraiser, Rich City Blues, honors Richmond’s cultural past as a hub for blues, jazz, and zydeco in...
Though pioneering journalist Richard Durham (1917-1984) made Chicago his home, the subject of Professor Sonja D. Williams’s “Word Warrior: Richard Durham, Radio and Freedom” offers...
OCCUR and the San Francisco Foundation FAITHS Program, A Model Built on Faith, will present the second in the 2017 series of free capacity building workshops...
Women from myriad industries across the Bay Area will convene in Downtown Richmond on Wednesday, March 15 for an evening of networking, resource sharing, and commemoration...
Do you have a basic legal question but couldn’t find anyone who could provide an answer? Do you need to talk to an experienced attorney? Do...
The 24th Annual Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame Luncheon and Awards Ceremony will be held April 1 in Pleasanton. Twelve local women representing the region’s...
Faith leaders and community leaders are coming forward to express the solidarity of Jews, Muslims and Christians – in Oakland and across the nation – in...
Bobby Seale, who co-founded the original Black Panther Party 50 years ago, is scheduled to take part in two Black History Month events in Richmond next week,...
The Greenlining Institute’s new building provides space to several community organizations Last Friday, The Greenlining Institute hosted a grand opening event at its newly renovated building...
By Cat Brooks It is no longer questioned that the war on drugs has disproportionately impacted Black, Brown and poor people. What is less understood...
In the angry aftermath of the city’s eviction of a homeless encampment in North Oakland, Councilmember Noel Gallo and Joe DeVries, assistant to the City Administrator,...
Ongoing programing at the West Oakland Youth Center, an island of services for some of the city’s young people most in need of job training and...
Bay Area job seekers are invited to two job recruitment events to learn more about multiple positions at Tesla, the energy-efficient car company. ...
For Marin County residents, employment and training opportunities are available for mature workers, 55 years or older. The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) will...
Housing Authority wait lists are opening up as housing demand continues to outpace supply, especially for lower-income residents. The federal government’s long-term disinvestment in public...
[Dear Women of America,] The massive women’s marches of January 21st may mark the beginning of a new wave of militant feminist struggle. But what...
By Bill Coburn Team Leader With only a $12,500 annual budget, our all-volunteer food ministry team provides meals to more than 100 people during the week...
Dr. Amina Hassan on Jan. 21 received the 2016 Donald H. Pflueger book award from the Historical Society of Southern California for her biography, “Loren...
By Richard Wembe Johnson, San Quentin State Prison It’s quite apparent that most of you have come to the conclusion that you have all the...
Speaking at times with tears in his eyes, Bishop Frank Pinkard Jr., pastor of Evergreen Baptist Church on West MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland, became emotional when...
The State of California recently released the 2015-2016 performance report for the state’s federally funded local workforce development services, which found that the city’s...
“A Celebration of African American Poets and Their Poetry,” the longest running public program in Oakland Public Library history, will be held Saturday, Feb....
