By DeWayne Dickerson I was talking to my kid on Sunday about the verdict of the George Zimmerman trial. She’s six. She asked me the most...
BlackSpit, a native of Washington, D.C, is a graduate of North Carolina A&T where he obtained a degree in Arts and Communications. He now uses his...
Twenty members of Oakland’s clergy held a press conference Thursday in response to violence in the city and the recent shooting of 8-year old Alaysha Carradine,...
Students at Oakland Freedom School rallied to protest the Zimmerman trial in honor of Trayvon Martin around 1:30 PM. The march started at West Oakland Freedom...
One Million Call for Federal Charges Against Zimmerman By Benjamin Todd Jealous One million people. As of Tuesday morning, one million people have signed an NAACP...
Last Friday on a sunny morning at Martin Luther King Elementary School in West Oakland, more than 400 students joined by parents, teachers, and community leaders...
The Accrediting Commission of Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) has made a decision that could result in shutting down City College of San Francisco in July...
Richmond resident TyJae’ Chenevert received a full athletic scholarship to Louisiana Tech University this fall to play the position of ‘starting center’ for the Lady Techsters....
President Obama kicked off the summer with a high-profile environmental speech at Georgetown University. He put forth a plan to limit carbon emissions for coal-fired power...
Trayvoning By: Brea Hammonds Social Media has become the go to place for the latest news and the most popular trends. With the invention of Instagram,...
African American high school students can be seen walking to 1746 Broadway Ave. in downtown Oakland headed to a summer program. But instead of being taught...
The Bay Area Restore Section 5 Movement held its first East Bay meeting to organize an “in the streets” non-violent, voting rights demonstration to protest the...
While most teenagers are going out and enjoying their summer, a group of juniors and seniors from high schools all over the bay area decided to...
Medicare covers a variety of heath care services that you can receive in the comfort and privacy of your home. These include intermittent skilled nursing care,...
A group of local nonprofit job agencies, calling themselves the Oakland Workforce Development Network, are calling on the City Council to reform the way the Oakland...
On July 6, members of the Vietnam Helicopter Pilot’s Association (VHPA) from around the nation held their 30th reunion at the Hilton hotel in San Francisco.
Gina Hill, the new principal at the Oakland Emiliano Zapata Street Academy, remembers that while she was growing up in Cincinnati, she attended schools that had...
If you have been trying to follow the fight over City College of San Francisco by reading the Chronicle, you are probably confused.
The San Leandro Public Library and BrewMaster of San Leandro are presenting a free Millennial Academy workshop about home brewing beer on Saturday, July 20, 2...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez, LLC Your mother sent you to your room the other day. You hate that. You didn’t think you were being...
By Brea Hammonds Khailey Kwamilele, 7, recently competed at the Amateur Athletic Union West Coast Junior Olympics in Reno. She ran in the 100-meter, 200-meter and...
By Jaron K. Epstein The Oakland Unified School District is starting this month to move its headquarters to 1000 Broadway (11th & Broadway) in downtown Oakland....
The Board of Trustees and the Chancellor of the Peralta Community College District, Dr. José M. Ortiz have appointed Dr. Eric V. Gravenberg as interim president...
By Jaron K. Epstein The George P. Scotlan YouthandFamily Center, founded in 1966 and based at the historic DeFremery Park, is heading up an innovative flight...
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