Established by a unanimous vote of Council members at their October 5 meeting, the task force will be composed of members of the building trades and...
Local data, submitted by unions in July 2020, indicate that “numerous disparities” under PLA’s currently exist in Oakland. However, data was submitted to the city by...
Let’s talk about the basics first. Managing your money can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t need to be. Understanding things like budgeting, saving, paying your bills,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Because of the tight economics of interning in a federal office, particularly for Black college students, some have suggested that interns should be...
In July 2021, when San Francisco established a November 1 deadline for all employees to be vaccinated, the rate of employee vaccination was 66%. In the...
Fifty years after the federal Fair Housing Act eliminated racial discrimination in lending, the Black community continues to be denied mortgage loans at rates much higher...
So far, the state has sent more than 500 notices to businesses informing them that they have violated protections put in place to protect people seeking...
Please attend the meeting Tuesday, October 26 and express your opinion; call or e-mail your supervisor and Keith Carson, president of the Board of Supervisors, through...
All Bay Area Rapid Transit employees and contractors will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or prove their full vaccination status by mid-December under a...
The revitalization of Esther’s, and EB PREC’s mission, has a deep personal connection for Session, EB PREC’s executive director and a Black, third generation West Oaklander...
Proponents of public banking in California say Wall Street banks have failed low-income communities, particularly people of color. They also say the public banks will provide...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom approved a COVID-19 recovery package Friday supporting small hospitality establishments around the state, including restaurants and bars.
In recent years, the proliferation of e-commerce and rising consumer expectations of rapid shipping have contributed to a boom in warehouse development, particularly in Los Angeles...
An average couple’s benefits would increase by $154 to $2,753 per month in 2022.
ILWU Profile: Renee Sharp, Local 10
We always knew that we would have to fight for good pay and benefits.
During a 1997 interview with Jet magazine, Taylor described herself as a “blacktivist,” and admitted that she had “no long-term career aspirations as a flight attendant...
During its third meeting, California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans looked at reasons formerly enslaved Black people migrated to the...
Billionaire John Fisher, owner of the A’s, has things to do before he can take over Oakland’s public port property to build malls and housing for...
Elaine Brown, former Black Panther Party leader and CEO of Oakland & the World Enterprises (OAW), has teamed up with master developer McCormack Baron Salazar (MBS),...
Small Businesses Can Receive a Technology Makeover or Marketing Services
Comcast California held a virtual press conference to announce a major new investment fund that will soon be available for small businesses owned by people of...
Legislation aims to bolster the City’s Cannabis Equity Program and further support cannabis business owners
Some Black business owners are concerned that, as has often been the case with large government spending programs, they will be overlooked.
When she was just 30 years old, more than 400,0000 members of California’s largest labor union, SEIU Local 2015, elected LaPhonza Butler to be their president....