Oakland Citizens Committee for Urban Renewal (OCCUR) and The San Francisco Foundation Alliance with Interfaith To Heal Society (FAITHS) program present the 2018 “A Model Built...
By Jeffrey Heyman Throughout the year, the Peralta Colleges—Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, Laney College and Merritt—hold some of the best African-American and Ethnic Studies...
Dr. Gloria Arjona, a professor at California Institute of Technology, holds a hand drum she sometimes uses in her lectures on Black Mexican history. Photo by...
In the past two years only 9 percent of work hours on City of Oakland-funded construction projects went to African-Americans. At the same time, some elected...
Rebecca Kaplan’s proposal includes taxing vacant properties to fund homeless solutions. She recently spoke to the Interfaith Coalition of Alameda County about homeless solutions at the Mormon...
Senator Scott Wiener has introduced a bill to promote residential development near transit-rich areas in California. During a town hall held at Taraval Police Station in...
From left to right: Carlton Ashley Ward, San Francisco Post Publisher Paul Cobb, San Francisco Sun Reporter Publisher Amelia Ashley Ward at the National Newspapers Publishers...
District 6 Councilmember Desley Brooks has filed papers for re-election. “I’ve seen the tireless work Desley Brooks has put into bringing positive change into Oakland. She...
Marie Sturgell and President Ray Carlisle of NID Housing Counseling Agency at the Feb. 3 workshop at Williams Chapel Baptist Church. Photo by Sue Taylor. On...
By Barbara Lee Today, we celebrate National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and reflect on the tremendous strides we have made in the fight against HIV since...
Events every Saturday in February honor Black veterans of various American wars By Marco Frazier This year’s Black History Month theme is African Americans in Times...
Inspired by true events from 1944. A Dennis Rowe Entertainment and BRG New Arts Production, “Port Chicago 50” is a story of love for Country, the American...
By Daktari Shari Renée Hicks, Psy.D. It is seldom directly recognized that rhythmic harmonious movement is the natural state of being. Evidence of this fact is...
Members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated and Phi Beta Sigma fraternity Incorporated host the San Francisco Bay Area Sigma Zeta Council annual Founders’ Day Celebration...
The highest ranking African American Member of Congress, South Carolina Representative James Clyburn, is coming to the East Bay Thursday, Feb. 1 for a public lecture,...
The Black Repertory in Berkeley will feature encore performances of “The Wiz” Februay 18 and 25, 2018. Photo by Carla Thomas. Black Repertory Group Mainstage Productions...
Truck driver Martin Kauffman (far left) and electrician Art Ramirez (far right), who both donated their services to deliver Laney College’s tiny home prototype to West...
Representative Barbara Lee honored two UC Berkeley Ph.D. candidates for their efforts to halt a Republican tax proposal that would have forced graduate students to pay...
When mental illness or substance abuse occurs, family members are on the frontlines seeking help for a loved one while trying to dodge the stress that...
(Left to right) Student from QwaQwa, South Africa; Parish Kendricks, McClymonds Alumni; Jorge Abundis, Senior at McClymonds; Albert Mitchell, Senior at McClymond; Desean Neabeak-Brantley, McClymonds Alumni....
From left to right: Anaya Nassor, Ayanfe Durham and Brenda Hudson. By Dirk Tillotson Where you send your child to school is one of the most important decisions you can make....
The El Cerrito community will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a two-day event. The celebration kicks off at the...
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Michael Morgan, Conductor and Music Director of the Oakland Symphony, will discuss issues of interest to LGBTQ audiences at The Commonwealth Club of California Thursday, January...
The City of Oakland is hosting a public meeting Monday, Jan 8 for Oakland’s small, minority and women-owned construction firms to learn about the latest proposal...
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