Congresswoman Barbara Lee Announces $3.2 Million HUD Grants to City of Berkeley

Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced Tuesday that the City of Berkeley was awarded three grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development totaling $3,244,837. The city will...

Opinion: Hotels Proudly Support Career Pathways

By Katherine Lugar, President/CEO American Hotel & Lodging Association; Lynn Mohrfeld, President/CEO, California Hotel & Lodging Association, and Kevin Carroll, Executive Director,Hotel Council of San Francisco The hotel industry is growing both nationally and...

Richmond’s Sergeant Larry Wills Returns Home to a Warm Welcome

Sergeant Larry Wills Jr. poses with family members, friends and community members. Photos by Joe L. Fisher. After joining the US Army in 2009,  Richmond native...

Five Steps To Ensure Your End of Life Wishes Are Honored

Radiant Scoggins, LCSW, psychiatric social worker at Center for Elders’ Independence, a comprehensive health plan for East Bay seniors, counsels CEI participant Jessie Doublin to complete...

OWH Studios Hosts 12-Hour Stream-A-Thon

Overcomers With Hope Studios, Inc. (OWH) will hosts its first Stream-A-Thon on Saturday, October 14 from 8 a.m. to  8 p.m.  at Liberty Hall-Marcus Garvey Building at 1485...

The Social Engineer Sends Over 100 Students To Camp

Students Participate in bonding exercise at the 2017 Social Engineering Project STEM Camp at YMCAs Loma Mar Camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Photo Courtesy of...

Interested in Attending a UC or CSU? Begin your Education at College of Alameda First

By Tim Karas, College of Alameda President Beginning your education at a community college and then transferring to the University of California (UC) System or California...

Black Wealth 2020:  New Economic Justice Movement Aims to ‘Turbo Charge’ Black Wealth in America

By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – According to the following statistics, the economic condition of America’s Black community is in dire straits: A recent study by...

Caregiver Support Through the Alameda County Care Alliance

Providing care for someone with an advanced illness can be incredibly difficult. For many the pressure to assess medical needs, monitor medication, assist with basic needs...

Parent-Led Group, Oakland REACH to Hold Oakland Schools Accountable

Parent Led Oakland REACH Gives Oakland Parents Their Power Back at DeFremery Park Press Conference. A new parent led group, Oakland REACH, hosted a press conference...

To Honor World Food Day, Mandela Foods Co-op Hosts Nutrition Justice Advocate

OUSD Office of Equity Announces Expansion

On September 26, the Oakland Unified School District Office of Equity (OoE) recently hosted a reception at E14 Gallery in downtown Oakland. Led by Deputy Chief,...

Opinion: It Should Not Take A Natural Disaster in Oakland

By Tammeil Y. Gilkerson, Laney College President In the wake of the disasters that are plaguing our sister states and countries around the world, students, faculty,...

CA Endowment Committs More Than $1 Million To Support State’s DACA Receipients

The California Endowment (TCE) announced last week  that it’s committing more than $1 million of its Fight for All Fund specifically to help Californians with Deferred...

Filmmaker Shirah Dedman Takes on Regentrification in Oakland in New Film “You A Nomad”

When independent filmmaker Shirah Dedman moved from the San Fernando Valley to Oakland, she asked herself:  What happened to all the black people in Oakland?, a...

St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church Childcare Offers 24/7 Care

St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church in West Oakland is expanding its childcare program to provide 24/7 care. The program serves infants to 5-year-olds, offering full and...

Carl Davis Leads Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce

The Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce (SVBCC) promotes diversity and opportunity for African American and minority businesses. Local businessman Ron McPherson, who served as president...

ACE Home Health Services – What is Hospice?

Home health services address many different needs and scenarios. In this last article of a 3-part series about ACE Home Health and Hospice, Inc., we focus...

TODAY: Free Skittles in Oakland, Thanks to Marshawn Lynch

Oaklanders have the chance to “taste the rainbow” today  thanks to Skittles super fan Marshawn Lynch. Ahead of the Oakland Raiders’ first home game,   Oakland residents can...

Dialysis Patients Rally to Improve Patient Care

Dialysis is a life-saving treatment for 66,000 Californians with kidney failure. However patient care is declining. Last Wednesday, 75 dialysis patients and allies rallied at DaVita...

Allen Temple Fall Revival Focuses on Building Community

The Fall 2017 revival season is upon us, and Allen Temple Baptist Church in East Oakland is determined to build community. Themed “Building Beloved Community”, the...

McClymonds’ Historic High School Basketball Team to Be Inducted

From the 1962 Northern California High School Invitational Basketball Tournament program. McClymonds High School Warriors basketball team photo of 1962. Photo includes Joe Ellis, front row...

Oakland Brotherhood of Elders Network Supports DACA, Immigrants

By Brotherhood of Elders Network In many ways our country is at a historical crossroads—will we land on the right side of history? The current Deferred...

Request for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation – Due Sept. 15

Kleinfelder is seeking interested Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) subconsultants/subcontractors for portions of work for the Golden Gate Bridge Physical Suicide Deterrent System and Wind Retrofit Steel...

Oakland’s “Millennial” Pastor Determined to Fund Faith-Based Affordable Senior Housing for the Poor

 (l to r) Working on final funding application details is the Beacon Developers’ strategic advisor Paul Purcell, Dr. Kenneth Anderson, MWA Architects Principal Carlton Smith, and...