Sculptor and former news anchor Dana King who the artist who created the larger-than-life size bronze sculpture of historic political leader William Byron Rumford, located...
Oakland Raiders fan and community groups are continuing their effort to mobilize fans of all 32 National Football League (NFL) teams to urge owners to keep...
Over 10,000 residents— mostly in low-income neighborhoods – have suspended licenses City agencies are joining together to conduct outreach to the city’s most vulnerable unemployed and...
By Niall Kavanagh, UCSF News Norman Tanner was searching for something but he didn’t know what. In Southern California, most weren’t like him – a young,...
Betty Maze was awarded with an Honorary Doctoral Degree in Theology, Th.D, conferred by the Global University of Theology on March 5. “Betty is an amazing...
Hailing from Kumasi, Ghana in West Africa and now living in Oakland, Ellen Manu-Bimpeh has been running Sankofa African Arts & Jewelry for over 20...
Part 1- Showcasing our kids Elbert McBride says, “In order for me to make a change. I have to be the change.” McBride has changed his...
Nine years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat from the fifth row on a City of Montgomery segregated public bus, Montgomery’s Women’s...
About 1,000 supporters of “Day Without a Woman,” International Women´s Day rallied Wednesday afternoon at Oakland City Hall. Photo by Ken Epstein Thousands of Bay Area...
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...
By Mary McInerney, USF News The University of San Francisco is honoring Alive & Free and its co-founder and executive director Dr. Joseph E. Marshall Jr.,...
Lifting spirits and encouraging people during troubled times has been at the core of gospel singing star Rance Allen’s joyous musical messages ever since he began...
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...
Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D- Richmond) honored Dr. Vicki Alexander as the 15th Assembly District Woman of the Year Award recipient. “It brings me great pleasure to present this...
The official opening of the William Penn Mott Jr. Presidio Visitor’s Center took place recently, as large crowd of people gathered at the main post of...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, a senior member of the House Budget Committee, released a statement this week slamming President Trump’s government spending outline as a “morally bankrupt...
By Ashley Nash Center for Elders’ Independence (CEI) participant Anthony Fleming joined staff and seniors recently at the center’s Josie Barrows Center for a Black...
Three times a week, a group of 10 students head to the park for the 100 Citizens program, a free one-hour workout led by San...
By Sandra Messick, UC Berkeley News The standing-room-only crowd was blessed by Corrina Gould, a member of the indigenous Chochenyo and Kerkin Ohlone, and Auntie Stella,...
Students at Coliseum College Prep Academy, a public high school in East Oakland, celebrated Black History Month last Friday by putting an assembly for the entire...
By Rushawn Walters, Howard University News Service As a young girl growing in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, a small town of 44,000 and 130 miles west Boston, Stephanie...
The Salesian boys and girls teams, along with the Kennedy High boys team, won their respective Tri-County Athletic League titles last Saturday. The No. 1-seeded Salesian...
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,...
By Sally Douglass Arce Justin is a 12-year-old African American boy living in the East Bay, who is in a fight for his life. Last year...
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...
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