Agnus the Play, a murders’ futurist trial set in 2047 written by Ise Lyfe and Matt Warner, will debut off-Broadway January 18th through February 11th in New York....
By Anthony Rendon and Chris Holden Apparently, history makes some people uncomfortable. The facts make some people uncomfortable. Pressure from people with a limited grasp of...
By Kyle Pennell Have you ever wondered how green Oakland is and how we are contributing to protecting the environment and combating climate change? One major...
More than 100 students showed off their green thumbs at Cleveland Elementary School in Oakland last week as part of the school’s Salad Day. The second-...
Graphic Artist Emory Douglas served as the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party. Douglas displays his artwork on tour in Auckland, New Zealand. Graphic...
Left to Right: Beverly Greene, Schatzie Allen Jefferson and Dana Lang celebrate at the COMTO Scholarship Dinner. The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) of Northern...
Over 100 community members recently gathered to celebrate the grand opening of Acts Cyrene Apartments at 9400 International Boulevard. The 59-unit mixed used family development in...
A medical social worker helps coordinate a holistic care plan for patients recovering from an injury, living with chronic illness, or entering hospice – and the...
Students sit in on a session at last year’s Brothers Code event. This year’s fourth annual Brothers Code event will be held from 8 a.m. to...
By John Sasaki The following is a statement released by the Oakland Unified School District after employees had their recent paychecks removed from their bank accounts...
The #WeChoose Campaign has already organized over 30 town hall meetings across the country engaging communities in building grassroots visions for public education. The next step...
A big chunk of this city’s decommissioned Army Base just got new life as Port of Oakland Commissioners approved a plan that re-invents the site as...
Rampant Racial Harassment Allegedly Includes Use of Term “Nigger” Throughout Tesla’s Fremont Factory According to a class action lawsuit filed this week in Alameda County, standard...
By Safiya-April Du Ewa From A Northern Louisiana Village to a Northern California Village 73 years ago, in February 1944, when Jesse Perry Jr. was just...
Practitioners gathered at Pomponio State Beach in April for the first event sponsored by the current officers of Oloshas United Bay Area. Photo by Jaime Marcic....
Photo by Barbara Fluhrer. Friends, family, and team members gathered for champagne at Coliseum Lexus Of Oakland recently to celebrate Oakland’s Eyla Moore: the first African...
Dion Williams, Mamie Williams, Deborah Watson, Anna Smith, Gwendolyn Smith, Edward Thomas, Lamont Watson at the National Black MBA Association’s Leaders of Tomorrow Awards. Nestled in...
By Tim Karas, College of Alameda President College of Alameda (CoA) is at the forefront of the “big data” revolution. “Big data” is an umbrella term that encompasses all...
The ballpark would be built at the current site of the Peralta Community College District headquarters, across the street from Laney College. Oakland Rising, an alliance...
From left to right: Margaret McFarland, Commonwealth; Shani Ryan, Chase Bank; Sylvester Grigsby, Community Advocate; Director Robert Raburn; Councilmember Larry Reid; Michael Johnson, Urban Core; Mayor...
From right to left: Chaka Lockhart (Basileus – Beta Theta Sigma), Guadalupe Allen, Lt. Yulanda Williams, Bishop Jerry Macklin, Elisha Mitchell, Anthony Rodgers, Tamia Robinson, Shomari...
“Steadfast and Immovable” the 95th SF NAACP Freedom Fund Gala at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco. Honorees pose with SF NAACP President; (left to right)...
When faced with a catastrophic illness or injury, what does a family do? Harold Goodman, Director of Operations at ACE/Horizon Home Health Care interviewed Dr. Brazil...
Shiloh Kingdom Builders (SKB) is an extension of Shiloh Baptist Church that works with entrepreneurs to dominate the marketplace as a Kingdom Citizen. At the conference,...
By Deja Osby Kassof When I was two and a half years old, I was placed in foster care, and at age four, I was adopted....