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...

Addressing Advanced Illness Care Community Needs in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties

The Alameda County Care Alliance – Advanced Illness Care Program (AACA-AICP) Care was founded three years ago after five pastors from various denominations in Alameda County...

Senator Skinner Pushes Funding for Clean School Buses and Trucks

On Tuesday, three state senators  came to the State Capitol to call for a major investment to fund diesel free school buses, transit vehicles, and commercial...

West Point’s New Barracks Honors First Black Air Force General Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York named its newest cadet barracks after Air Force General Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr, whom graduated from West...

Too Short, Mistah FAB , D’wayne Wiggins, Desley Brooks and Oscar Edwards Raise Money for Flood Victims

D’wayne Wiggins, Too Short, Mistah FAB in partnership with Oakland City Councilmember Desley Brooks and Oscar Edwards are hosting an evening of music to benefit the...

Mwanza Furaha Shines in Fairfax City Concert

Mwanza Furaha (center) peforms with band members (left to right) Michael McQuilkin (keyboard), Marciel Garner (drums), and Melvin Bell (saxophone). Photo by Godfrey Lee. Dr. Mwanza...

Ed Thomas Was McClymonds High’s Greatest Scorer

Mack original, Ed Thomas says playing for McClymond’s basketball team in the 1950s and ’60s was a great time in his life. At 6’3’’ he played...

Lag in Organ Donors Hampers Understanding of Dementia in Blacks

Dorothy and Levi Reeves stand in their Oakland home, holding their wedding photo from 57 years ago. Dorothy Reeves agreed to become organ donors and to...

School District Removes Lead from Water at McClymonds High School

School district staff are working to fix water problems on the campus of McClymonds High School , saying the most serious and immediate problems have been...