Highway 37 from Highway 80 to Highway 29 has been renamed the Vallejo Police Officer James Capoot Memorial Highway, in memory of the officer who was...
Charlotte, NC – They came in as a wild card and have proven they belong back in the playoffs. The Forty-Niners are headed back to the...
The Guardians of Youth Gala is presenting “A Night at the Oscars,” a fundraising dinner benefiting the Continentals of Omega Boys & Girls Club, which has...
Newly Elected Councilmembers Pippin Dew, Katy Miessner and Rozzana Verder-Aliga were sworn in along with returning Councilman Jess Malgapo to Vallejo City Council this week. Departing...
Parlisha Watts-Andrews, gospel singer, dance instructor, and public speaker, has always been interested in bringing the arts to youth. She opened Parlisha’s School of the Arts...
For many families of color who do not have deep pockets and friends and families in high places, interactions with police, the judicial system and even...
Playwright, poet laureate, and political activist Amiri Baraka died Thursday at Beth Israel Medical Center after weeks of failing health. He was 79. A Newark, New...
Oakland attorney Dan Siegel kicked off his mayoral campaign Thursday, staking out a progressive campaign that pledges to translate local development into jobs, keep gentrification from...
The youth ministry at Shiloh Church in Oakland will host its first Reload Youth Rally on Wednesday, Jan. 15, open to young people from grades 6-12.
The death of Nelson “Madiba” Mandela on Dec. 5 at the age of 95 was met with an unprecedented outpouring of love, respect and sadness from...
To avoid an international incident, my driver and guide finished their lunch and we resumed our trip. Up to that point, no one had ever...
By D. Demond King, The Redemption Center Recent legislation in Colorado legalizing recreational marijuana use is being touted as a “springboard” by many supporters of the...
The City of Oakland has authorized paying an Army veteran $645,000 to settle a lawsuit against the city, alleging that the man was severely beaten by...
San Francisco, CA – Phil Dawson’s field goal advanced the 49ers to the next round of the playoffs. Many predicted the freezing cold would keep the...
A Better Chance, established in 1963, is the oldest national organization of its kind that works to create educational opportunities for academically talented youth of color...
The internationally acclaimed African Children’s Choir will again perform in concert Sunday, January 19 at 10 a.m. at The Church by the Side of the Road...
By UC Berkeley News Janet Yellen, a professor emeritus at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a trailblazer for women economists in academia, will become...
The long-running NBC sketch comedy program, “Saturday Night Live,” will add Sasheer Zamata to the cast this month, making Zamata the first Black female cast member...
By Public Affairs, UC Berkeley Susan F. Rasky, an award-winning Congressional reporter who returned to her native California to teach at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of...
Andrew Lopez, driver of the Jeep Cherokee that crashed into a utility pole and burst in flames on New Years Eve, is recovering from his injuries.
By Ned MacKay If you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to get more fresh air and exercise in 2014, your East Bay Regional Park District stands...
By Jeff Wright Stop Investor Greed sponsored a Town Hall Meeting on Dec. 1 a plan approved by the mayor and a majority of city councilmembers...
The 100 Black Men Community Day Charter School in East Oakland announced it will close its doors on Jan. 24 after only being opened for 18...
Voices for Internet Freedom, in partnership with the Center for Media Justice, Free Press, Color Of Change, and the National Hispanic Media Coalition, will host a...
Over 200 community members joined the family and relatives of Oscar Grant for a vigil Wednesday to commemorate the Jan. 1, 2009 killing of the 22-year-old...
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