Shirley Weber, California’s 31st Secretary of State (SOS),introduced AB 3121, a bill that set up a committee called the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations...
“As early as 2012, Black and/or African American Tesla workers have complained that Tesla production leads, supervisors, and managers constantly use the N-word and other racial...
“The journey to college is mythical for most Black girls in California. Our nation has a long history of racial trauma and discriminatory behavior toward Black...
IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig said the IRS, which is still processing a backlog of about 6 million tax returns from the last two years, is currently...
“These funds come at a critical time in San Francisco,” said Mayor London N. Breed. “They will help us continue to deliver desperately needed affordable housing...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), a member of the House Committee on Appropriations and Chair of the Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, and Senator Elizabeth Warren...
Doris Fisher, worth $2.6 billion, has “focused much of her wealth and resources on building charter schools. She and her late husband Donald donated more than $70...
A former policy official who played a crucial role in guiding the Affordable Care Act – or Obamacare – through passage and implementation, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure enjoys...
It won’t be an easy time to be a justice committed to achieving justice for all. The court is now dominated by justices who are committed to a very different...
“It is going to take all of us working together as a city if we want to achieve our ambitious effort to move thousands of people...
Having a strong contingent of Black women judges on these courts means the lived experience they bring — in addition to their stellar legal credentials —...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee kicked off the Club’s celebration by sharing her memories and reflections about Hon. Shirley Chisholm who died in January of 2005. Since Chisholm...
Fredrika Newton, widow of Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton, read a statement in support of the proposal at Monday’s meeting, noting that an agreement...
“While HIV/AIDS affect people of all backgrounds, Black Americans have a higher rate of new HIV diagnoses,” said Rep. Barbara Lee. “In 2018, despite comprising just 13% of America’s...
Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan said the state needs to take responsibility. “Many years ago, the State of California took over control of the Oakland public schools, which...
This Saturday, there will be a rally for members of Oakland communities and affected school communities to fight against the closures beginning at 10 a.m. at...
His appointment won’t change the 5-4 conservative lean of the court, but it will mark an historic first, with a Black woman elevated to the nation’s...
“With the pandemic, many regular dental visits have fallen off parents’ calendars,” says Dr. Maggie Park, Public Health Officer for San Joaquin County Public Health Services....
Of the 314 total Oakland residents the coroner’s bureau recorded as dying of COVID-19 in 2021, they listed 106 of them, or about 33.8%, as Black....
California was among the first states to start tracking racial data to determine why the disease, based on early infection patterns, was disproportionately impacting Blacks, Latinos...
“Oakland faces a critical moment,” said Oakland mayoral candidate Derreck Johnson. “For too long, our politicians have over-promised and under-delivered — from homelessness and illegal dumping...
In May 2021, U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development required the Housing Authority to develop a Corrective Action Plan to address long standing issues at Golden...
The Center for COVID Control, which has more than 100 testing sites around the country, including in Bay Area cities such as San Jose, San Ramon,...
Florence McCrary, a member of the Violence Prevention Coalition Family Support Advocates, representing mothers who lost children to violence in Oakland said, “As a mother who...
When we see Kamala, we see ourselves. We are there. Some of you might think you could do better. But more often, we’re just glad we...
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