“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...
“This past year, California has been able to move 58,000 individuals off our streets and into the housing and treatment they desperately needed,” said California Governor...
As a lawyer, California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger, 45, held various positions in public and private practice until she joined the U.S. Solicitor General’s Office...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At the White House before Breyer spoke, the President said, “I have made no decision except one. The person I will nominate will...
EVITARUS, a Black-owned Los Angeles-based public opinion research firm, is conducting the three-phase study for CHCF. The firm has extensive experience polling California’s diverse constituencies and...
“We must take advantage of every opportunity we get, and all do our part to ensure that our unhoused residents have a safe place to sleep...
“Congresswoman Chisholm was a trailblazer, a champion of the poor and marginalized, and a role model to me and so many other women in politics, especially...
School issues, for example, often affect a child’s mental health and a child’s emotional issues or trauma are likely to affect school performance. In Alameda County,...
“The actions of the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE), demanding the closing (of as many as) 20 community schools and a $90 million cut in...
Many school advocates view these school closures as a land grab of public property by privatizers. Others see this is a way to force Black and...
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