June was Men’s Health Month, and as the month comes to a close, Kaiser Permanente is encouraging men to take care of their health by sharing...
As the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that total COVID-19 cases reached 9 million worldwide, California reported 5,019 new cases, the highest number of infections in...
We have all heard alleged stories of famous couples’ volatile relationships: Ike and Tina Turner; Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston; Chris Brown and Rihanna; Mike Tyson...
COVID-19 has added more strain to the recycling industry, which has been overwhelmed by recycling product bans and stricter quality guidelines due to the enactment of...
A local church is providing help to its community in the city of Richmond during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. St. John Missionary Baptist Church launched a...
People who live in Oakland can get free COVID-19 tests in Oakland in at least seven different locations. Those who have been tested described the process...
Alameda County, along with community and faith organization and the City of Oakland will support outreach for testing to West Oakland residents at the West Oakland...
On Monday, Dr. Geoffrey Watson surveyed the damage to his North Oakland medical facility caused by looters Saturday and Sunday nights, under the guise of protesting...
A team of investigators and researchers at the University of California Berkeley’s School of Public Health have launched a new study to better understand the current...
Across the entire county, Black Americans have been crying out for specific data on the impacts of the coronavirus on their communities due to high rates...
The cost of unequal healthcare is measured in human life, says Dr. Stephen Lockhart, the African American chief medical officer at Sutter Health, a non-profit healthcare...
There are growing fears that COVID-19 is now linked to a syndrome in children who may be vulnerable to the virus and can become infected with...
California is home to an estimated 11 million immigrants and many of them are Black — from Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and other parts...
On Monday, May 18, the Alameda County Public Health Official issued an updated Shelter-in-Place Order that allows certain businesses to resume operations at this time, under specific conditions. The...
If you’re a registered voter in California, expect to receive a ballot from your county elections officials in the mail for the Nov. 3, 2020, elections....
Sex trade survivors, frontline service providers, humanitarians, abolitionists, human rights activists, and women’s rights advocates are advocating to end sex trafficking and the sexual exploitation of...
Recycling Company Provides Critical Protein Items to SeniorsIn response to the growing need as a result of COVID-10, California Waste Solutions will provide the East Oakland...
THE AFRO — The campaign is a Call-to-Action and highlights the NAACP’s policy interests and supported legislation for African Americans and people of color, a large...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to state data that is updated daily, for Marion Correctional, as of May 1, staff members who reported positive results are 175;...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am proud to declare my strong and unwavering support for the unsung heroes of the coronavirus pandemic: our frontline workers. These hardworking...
“They’re just children,” is a statement repeated over and over by several local agencies working against the scourge of human trafficking, which include Regina’s Door, Nola...
Approximately 200 people gathered in front of San Francisco City Hall on May 1, to protest the stay-at-home measures put in place to slow the spread...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Tierra Norman spent her teens in Inglewood and attended George Hale Middle School and El...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Biden said he plans to hold financial institutions accountable for discriminatory practices in the housing market, and he will restore the federal government’s...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Collectively, they argue that too often, insurance companies refuse to cover emergency services, and either patients are forced to pay bills they cannot...