Misty Copeland, somewhat of a pathfinder herself, weaves the story of her career in with Raven Wilkinson’s, whose work had been hidden in plain sight for...
Both Joseph and Mary were of the lineage of David, Joseph descended from David’s son Solomon (and Bathsheba), and Mary extended from another son Nathan. Therefore,...
The university has served the Oakland community for over 150 years. The student population is 37% Latino or Hispanic, 18% African American, 13% Asian and 21%...
Faith Baptist Church was the recipient of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Green Legacy Award. Faith was chosen out of a pool of dozens of applicants...
“The challenges we face affect us all, and all of us must be a part of our solutions,” said Mayor-Elect Karen Bass in a prepared statement....
What began as a solitary peaceful protest for voter registration became one of the South’s most important demonstrations of the civil rights movement. Leaders like Martin...
Chan was walking her dog when she was hit by a vehicle at 8:05 a.m. on Nov. 3, 2021, at Grand Street and Shore Line Drive...
On Oct. 31, SCOTUS listened to oral arguments in two cases challenging race-conscious student admissions policies used by Harvard University and the University of North Carolina...
In early October, we saw the 30th anniversary of the Berkeley Indigenous People’s Day Powwow and Indian Market. In fact, Berkeley was the first city in...
Mayor-Elect Sheng Thao’s victory is also historic: She is the first person of Hmong descent to lead a major U.S. city and — at 37 —...
"The purpose of The C.O.R.E. at Market Street is to address the needs of the family by tailoring academic and practical subject matter by age and...
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump says manufacturers have “aggressively misled Black women to increase their profits.” He recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of a client...
Not much has been recorded of Yasuke’s life. There are no verifiable records after 1582, and his birth country is unknown. What researchers do know is...
“As the first woman Speaker to lead Congress, Speaker Pelosi’s career was one of transformational leadership. From passing the Affordable Care Act and presiding over some...
Amid the success of the family business, the McKindras never lost sight of the support they had been given—and the importance of passing it on to...
Walter Lincoln Hawkins earned his degree in chemical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., a master’s in chemistry at Howard University and a doctoral...
These are the folks within our community who have been used by a white anti-civil rights activist named Ed Blum in an attempt to topple this...
Americans were in awe of young Philippa Duke Schuyler’s genius. The media often reported on her progress, specifically the Pittsburgh Courier. She received guidance, mostly from...
A wave of Black candidates in California are expected to win after Tuesday’s general election. Among them are three candidates leading in their races to be...
In August, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2508, authored by Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton). The new state law, Newsom’s office says, reimagines youth mental...
“While many states have taken steps to expand the right to vote to people with felony convictions, this report makes it clear that millions of our...
In the film, Fairfax native and former Marin County Chief Probation Officer Mike Daly, gave an account of his 30-year career in the Probation Department, where...
“When we talk about maternal mortality, we aren’t even talking about the 50,000 near misses, [the women of all races who had] serious pregnancy-related complications, like...
“The benefits of having more doctors of color in the mix are abundantly clear and supported by research. Doctors of color are more likely to practice...
“Black developers should have the same opportunities that any other developer has to build great projects that benefit the community,” said Don Gilmore, executive director of...
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