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...
People For the American Way will use billboards and social media to bring the censored artwork to Georgia voters and to people around the country who...
Black voters have the power to decide the election in Georgia, which will probably decide the future of our country in some ways we can predict...
The Providence, R.I.–born Philip Bell Downing was creative from childhood, always looking for ways to improve on the routines of daily life. As the son of...
As the only Black man on Oakland’s City Council, I know firsthand that public safety is an intersectional issue. It requires a focus on the history...
When I sit in the company of Mr. Ussery, I am reminded of being in Mississippi. I feel as though I am sitting on my grandfather’s...
I know that some folks don’t vote because they believe their vote doesn’t matter. History shows that it does. The best example I can think of...
“We are still living in a time and place where we need to make sure we elevate the experiences of Latinos,” said Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland),...
“Reparations are designed to repair and heal the damages done to Africans for 400 years who [suffered] through Jim Crow [laws],” California Secretary of State Shirley...
Mrs. Elberta Julia Eriksson, BCD, MFT, LCSW was born on March 19, 1930 in Nashville, Tennessee, and grew up in Oakland. She graduated from Sacramento and...
Trumpish state legislators are introducing laws to make it illegal to teach anything that might make white students experience “discomfort.” One Texas lawmaker demanded information from...
Hundreds of students from northern colleges recruited by the SCLC participated in demonstrations and sit-ins during Easter week of 1964. Most were jailed. “Some were made...
The community listening sessions are being conducted across the state by the Reparations Task Force’s seven “anchor organizations.” The seven, Afrikan Black Coalition, Black Equity Collective,...
Sedalia Sanders has had a lifetime of firsts, pushing boundaries in local politics. As a past president of the California League of Cities, elected in 1995,...
Granted, the Queen had no real “political” power; but as “head of state,” she still had enormous influence in Great Britain and the dozen or so countries...
In our system of government, there are many people with roles to play in defending our democracy. Congress can use its oversight power to reveal the...