Over 100 Oakland residents and community organizers attended a public forum at Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church in West Oakland on Saturday Oct. 4, to discuss...
Over 100 community members attended a discussion held by leaders of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 10 on Sept. 21, to oppose the...
The Marin City Fatherhood Council held their regular breakfast meeting at the First Missionary Baptist Church in Marin City on Sept. 21. About 20 men and...
Final Point-in-Time Count report marks progress made since 2017 Final statistics from the Point-in-Time Homelessness Count that took place in January confirm that the Marin County...
National agencies recognize Marin for digital upgrades and transparency The County of Marin has captured a national award for its efforts to digitize information for both residents...
Spending for multi-year federal grant and state funding initiatives will be influenced by resident feedback State and federal funding is available to help counties address community issues...
Ordinance and regulations approved; next-generation cell service still years away Whenever telecommunications companies are ready to start installing small cell wireless facilities in the unincorporated areas...
Board approves allocation of $190,000 from tax measure to support partnerships The past five years, a grant program offered by Marin County Parks has helped underserved...
July 25 session at Civic Center targeted to specific audiences The Marin County District Attorney’s Office is hosting a gun violence restraining order training to educate...
A federal regulation demands that certain health care organizations provide patients who have limited English skills a written notice of free translation services. But the Trump...
Astronomically at least, the solstice is the first day of summer. It’s the longest day of the year, when the sun reaches its highest elevation in...
Father Augustus Tolton, the Roman Catholic Church’s first Black priest, who is slated to become the church’s first Black saint, was born into slavery in Missouri...
Ebony Iman Dallas is the featured artist at Joyce Gordon Gallery’s June 2019 Year of the Woman. Dallas’ work, “Through Abahay’s Eyes” (Through My Father’s Eyes),...
Grand Rising Children of My Ancestors: As the gray rainy days of winter make way for the warm sunny days of summer, it is an especially...
In 1908, Col. Allen Allensworth established the only town fully financed, built, and designed by all Blacks in California. Now it’s preserved as a state park....
Reiki, acupuncture, herb treatment for low-income women with cancer The Charlotte Maxwell Clinic (CMC) is celebrating its recent relocation with an Open House to friends, community...
Learning Black History Year Round When she was 7 years old, Bessie Blount Griffin was slapped on the knuckles for writing with her left hand. So...
God on Wall Street As each day goes by, it seems like the discussion about reparations for African Americans is as isolated today, as it was...
The African American Family Outreach Project will present its third free workshop of 2019 with the focus on understanding serious mental illness, substance abuse disorders and...
The relationship between a mentor and mentee is unique. It’s an asymmetric relationship built on understanding, trust, and altruism. It transcends a biological connection and requires...
A huge mural honoring the life and legacy of Oscar Grant was officially unveiled last weekend, 10 years after he was killed on the platform of...
“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an...
Rhonda Craft, 59, of Sacramento, has been appointed inspector general for the California Department of Transportation. Craft has served as director of the Office of Traffic...
Dalvin Butler, an Oakland native and aspiring college administrator, recently graduated from the Rossier School of Education at University of Southern California (USC). Butler, 27, earned...
Governor Gavin Newsom announced that Alva Vernon Johnson, 51, of Elk Grove, was selected to serve as director of the California State Lottery. Johnson was director...