A New York City ICU nurse became the first New Yorker, and possibly the first American, to receive an authorized coronavirus vaccine Monday. At a virtual...
In the wake of confirmed in-store positive COVID-19 cases at Oakland and Berkeley locations, low wage Peet’s Coffee workers and ex-workers say they want the company...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Fifty years of making a seat at the table and building a pipeline for those to come, and 50 years as the 'Conscience...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Though largely viewed as a formality, the many challenges and the outrageous – almost treasonous – behavior displayed by Trump, his supporters, and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The person who is going to take the first vaccine in the state of New York, maybe the first vaccine shot in the...
Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan and the City of San Leandro announced a one-day seasonal flu shot clinic at the San Leandro Senior Community Center. The...
South Futon County, Wolf Library Sitting Room for Elders There is a poll worker at each of the 3 voting booths at this location. There was...
Teenagers are facing a particular set of serious issues in the midst of the pandemic, and many may not know where to find a helpful advisor...
U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-South Carolina), the Majority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives and highest-ranking African American in Congress, said California Gov. Gavin Newsom...
It was the late 1960s. The Southern Conference of the National College Athletic Association had never allowed a Black man into its fold as an official....
It is going to be a hard Christmas for many Americans. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 is soaring. The virus is spreading faster than ever. Families...
Oakland’s School Board voted on Wednesday to pass a resolution to implement Phase 1 of a reasonable compliance safety plan, a plan Black Organizing Project, Oakland Unified...
In a letter released to the public, NAACP leaders revealed that they urged President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in a virtual meeting on...
Free Four-Part Series December 8th, 9th,15th,16th, made possible in part by the City of Oakland CARES Act Funds Oakland, CA — Starting this week, on Tuesday,...
Video of Elijah and Quincy’s Flight Elijah J. Patterson Jones has been interested in aviation since childhood and his mother, Jonique Patterson, recognized his gift of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is good news for the Black Press of America in 2021,” declared Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO of the...
The Oakland Unified School District recently grabbed headlines when progressives won three out of four open seats on the school board, for the first time in...
San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed announced that Kimberly Ellis will serve as the Director of the Department on the Status of Women. Ellis formerly served...
Kaiser Permanente Northern California and Southern California achieved the highest possible rating for overall quality of medical care in the annual Health Care Quality Report Card...
Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, three vaccine trials have yielded promising results, and the first round of Americans could begin to receive shots as early...
A week after U.S. Rep. Clyburn called out President-elect Joe Biden for having only one Black person in his administration so far, two African Americans were...
Linda Thomas-Greenfield has been tapped by President-elect Biden to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Her appointment is subject to confirmation by the U.S....
If you watched Monday Night Football last night, not only were you treated to Tom Brady catching a glorious L at the hands of the Los...
Effective December 1, Alice Huffman will no longer serve as president of the California-Hawaii State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People...
Oakland City Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan, Noel Gallo, and Sheng Thao wrote an open letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday encouraging him to appoint Congresswoman Barbara...
