ROLLINGOUT.COM — Keith Sweat walked on stage doing what he does best, begging and pleading for the women who love his music to get up on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Weinstein case has been categorized by some as one of the most significant #MeToo cases in history. This is because of the...
FLORIDA COURIER — As Democrats around the country protest and raise their voices to impeach and remove President Trump, the Congressional Black Caucus and other Black...
THE FINAL CALL — There was a mass shooting in this country every single day in 2019 and 29 of those 385 mass shootings were also...
Rep. Barbara Lee married Rev. Dr. Clyde Oden Jr., a pastor on New Year’s Eve in Santa Monica, Calif. with many Bay Area constituents and leaders...
For the past several weeks, a group of homeless mothers and their children have been residing in a formerly-vacant home in West Oakland. A large investment corporation,...
In mid-December, Game Changer LLC, delivered eviction notices to and erected a fence around nine unhoused residents who live on a tract of land west of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Saying ‘I want to improve my credit’ isn’t a strong enough goal to keep you on track to the credit you deserve,” says...
On Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, Rep. Barbara Lee will present the Oakland Citizen Humanitarian Award to Clarissa Doutherd, executive director of Parent Voices Oakland, for her...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — You can manage your credit to help you with future purchases — such as a home or vehicle — in a number of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jones said voting rights had been under attack since the 2013 Shelby V. Holder decision, which eliminated a lot of voter protections. “It’s not...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Police have asked that anyone with information about Tonee Turner, please call 412-323-7800, or 911. She was last seen at Dobra Tea, a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is an important step toward providing American consumers more accessible and affordable prescription drugs,” Congressman Clyburn said. “In the United States, our...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In 1965, Lewis and fellow activist Hosea Williams led what was planned as a peaceful 54-mile march through Alabama from Selma to Montgomery....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The primary reason that Cosby and his team cited to justify the appeal is that Judge Steven T. O’Neill allowed the testimony of...
Say his name—Oscar Grant! Eleven years after Grant was fatally shot by a BART Police Officer, City of Oakland District 2 councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas attended...
Oakland Not for Sale — a coalition of community members and educators against public school closures — is moving ahead with a campaign to recall Jody...
On Nov. 18, two unhoused mothers and their children began occupying a vacant property at 2928 Magnolia St. in West Oakland. Although the owner, Wedgewood LLC,...
By the late 1970s, drug traffickers were shipping so much cocaine to the United States that the street price of the powdered stimulant dealers cooked to...
When he’s not studying, Aldon Thomas Stiles, 25, a senior at Cal State Bernardino, writes freelance articles to help pay his way through college and assist...
The hearts of many were beating a little heavier Dec. 29 as civil rights icon and U.S. Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia announced that he...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This report is a great rallying call for us. It’s important that we continue as an education community to come together and have...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Perhaps, most impressive is that each of Dr. Oye’s four children followed in their father’s footsteps. David, Monique, Michelle, and Melissa Oye, each...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ethnic regimes were largely ignored in the mainstream media of the global North until the early 1990s, even when troubling events, such as...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Episode six of Watchmen (titled "This Extraordinary being"), depicts vital moments in Black culture, trauma, or experiencing trauma. Episode seven delves into how...