The world’s 1.8 billion Muslims face the first Ramadan in recent memory under lockdown, curfews and other restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The holy month...
The 19th century brought about changes in the architectural designs of many American cities. New materials were used, buildings began to reach skyscraper heights. The downside...
The popular Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series will present Stacey Abrams “Making Your Vote Count” online in an evening that focuses on Dr. Martin...
The COVID-19 crisis is shining a bright and unforgiving light on the glaring economic and racial inequalities we live with every day. Public banking is a...
M’Dears Bakery & Bistro fills the air in its South Los Angeles neighborhood with smells of fried chicken, French toast, and homemade desserts. “It was very...
Oakland educators are joining with community groups to ask teachers and other members of the community who have the financial means to contribute all or a...
Not many people in the world imagined World War III would be against an invisible enemy, but all will agree Americans are fighting for their lives,...
In an effort to protect the safety and health of the citizens of California, the state’s Judicial Council set bail to zero for non-violent crimes. The...
In an effort to help ensure a steady flow of credible and consistent coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Facebook Journalism Project (FJP), along with the...
California has begun offering no-cost and low-cost hotel rooms to doctors, nurses and other critical frontline healthcare workers who test positive for, or have come into...
Congresswomen Barbara Lee (CA-13) was among 85 lawmakers who introduced the Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act on Tuesday. The bill would require the...
Historically, African American participation in advertising meant stereotypical images on product packaging. Some were blatantly racist. In the United States, Blacks first appeared in ads during...
Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau works to conduct an accurate count of the nation’s population, as provided for under the U.S. Constitution. This decennial...
Every time that I pick up a weekly ad publication from a grocery store or one of the many competing pharmacy-department stores, the first thing that...
At her Wednesday press conference updating the public on COVID-19, San Francisco Mayor London Breed took a moment to wistfully recall the Easter Sundays of her...
Oakland leaders need to act soon to close a loophole in the city’s tobacco retail ordinance. In 2017, the Oakland City Council adopted an ordinance that...
As the Coronavirus pandemic grinds on, state and local jurisdictions have enacted legislation aimed at softening the economic blow to workers, renters, and families. Measures include...
Parents, teachers, students and school employee unions are calling on the school board to “stop permanent school closures, mergers and charter school co-locations in Oakland,” which...
Less than 24 hours after a call from Gov. Gavin Newsom last week, more than 25,000 medical professionals have applied to join California’s new Health Corps...
After a nurse-friend who works at Kaiser Vacaville shared the difficulties of serving on the COVID-19 front lines, Jennifer Arrouzet, who co-owns Café Soleil in El...
A little over one year ago, members of the California Board of Equalization (BOE) unanimously selected Malia M. Cohen, former president of the San Francisco Board...
As if having to monitor their blood sugar wasn’t enough of a concern, people with diabetes are more likely to develop complications from coronavirus. It is...
Less than 24 hours after a call from Gov. Gavin Newsom last week, more than 25,000 medical professionals have applied to join California’s new Health Corps...
I have founded seven schools over the past 12 years with one mission in mind — to eradicate the achievement gap that Black students suffer year...
Small Business Assoc. Administrator Jovita Carranza announced on April 4, 2020, that SBA issued guidance clarifying that all faith-based organizations impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) are eligible...