Ernest Clark, Jr., a well-known and respected leader in Oakland real estate and the non-profit communities, died on September 29th after being beaten to death by his...
Local Students Encouraged to Apply for Nearly $1 million in Aide during UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Empower Me Tour Thousands of Oakland high school seniors...
On September 26, the Oakland Unified School District Office of Equity (OoE) recently hosted a reception at E14 Gallery in downtown Oakland. Led by Deputy Chief,...
By Tammeil Y. Gilkerson, Laney College President In the wake of the disasters that are plaguing our sister states and countries around the world, students, faculty,...
Oakland Councilmember Kaplan, who has been a leader in regulating and legalizing medical cannabis, is calling for the City of Oakland to move with urgency in...
The 2016-2017 NBA Champions, the Golden State Warriors held their first media day ahead of the upcoming season last Saturday at their downtown Oakland facility. The...
Left to Right: State Senators Nancy Skinner and Scott Weiner and Assemblyman Rob Bonta speak at “Make It Fair” Proposition 13 reform townhall meeting Saturday Sept....
Oakland Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan and Dan Kalb (standing behind Kaplan) spoke Tuesday at a rally in front of City Hall to demand legislation to increase tenant...
The Oakland City Council Finance Committee met on September 12th to discuss numerous items, including the call to establish the City’ Public Access Channel. Currently, Oakland has...
When independent filmmaker Shirah Dedman moved from the San Fernando Valley to Oakland, she asked herself: What happened to all the black people in Oakland?, a...
The 2016-2017 NBA Champions, the Golden State Warriors held their first media day ahead of the upcoming season last Saturday at their downtown Oakland facility. The...
By Edrees Saied, DACA recipient As a foreign-born citizen, I am devastated with the Trump administration’s decision to end DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). Over 800,000 young undocumented...
As the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) closes its books for 2016-17, staff is pinpointing some of the financial missteps that led to the district’s current...
Oakland is facing a public health crisis caused by illegal dumping, which has increased by 100 percent in the past five years. City employees are working...
Vivian Prater. Photo by Carla Thomas. Vivian Prater is a member of ARPB Toastmasters Club #8933, which serves the Bay Area, including Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Alameda,...
For their 1981 masters’ degree thesis project, U.C. Berkeley students Marlon Riggs and Pete Webster produced a 30-minute documentary film titled “Long Train Running” that traced...
A public banking forum is scheduled for Monday at City Hall The Oakland City Council this week passed a resolution authorizing a public bank feasibility study,...
A coalition of community groups has come together quickly to oppose a proposal to build a new A’ stadium adjacent to Laney College and Oakland Chinatown...
By La Clinica de La Raza The Sweet Influence of a Harmful Product and Addictive Habit. Research proves many smokers today get hooked at a young...
Oaklanders have the chance to “taste the rainbow” today thanks to Skittles super fan Marshawn Lynch. Ahead of the Oakland Raiders’ first home game, Oakland residents can...
Rupa Marya, M.D., a UCSF professor and co-founder of the #DoNoHarm Coalition, believes police violence must be addressed as a public health crisis. Grassroots efforts around...
The Fall 2017 revival season is upon us, and Allen Temple Baptist Church in East Oakland is determined to build community. Themed “Building Beloved Community”, the...
From the 1962 Northern California High School Invitational Basketball Tournament program. McClymonds High School Warriors basketball team photo of 1962. Photo includes Joe Ellis, front row...
Local residents attend recent meeting against illegal dumping. Some of the major community organizations in Oakland have joined together as the East Oakland Congress of Neighborhoods...
Front row – from left to right: Paul Cobb, Antonio McCormick, Unree Harrell, Glen Stafford, John Guillen, Wendy Fox-Rankin, Emani Brown, Joyce Crosby, Mayor Libby Schaff;...
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