Bay Area Black Expo Honors Pastor Joseph Cotton, Jr. with the Leadership Award. Left to Right: International Model, John Calton, Black Expo CEO Rose Lyles,...
A woman of strength and faith in God, Verdie Brown Lipscomb is celebrating her 90th birthday. She is a member of the Women’s Mission Society at...
Organizers of the Oakland Black-Eyed Pea Festival are looking for African-American vendors of art and crafts for their 4th annual celebration of African American traditional to...
The last time Taquoise Newberry saw her daughter Larissa Oliver was on June 5 at a hearing with the Alameda County Department of Social Services. Larissa,...
At a meeting that went into the early morning hours, the Oakland City Council adopted three pieces of equity legislation sponsored by Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, cutting...
City Council President Larry Reid and Councilmember Annie Campbell Washington (In blue dress) speak at press conference in favor of a ban on the sale of...
About two dozen students from Skyline High and Castlemont High were recognized last Friday for their hard work and dedication to a summer program in which...
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) has announced Anyka Barber as its new Director of Engagement. Barber brings more than 10 years of extensive experience in...
By Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Superintendent of Schools Students need to feel seen, to see themselves reflected in their teacher’s eyes as having limitless potential. That’s how...
Joan Story has been elected president of the Board of Port Commissioners for the Port of Oakland. The port’s seven-member governing body unanimously selected Ms. Story...
Some of the supporters of the resolution to cut OPD ties to ICE. The City Council´s Public Safety Committee this week unanimously passed Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan’s...
A coalition of diverse, low-income, and immigrant students and parents from 17 organizations representing 30 cities from across California traveled to Sacramento Wednesday to defend state funding for...
As city meetings to discuss approvals for the Oak Knoll project near, criticism of the developer by some bay area anti-growth activists have suggested that this...
Following a hearing this week with Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and other top city officials, U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson issued a court order Wednesday requiring the City...
Oakland City Council members are moving forward with a proposal that would close a loophole in the rent law that allows unlawful evictions. The Community and...
By Jowel C. Laguerre, Ph.D., Chancellor, Peralta Community College District It is known that community colleges nationwide provide the most practical point of educational access for many students. ...
Youth Speaks, a world leader in youth development and spoken word performance, will host the 20th anniversary Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival from July 19- July...
Jalia Tucker, a native Oaklander who attended public schools in Oakland, is realizing her lifelong dream – to become a doctor of medicine. In her early...
John Williams, a single father of 4 sons, was looking to move from Sacramento back to the Bay Area but he was worried about the rising...
All 15 Childhood Development Centers (CDC) and 13 State Preschool Programs operated by the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) have received a 4-star rating through the...
Margie Mayfield, a beloved Oakland educator, died on June 26. She was 82. Mrs. Mayfield started her 30-year Oakland teaching career at Markham Elementary School in...
Pro Bowl MVP and Oakland native Lorenzo Alexander and his nonprofit, ACES Foundation, recently hosted its ninth annual Hold the Line Football Camp. ACES, which stands...
State Senator Nancy Skinner honored Fam 1st Family Foundation on June 28 for the 2nd Annual California Nonprofits day, hosted by the California Association of Nonprofits....
Shonda Scott is the creator and CEO of 360 Total Concepts, a management and marketing company headquartered in the Bay Area, providing businesses with program management...
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