Bay Area job seekers are invited to two job recruitment events to learn more about multiple positions at Tesla, the energy-efficient car company. ...
A new book has just come out, “The Picture Man: From the Collection of Bay Area Photographer E.F. Joseph”, written by Ruth Beckford and Careth...
[Dear Women of America,] The massive women’s marches of January 21st may mark the beginning of a new wave of militant feminist struggle. But what...
By Bill Coburn Team Leader With only a $12,500 annual budget, our all-volunteer food ministry team provides meals to more than 100 people during the week...
Oakland District 2 residents and other interested people gathered recently to brainstorm how to use Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) money to benefit their neighborhoods. The...
Oakland residents are showing growing interest in in a plan to establish a public bank, which would provide an alternative to handing millions of dollars of...
The State of California recently released the 2015-2016 performance report for the state’s federally funded local workforce development services, which found that the city’s...
“A Celebration of African American Poets and Their Poetry,” the longest running public program in Oakland Public Library history, will be held Saturday, Feb....
By Katy St. Clair Oaklanders love Oakland and have demonstrated this love to Oakland’s schools by passing bond measures to fund modernization and new construction....
Congresswoman Barbara Lee on Tuesday, along with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, and Congresswoman Diana DeGette, led a group of 104 Democrats in reintroducing the “Equal...
“We put the “G” back in Gentlemen.” On Saturday, January 28, a beautiful, sunny day at the Scottish Rite Temple at Lake Merritt in Oakland, Rev....
Faith-based, specifically African-American church-based affordable housing development in Oakland, “requires a holistic approach,” says The Reverend Dr. Kenneth Anderson, Senior Pastor of Williams Chapel Baptist Church,...
Alameda County Health Officer Dr. Muntu Davis presented a report this week on the correlation between poverty, substandard housing and health inequities in Oakland neighborhoods, speaking...
Dr. Mike Kern, John Muir Health Did you know that falls are a leading cause of injury among older adults? According to the U.S. Centers...
Ayodele Nzinga’s drama, “Mama at Twilight: Death by Love,” is a haunting look at a family crippled by circumstances. How does a man prepare...
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump issued a freeze on all new grants and contracts awarded to states through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This...
By David Greenwald, Davis Vanguard The California Legislative Black Caucus held it annual Martin Luther King Breakfast last Thursday to honor the legacy of Dr....
Continuing the successful Donald P. McCullum Youth Court, founded in 1994, Centerforce non-profit, headed by interim director Dolores Lyles, now oversees the program. The program...
Oakland’s native son, Ise Lyfe, has seemingly done it all. From HBO Def Poetry Jam and Huffington Post Contributor to Ted Talk and guest lecturer...
By Carroll Fife After Civil War Reconstruction, white men fearing loss of privilege and power used intimidation, manipulation, and violence to influence the...
This past Wednesday the City Council received an email stating that upon request from the mayor’s office, the Special Council Meeting of Wednesday, January 25 has...
Rev. Dr. Kenneth Anderson, senior pastor of Williams Chapel Baptist Church, concerned about Oakland’s declining African American population and consequently the corresponding decline in church attendance,...
Demanding budget transparency, the Oakland Board of Education voted this week to postpone making $14 million in cuts that staff was recommending for next school year,...
The Oakland City Council voted this week to extend the emergency ordinance that places a moratorium on conversion of residential hotels through Dec. 11, 2018,...
Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan is organizing a forum to discuss the benefits of creating a publicly owned bank in Oakland, Thursday, Feb. 9, 6...
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