The face of leadership is changing. More African American women are being represented in the political arena. They manage communications for state leaders, represent politicians in...
The Greenlining Institute was created 21 years ago to fight against the practice of denying economic opportunities to people of color. Continuing its mission, it is...
The city is celebrating recent reports that Oakland residents have been employed for over 50 percent of the total number of hours worked on the Army...
No better way to end spring training than to have the Giants and the A’s face off. The Bay Bridge Series never disappoints. Both teams were...
The city’s Workforce Investment Board (WIB) has approved spending $200,000 of federal jobs money to hire a part time staff person to coordinate the Mayor’s Summer...
More than 150 people attended a public hearing to air long simmering frustrations and disputes over systemic failures of the city’s Workforce Investment Board (WIB) to...
African Americans make up a disproportionate number of the estimated Americans without access to a healthcare and will experience the most problems when trying to get...
In recognition of Women’s History Month, the Port of Oakland is paying tribute to its women leaders that are at the forefront of one of the...
Reversing its previous position, the Oakland Planning and Zoning Department has decided to allow a U.S. Customs Inspection Center to operate in West Oakland. An appeal...
FOODSCO, the nation’s largest price-impact supermarket chain, opened its first store in East Oakland on Wednesday, becoming the first major supermarket in the community in more...
By Frederick Howard, Student at Laney College, Oakland I have come to believe the word strength is not spelled with the letter “S” but rather with...
Inspired to continue to provide for the community, Dr. Charley Hames Jr., pastor of Beebe Memorial Cathedral presented Regina Jackson, President and CEO of the East...
Coming off probably the worst season of his career, Matt Schaub will get another opportunity to prove his worth with the Oakland Raiders. After a complicated...
When Anita Schools was diagnosed with HIV in 1998, she was proactive about learning more about the virus and getting treatment. Now as a program coordinator...
Fifty girls from West Oakland schools attended the Expanding Your Horizons Conference last weekend at UC Berkeley, an all-day STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) event.
City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to pass stronger rent laws, limiting annual rent increases to no more than 10 percent for tenants and imposing a 70...
Former Oakland A’s Pitcher Mike Norris is invested in promoting positive values and education. He released a new educational calendar that’s aimed at helping children learn...
The Media Enterprise Alliance at KDOL-TV will showcase student films from their video production workshop at “First Friday Shorts,” a free monthly screening of short films...
Administrators at Leadership Public Schools (LPS), a charter school with campuses in Oakland and other Bay Area cites, are saying that the Oakland Airport Business Park...
President Obama recently launched an innovative “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative to support young African American men by keeping them focused on education and out of prison....
Pampering at the beauty salon makes all the difference for women embarking on a new path in life. Celebrating the personal and professional growth of women...
Born and raised in Oakland, Maybelle Craig Broussard will celebrate her 100th birthday on March 31. She and her brother George were raised in West Oakland....
It’s tough and expensive to become a teacher. For most people in California it now requires five different standardized tests, a year of classes and six...
Caltrans will have to accommodate more people who are choosing to walk, bike, and take public transportation, according to a California Household Travel Survey, which finds...
Melodic. Smooth. Engaging. Brilliant. These are just a few of the words used to describe the voice of 27- year-old William Davenport after a sold out...
