Members of the community were invited to meet the new chief curator of Oakland’s African American Museum & Library on July 20. Bamidele Agbasegbe Demerson actually...
Jeffrey Taylor, a longtime educator and community worker, has been named the new principal of McClymonds High School in West Oakland. The public was invited to...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this week that it has entered into a final voluntary resolution with the City and Port of Oakland in...
Lynette Gibson McElhaney plans to install a commemorative plaque in the Black Arts Movement Business District to honor Chauncey Bailey, the former Chief Editor of the...
Dr. Joe L. Smith, president of Bay Cities Baptist Minister’s Union announced that their annual citywide revival will be held August 19 through 23 at the...
The Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce honored eight Black women leaders who have broken the glass ceiling in various areas in the community on July...
This time Police were welcomed and helped direct traffic Thousands of people showed up this past Sunday for Oakland’s second annual BBQ’n While Black festivities at...
Chauncey Bailey, the editor-in-chief of the Oakland Post, was shot down and murdered early in the morning on Aug. 2, 2007 in front of a child...
Holy Names University has announced the appointment of Dr. Sheila Smith McKoy as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. A native of Raleigh, NC, Smith...
“Restore Oakland,” an ambitious, one-of-a-kind community hub, opened its doors this week with plans to provide local residents with access to housing rights legal services, eviction...
Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan has responded to reports that Oakland Airport has been used for ICE deportation flights. Kaplan had previously authored the successful...
Vann: “Mayor Schaaf has never taken the homeless issue seriously.” Schaaf finally says, “We now need to act with a sense of urgency” The number of...
Today, a new program, Oakland Goes Outdoors, was launched at the Children & Nature Network International Conference in Oakland. The program is one of the nation’s...
65-year-old Oakland tradition continues with the recognition of Kemba Shakur, executive director of the nonprofit Oakland Urban Releaf, an organization dedicated to planting and maintaining trees...
Oakland’s beloved 19th annual Art+ Soul festival, held in the heart of the downtown area on July 27 and 28, will feature a range of musical...
The Joyce Gordon Foundation of the Arts is presenting its third annual outdoor community youth arts festival “Oakland Youth Ait Explosion! (OYAE!),” powered by Better Together...
Mayor Libby Schaaf attended a concert performed by the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center Concert Hall Shanghai, China, Sunday, July 14....
The Oakland City Council and community members this week honored Gay Plair Cobb for her “tireless efforts” and passionate dedication as a social justice advocate and...
The City of Oakland is moving forward on consideration of new regulations governing land use and construction jobs on city-funded developments. Before those decisions are approved...
Oakland’s recycling company unveiled their design for their new state -of-the art facility at the North Gateway district of the former Oakland army base at a...
The City Council this week unanimously passed Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney’s resolution in support of HR-40, the bill in Congress to study reparations to “descendants of...
The Oakland City Council voted unanimously to authorize a DDA (Disposition and Development Agreement) with W/L Telegraph Owner, LLC or a related entity for the sale...
Celebrating Oakland Native Willie Anderson, Sr.’s More Than 40 Successful Years in Business Willie’s Unique Auto Body Shop on Foothill Boulevard closed March 30 of this...
The Oakland City Council this week unanimously approved a policy requiring officers to have a reason before searching someone who is on probation or parole. The...
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