The Oakland Justice Coalition has announced that petitioning will begin Saturday, April 2 on three ballot measures for the November elections. The three initiatives are...
By Jeff Horwitz, Assoicated Press Washington (AP) — Donald Trump said Friday he will weaken First Amendment protections for reporters as president, making it easier...
As part of their ongoing effort to bring attention to the injustice suffered by the Port Chicago 50, Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) and Barbara Lee (CA-13)...
By Samantha Lachman, The Huffington Post California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a bill last October that will automatically register voters, which was sent to...
Courtesy of RT Seven families from Flint, Michigan filed a class-action lawsuit Monday against Governor Rick Snyder, as well as other city and state officials,...
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa were keynote speakers this week at a $250-a-person election fundraiser for Great Oakland (GO) Public...
By Damian Trujillo, NBC Bay Area A San Jose police officer who was fired last year after sending what some called racists tweets is back...
Sandré Swanson won an exclusive endorsement from the California Teachers Association (CTA) in his campaign for the California 9th Senate District seat. CTA joins Congresswoman...
Courtesy of The Richmond Standard A coalition of local organizations and community leaders is proposing a November ballot initiative that would mandate that a certain...
By Sheryl Huggins Salomon, Ebony.com Fifty years after the founding of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, the agenda and style of the legendary...
BySue Sturgis, Common Dreams As the federal trial over North Carolina’s restrictive voter ID law wrapped up last week in Winston-Salem, the North Carolina. NAACP...
By David Gorn, California Healthline A plan to offer full state-sponsored health benefits for adult immigrants without papers is likely to spark one of the...
Join leaders and activists organizing for a citywide moratorium on evictions and rent increases and other important proposals that can help Oakland residents stay in Oakland....
Oakland’s Legislation Committee unanimously passed Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan’s proposal for a resolution that would urge President Obama to require all federal employees, agents and law enforcement...
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf received an enthusiastic response from some community members when she announced she was calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to give the city...
African-Americans continue to suffer disproportionately high rates of hunger and poverty compared to other Americans, according to a new analysis released today by Bread for the...
A leader of the Oakland branch of the NAACP is joining efforts of civil rights groups calling on Mayor Libby Schaaf to rescind her unilateral decision...
By Tanya Dennis Money matters. Home, possessions, bank savings and investments dictate the quality of life, and many people live with an intent to leave a...
In an effort to improve transparency, accountability and trust between law enforcement and the public, CA Senator Mark Leno has introduced SB 1286, a bill allowing...
By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor The City of Richmond has spent the past several years working hard to address and try to solve its problem of an...
By Manny Otiko and Charlene Muhammad California Black Media The California Legislative Black Caucus is preparing strategies for accountability after a new report revealed Black...
The Justice Reinvestment Coalition of Alameda County will host a town hall summit Saturday, Feb. 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the West Oakland Youth...
Local labor leader Andreas Cluver and long-time community leader Arabella Martinez have been appointed to the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners. They joined the Board Feb....
Courtesy of Atlanta Blackstar If you don’t know about your past, you lack a blueprint for the future. And a new study suggests just that. ...
By Sally Douglas Arce Kevin Weston was a 44-year-old journalist living in Oakland. He strove to take journalism in new directions while giving a voice...