On July 7, 2020, Supervisor Shamman Walton introduced an ordinance to amend the San Francisco Police Code known as the Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-Emergencies (CAREN)...
Two local high school students won gold medals and scholarships in the NAACP ACTSO competition, and will now represent Richmond in a national competition set to...
Nearly 2,600 families watched a presentation given by Oakland Unified School District leaders on July 2 who described scenarios for reopening schools in the...
Mayor Libby Schaaf of Oakland and Mayor Tom Butt of Richmond have agreed to a friendly intercity challenge: get as many of their residents to respond...
The NAACP Stockton Branch recently hosted two community forums to have crucial conversations regarding racism and policing within the community. The goal of the forums was...
The Greenlining Institute announced that Robert (Bob) Gnaizda, one of the organization’s co-founders and a ferocious advocate for racial and economic justice, passed away on Saturday,...
Marin Youth Court, a restorative justice program, was established in 2004 at the YMCA San Francisco-Marin. MYC has worked with nearly 1,300 teens and their families,...
The city of Oakland evicted a large community of unhoused people from Mosswood Park on Feb. 24 and announced plans to help the evicted residents secure...
One of America’s richest men and an avid Trump supporter, billionaire John Fisher, wants to build 3,000 luxury housing units on the most valuable piece of...
I can’t breathe is more than just a statement. It’s a living reality, both literally and figuratively. Literally it’s the actuality that you can’t breathe due...
A Caravan of 100 app workers organized with “We Drive Progress” and “Gig Workers Rising” protested outside of Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s $16.5 million mansion in...
On June 25th the California Strategic Growth Council voted to fund Oakland’s “Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighborhoods” proposal a grant of $28.2 million. “Led by the community...
June was Men’s Health Month, and as the month comes to a close, Kaiser Permanente is encouraging men to take care of their health by sharing...
Updated July 2, 2020 The rebranding of Michael Jordan’s Legacy was launched recently on ESPN as a 10 part mini-series, entitled The Last Dance. The highly...
In a win for anti-police violence activists in Oakland, the Oakland School Board voted unanimously Wednesday to disband the OUSD Police Dept., committing to eliminate the...
San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton proposed legislation to address the racial discrimination resulting from emergency 911 calls and will call for a commitment from the city...
How many lives of young men and women should be sacrificed for entertainment — and for billions in profit? That question can’t be ducked as the...
As the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that total COVID-19 cases reached 9 million worldwide, California reported 5,019 new cases, the highest number of infections in...
We have all heard alleged stories of famous couples’ volatile relationships: Ike and Tina Turner; Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston; Chris Brown and Rihanna; Mike Tyson...
Last week, this writer shared information on how struggling musicians are coping with finding work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A beautiful new CD called the Bay...
On June 18, the United States Supreme Court ruled against the Trump Administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The renewable...
Friday, June 12, the basketball icon Michael Jordan and his Jordan Brand committed $100 million over the next 10 years to organizations assisting Black people with...
Oakland City Attorney Barbara J. Parker released new guidance to remind all Oaklanders that local, state, and federal civil rights protections remain in full force and...
Food producers using images of Black people in their branding decided to change those images on Wednesday. Hours after PepsiCo announced that it would retire the...
“I haven’t had a gig since early March of this year and things are looking even direr,” said Paul Tillman Smith, a Bay Area drummer...
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