Congresswoman Barbara Lee is among the labor and political leaders who are raising concerns about impact to American workers and jobs of the proposed international trade...
Sacramento, CA – Becky Hammon made headlines last year when she became the first woman hired as a NBA assistant coach. This summer she became the...
Since the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated mandatory life without parole for juveniles (JLWOP) in 2012, nine states have abolished it, with six states abolishing it...
How did I end up in prison? That’s the age-old question that I and nearly every other inmate, regardless of race, culture or religion, has...
African American churches in West Oakland are responding to a neighbor’s complaints to police that worshipers at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church are being too loud....
In a return performance at San Francisco City Hall’s rotunda, Nimely Napla’s Pan African Dance Company will perform a harvest dance, known as the “Farming Ballet,”...
For almost every day of your life, someone’s reminded you to share. Usually, it’s about sharing your toys but that’s not all. You share games,...
In Alabama, 50 years after Selma, voting rights are once more under assault. Even as Alabama finally took down its confederate flags this year, it has...
The Fleet Week 2015 committee hosted a Veterans Employment Seminar at the Marines’ Memorial Club in San Francisco. The Veterans Summit, an all-day program, included panels...
The Oakland Public Library began offering the Beanstack service, a web-based book recommendation app for adults with children. Beanstack users create a profile for each...
By Sharee Silerio, The Root They were tragedies caught on video. Almost a year ago, Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy, was shot and killed...
Serena Witherspoon is a sociology major at Berkeley City College and is preparing to transfer to a university next fall. She would like to continue...
The Performing Stars of Marin celebrated its 25th Anniversary Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Mill Valley Community Center. The anniversary recognized the group’s CEO...
Dimensions Dance Theater, a preeminent African-American dance company in the Bay Area, is holding the world premiere of “The Town on Notice,” a performance that combines...
Musician, composer, bandleader and educator Dr. Pascal Bokar Thiam has published a revised edition of the book, “From Timbuktu to the Mississippi Delta: How West...
By Friends of Negro Spirituals It seems that slavery born Negro Spirituals have an almost human will to live. You Better Mind, There’s a Brightside Somewhere,...
The Oakland Police Department (OPD) added a new Monthly Reports page to its website. The Monthly Reports page includes the Use of Force Report...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week it has awarded a total of $22,800,000 to 24 state health departments, as well as six...
City Attorney Barbara J. Parker filed a federal lawsuit against Wells Fargo recently to recover damages caused by the Well Fargo’s Banks widespread predatory and discriminatory...
Sausalito will again be alive with Creole music, culture, food, and dancing. The Creole United Festival, featuring music, culture, food and dancing, will be held at...
By Margaretta Lin The international peace leader Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us to write love letters to our elected officials. My mother taught her...
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris this week announced that the California Department of Justice has been awarded over $2 millions in federal grants to fight gang...
For some students, high school can be a scary place. But it has been a new adventure full of experiences, opportunities and knowledge for Mya...
By Barbara Parker, Oakland City Attorney Once again, all of us are trying to process news of yet another mass shooting, this time in Roseburg,...
Newly revealed data confirms activists’ longtime charge that Berkeley Police racially profile Berkeley’s declining African American population. Berkeley Police disproportionate stop and search Blacks and...
