Helen Brooks, who recently celebrated her 104th birthday, says her biggest joy has been family, watching her children grow up. Born on June 12, 1909 in...
By Ken A. Epstein Thanks to years of efforts by Councilmembers Larry Reid and Desley Brooks and outspoken community members, the City of Oakland has begun...
“City staff’s unprecedented take of funds is far beyond the guidelines that are set forth in Department of Labor standards” Agnes Ubalde replaced Bryan Parker as...
AIM passes but OUSD fails state audits The wait is almost over for parents, students and teachers at American Indian Model School (AIM), whose future hangs...
By Post Staff Mills Grove Christian Church is working to develop a community garden, “Common Ground,” on an empty lot owned by the church at 5410...
By Babatunde Harrison When Kofi Sampeney Bonner, Jr., 17, became a senior at Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, he started searching for a college where...
By Gretchen Kell, UC Berkeley Media Relations [captionid=”attachment_26834″align=”alignleft” width=”300″] Father and son at 2013 California Men’s Colony Father’s Day event. Photo by Sister Teresa Lynch.[/caption] Spending...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez Nobodylistensto a thing you say. Grown-ups are always telling you to hush, be quiet, don’t yell, and always use your...
By Benjamin Todd Jealous Seventeen dedicated activists were arrested for civil disobedience on April 29 at the North Carolina General Assembly as they protested attacks on...
Oakland educator Dr. Denise Saddler congratulatedMcClymondsHigh School graduate Portia Lee-Fletcher, who won the James D. and Kathleen Saddler Memorial Scholarship presented by the Marcus Foster Educational...
By Kia Croom Pastor Donnell “Rickey” Jones of New Direction Ministries is celebrating “25 Years of Faithful Ministry,” Sunday, June 23 at New Direction Ministries, located...
By Kia Croom Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church held its 7th Annual Pastor Appreciation ceremony on Sunday, June 9, honoring Pastor Dr. Alvin C. Bernstine for 29...
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For Richmond held a community celebration last Thursday to mark the successful completion of its first year and sought community input on how to build a...
By Nat Bates During my political career, I have been both honored and blessed to have met six Presidents. The first was Richard Nixon, followed by...
By: Malaika Bobino San Francisco, CA – The game wentintoextra innings but before that the bullpen did something they haven’t done in the last two games....
By: Malaika Bobino San Francisco, CA – At one pointitlooked like the Giants were in good hands. Despite Tim Lincecum allowing a leadoff home run in...
By: Malaika Bobino San Francisco, CA – At a time whentheinjuries are taking a toll on the Giants starters. The guys off the bench have been...
Spencer Whitney, a 23-year old journalist from New Jersey, received his master’s degree in Journalism from UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism this past May. Whitney...
By Tasion Kwamilele and Lee Hubbard Marcus Books, the oldest Black-owned bookstore in the country and housed in the same San Francisco location for the past...
American Indian Model (AIM) Schools in Oakland are awaiting a decision from the Alameda County Board of Education to reinstate their accreditation, which has been revoked...
By: Malaika Bobino Oakland, CA – It’s the best start this franchise has seen since 1990. The Oakland A’s continue their winning ways without two of...
By: Malaika Bobino Oakland, CA – It doesn’t matter who the opponent is because the Oakland A’s are on a mission. Coming off two back-to-back loses,...
Golden State Warriors’ small forward Harrison Barnes recently honored five Bay Area youth for their academic excellence and active community service, announcing them as members of...
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