“The State of Health in America”

Dr. Helene Gayle and Congresswoman Barbara Lee spoke on the State of Health in America, the third lecture in this season’s Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris...

City Rescues $200,000 For Laid-off Workers

By Ken A. Epstein The City of Oakland is almost two years behind in spending its federal jobs money for unemployed workers and is rushing to...

Brooks Wins Council Support to Bring Army Base Contracts to Local Businesses

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor Oakland City Council’s Community and Economic Development Committee modified a proposal this week to help local and minority contractors win construction contract...

Immigration: Black Caucus to Fight for Diversity Visas and African, Caribbean Immigrants. “The gloves are coming off — the point system is not enough,” said a...

MLB TO HOST SCREENINGS OF “42” – ALL 30 CLUBS

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AND ALL 30 CLUBS TO HOST SCREENINGS OF “42” FOR THOUSANDS OF TEENS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN CANADA Clubs to Select Local...

Rev. Jesse Jackson is leading a group of community leaders in calling for an infusion of $7 million.

Rev. Jesse Jackson is leading a group of community leaders in calling for an infusion of $7 million from the Quinn administration to keep Roseland Community...

Miki Turner, Photojournalist, Explores Self-Acceptance In ‘Journey To The Woman I’ve Come To Love’

The question for the book is “At what point did you fall in love with yourself?” and the genesis of that question really started with some...

April 23-28 – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater | Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley

The incomparable Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, perhaps the most acclaimed international ambassador of American culture performing today, returns to the Bay Area. Under the inspired...

Lee Opposes Social Security Cuts

Congresswoman Barbara Lee is opposing cuts to Social Security, called the chained CPI, that are included in the president’s 2014 budget proposal. The chained CPI is...

George Receives Tennis Entrepreneurship Award

Arif Khatib (right), the founder of the Multi-Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame,  ‘Jack London’ George Rowan, Jr. (center) and India Alston who was Mistress of Ceremonies,...

Maudelle Shirek, 101, “Godmother” of East Bay Politics

Maudelle Shirek, who served 20 years as an elected  Berkeley leader and a lifetime as an advocate for justice, died last Thursday in a hospice in...

Oakland Rotary Sponsors Zoo Trip for 250 Kindergarteners

250 students from Oakland School’s 11 Transitional Kindergartens spent Friday, April 12 at the Oakland Zoo, sponsored by the Oakland Rotary Club. Thirty-five Rotarians led the...

Drew Debro Awarded for Public Speaking

Public speaker Drew Debro, 17, was recently presented with the Oakland Unified School District’s Distinguished Participation Award for “Demonstrating the importance of literacy and his eloquence...

Rowena Tatmon Wins “The Price is Right”

Rowena Tatmon, of Oakland, (pictured with show host Drew Carey) recently won over $11,000 in cash and prizes on “The Price is Right” game show, which...

Mavericks Sign Guard Josh Akognon

Guard Josh Akognon played well enough to impress the Mavericks. The Dallas Mavericks recently signed Akognon (5-11, 185), who originally signed a 10-day contract with Dallas...

Fremont Student Wins President’s Environmental Youth Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week announced that 12-year-old Pavan Raj Gowda of Fremont  is one of the recipients of the 2012 President’s Environmental Youth...