“I’m not tired!” That’s what you might say when it’s time for bed. You want to stay awake for a while. Who can shut their eyes...
Dr. Reuben Miller to speak on Jan. 15 at the Touro University California, located on 1557 Azuar Drive in Vallejo A special presentation, “Race, Punishment &...
For the vast majority of teachers, existing pensions provide a higher, more secure retirement income than a cost-equivalent 401(k)-style plan. And pensions keep teachers in classrooms,...
For many of us, perhaps even most of us, the opportunity to go to college is a way to disconnect, even if ever so slightly, from...
Latinos Are 40 percent of State’s Population but Grossly Underrepresented among Physicians While Latinos represent California’s largest ethnic group at nearly 40 percent of the population,...
Sexuality in the Black community has always required an increase in awareness, from Dr. Na’im Akbar’s “Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery” to Salt-N-Pepa’s “Let’s Talk...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — The 2019 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) will make its final appearance during the winter season in Detroit, January 14-27
There’s no stopping Michelle Obama now. The former first lady, whose memoir “Becoming” quickly rose to be the most sold hardcover book of 2018,...
The City of Vallejo Officially launched a City-wide grant program Dec. 25, 2018. As a result of several community group requests for infrastructure, services and activities...
One plus one is two. It’s simple: all you have to do is add or count, easy-peasy, a trick you probably learned shortly after...
Californians now have a third, nonbinary gender option when applying for their driver’s license or identification card. Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 179 in October...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The fact that slavery was underway for a century in South America before introduction in North America is not widely taught nor commonly...
Bay Area progressive activist Kimberly Ellis is making another run at leading the state’s Democratic Party, she announced December 20. Ellis burst onto the state political...
“Dine and Connect” is hosting dinners for the homeless the last Monday of each month, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1420 Lafayette...
PrinterPrezz Inc., a trailblazer in combining metal 3D printing, nanotechnologies and surgical expertise to design and manufacture next generation medical devices, announced the opening of its...
San Francisco is already known for its lively bar scene and now it has some new competition. Cannabis dispensaries are opening pot lounges, where people can...
A career of challenges fueled Professor Emerita Jan Randall’s mission to aid women in science Professor Emerita of Biology Jan Randall’s most important biological discovery came...
On October 26, the California Emergency Medical Services Authority announced the recipients of the 2018 California EMS Award. Among the 33 honorees recognized at a ceremony...
In early November, the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) awarded the Solano Transportation Authority’s (STA) Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Program a Pedestrian and Bicycle...
The El Cerrito Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) board elected Cora J. Ward to serve a two-year term as...
Geoffrey’s Inner Circle owner Geoffrey Pete chats with one of the volunteer as they prepare to feed needy families and homeless people on Thanksgiving Day. As...
School board members Shanthi Gonzales, Nina Senn, Jumoke Hinton Hodge and Aimee Eng. The Oakland Unified School District’s Board of Education is moving ahead with a...
Salesforce, just like its new high rise, does nothing small and those expectations were definelty matched at the company’s annual conference – Dreamforce. Everything tech and...
Since the East Oakland Congress of Neighborhoods launched last year, more than 2,000 residents have been organizing, planning and taking action to address illegal dumping, environmental...
The Pamela Price Campaign for Oakland Mayor has announced several key endorsements in the last week: Evolve, the California Nurses Association, and Our Revolution East Bay,...