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,...
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has promised to expedite funding for a faith-based proposal to utilize church parking lots for tiny homes and safe car parking for...
National Endowment for the Arts honoree Marion Coleman will be among four standard bearers of Black cultural tradition at a panel discussion Aug. 11 at Laurel...
A Powerful Firsthand Account of Courage, Activism, and Social Justice in California During the 1960s By Joe Fisher “Standing Tall: Willie Long and The Mare Island...
From left to right – Ocie and Arthur Thompson of Thompson Funeral Home, Hs Lordship Owner John Tillichett and Dwayne “DVD” Davis. Hs Lordships, site of...
By Theopia Jackson, PhD Oakland has a long history of activism dedicated to the uplifting of Black communities. The city was the birthplace of the Black Panther...
By Desley Brooks | District 6 City Councilmember Oakland is part of two metropolitan areas—San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward and San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara—that currently rank as places with the best...
Facing mounting pressure to solve the illegal dumping crisis in flatland neighborhoods, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has announced a proposal that community members say is “insufficient...
Ramona Bishop, long time teacher and school administrator, is working with a group of parents, students and educators, to create a network of charters schools in...
A diverse innovative group of youth has been selected to take part in VR Odyssey Spring Sessions, a grand leap CS / STEM program focused on...
Through These Eyes author Athelene King (center) with her older sister Wanda “Pixie” (left) and twin sister Angelene as children. Photo courtesy of Athelene King. A...
Rev. Ben McBride (left) addresses the hundreds of people gathered at 14th and Broadway in Oakland on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 15. McBride’s...
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