William “Bill” Patterson Part One By Ken A. Epstein The City of Oakland has sent back $600,000 in federal funding to provide job training for laid-off...
By Paul Kawata As the nation commemorated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President Barack Obama was also sworn in for his second term...
“The 44th NAACP Image Awards,” a live, two-hour special on Friday, Feb. 1 (8 p.m.-10 p.m. ET), will showcase the best achievements and performances of people...
The City of Chicago will pay pay $10.2 million to a wrongfully convicted man who spent 26 years prison for a murder he did not commit....
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission High School Summer Internship Program is accepting student applications online for about 38 internships that will be available throughout the nine-county San...
By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor With members of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors saying they have no power to prevent the county sheriff from continuing federal...
A Better Chance, a national nonprofit that recruits academically talented and motivated students of color and helps them reach a variety of educational opportunities, has announced...
The Alameda County Arts Commission is promoting an opportunity for county high school students involved in the arts to participate in the State Summer School for...
The City of Oakland and the consulting firm Sand Dollar Group, LLC have teamed up to help local small businesses grow and increase their revenue. They...
By Lee Hildebrand “I get paid to belt and shout, but I actually can sing,” Sista Monica Parker quips in the living room of her Mountain...