Dr. Cannon was raised in Big Sandy, Texas, population of less than 600. Her first formal music lesson began when she was 10 and was transported...
Former Mayor of San Francisco and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was sworn in as California’s 40th governor on Monday to the backdrop of serene gospel music...
The Women’s March Oakland 2019 will flood the streets with a wave of women and their allies from the East Bay and beyond, joining more than...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our artistry is vast, and can be used in many ways, but without funding for creating new stories with casting of old stories...
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,...
Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) has become the youngest black woman to serve in Congress, according to congressional archives. The 32-year-old was sworn into office on Jan....
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...
Tony Thurmond was sworn in Monday morning as state superintendent of public instruction at a ceremony attended by several hundred people in the auditorium of C.K....
Gentrification of Oakland leaves many of us with empty pockets and anxiety about a rent increase, but have we ever thought about gentrification affecting more than...
With gentrification making it increasingly harder to thrive in their hometown, many Oakland youth, in particular, are struggling to see a path to the future. Thousands...
