By Virtual Murrell While growing up in (Harbor Homes) in West Oakland, I learned academics and how to play team sports, especially the game of basketball....
West Oakland’s McClymonds High does a good job of graduating Black students, she says In the first press conference of her new administration, Supt. Kyla Johnson-Trammell spoke...
If you have a loved one with a severe and persistent mental health issue, enroll in these 12 free mental health classes. They are one night...
A captain of the Pittsburg Police Department and Pinole Valley High graduate has been named San Pablo’s new police chief. Rathnesh (Ron) Raman, a 21-year veteran...
Today, at Laney College the Oakland Raiders and the NFL partnered with Pro Football Hall of Famer Anthony Muñoz and the Muñoz Agency to host an...
Children paint in the colors for butterflies at the Youth festival. Photo by Tobaji Stewart A bright, breezy day welcomed the first Oakland Youth Art Explosion,...
Michael Chukes poses next to his sculpture “Escaped Convict.” Photo by Tobaji Stewart. Saddened, angered and disappointed by the brutality against black men by police, Michael...
By Kellen Browning, Kaiser Health News When Marci Maxey’s father moved to Texas to take care of her ailing grandmother last August, the Sacramento resident found...
The California Black Chamber of Commerce is holding a luncheon “Fireside Chat” with University of California President Janet Napolitano, moderated by Alice Huffman, president and CEO...
Meklit said her album was inspired by an encounter with Ethiopian musician Mulatu Astatke. Ethiopian-American artist Meklit has released her new album “When the People Move, the Music...
