At 15 years old, the young up-and-coming author Dakotah Jennifer has already written a number of books and continues to captivate readers through her...
Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond) has announced the passage of AB 768, a law that will prohibit the use or possession of smokeless tobacco products in California’s...
Open mouth, insert foot. Maybe it doesn’t happen often, but there are times when you have a knack for saying what’s on your mind at...
The East Bay Regional Park District has hired a veteran Bay Area law enforcement officer to serve as captain of its Police Department. Capt. Anthony...
The Black Urban Growers National Group (www.blackurbangrowers.org), the organization of Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners committed to building networks and community support for growers in both...
Jazz musicians have often chosen to speak out about issues of race or equality as a way of drawing attention to problems in society. The speakers...
Ivory Coast artist Aboudia is known for his large-scale, heavily layered and energetic paintings that reflect his experience after the heavily disputed Ivorian presidential election of...
Kate Aronoff Waging Nonviolence Within the last couple weeks, the Florida-based Dream Defenders announced a six week “social media sabbatical” from their personal and organizational Facebook,...
Courtesy of the Independent Grace Lee Boggs, who over the course of more than seven decades threw her energies into the civil rights and labor...
Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield has released a statement opposing the state of Alabama’s decision to close 31 satellite driver’s license offices in rural...
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