Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks became the first African-American woman to receive a statue in the Capitol when President Obama and congressional leaders unveiled it Wednesday....
By Tanya Dennis The Oakland Housing Assistance Office, which will help homeowners and tenants in fear of losing their homes, held a grand opening at its...
By Tanya Dennis Two years ago in 2011, I broke the locks on my foreclosed house in Berkeley and repossessed my home. By the time the...
“Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson,” is a new book that tells the story of a woman of unusual accomplishments—an anthropologist, a...
By Ken A. Epstein Businesswoman Darlene Ann Lawson-Scott, 75, who left a lasting impact on Oakland schools during two terms on the Board of Education, died...
By Josh Rojas A Tuskegee Airman, retired lieutenant colonel George Hardy, 87, fought fascism in World War II and helped break down racial barriers in the...
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., a predominantly Black fraternity founded in 1911 on the campus of Indiana University, will award $1,000 dollar scholarships to two high...
Courtesy UC Berkeley Public Affairs How do we effectively respond to sexual violence during war, and how can we better protect people during and after violent...
By Huffington Post Mississippi lawmakers have officially ratified the Constitution’s 13th Amendment, which banned slavery in 1865. 148 years after three-fifths of the states voted to...
Larry Gayden brings over 27 years of experience to his new position as Senior Controller of the YMCA of the East Bay. “Larry is highly versed...