By Kia Croom More than 70 Richmond clergy attended a White House Clergy and Faith Leaders Briefing on Jan. 26 at the Richmond Civic Center Plaza...
By Kia Croom It’s Black History Month, a time to celebrate the achievements of African-Americans and remember their struggles. Rev. Phil Lawson, a lifetime social justice...
Professor Robert S. Oden of California State University Sacramento will discuss his latest book, “From Blacks to Brown and Beyond: the Struggle for Progressive Politics in...
Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to resign has sparked an interest in the possibility that a non-European candidate could be chosen as the next pope. Africa, Latin...
By Lee Hildebrand Toni Beckham has been doing volunteer work most of her adult life. She contributed her time and English-language expertise to the Milpitas Library...
By Father Jay Matthews Pope Benedict XVI, in his own words, declared on Monday, Feb.11, “Well aware of the seriousness of this and with full freedom...
The West Oakland Elder’s Council invites longtime West Oakland residents of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s to participate in a filming of people’s experiences, 12:30 pm....
“Taking the Lead to Transform Communities, ” the first in a free series of workshops of the 2013 Model Built on Faith Nonprofit Capacity Building Series...
By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor The director of a West Oakland-based youth job training and educational development program says that the mismanagement of Oakland’s job training money...
By Ken A. Epstein Agencies working with the city’s Oakland Workforce Investment Board are saying bureaucratic obstacles are choking nonprofit groups that depend on city money...