1.5 Million Celebrate Historic Court Decisions at SF Gay Pride

By Jesse Brooks San Francisco’s 43rd annual Gay Pride celebration drew over 1.5 million people in a jubilant expression of the theme, “Embrace, Encourage, Empower,” as...

Richmond’s Juneteenth Family Day Parade and Festival draws 10,000

Progress at LBNL’s Richmond Facility

By For Richmond Staff With its state-of-the-art campus, bike paths leading to the Bay Trail, lecture forums and welcoming cafes, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Richmond...

Rev. Cassandry Keys’ Historic Moment

Children’s Book “Nelson Mandela”

By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez, LLC Your mother sent you to your room the other day. You hate that. You didn’t think you were being...

Former Congressman William Gray, 71, First African American Majority Whip

Former Rep. William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress and was the first African American to become majority whip, died Monday at...

Khailey Kwamilele, 7-year-old Track Star

By Brea Hammonds Khailey Kwamilele, 7, recently competed at the Amateur Athletic Union West Coast Junior Olympics in Reno. She ran in the 100-meter, 200-meter and...

City Approves Move for Army Base Truck Yard

By Ken A. Epstein The Oakland City Council this week approved a 30-month contract that will allow a truck yard at the Oakland Army Base to...