Emergency Food Program in Jeopardy?

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor The chairperson of the City of Oakland’s Emergency Food Providers Advisory Committee is concerned that her program is being eliminated in Mayor...

“The State of Health in America”

Dr. Helene Gayle and Congresswoman Barbara Lee spoke on the State of Health in America, the third lecture in this season’s Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris...

City Rescues $200,000 For Laid-off Workers

By Ken A. Epstein The City of Oakland is almost two years behind in spending its federal jobs money for unemployed workers and is rushing to...

Brooks Wins Council Support to Bring Army Base Contracts to Local Businesses

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor Oakland City Council’s Community and Economic Development Committee modified a proposal this week to help local and minority contractors win construction contract...

Immigration: Black Caucus to Fight for Diversity Visas and African, Caribbean Immigrants. “The gloves are coming off — the point system is not enough,” said a...

MLB TO HOST SCREENINGS OF “42” – ALL 30 CLUBS

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AND ALL 30 CLUBS TO HOST SCREENINGS OF “42” FOR THOUSANDS OF TEENS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN CANADA Clubs to Select Local...

Rev. Jesse Jackson is leading a group of community leaders in calling for an infusion of $7 million.

Rev. Jesse Jackson is leading a group of community leaders in calling for an infusion of $7 million from the Quinn administration to keep Roseland Community...

Miki Turner, Photojournalist, Explores Self-Acceptance In ‘Journey To The Woman I’ve Come To Love’

The question for the book is “At what point did you fall in love with yourself?” and the genesis of that question really started with some...