“There is Life After a Positive HIV Test” Says Hydeia Broadbent

By Kia Croom Hydeia Broadbent’s story captivated America when at the age of six she emerged on the scene as the world’s youngest HIV/AIDS activist. A...

Joan Carpenter: “It’s All About Helping People”

By Kia Croom Over the last 15 years, Joan Carpenter has helped establish viable community services, powerful coalitions and community partnerships in the West County. As...

The Kinsey Collection: Where Art and History Intersect

Berkeley High Jazz Bands Kick Off New Season

Berkeley High School’s jazz bands kick off their spring season with two shows at Yoshi’s Oakland on Tuesday, March 26. Both shows will feature the Berkeley...

Take the “We Are Harriet” Challenge

In commemoration of Harriet Tubman and Women’s History Month, the national nonprofit GirlTrek is challenging Black women and girls to join the “We Are Harriet” challenge...

Arms linked, Biden and Lewis March for Voting Rights

Vice President Joe Biden marched Sunday, March 3 with Congressman John Lewis and other Black civil rights leaders in Selma, Alabama to commemorate the “Bloody Sunday”...

“Ain’t They Women?”

The Senate’s version of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 was approved by the House on Thursday, Feb. 28 but not until Democratic members of...

Thomas Frazier Appointed to Revive Police Reforms

Thomas C. Frazier, former police commissioner from Baltimore and deputy police chief of San Jose, has been appointed by a federal court judge to oversee long-stalled...