A coalition of local and national civil rights groups used this year’s Bloody Sunday commemorations as a time to look forward as well as back. They...
Kanye West is trying to do what a gang of white supremacists and anti-critical race theorists have wanted to do for years: cancel Black History Month....
In 2020, [JP Morgan] Chase announced its $30 billion racial equity commitment, a five-year plan that includes assisting entrepreneurs in historically underserved areas to access coaching,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At the White House before Breyer spoke, the President said, “I have made no decision except one. The person I will nominate will...
I believe that the president’s call to action was a reminder of the power of direct action. And a reminder of the power of the people...
Beginning in 2022 and continuing through 2025, the Mint will issue five quarters in each of these years. The ethnically, racially, and geographically diverse group of...
Maybe if all those subpoenaed comply, Congress will get to the bottom of what happened that day — that some Republicans loyal to an ex-president who...
“We’re about balance, inclusion, and stating the case precisely so that it doesn’t face paralysis of analysis or become just another study,” Brown said. “We have...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that Black people in the United States are being hospitalized for the virus 2.6 times more than...
Prolific Professor Robert Farris Thompson truly embodied the term ‘Maestro de Maestros.’ He was an absolute giant in the field of Afro-Atlantic history and art, respected...
We grew up hearing family stories about life in the Carolinas from our parents and grandparents. My sister, Gwen Fortune-Blakely, has written her first children’s book,...
Right-wing media outlets and social media spread false information and conspiracy theories. Conservative activists and politicians opposed public health measures as a form of “tyranny.”
The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation is hosting a block party celebration for the unveiling on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m....
Oakland’s longshore and dock workers are the frontline essential workers for economic pandemic relief and supply-chain restoration.
During the final week before the October 10 deadline for signing bills passed by the state Legislature this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 46 bills supporting...
The Friends-Stewards of the African American Museum and Library at Oakland (Friends-Stewards of AAMLO), a 501(c)(3) organization, is excited to host Voices & Visions of Change...
We all have some Hispanic heritage in California, whether we own it or not. The style, the language, the names of our cities and streets. All...
During the two-day meeting that concluded September 24, participants shared details of harrowing incidents that happened in California and across the country.
Jerry Wayne Varnado, who passed away on Sept. 8, 2021, was a leader of the most successful and long-lasting student strike in the history of U.S....
Tribute to storyteller and park ranger Betty Reid Soskin marking her 100th birthday
“They’re all dead,” Erica Belfield screamed while watching the news from her living room the day after the tragedy.
On the last day of our last war. The last soldier was out. And we leave with a lousy tweet.
I was proud to work hard for the election of President Joe Biden. And I was proud to protest outside the Biden White House on Aug....
Just in case Black businesses in the state are not aware, the California Legislature recently passed the $100 billion California Comeback Plan. It is the biggest...
Throughout America’s history, the majority of its political force has been white. But African Americans had often been involved in supporting roles such as advisors, legislators,...