NNPA NEWSWIRE — Today, streaming is the biggest game in Hollywood and Academy Award®-winning actress and co-host of “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg, is stepping into this...
By Pat Byington bhamnow.com The city of Birmingham’s Design Review Committee this week approved the design of a new 16th Street Baptist Church Multi-Purpose Visitor and Educational Center...
NNPA NEWSWIRE —. Given the concerted efforts by Republicans to curtail voting rights, specifically in minority communities, Manchin’s position has engendered skepticism regarding his dedication to...
By Aria Brent AFRO Staff Writer abrent@afro.com On Sept. 13 people gathered from far and wide at Faith Christian Fellowship to celebrate the life and legacy...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The government funding deadline of November 17th is fast approaching, and we’re paralyzed, unable to advance legislation to keep the government running. Instead...
Between 1990 and 2020, Oakland lost nearly half of its Black population due to economic and social forces. East Oakland, once a middle-class community, is now...
You will never settle. And why should you? If it's not right, you make it right. If it can be better, well, then get at it....
On Oct. 14, visitors will make the annual trek to Allensworth, a historic township in Tulare County founded by Blacks, to celebrate a little-known piece of...
One drop. That's all they said it took to determine someone’s race. Just one drop, the tiniest of amounts, and everything changed: no access, no rights,...
ARIZONA INFORMANT — Prior to the Civil War, many communities in the Ohio River Valley were a part of an elaborate system that provided resources and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Relish was founded by visionaries Le’Genevieve “Vie” Squires and Brittiany Peeler who believe in putting their heart and soul into introducing flavorful ingredients...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Given the fact that today in America, Black Americans and other communities of color are being told to shut up, stay asleep, don’t...
The family-owned business, Uncle Willie’s Original BBQ and Fish, located at 614 14th St. in downtown Oakland, has served local clientele for decades but has been...
Characterized as a “Roaring Lion ‘of progressive politics in the 20th century, former Berkeley Mayor Eugene ‘Gus’ Newport worked without pause on humanitarian and international concerns...
April 12 was the 23rd anniversary of the end of watch for Officer Jeffrey Lynn Azuar, Badge #371, who was shot and killed in the line...
The legacy of a renowned Belle Haven organizer and advocate is under threat as the City of Menlo Park prepares to review suggestions for names of...
The Oakland High School varsity basketball team took the state championship on Friday, March 11 in Sacramento at Golden Arco 1 Center. The team’s 59-43 victory...
Civil rights and media icon Xernona Clayton became the first woman to be enshrined with a statue in downtown Atlanta on March 8, 2023, International Women’s...
Filipinos weren’t enslaved, but as colonized people the tens of thousands who came as laborers were convenient replacements to come and work the agricultural fields of...
On Jan. 30, the heirs of Bruce’s Beach finalized the sale of the land they just reclaimed last year back to Los Angeles County for $20...
Several politicians from the Bay Area on Tuesday issued statements lauding the career of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, who announced she is not seeking re-election...
An out-of-town developer is trying to build a 40-story high-rise in the middle of Oakland’s Black Movement Arts and Business District against strong community opposition. At...
A celebration of life for the mayor of Bay View Hunters Point, businessman Charlie Walker, was held on Friday, Feb. 10 at Third Street Baptist Church...
Last week, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) the chair of the Assembly’s Committee on Elections introduced Assembly Constitutional Amendment 4 (ACA-4). The legislation proposes amending the...
The 16th annual MLK Day of Service in Richmond honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was held Jan. 16 with a day of...