“We applaud the confirmation of Rep. Fudge as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),” Marcela Howell, president and CEO of In Our...
“This is a fight for California’s future,” Newsom said. “With more compassion, empathy, and connection, we can write the next chapter in the California story.”
Standing together as crime rises in Oakland, the five Oakland multicultural Chambers of Commerce, representing thousands of local and small businesses across our great city, stand...
As a primary care doctor at the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, I get a lot of questions about the vaccines. Many people are confused because...
Malcolm X and Black Panther Party Co-Founder Dr. Huey P. Newton would be proud. Oakland’s fourth annual Black Solidarity Week (BSW), which begins on Newton’s birthday,...
“It seems only fair that we provide hazard pay as a way to appreciate and fairly compensate the workers who are allowing us to continue to...
“In the midst of this COVID pandemic, strong unions are more important than ever, to make sure that working people in the city and county have...
“As an AHS patient, physician and Board president, I am delighted that Mr. Jackson is re-joining Alameda Health System and stepping into this vital role,” said...
This workbook is designed as a hands-on interactive tool to help us create ways and activities that intentionally guide our focus on being well. It is...
King advocated for diversity, for an end to discrimination. His “dream” has not come to fruition. Some might argue that we are in a nightmare with...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — So, as the calendar turns to 2021, and many wish friends, family and associates, “Happy New Year!” we’ll place an overwhelming emphasis on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The person who is going to take the first vaccine in the state of New York, maybe the first vaccine shot in the...
Lately, I have been stunned by the social dialogue around higher rates of COVID-19 diagnoses and deaths among Black people as a “Black people’s problem.” Old...
A team of investigators and researchers at the University of California Berkeley’s School of Public Health have launched a new study to better understand the current...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The grants include $10.3 million awarded to 144 U.S local newsrooms as part of the COVID-19 Local News Relief Fund Grant Program. The...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Monday, May 4, The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) and the Voting Rights Alliance held a tele-townhall titled, "The Fight for the Vote...
Across the United States and across the world, prisoners are among the most vulnerable to the coronavirus. Overcrowded facilities, shortages of food and medicine, and totally...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clyburn noted that healthcare and other fraud has run rampant during the current novel coronavirus pandemic and, more than ever, African Americans are...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been particularly divesting to the restaurant and service industry. One estimate proclaimed that 40...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. Senate was seen as out of play in terms of Democrats taking over. But now, with the coronavirus crisis turning the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Last week, the release of a second loan program to bolster businesses and revive the economy provides about $484 billion for small businesses,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The must-see interview, which will spotlight the recent actions of the U.S. Congress with respect to the impact of COVID-19 on America, and...
Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California was the first state in the nation to secure Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to place...
What happened to living for the weekend? Where did hump day go? When will sports return? When will these kids return to school? Where can I...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Dear World, the entire planet is feeling the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic,” Cheryl Smith of Texas Metro News wrote to her readers....