Benji Friedman is an artist living in Berkeley, who works in a variety of mediums, from paint to collage to found sculptures to digital pieces. Follow...
In celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Month, the San Leandro Public Library invites the community to celebrate with One Myanmar Community (OMC) dancers. The live...
Despite a long history of segregation and racism, America’s top pageants have broken racial barriers in recent decades. Vanessa Williams became the first Black woman to...
A special celebration of Oakland’s African-American abstract expressionist artist Arthur Monroe runs through May 26th with a series of events at 54 Washington Street in Oakland’s...
Some autistic individuals who possess extraordinary skills are called “savants.” Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins was an African-American autistic savant musical prodigy who mastered the piano. With...
Led by their mentor Asatu Musunama Hall, the members of Youth Empowered Wombmyn Achieving Self, Rites of Passage Program and Sisters of Tomorrow, honored 14 women...
News that Point Richmond’s free concert series is set to return soon is music to our ears. For the 18th straight year, Point Richmond Music (PRM)...
When it comes to fresh soul food, Richmond’s New Soul Café serves up five-star, finger-licking southern delights with a friendly smile. The Rich Life stopped by...
These days, you just don’t know what to expect. Things used to be laid out nice and easy: a real man took care of business, he...
The 29th Asian Pacific Heritage Festival was celebrated on May 3, 2019, at the Marin YMCA in San Rafael. The Festival was hosted by the Asian...
Travelers beware: a swarm of six-legged frequent fliers will soon land at San Francisco International Airport. The airport museum’s new “The Intriguing World of Insects” exhibition,...
Water stains and tattered edges. It was a shame that that happened to the picture you found, though those wounds give it dignity. You have no...
Angela V. Watson, a 16-year-old American ballet student at the San Francisco Ballet School and the only African-American student in the Women’s Advanced Preprofessional Level 7,...
The Post News Group is proud to display the faithful & flawless fashions of Bay Area churches. We’ll be spotlighting churches throughout the Bay Area, beginning...
You could be rich someday. That’s what they say: you could have a great job, a nice car, and a crib on the beach, if you...
Brown v. Board of Education was hailed as a landmark decision for civil rights. But decades later, many consider school integration a failure. UC Berkeley professor...
An international coalition commemorating African ancestors of the Middle passage has joined in the 400 Year Commission to observe “LET’S TALK”: The International Day of Drumming...
On Sunday May 19, East Bay journalist Mary Ellen Butler will describe the love letters shared by her parents who became civic leaders in Oakland during...
Picture a vain king who wants a statue of himself, and he demands that it be created by the greatest sculptor in the land. How does...
They said it would never work. He married up too high. She was a gold-digger and he didn’t realize it yet. She wanted a Daddy figure;...
The film “The Brainwashing of My Dad,” will be shown at the Marin City Library, 164 Donahue St. at 6:00 p.m., April 23, 2019. “The Brainwashing...
“There’s no part of America’s history that Black folks weren’t a part of in some form or fashion.” I say this all the time, then I...
Explored the impact of African Americans on the Parisian cultural scene Participants in the Cal Discoveries Travel sponsored “Paris Noir,” an exploration of the indelible impact...
The Interfaith Council of Alameda County (ICAC) will discuss affordable housing and homelessness solutions at its elected council meeting Thursday, April 11, noon to 2:00 p.m....
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