After months of rallying the community in the Jobs Not Jails campaign, organizers with the Ella Baker Center in Oakland and nearly 100 community members peacefully...
What happens when 40 African American men share stories of challenges and triumphs in their lives? An exceptional book; “Reach – 40 Black Men Speak on...
The Berkeley Library Board of Trustees is expected to soon make a decision on a proposal to name the South Branch Library at 1901 Russell St....
By Dr. Larry E. Moore Ralph Walker has been a dedicated coach for over a decade with his program, the Don Grant Alameda Point Youth...
California has more accountable care organizations (ACOs) than any other state in the country, with particularly rapid growth over the past two years. This is a...
Over 100 protesters shut down Emeryville Home Depot last Saturday, demanding, “We want answers!” about really happened in the killing of Yuvette Henderson by Emeryville police...
By Barbara Fluhrer “Paul Robeson continues to be largely ignored in American test books and history,” says baritone Autris Paige. “He was an athlete,...
By Cathy Cockrell, UC Berkeley News As #BlackLivesMatter protests erupted and spread across the country late last year — everywhere from Ferguson, Missouri, to Sproul Plaza...
Two months after Berkeley police injured peaceful protesters with batons, tear gas and projectiles, some 150 activists led by Berkeley High, Berkeley City College and UC...
By Andrea Lampros, UC Berkeley News The MacArthur Foundation has recognized the Human Rights Center at Berkeley Law for its investigations and research on war crimes...
By Kia Croom District 15 Assemblymember Tony Thurmond introduced his new staff at a recent event at Berkeley City Hall. Thurmond’s district staff includes: Brett Badelle,...
Granny, who is God? In her illustrated multicultural children’s book, author Carmen Bogan entertains this question that has probably lingered in the minds of most...
By Cathy Cockrell, UC Berkeley News After transferring to Berkeley in his early 30s, Danny Murillo did a research project on suspension practices in the public...
In November, The San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee launched Business Connect. 750 business owners attended two Kick-Off Workshops at Levi’s Stadium in...
By UC Berkeley News Many members of the UC Berkeley campus community have been lending their energy to the #BlackLivesMatter movement — in the streets, on...
By Janet Gilmore, UC Berkeley News The University of California Office of the President recently announced that all campuses in the UC system now have or...
On the day set aside to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., nearly 400 people packed into the sanctuary of Covenant Worship Center in Berkeley to...
More than 250 residents, lawmakers and academics spent five hours Saturday at a forum exploring what Barbara White of the Berkeley NAACP called “the normalization of...
Protesters who took over the West Oakland BART station and shut down the trains on Black Friday received an outpouring of support on Thursday as community...
By Sarah Yang, UC Berkeley News A large meta-analysis of 12 studies in sub-Saharan Africa found that women who used a type of injectable birth control...
The Baron Arnold Quintet will appear Sunday, Jan. 18, 5 p.m., at the Soundroom, 2147 Broadway in Oakland. Baron Arnold, a newcomer to the Berlin,...
By Doni Bloomfield, Bloomberg Business Gave your kids smartphones for the holidays? You might want to reconsider their bedtime. Children who slept in the same room...
Although the new law is not effective until July 1, 2015, employers in California will need to begin carefully reviewing any sick leave or paid time...
The Nation, the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States, has named Congresswoman Barbara Lee the “Most Valuable House Member” calling her a “full-spectrum...
A large group of community members and faith leaders marched down University Avenue in Berkeley on Dec. 14 – recognized as “Black Lives Matter Sunday” in...
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