In the historical Freedom Rides of 1961 that challenged the status quo of Jim Crow segregation laws in the South, John Charles Taylor Jr. was one...
As the old Bay Bridge closed and construction teams worked over Labor Day weekend to prepare for the opening of the new span, a number of...
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), an advocate for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is taking every opportunity to educate the community on how this health reform will...
Often called the “scarf lady,” entrepreneur Pherrillia LeBleu started creating infinity scarves three years ago, styling them in multiple ways to complement a woman’s fashion. She...
For entrepreneur Kenneth Phillips, starting his own business was a lifelong dream, and the Bay Area native found his niche in the recycling industry. Specializing in...
When her counselor first told her about Berkeley Youth Alternatives, a non-profit organization that supports underserved youth, Tamisha Bradley wasn’t interested. Having lived in three different...
Univision Television Network, a Spanish based network, was rated number one for the fourth consecutive week. With 1.8 million viewers under the age of 50, Univision...
BlackSpit, a native of Washington, D.C, is a graduate of North Carolina A&T where he obtained a degree in Arts and Communications. He now uses his...
If Trayvon Martin were not a young Black male, he would be alive today. Despite the verdict, it’s clear that George Zimmerman would never have confronted...
Trayvoning By: Brea Hammonds Social Media has become the go to place for the latest news and the most popular trends. With the invention of Instagram,...
The Bay Area Restore Section 5 Movement held its first East Bay meeting to organize an “in the streets” non-violent, voting rights demonstration to protest the...
By Jesse Brooks San Francisco’s 43rd annual Gay Pride celebration drew over 1.5 million people in a jubilant expression of the theme, “Embrace, Encourage, Empower,” as...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez, LLC Your mother sent you to your room the other day. You hate that. You didn’t think you were being...
By Benjamin Todd Jealous “For a country regarded as the paramount leader in a multicultural world, the United States has yet to embrace its own diversity;...
Former Rep. William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress and was the first African American to become majority whip, died Monday at...
By Brea Hammonds Khailey Kwamilele, 7, recently competed at the Amateur Athletic Union West Coast Junior Olympics in Reno. She ran in the 100-meter, 200-meter and...
Brendalynn Goodall (center), who is president of the East Bay StoneWall Democratic Club with partner Nancy Hinds (right). will celebrate 21 years of togetherness. They were...
By Lee Hubbard The grand marshals at this year’s Pride parade will be a couple, Perry Lang and Ken Monteiro, the first African Americans to be...
By Spencer Whitney Sydney Nycole Reeves, a 21-year-old singer and songwriter from Berkeley, has been working hard to build her brand in the Bay Area.Her blend...
For over a decade, Blacks have been disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. Although they account for over half of new infections each year in the United States,...
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