After opening three community cabin sites, the City of Oakland is continuing its plan to create more sites and has also laid plans to open RV...
Ray Leon, a popular staffer at Oakland City Hall, is retiring after more than 28 years of service to Oakland residents. A longtime aide to District...
The conflict between Mayor Libby Schaaf’s administration and city workers is intensifying after Oakland officials declared an impasse in negotiations with two major employee unions just...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The NAACP stands at a significant moment in time when racial subordination and racial hierarchy is being reinforced at the highest level of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Thomas Hofeller, who passed away in August 2018, concluded in a 2015 report that adding the census question regarding citizenship would produce data...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “One of the key pillars of a democratic society is the freedom to stand up and speak out, and we fully support the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “These are the vestiges of enslavement that people don't want to deal with,” said Dr. Julianne Malveaux, the former President of Bennett College.
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — On June 8th, many South L.A. residents came together at Los Angeles Trade Technical College for the 4th annual People Power Convention hosted...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The discovery of the Clotilda slave ship last month in the Mobile River Delta is one of the rarest of archaeological artifacts: tangible...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — You have probably heard about islands of plastic (and other garbage) inhabiting our oceans. The impact of this is the dying off of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…while the students are demographically different, one can hope that the call to "practice humanity" is one that will be heeded. It is,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This administration has shown a disturbing disregard for the mental and physical health of children in its custody, who are spending weeks and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When They See Us” relays a jarring miscarriage of justice of five teens — Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and...
CHEVROLET DTU JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM — “…One of my favorite parts during boot camp was being able to sit down at dinner and talk with Fonzworth...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The three students—Tyla Barnes from Hampton University, Miana Massey from Howard University and Emani Nichols from Morehouse College—will take part in an immersive...
AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — It’s more than a family affair, it’s a community involvement, and it’s a cultural ongoing movement! Shape’s 50th Homecoming, “Come On...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — If Los Angeles County hopes to create a “care first, jail last” system of justice, it will need to make a major investment...
The relationship between a mentor and mentee is unique. It’s an asymmetric relationship built on understanding, trust, and altruism. It transcends a biological connection and requires...
A huge mural honoring the life and legacy of Oscar Grant was officially unveiled last weekend, 10 years after he was killed on the platform of...
The Henry J. Kaiser (HJK) Convention Center redevelopment proposal is being fast-tracked by the city despite significant community concerns—including lack of affordability, an operational model developed...
Mrs. Daisy Murray is a woman absolutely dedicated to the Lord. So much so that the widow of Rev. C. L. Murray, who was pastor of...
City workers are fighting for what we love: the people of Oakland. City services, including picking up illegal dumping, filling potholes, and implementing affordable housing programs...
Mandela Grocery Cooperative (MGC) in West Oakland celebrated its 10th year in business on June 7 with a street party. Farmers and suppliers who collaborate with ...
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CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — As Charleston approaches the fourth anniversary of the June 17, 2015 shooting massacre at Emanuel AME Church, in the wake of the shooting...
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