Born Oct. 11, 1928, Wilfred T. Ussery has been smiling and singing along with friends “Happy Birthday to you” all this month! Bethel AME Church members...
While Zydeco music played over the loudspeakers last Saturday afternoon, contingents in the 44th annual Black Cowboy Parade made their way down 18th street to Adeline. With onlookers...
“Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them.” Hebrews 13:3 The Live Free Committee of Oakland Community Organization (OCO) released...
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released the “Winter Fuels Outlook” data which predicts that average household costs for all major heating fuels will rise because...
Workforce Development Roundtable The Oakland Workforce Development Roundtable discussion will hold its second meeting on Oct. 10, at 6 p.m. This event is by invitation only....
Judy Matthews, a visionary of the Lend A Hand Foundation (LAHF), saw the need through its Stay In School Program to provide impoverished students a creative...
Julie Wenah, Airbnb Consul, Community Operations was recently honored during the Congressional Black Caucus Convention in Washington, D.C. for Excellence in Work, Service and Community. The...
Santa Clara, CA – The duo of Beyonce’ and Jay-Z never disappoints. The upgrades, changes and improvements they did to On The Run II was more...
(L-R) Emily Brouwer, Bridie Gahan, Elena Marimo Berk, Robin Kim, Lisel Fay, Susanne Caballero, Laurie Harden, and Kirsten Skipper attend Second Annual UNICEF Gala held at The Four...
Bishop and First Lady Barnes, center in orange and grey Nike gear respectively, celebrate NAACP/Nike Sunday with congregants. Photo by Sue Taylor. A Nike shirt giveaway,...
Nigun Boyar and daughter Nildal own and operate Moussaka Kitchen. Its name “Moussaka” is a special Greek recipe made with eggplant and extremely popular across the Mediterranean....
When the words “Black Panther” are used, in recent memory, many people connect this with the recent blockbuster movie that was set in the fictional African...
Dylan and Sydney Ross with mom, Piper Dellums as they receive a pin from Rafael Jesús González, Berkeley Poet Laureate. Sunday, September 9 was lovely—a gentle...
Raiders players S Erik Harris and LB Kyle Wilber spent their lone off day of the week assisting in sorting and distributing food out of the...
Oakland resident Georgia Taylor will celebrate her 101st birthday on Sept. 13. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to parents Monroe and Pearlie Younger, she is one of...
By Rev. Amos Brown I have known the Rev. Jasper Williams for a long time and respect him as an individual. I wonder, however, if he...
By Marisol Beas | California Black Media California is often portrayed in the media as a utopian state with fantastic weather year-round, serene beaches, and scenic...
The East Oakland Congress of Neighborhoods holds a Town Hall meeting Aug. 29 at Allen Temple Baptist Church to build community power to fight the toxic...
Award winning actress Terri Vaughn. Photo by Lee Hubbard Growing up in San Francisco’s Bay View Hunters Point in the 1980s and early 1990s, Terri Vaughn said...
Shomari Carter and R. Maurice Arnold. Photo by Brigitte Cook. The McClymonds High School Principal Jarod Scott and his staff welcomed the Mandela Hotels Project who...
A coalition of Ond students, educators, parents, unions, school board members and community groups caravaned to Sacramento to ask the State Board of Ed to reject...
Mayoral candidate Ken Houston introduces “Chip” to children at the Aug. 11 Health & Job Fair. Chip, the Bay Bridge Chicken, honorary member of the Oakland...
San Francisco, CA – Klay Thompson and his family, kicked off the first annual Golf Tournament hosted by the Thompson Family Foundation. The foundation’s mission is...
Oakland – Almost a year ago today, Stephen Curry along with Under Armour and Chase teamed up to refurbish a state of the art new gymnasium...
Deacon Harold Goodman, Chairman along with Mother Wilma Roundtree, 30-year member of the health education ministry, recruiting volunteers for the 41st Annual Holistic Health & Job...
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