The San Francisco-Oakland span of the Bay Bridge was officially named Tuesday after former California and Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. Hundreds of...
Did you know that one pint of blood can save up to three lives? That is what Eileen Randle tells everyone she comes into contact with,...
This Saturday is Family Free Day at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, home to more than 35,000 historic photos of Vallejo and Mare Island. The...
The Christopher Lavell Jones Foundation’s advocacy group, #TheirLivesMatter, will host a rally Friday, Feb. 14 at 5 p.m. in front of Oakland’s City Hall for over...
Xi Gamma Omega (“XGO”) chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority hosted at “Day at Oakland City Hall” to convene with Mayor Jean Quan and City Council...
Oakland clergy are still demanding answers from Children’s Hospital Oakland in regards to the way they handled the case of Jahi McMath. McMath was declared brain...
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors this honored Public Defender Brendon Woods this week as the recipient of the Santa Clara County Black Lawyers Association’s Gideon...
Pastors and community leaders in West Oakland have mobilized in their communities to hold weekly night walks to respond to escalating violence in the city...
Senior citizens and youth volunteers served over 100 people at Ebenezer Economic Development Corporation’s recent annual Crab Feed in Stockton. The event was held on Jan....
Dr. Desmond Carson, coach of the Richmond Steelers, physician at Doctors Medical Center and chair of For Richmond’s Health Committee, took the microphone at For Richmond’s...
Mayor Anthony Silva this week named Kurt Wilson as Stockton’s new city manager. Wilson, who is first African American to serve in that position, takes the...
The Oakland City Council will consider a resolution Feb. 4 to honor civic, faith and community leaders who have contributed to Oakland’s unique place in African...
Civil rights and social justice advocate Rev. Willie Douglas has devoted his time to helping those in need. A native of Stockton who studied law at...
Marin Grassroots will be holding the Marin Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute Training Program, designed to help residents who want to become more actively involved in...
By Joan Davis After five incredible years as President and CEO of the Richmond Community Foundation, I am stepping down from this position at the end...
By Vl Hudson Creator of the first multi-racial comic strip syndicated nationally in the USA, legendary “Wee Pals” cartoonist Morrie Turner died Saturday in a Sacramento...
Jim Becker, who has been working at the Richmond Community Foundation since 2005, will take over as president and CEO of the Richmond Community Foundation when...
After sitting idle and vacant for many years in a community that’s in dire need of helpful resources and programs for young people, the West Oakland...
The Oakland City Council honored the East Bay Warriors (EBW) Pop Warner Football and Cheer teams Tuesday night for their participation in the Pop Warner Super...
Working students are the fastest growing part of the student population in the country because most people realize they need advanced credentials to create the life...
When husband and wife team Brandon and Tina McGrue started the BEY (Building Effective Youth Development) Center in 2011, they had a vision to mentor and...
Community members chose to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s holiday in Richmond by teaming up with the “Watershed Project” to help clean the Point Pinole...
A local group, Friends of Crown Beach, is stepping up efforts to stop a housing development on government surplus lands adjacent to Crown Memorial State Beach...
The death of Minister Rhonda White-Warner, a well-known community and spiritual leader who gave the opening prayer at BASE/BTAN World AIDS Day event, has sent shock...
When a new 80,000-square-foot Food Co. opens in Foothill Square next month, it will be the fulfillment of a dream of City Councilmember Larry Reid, who...