On Nov. 3, 2020, Johnson and Harris were both waiting for election results. Harris for the outcome of the presidential election, and Johnson, running for Oakland’s...
“Many African Americans are making a mistake thinking the vaccine is not good for them,” he said. “The vaccines of the past worked because so many...
"More black folks come out for testing when their neighbors knocked out their door and said, hey there is testing, you should come out."
“Yes, absolutely. Please tell LeBron James to call me,” Dr. Burke Harris told California Black Media (CBM), referring to one of the league’s most high-profile Black...
Chairwoman Lee will be the first African American member of Congress to serve as chair of the subcommittee, which funds many of the nondefense international affairs activities...
“Too many Americans are struggling to pay for basic necessities and to provide for their families. They should not be forced to choose between paying their...
The pharmacy and health teams at Albertsons Companies, the parent company of Safeway, began administering its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine last month and is...
“Newly reported cases have stabilized in recent days,” Alameda County Health Officer Dr. Nicholas Moss said.
"For too long we’ve allowed a narrow, cramped view of the promise of this nation to fester," Biden said in a speech ahead of the signings...
The number of cases in California dropped by 31% over 14 days leading up to January 22, according to the New York Times California Coronavirus Map...
Aaron is most renowned for breaking Babe Ruth’s homerun record in 1973 with 715 career homeruns and went on to attain 755 career homeruns.
Residents claim over 35 people live in the park and that City representatives told them they would be cleared in the first week of February and...
This workbook is designed as a hands-on interactive tool to help us create ways and activities that intentionally guide our focus on being well. It is...
Outgoing President Donald Trump did not attend the inauguration, making him the first president in 150 years not to attend his successor’s inaugural ceremony. Trump departed...
On Sunday, Jan. 17, 2020, as part of Anti Police-Terror Project’s Reclaiming King’s Radical Weekend, Black women will engage in an online healing ceremony for Oakland.
King advocated for diversity, for an end to discrimination. His “dream” has not come to fruition. Some might argue that we are in a nightmare with...
To not get the vaccine would be giving up an opportunity to protect ourselves, our health, and the health and livelihood of our friends and community
There are high hopes in the community for a newly energized school board as four new members set to take office in January pledging to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — So, as the calendar turns to 2021, and many wish friends, family and associates, “Happy New Year!” we’ll place an overwhelming emphasis on...
Due to Sen. Harris’s soon to be ascension to the Vice Presidency, and Gov. Newsom’s selection of Secretary of State Padilla as V.P. elect Harris’s replacement...
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris was appointed California’s first Surgeon General in January 2019 by Governor Gain Newsom. Harris was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She...
Kaiser Permanente is supporting local nonprofits as they seek innovative ways to enroll eligible households in CalFresh, California’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which has seen...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "There's a bunch of research about the value add of Black teachers in school. It turns out that Black teachers help all students...
Food is Free Solano, is a local resource, which provides free food resources for the less fortunate families and the homeless during the COVID-19 crisis. Heather...