By Mieasha Harris Continuing to make an impact on the lives of young women, Girls Inc. of West Contra Costa County (Girls Inc. WCCC) is set...
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...
On Wednesday, thousands gathered at the Lincoln Memorial as President Barack Obama delivered a speech at the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary...
Every morning at about 7:00 a.m. parents drop off their preschoolers at the Early Learning Center at Contra Costa College (CCC). They begin their day in...
When driving past the Prescott-Joseph Center for Community Enhancement at 920 Peralta St. in West Oakland, few would realize that the center’s backyard features a performance...
The Accrediting Commission of Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), under the leadership Dr. Barbara Beno, has draw national attention for its extremely aggressive behavior in its...
When director Kemba Shakur started an urban forestry nonprofit organization 15 years ago, the goal was to address the ecological needs of the community, which was...
Baseball. It’s not just a sport for Joe Sutton; it’s a way of life. In his new book, “The Years the Giants Won the World Series,”...
A one-day conference to empower parents to close the education gap, “Creating a 21st Century Village,” will be held Saturday, Aug. 31 from 8 a.m. to...
Chris Scott, who has been working at Devry University in Downtown Oakland for the past 12 years, seemed to fall into the career that was meant...
Shanell Williams, Dr. Anita Grier, Alisa Messer and David Campos are all elected leaders fighting to save SF City College, which has been threatened with loss...
Principal Clifford Thompson sits in his office going over schedules and plans for his incoming students at the 100 Black Men Community School. The all-male public...
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...
By Barbara Grady, Oakland Local The Oakland Unified School District, as well as school districts in San Francisco, Los Angeles and five other large cities, received...
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors this week passed a resolution in support of Marcus Books, the oldest Black-owned and Black-themed bookstore in the country. The...
North Carolina — once poster child for the New South — now displays the nightmares spawned by the Tea Party right no longer restrained by the...
East Oakland Youth Develop Center (EOYDC) has afforded enriching opportunities for youth growing up in East Oakland. Recognized as a National Model for youth development, EOYDC...
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...
The news that the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges has decided to terminate accreditation for City College of San Francisco in July 2014 may...
The explosive news came on July 3 when the Accrediting Commission of Community and Junior Colleges announced that it would withdraw accreditation from City College of...
The treatment of prisoners in the U.S. has continued to worsen with the widespread placement of thousands of inmates in indefinite solitary detention is what is...
Nancy LaRonda is a Bay Area native and a fiction and poetry writer on the rise. The youngest of six kids, she turned to writing as...
By DeWayne Dickerson I was talking to my kid on Sunday about the verdict of the George Zimmerman trial. She’s six. She asked me the most...
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...
Twenty members of Oakland’s clergy held a press conference Thursday in response to violence in the city and the recent shooting of 8-year old Alaysha Carradine,...
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