When the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited the Oakland Auditorium Dec. 28, 1962 before a 7,000-plus crowd, the themes of his famous March on...
The San Leandro Public Library is hosting a Murder Most Foul forum on Saturday, Jan 16, 2 p.m., at the Main Library at 300 Estudillo Ave.
Post publisher Paul Cobb will be the guest speaker at a Martin Luther King Jr. forum at the First Presbyterian Church of Oakland on Sunday, Jan....
The holiday season is quickly approaching, and Downtown Richmond is getting ready for its annual Downtown Holiday Festival on Wednesday, Dec. 16 from 4 p.m. to...
The city of Oakland has long been considered the citadel for progressive civil rights and political movements involving activism for racial and social inclusion and equity.
The Department of Race and Equity, which was initiated by councilmember Desley Brooks, will be heard before the Finance Committee at 9:30 a.m., Nov. 10 at...
Oakland Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) will be celebrating its five-year anniversary by “Honoring the Fighters” on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 6 p.m.-...
As part of its ongoing commitment to support local communities, Ford Motor Company is kicking off the Ford Freedom Unsung program in the Bay Area...
The smooth velvety voices of The Whispers will come back to the Bay Area Nov. 28 at Oakland’s Paramount Theater. Presented by Bay Area Productions,...
The Richmond Main Street Initiative (RMSI) will present the 14th annual Music on the Main summer concerts Wednesdays, July 22 and Aug. 26, from 5...
This 4th of July, Bay Area residents can celebrate in a truly patriotic way onboard the historic aircraft carrier-turned museum, the USS Hornet. The highlight of...
By Juan Martinez After defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals and winning their second championship title, the Golden State Warriors held a parade...
OCCUR and The San Francisco Foundation Faiths Program are presenting a workshop on Friday, June 26, “Data Collection for Designing Knockout Programs and Winning Grants.” ...
The Marin City community celebrated fathers at the Third Annual Father’s Day Breakfast and Awards event, “Fatherhood: A Protected Species,” on Saturday, June 20 at the...
Brenda Vaughn didn’t know quite what to expect when in the late ‘80s her friend, the late Oakland soul singer Jacquii Marshall, recommended her for a...
June 19 marks the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth, the day when the enslaved people in Texas received news from Union soldiers that not only was the...
Courtesy of the Richmond Standard In this competition, the champions win by a hair. The Pinole-based Western Barber Conference has announced it will be holding the...
The Berkeley Juneteenth Festival, held annually in south Berkeley’s five-block Alcatraz-Adeline corridor, is produced by the Berkeley Juneteenth Association. This year’s festival will be held Sunday,...
Over 100 people attended the musical tribute to Mother Laverne P. Reed, who was recently honored at Zion Hill Baptist Church in Rodeo. Mother Reed graduated...
The Mill Valley Memorial Day “I Love a Parade” on Monday, May 25 was a success where over 35 young people from Performing Stars participated, including...
For the fourteenth straight year, Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is celebrating the academic accomplishments of African American students across the district. Over the 2014-15...
Vallejo’s annual Filipino Independence Day is June 6. The event kicks-off with a great parade at 9:30 a.m. at Capitol and Marin, then continues with...
Solano County will be rocking for three days this weekend when the annual BottleRock festival returns. BottleRock is a three-day, delicacy-fueled foray into the absolute...
The public is invited to attend the 2015 Cherry Festival Parade, which will take place on Saturday, June 6 beginning at 10 a.m. The parade...
By Cathy Cockrell, UC Berkeley News “This is the proudest moment of my life,” Samira Salim, of Los Angeles, said as she waited for her...