Parks Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, located at 476 34th Street Oakland, California is excited to announce that Rev. Dr. Rosalynn Brookins, senior pastor was awarded...
The San Francisco Foundation FAITHS Program the Master Class Series, 2021 draws on the knowledge of experts in their fields with decades of experience. Sessions will...
This is the second and final round of the Stellar Gospel Music Awards. Three (3) votes per household are allowed.
Leadership, a word often used yet not fully understood. In times of uncertainty and division, leadership is often referenced as the solution to all things. Real...
Wearing their crowns together, the Smith family say they are affectionately known as “The Bay Area Royal Family,” doing fellowship and inviting families to learn, grow...
For the last six years, First Presbyterian Church of Oakland at 27th and Broadway has been aiding the needy and unhoused through their food ministry. On...
On July 22, our community lost a beloved friend and leader, Denise Gums. Denise was a true pan-Africanist, a fearless social advocate, an inspiring community patron,...
Rev. Frank Pinkard, Jr. long- viewed as the feisty, combative pastor of the iconic Evergreen Baptist Church of Oakland, succumbed to his illness comforted by his...
Dr. Geoffrey Watson of the James A. Watson Wellness Center has hosted a TV show called “Health Beat,” since 1994, meant to educate the African American...
Rev. Dr. Charles Larkrith, 101, went from labor to freedom in Oakland, passing peacefully on July 4, 2020. He was born during the worldwide pandemic...
Alarmed by the state surge in the COVID-19 infections, members of local medical and nonprofit organizations vehemently petitioned the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to...
A local church is providing help to its community in the city of Richmond during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. St. John Missionary Baptist Church launched a...
When the shelter-in-place order caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was announced in March, Denise Clark immediately shut down her two restaurants. But the wife of Bishop...
Alameda County, along with community and faith organization and the City of Oakland will support outreach for testing to West Oakland residents at the West Oakland...
“God is our refuge and strength…therefore we will not fear.” Psalm 46: 1-2 Much has been discussed about the coronavirus and how it has impacted grocery...
As the faithful of the Abrahamic traditions world over have been grappling with the impact of the COVID0-19 pandemic on their religious observances—Passover, Easter and Ramadan...
Small Business Assoc. Administrator Jovita Carranza announced on April 4, 2020, that SBA issued guidance clarifying that all faith-based organizations impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) are eligible...
Dr. Raymond & Lady Tina Bradford Landry celebrated their 10th year anniversary March 15th at the Independent Holiness Church located at 605 South 16th St. Richmond...
In 1964, “Freedom Summer” or the Mississippi Summer Project, was a voter registration drive aimed to increase the number of Black voters in Mississippi. On Feb....
It’s a fast-moving Democratic presidential primary. As of the writing of this piece, it’s a two-man race, Biden and Sanders. Congressman Jim Clyburn is a revered...
Many millennials wonder how Christianity fits into the political process and what churches are doing, especially in this important election season. Lanard McClindon, 31, entrepreneur and...
The Miraculous Foundation Christian Church at 1642 Fruitvale Ave. in Oakland enters into a special period continuing to build and honor the legacy of their founders...
Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) introduced a bill last week that would allow communities of faith to help alleviate the housing crisis. The bill, AB 1851, would...
Pastor Lawrence VanHook has been named the president of the Peralta Association of African American Affairs (PAAAA) on Jan. 7, 2020. The PAAAA assists Black students...
Outside Taylor Memorial Methodist Church a mobile unit provided free showers and toiletries for the homeless courtesy of Lavamae Organization. Racks of donated clothing in...