The conclusion of Suicide Prevention Week on Sept.16 served as a reminder, according to wellness advocates, of the ongoing mental health crisis faced by Black Californians....
Dr. Patricia Bath, a trailblazer in the field of ophthalmology, etched her name in history as a woman of numerous firsts and groundbreaking achievements.
Black mothers are more likely to die due to complications from pregnancy and childbirth than pregnant women of all other races. This is a shameful injustice...
Ancestors are those in our maternal and paternal bloodlines born before us (in most cases) who have transitioned from the Earth to an invisible-spiritual-sky realm. We...
There is a growing body of evidence that disparities in medical treatment in the United States — compounded over centuries by the legacy of slavery, Jim...
Five percent of the 225,231 Californians who lost their Medi-Cal coverage in June were African American. According to numbers from the California Department of Health Care...
For more than 80 years, Berkeley Public Health has championed equity and justice around the world. But in 2020—when vigorous calls for racial justice in the...
On July 7 and 8, the California Families Against Solitary Confinement (CFASC) held a symposium at California State University at Fullerton to celebrate the 10th anniversary...
Where would our community be without the aid, guidance, and support of our treatment providers, practitioners, and restorers of wellness? Clinicians, counselors, doulas, midwives, medical doctors,...
Organized by the Interfaith Council of Alameda County (ICAC) and No Coal in Oakland, the rally will feature music, food, and speakers including residents, activists, and...
When Dr. Laura Dean Head left this earth, she left her estate to the person who had been the most loving to her, Zakiya Folami Jendayi....
Westside residents and small business owners rallied Tuesday in support of Mayor London Breed’s public safety budget proposal that is currently before the Board of Supervisors,...
U.S. Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Judy Chu (D-CA) filed a “discharge petition” on Wednesday that could force Speaker Kevin McCarthy to hold...
On June 30, 2022, the Alameda County Grand Jury released a report citing deficiencies of the Alameda County Probate Court and responded with recommendations that will...
In partnership with Safe Kids Alameda County, the AEG Oakland Community Foundation will host the Ninth annual Safe Kids Day Health and Wellness Fair.
Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia and Richmond City Councilmember Doria Robinson will host the summer's first "Thrive Thursday/Health 4 All" on Thursday. Aimed at improving...
Through their global network of nearly 300 schools, Big Picture Learning activates their core initiatives by encouraging 6 healthy habits of proper nutrition, movement, healthy relationships,...
Nola Brantley of Nola Brantley Speaks states, “America’s wider culture and society has consistently failed to address the abduction and kidnapping of Black girls in Oakland...
on April 25, the committee approved Senate Bill 14 which would make human trafficking of minors a felony and strikable offense forcing exploiters to serve 80%...
Today Mayor London N. Breed released the following statement about Governor Newsom’s commitment to support addressing fentanyl trafficking in San Francisco.
As rising seas threaten to flood hundreds of toxic sites along the California coast, the risk of flood-related contamination will fall disproportionately on the state’s most...
Sonoma County is seeing "alarming" increases in congenital syphilis and is urging pregnant residents to access prenatal care as soon as possible and asking care providers...
Local and global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, household economic instability, racial inequality, wars abroad, violence in the streets, and political strife can add stress...
Facts and reality establish that passing SB 357 and similar legislation harms Black communities which are some of the most vulnerable and traumatized people in America....
Five months after declaring a fiscal emergency and predicting that they'd run out of funds by early this year, officials at San Benito County's only hospital...
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