Kim Kardashian West will likely check “Black or African American” on the U.S. 2020 Census form when marking the race of her children. The famous media...
On Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, Rep. Barbara Lee will present the Oakland Citizen Humanitarian Award to Clarissa Doutherd, executive director of Parent Voices Oakland, for her...
Sutter Health will pay $575 million to settle a closely watched antitrust case filed by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, whose office had accused the nonprofit...
Oakland Not for Sale — a coalition of community members and educators against public school closures — is moving ahead with a campaign to recall Jody...
On Nov. 18, two unhoused mothers and their children began occupying a vacant property at 2928 Magnolia St. in West Oakland. Although the owner, Wedgewood LLC,...
Wednesday, Jan. 1, begins the new year. It also marks the anniversary of a new America. On Jan. 1, 1863, as the Civil War, the bloodiest...
Unhoused residents living on a tract of land just west of Wood Street in West Oakland and their advocates participated in a holiday protest outside of...
When you elect a clown, expect a circus. This month’s impeachment hearings have been precisely that. Yelling, shouting, and disrespectful accusing seem more the rule than...
Even though we are amid the season of giving, the Oakland A’s have perennially given back to the Bay Area as a year-round corporate policy and...
Aaron Singer, dressed as Santa Claus, delivered gifts to 29 children, ages 3 to 7, on the afternoon of Dec. 20 at his business, Seaplane Adventures...
This story was written by La’Tanya Dandie, who is the mother of Khalieghya, the liver transplant recipient. Khalieghya Dandie-Evans is the chosen one. As the 2020...
One of Vallejo’s annual community Kwanzaa celebrations, and the largest, will be celebrated on Saturday, December 28th at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, 734 Marin...
In the pulpit of the First Congregational Church in Berkeley, on Dec.11, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, a best-selling author and an ordained minister, presented an extra-ordinary,...
Mistah F.A.B. hosted his 15th annual Toys for Joy Christmas giveaway at 45th and Market Streets in West Oakland on Monday, December 24. Mistah F.A.B. says...
The Williams-Day-Evans families say, “Thank you!” for honoring Ismael Williams Sr. who was truly beloved by many. We express our heartfelt appreciation for the outpouring of...
Wyoming seemed an unlikely place for African Americans to build a community, especially at the turn of the 20th century. At that time, Blacks were considered...
More than 500 fans, friends and supporters attended the Al Attles Tribute Hall of Fame Celebration in Berkeley at the UC Theater on Dec. 22. The...
Dozens of activists, including many disabled protesters, blocked roads and shut down the PG&E headquarters in San Francisco for hours Monday, demanding the utility company stop...
In “KOLA: An Afro Diasporic Remix of the Nutcracker” — we meet Nzingha, an orphan, who lives with her grandparents. Actor Makeda Booker’s character doesn’t remember...
Two days before Thanksgiving, nearly 100 elderly and disabled residents living at Brookdale San Pablo received notice they had 60 days to leave. Brookdale, which leases...
A group of homeless women, who formed a collective called Moms 4 Housing, moved last month into an empty two-story house on Magnolia Street in West...
A rally, supporting the impeachment of President Trump, took place on Tuesday, Dec. 17, in front of Oakland’s Grand Lake Theater, on the corner of Grand...
Last week, Sondra Alexander quietly ended her 40 years of service at the Oakland Citizens Committee for Urban Renewal (OCCUR), the advocacy group that formed in...
As the House of Representatives moves toward impeaching President Donald Trump this week — by what all predict will be a vote divided largely by party...
On Tuesday Dec. 4, workers for Security Contract Services installed a fence surrounding a community of unhoused residents who live in tents at Mosswood Park in...