By Ron Busby, Sr. President, US Black Chambers, Inc. Let me get my disclaimer out of the way first… The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) is...
It’s the talk of which watercoolers are made. On April 25, an audio-recorded conversation “surfaced,” between then-Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and his purported mistress...
By Andrew F. Williams I won’t waste any ink providing background details on what’s going on with the Los Angeles Clippers or the NBA right now....
By Rev. Dr. Willie A. Douglas There have been numerous reports and surveys regarding race relations in America. After reviewing these studies, one would believe that...
“Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.” ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr. They say that God – or your Higher Power – and even...
Spring is here, and Oakland is alive with signs of change. The Oakland Visitor and Convention Bureau is no more, having been replaced by Visit Oakland,...
Next week, on April 24, Take Your Daughter – and now Sons – to Work Day will celebrate 21 years of fostering young minds and introducing...
By Rev. Willie A. Douglas, Civil Rights & Social Justice Advocate From the establishment of the first Black church in America, throughout slavery and beyond, the...
In a cloak of secrecy and infused enthusiasm, Visit Oakland on April 2 unveiled a new logo and marketing campaign that had been in the works...
It appears that no one wants to work for Mayor Jean Quan. One month after city administrator Deanna Santana abruptly resigned, Fred Blackwell, Jr., her replacement,...
A report released last week by the Oakland Police Department showed that African Americans were greatly overrepresented among people stopped by OPD from April through November...
Bay area city governments cannot afford to ignore Oakland’s struggles with police reform. The Oakland Police Department is under the control of federal judge Thelton Henderson...
Stigma is a virus that we all can cure. After 33 years, we now know more about HIV than ever. We have miraculous treatments, which can...
Aaaaaw … spring is in the air. Okay, okay … with this week’s unseasonal weather in the Bay, filled with thunderstorms, hail and snow predicted for...
By Frederick Howard, Student at Laney College, Oakland I have come to believe the word strength is not spelled with the letter “S” but rather with...
It’s one of the most asked questions during the last two week – What happened to Malaysia Flight #370? Depending on what official you ask, what...
We’ve seen the election results. We have read the polls, too. It’s no secret that Republicans are not doing well in California. Statewide, our party registration...
In the 1950s, Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson made his infamous statement, “What is good for General Motors is good for the United States.” Now, our...
I was sitting in church Sunday, listening to the reverend talk about how she had learned of a woman in San Mateo who was teaching pregnant...
By Winslow Rouse Between 1999 and 2007, public records suggest the judges of the State of California disobeyed the legislature by issuing a whole generation of...
Oakland City officials, including the City Council, Mayor and staff, cannot justify their support of the Domain Awareness Center by claiming to be ignorant of its...
By Armond S. Robinson At its meeting on Feb.18, the Oakland City Council passed a resolution declaring March 8-15 Hepatitis C Awareness Week, calling on residents...
It was about this time last year; I was driving and listening to one of the music radio stations in Phoenix, Ariz. The host of the...
America’s gun culture costs lives and feeds our fears. Consider the most recent injustice in Florida, the verdict in the Michael Dunn case, and the most...
By Dan Siegel I am announcing my support of the campaign organized by Local 1021 of the SEIU and a coalition of community organizations to increase...
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