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Your best friend’s Mom never minds if you make too much noise. She takes you places and gives you snacks, too. She’s a really nice...
Once, many years ago, your grandmother chased your grandpa out of the house. Nobody remembers why or what happened afterward; the particulars are lost, and they...
Take a quiz created by professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Root’s editor-in-chief, to test your knowledge of African, European and Native American ancestry in the...
As of 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, a total of 11 homicides were recorded in Richmond in 2014—a record low since 1971. Following a...
Brenda Vaughn – renowned singer, voce coach, manager and booking agent – is returning to Geoffrey’s Inner Circle after working for a number of years in...
Libby Schaaf will be publicly sworn in as the 50th mayor of Oakland, 3:30 p.m., Jan. 5, at the Paramount Theater of Arts, 2025...
Mayor-elect Libby Schaaf will celebrate her inauguration as Oakland’s 50th mayor with a weeklong series of “Made in Oakland” events lauding the diversity, creativity and can-do...
Since the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was officially declared on March 22 in Guinea, it has claimed 6,387 lives in the region. The outbreak is...
Every so often in life, you encounter defining moments; events that contain echoes of your past, underscore the urgency of the present, and clarify the...
By Richard Johnson, Folsom State Prison Editor’s note: Post publisher Paul Cobb attended Richard Johnson’s release hearing, who had served 29 years in prison. His release...
The Ferguson police murder of Michael Brown is unsettling enough; an unarmed Black teenager shot 12 times from a distance of 148 feet. The real tragedy...
Sacramento, CA – Carl Landry grabbed a rebound off a missed jump shot by Rudy Gay and made the game-winning shot in the final seconds of...
Special to the Post Richard Johnson, who is currently serving a 25-years-to-life sentence for a third, non-violent felony conviction, is qualified for resentencing and release...
Education is not something that you have to do. Education is not something that is a waste of your time. Education is a...
By Antonia Blumberg, Huffington Post Along with politics, poverty and culture, religion is often cited as a source of conflict throughout the world. However, the last...
For those wanting to experience a quick getaway vacation, a two hour boat cruise out of the Port of Stockton may be right up their alley....
A group of West Oakland residents, alarmed by issues related to the city’s trash dispute, have sided with West Management against California Waste Solutions (CWS). The...
“I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come, get...
Oakland is the midst of a hot mayoral campaign season, and the city is beginning to see unemployment and jobs as top issue for candidates, along...
When a community coalition sought the City Council’s approval recently to put a police oversight commission on the November ballot, most of them opposed it. The...
Over 100 advocates and members of San Francisco’s youth community gathered at City Hall Thursday for a public hearing to address the needs of young people...
San Francisco, CA – The chemistry on this team is remarkable. Just a few pieces added during the offseason has shown the Giants have every opportunity...
The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is considering ending its use of ShotSpotter, an electronic sound detection system that the city has used for the past eight...
San Francisco, CA – Tim Lincecum looked like “vintage Timmy” in his last start. Tonight he struggled periodically allowing three hits over six innings. His counterpart...