Oakland, CA – Bottom of the eighth, the game was tied 6-6. It was a back and fourth match-up all night. Then the man of the...
[vimeo 72070818 w=500&h=380] The Sunnydale Housing Project in the Visitacion Valley neighborhood of South San Francisco is perhaps the harshest place to live in the entire...
By Louis King The San Francisco Bay Area VotingRightsRestoration Movement is being organized at 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 2, at the West Bay Community Center located...
Twenty-three-year-old BrandonReeves is a go-getter, an achiever, and an all around good guy. He graduated from Berkeley High in 2008, and although he was a member...
By Keir Simmons and Charlayne Hunter-Gault, NBC News [captionid=”attachment_26916″align=”alignleft” width=”300″] Nelson Mandela and President Barack Obama.[/caption] Nelson Mandela “opened his eyes” and smiled after being told...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer, The Bookworm Sez Have youheardabout…? Those are four words that are music to your ears. You hear them, and you lean in close...
Sydney Nycole Reeves, a 21 year old singer and songwriter from Berkeley has been working behind the scenes to build her brand in the Bay Area....
Oakland, CA – It was a short night for the startingpitcherswho found themselves watching their bullpen take over early. It’s been awhile since Bronson Arroyo allowed...
By Tasion Kwamilele The National African American Male Mentor Conference was held last weekend in Oakland at the Downtown Marriott, hosted by the National Our Kids...
This year’s 101st celebration at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton runs June 19 to July 7 featuring $1 admission and $1 rides on opening day....
Part 2 By Robert Arnold For husband and wife teamTanyaHolland and Phil Surkis, of B-Side BBQ located at 3303 San Pablo Ave. in Oakland, it was...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, flanked by clergy leadersonMonday, defended the food stamp program against proposed congressional cuts. Front Row: Congresswoman Barbara Lee; Back row, from left to...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) has announced $814,488 in federal grants through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to NID Housing Counseling Agency (NID-HCA),...
By Ken A. Epstein A high profile lawsuit has reignited a long simmering dispute between Oakland Army Base small businessman Bill Aboudi and the Teamsters union.When...
Helen Brooks, who recently celebrated her 104th birthday, says her biggest joy has been family, watching her children grow up. Born on June 12, 1909 in...
By Ken A. Epstein Thanks to years of efforts by Councilmembers Larry Reid and Desley Brooks and outspoken community members, the City of Oakland has begun...
“City staff’s unprecedented take of funds is far beyond the guidelines that are set forth in Department of Labor standards” Agnes Ubalde replaced Bryan Parker as...
AIM passes but OUSD fails state audits The wait is almost over for parents, students and teachers at American Indian Model School (AIM), whose future hangs...
By Post Staff Mills Grove Christian Church is working to develop a community garden, “Common Ground,” on an empty lot owned by the church at 5410...
By Babatunde Harrison When Kofi Sampeney Bonner, Jr., 17, became a senior at Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, he started searching for a college where...
By Gretchen Kell, UC Berkeley Media Relations [captionid=”attachment_26834″align=”alignleft” width=”300″] Father and son at 2013 California Men’s Colony Father’s Day event. Photo by Sister Teresa Lynch.[/caption] Spending...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez Nobodylistensto a thing you say. Grown-ups are always telling you to hush, be quiet, don’t yell, and always use your...
By Benjamin Todd Jealous Seventeen dedicated activists were arrested for civil disobedience on April 29 at the North Carolina General Assembly as they protested attacks on...
Oakland educator Dr. Denise Saddler congratulatedMcClymondsHigh School graduate Portia Lee-Fletcher, who won the James D. and Kathleen Saddler Memorial Scholarship presented by the Marcus Foster Educational...
By Kia Croom Pastor Donnell “Rickey” Jones of New Direction Ministries is celebrating “25 Years of Faithful Ministry,” Sunday, June 23 at New Direction Ministries, located...
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