Evan B. Forde has been an oceanographer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, Fla., for 37...
To decipher President Donald Trump’s presidency, apply the basic rule of politics: Follow the money. Last month, for example, Trump performed at rallies in North Carolina...
Oakland City Councilmember Loren Taylor wants to incentivize Cannabis Business operators to help the city reach its goals of hiring those who live in Oakland and...
In 2018, I left a promising career in healthcare to pursue my own clothing line, Love Iguehi (EE-Gway-HEE), full time. If you understand what growing up...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Co-founder and President of Freedom’s Journal Institute for the Study of Faith and Public Policy; as well as former member of the African American...
Terrifying news had reached Boston: the infectious, debilitating disease Smallpox had reached the colonial town and was spreading rapidly. Its first victims, passengers on a ship...
After Carl Maryland retired in 2009, he started playing for a team in the Sacramento Golden Seniors Softball Club league. “Mostly to stay active and fit,”...
Counting down to liftoff. Dangerous trips to the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere. Gravitational forces powerful enough to pull blood from the eyes. The sound of...
It was a full house on the last Friday in August in Oakland’s Laurel District where about 20 women of color had settled in for...
For those with a taste of mouth-watering barbecue, look no further, Crave BBQ, a new blues house concept featuring live music opened in Richmond at The...
Make no mistake, this is the season of HATE, and the effects of this season are great. Anxiety, migraines, fear and depression are on the rise....
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on June 22nd announced the outcome of a settlement with Equifax, one of the three major credit monitoring firms in the...
As presidential hopefuls look to secure the Black vote, it is perfectly clear that a discussion concerning reparations is unavoidable. Not only is it unavoidable, but...
Excelling as Blue Shield of California’s Vice President, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer and having fun along the way, Hope Scott has recently been named as...
From 1955 to 1956, African Americans boycotting bus segregation in the city of Montgomery, Ala., sent a message to white Nationalists that said, “we used money...
University of San Francisco Law Professor Bill Ong Hing visited a border patrol processing center last month in Clint, Texas. Working as part of a legal...
There are roughly 14 million African Americans in this country, and we all cannot sit in the House of Representatives and in the Senate. But we...
A lasting memory to a beloved and dedicated volunteer with the San Pablo Historical Museum Society (SPHS) will soon be added to an historic city site....
A group from Marin City attended the Port Chicago 75th Anniversary at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station in Concord, CA, on July 17, 2019, to...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Los Angeles City Council confirmed today the Mayor’s nomination of Denise M. Verret to serve as the new Zoo Director of the...
Four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Barstow will be the new head of the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, campus officials announced...
African Americans and Hispanics continue to be victimized by consumer scams at li slier rates than white Americans but are more reluctant to report their experiences,...
Ideas and collaboration lead to expansion and new catalog Inmates at the Marin County Jail have had access to a modest selection of books for many...
In 2014, the City of Oakland issued an RFP for the redevelopment of the Henry J Kaiser Center and Calvin Simmons Auditorium. Two proposals were considered....
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — This week in Washington, the powers that be are hearing from a vital new democratic force in this country. For three days, the Poor...