By Lee Hildebrand Ever since he began touring the Midwest at age 5 as “Little Rance Allen, the Boy Preacher,” the Monroe, Michigan-born vocalist has kept...
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day will be held Feb. 7 to encourage African Americans to get educated, get tested, get involved and get treated. Even though...
Community members are invited to meet with Lt. Bruce Baker of the Marin County Sheriff’s Office and his staff to informally discuss community issues and concerns...
By Godfrey Lee The Marin County Human Rights Commission presented Marin Luther King, Jr. Awards to honor individuals who have actively helped in their communities, last...
The San Leandro Library will host Grammy award nominee and nationally renowned storyteller Diane Ferlatte at the Main Library 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 27, performing “Have...
The City of San Leandro has hired Deborah Acosta as the city’s first Chief Innovation Officer, who will be responsible for technology-based economic development and manage...
Academy Award-nominated actress Cicely Tyson will return to Broadway for the first time in 30 years to star in a revival of Horton Foote’s 1953 drama...
Creativity Explored is celebrating its 30th anniversary year with a solo exhibition of artist Vincent Jackson, one of the studio’s most prolific and longest-practicing artists who...
Dr. Clayborne Carson will talk about his recently-published book, “Martin’s Dream: My Journey and the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.,” a memoir about his transition...
Jerri Lange (left) will present a photo exhibit of her several trips to Kyoto, Japan at the San Francisco Library, African American Center, Saturday, Feb. 2...
Point Richmond’s resident singer Claudia Russell will bring her eclectic blend of folk, blues and pop to Point Richmond Acoustic, Friday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m....
By Michele Milam From the March on Selma, to his views on the Vietnam War and his leadership of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Dr....
Assemblymember Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and Senator Loni Hancock (D-Oakland) issued a joint statement this week regarding the citations announced by Cal/OSHA against the Chevron refinery in...
“Te’s Harmony,” a spoken word theater piece written and performed by El Cerrito High School students known as RAW Talent, will be performed 6 p.m., Saturday...
By Lloyd Madden The Community Mobilization Leadership Coalition in Richmond, formed over 2 months ago, hosted a Meet and Greet reception last week for its local...
Oakland is launching the Oakland City ID Prepaid MasterCard program this week, making it he first card of its kind in the country. Oakland will provide...
Operatic soprano Angela Brown performed “A Woman’s Life” with the Oakland East Bay Symphony at the Paramount Theatre on Friday, Jan. 25. Based on the poetry...
By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor Some are calling Lailan Huen “stubborn” in the face of the obstacles and challenges to Oakland Chinatown’s newest mural, and some are...
By Ashley Chambers and David Scott Members of the Black Student Union at Skyline High School in Oakland are honoring former Oakland A’s pitcher Michael Norris...
Wells Fargo & Company is donating $300,000 to six non-profit organizations in the Bay Area as part of a $1.5 million in grants awarded across the...
Based on the work of the African American Male Achievement Initiative in the Oakland Unified School District, two local researchers are conducting a research project to...
A 15-year-old majorette who performed at some of President Barack Obama’s recent inauguration festivities has been shot to death in Chicago. Police say Hadiya Pendleton (left)...
Five men are facing charges in the shootings of two Oakland police officers. Nathaniel Joseph Cook was charged with attempted murder, robbery and assault in the...
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