Peralta’s $250,000 Anonymous Gift

Special to the Post It was Jan. 3, the first day back from a week off for the holidays for Romeo Garcia, the new executive director...

Guitarist Calvin Keys’ Kinder, Jam Sessions

By Lee Hildebrand There are two types of jazz jam sessions: the ones where the host calls out tunes in uncommon keys with difficult chord changes...

Yvonne Lawrence Offers Nonprofits Creative Ways to Fundraise

By Ashley Chambers In an age of diminished resources, church and nonprofit organizations face challenges when they seek to generate money to sustain services and programs....

Black Women Celebrate 29 Years of “Stirring the Waters”

Black Women Stirring the Waters, a Black women’s discussion group, will meet in Oakland at 1850 Alice St., Sunday, Jan. 20 from 1 p.m. to 4...

Larry Bryant, Campaign to End AIDS

Larry Bryant (left), an advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, is a straight Black man living with HIV. In 1986, he contracted HIV as an 18...

Nigerian University Announces Alleged Cure for HIV/Aids

Professor Isaiah Ibeh of the University of Benin in Nigeria this week announced the development of a new drug that can allegedly “cure” HIV and AIDS....

Oakland “Flashmob Dance” in Solidarity with Native Rights

The Idle No More movement for indigenous civil rights and environmental protection is quickly spreading across Canada, gaining support from groups in Oakland and across the...

From Mexico to Oakland to UC Berkeley Graduate

By Karely Maribel Ordaz Salto At the age of 21, I was the first in my family to ever attend and graduate from a university, receiving...

UCSF Cancer Center Awarded $36 Million Grant

By Elizabeth Fernandez, UCSF The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded the UC San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center a $36 million to support...

Obama Eases Door Open for Immigrants

By Brian Bennett, Sacramento Bee Undocumented immigrants who are immediate relatives of American citizens will have an easier path to permanent residency under a new Obama...

Clergy Honor Councilmember Lynette McElhaney

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By Jesse Brooks A new documentary, called “End Game: AIDS in Black America, will air 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10, on Public Broadcasting Network (PBS),...

Looking Good, Ethiopian Eritrean Style

By Ashley Chambers Berekte Yemane models her original handmade Ethiopian and Eritrean cultural garments with decorative patterns and embroidery that represent Ethiopian and Eritrean identity and...