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LIVE! — TOWN HALL ON RACISM AND ITS IMPACT — THURS. 11.14.24 5PM PST

Join us for a LIVE Virtual Town Hall on the Impact of Racism hosted by Post News Group Journalist Carla Thomas and featuring Oakland, CA NAACP...
Coronavirus4 years ago

As Numbers Spike, California to Begin “Smart Testing” for COVID-19

During Gov. Gavin Newsom’s daily COVID-19 update to Californians on June 26, he announced that the state will begin “smart,” or “targeted” testing, for the disease....
Government5 years ago

California Assembly Elects First Women as Chief Clerk and Parliamentarian

The California Assembly made history when it elected the first woman to serve as Chief Clerk and Parliamentarian Jan. 9, 2020, for a two-year term. The...
Bay Area5 years ago

Black, Red & Ready: African-American Republicans Want to Turn Deep Blue California Purple

Black Republicans in California are focused and organizing. They want to “reintroduce” African Americans in the state to the GOP, Black Republican leaders and activists say....
Bay Area5 years ago

Bernard J. Tyson, First Black CEO of Kaiser Permanente, 60

Just 24 hours after sitting on a panel in front of 5,000 Black techies at the annual AfroTech gathering at the Oakland Convention Center, Bernard Tyson,...
Bay Area5 years ago

After Blackouts, No One’s Feeling Empowered – Not Frustrated Customers, Nor State Officials – Nor Cash-Strapped Utilities

In countries like Nigeria and Haiti, electricity blackouts are routine. Power outages sometimes last for more than a week in Haiti, where only about 25 percent...
Education5 years ago

Governor Newsom Signs Bills Benefitting Black-Owned Charter Schools, Newspapers

Among the bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law last week was one that supported charter schools owned and operated by Black people and one that...
Education5 years ago

Black Educators to Unveil “Blueprint” for Improving Test Scores, Learning for California Black Student

A group of Black educators are heading to San Diego this week from around the state, and across the country, to meet with each other. Their...
Housing5 years ago

Seven Ways California’s New “Rent Cap” Law Would Affect You

“We built these ships, we dredged these canals in a San Francisco they never knew existed,” said African-American actor Jimmy Fails in the trailer of the...
Activism5 years ago

Newsom’s Wife Takes On Equal Pay for Equal Work In State Jobs

For more than 25 years, Diane Shelton held steady government jobs with the state Assembly as a legislative consultant, capitol office director, legislative director and chief...
Crime5 years ago

California Now Has One of the Strongest Police Use-of-Force Laws in the Country

Thanks to the “Moral Strength” of Black Legislative Caucus Chair Shirley Weber Who Led Effort On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law one of the...
Government5 years ago

California’s 2020 Redistricting Commission Is Accepting Applications: Only 253 African Americans Have Applied

Gerrymandering, or the creation of voting districts that look like jigsaw puzzle pieces to meet political goals, is a problem the California Redistricting Commission seeks to...
Berkeley5 years ago

Legislator Urges Ethnic Studies as a Remedy to Culture of Hate

Seeing that hate crimes are rising in California and other areas of the country, some state legislators believe that Ethnic Studies courses will help. They say...
Politics6 years ago

CA Dem Party Race: Some Black Women Hurt But Ready To Mobilize After Kimberly Ellis Loss

How did Kimberly Ellis, an African-American progressive Democrat and Bay Area grassroots activist, lose her second bid for chair of the California Democratic Party (CDP)? During...
Featured6 years ago

Sen. Kamala Harris Gives Props to Black Press at 75th Anniversary of San Francisco Sun Reporter

“Throughout the course of our history, there have been many moments in time where truth must be spoken. Truth that oftentimes make people uncomfortable, but truth...
Politics6 years ago

State Agency Faces Elimination After First Black Woman Takes Charge

In January, members of the California Board of Equalization (BOE) selected Malia M. Cohen, former President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, to chair the...

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