In 1993, Carter's experience with drugs and homelessness led her down a path of crime that ended with her serving time in prison. That experience, she...
Black Biz Owner and Award-Winning Humanitarian Employs Formerly Incarcerated Oaklanders By Bo Tefu | Impact Alameda Oakland’s popular House of Chicken and Waffles restaurant owner Derreck Johnson is proposing a recovery plan...
By KiKi Monifa | Impact Alameda Tacarra Williams is astand-up comic who has opened for Tony Rock and Bill Bellamy and appeared on Comedy Central and NBC’s comedy competition series...
Businesswoman and Community Leader Eve Robinson Talks About Challenges and Opportunities for Blacks in the Marijuana Business By Bo Tefu | Impact Alameda Paralyzed and fighting...
The BREATHE Act is a modern-day civil rights bill that answers the call to defund the police, end mass incarceration, establish alternative, evidence-based safety interventions, and repair the harm...
I had a lot of challenges and learned some hard lessons. My biggest challenge was access to funding.It was tough to stay afloat with all these...
EQUITYWORKS INCUBATOR: AMBER SENTER The city of Oakland’s Equity Program launched two new shared-kitchen sites to help minority cannabis entrepreneurs manufacture and distribute their products. The city aims to boost the supply chain...