City Staff Retaliates Against Non-Profit Youth Agency Whistleblowers

By Ken A. Epstein Is the city retaliating against Pivotal Point Youth Services, which provides job training to low-income youth in West Oakland, after the Oakland...

African Alice Arthur “The Ancestress”

Cape Coast Castle dungeons where slaves were housed before the middle passage journey to America By Babatunde Harrison Part I—My mother “The Ancestress” If it were...

Dr. E.N. Crawford Celebrates 40 Years of Preaching the Gospel

Raised in Oakland, Dr. E.N. Crawford accepted Christ at the age of 13. He acknowledged his call to the Gospel ministry in 1973, making him the...

Cramer’s “I Design” HIV Education

By Jesse Brooks Acclaimed photographer and HIV advocate Duane Cramer is partnering with Project Runway star Mondo Guerra on the national HIV education campaign “I Design,”...

Voting Rights Needed Now More Than Ever

By Jesse Jackson The Supreme Court this week heard a challenge to the Voting Rights Act in the case of Shelby v. Holder. On the same...

Patten University Students Connect to Careers

500 Attend African American Organizations Making Connections

In celebration of Black History Month, Supervisor Keith Carson and community leaders held the African American Organizations Making Connections 2013 conference, “Strategies and Outcomes for Our...

Problem Gambling Summit Tackles Cultural Barriers

Problem gambling crosses the lines of culture, race and economic status—impacting more than a million people in California. The 2013 Problem Gambling Training Summit, hosted by...