Art installation is a catalyst for dialogue about the need for more registered organ and tissue donors. Taiwan Walker, a kidney recipient, poses with new exhibit. By...
Organizers of the Oakland Black-Eyed Pea Festival are looking for African-American vendors of art and crafts for their 4th annual celebration of African American traditional to...
A coalition of labor, economic justice, community-based, and civil liberties organizations are supporting lawmakers’ unveiling of details to reform California’s money bail system – a system...
By Denise Deluca, OCCUR, Program Manager At OCCUR we believe that all individuals should have the opportunity to live healthy lives regardless of their race, income,...
They teach our children, drive our buses, clean our streets and deliver our mail. They staff the government and make it run. Their public-sector jobs are...
By Yesha Callahan, The Root Last week it was announced that seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders in New York City would be able to see the movie...
Take a quiz created by professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Root’s editor-in-chief, to test your knowledge of African, European and Native American ancestry in the...
In celebration of National Philanthropy Day, the Association of Fundraising Professionals Golden Gate held a luncheon honoring leaders of philanthropy Tuesday Nov. 4 at the Westin...
The African American Wellness Project held a reception recently for its new its new executive director, Kevin Nichols. At the event held July 16th at the...
Dr. Kimberly Mayfield, chair of the Education Department at Holy Names University, and Barbara Parker, Oakland City Attorney, are among the 2013 Ella Hill Hutch award...
By James Carter, California Black Media Contributor The California Endowment announced it will commit $50 million over the next seven years to help improve the...
A year ago, the Oakland Unified School District entered an agreement with federal civil rights officials to reduce the number of suspensions of African-American students in...
It has been 150 years since the Emancipation Proclamation and 50 yearsÖ since my friend and mentor, Medgar Evers, was assassinated. My whole life has been...
Former Rep. William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress and was the first African American to become majority whip, died Monday at...
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