The daughter of an African American man and a Persian-Indian woman, Ruha Benjamin is a transdisciplinary scholar and writer illuminating how advances in science, medicine, and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This intensive educational program begins with 13 weeks of in-depth learning in one of the following Broadway Across America offices: New York City,...
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Oakland, California, renowned for its rich cultural heritage and history of producing great athletes and artists, celebrates another homegrown success. Richard Curtis IV, an Oakland native...
As a natural order of the human condition, we cannot escape death. Akin to life and living, death and dying are a part of our journey...
The City of El Cerrito’s Arts & Culture Commission is seeking individual artists, teams of artists or community groups to apply for its “2024 Utility Box...
Republican lawmakers gathered outside of the Employee Development Department in Sacramento on Jan. 23 to call for the repeal of AB5, the five-year old California law...
THE AFRO — “This is honestly such a positive moment for D.C. and it always brings a togetherness within the community. There are so many new...
World-renowned jazz master saxophonist John Handy, a McClymond’s High School graduate, was presented with a Mayor of Oakland Proclamation declaring Feb. 12, as John Handy Day...
The City of Stockton Arts Commission (SAC) has announced the opportunity for artist(s) and/or artist teams to apply to design and paint original artwork on City-owned...
The East Bay Center for the Performing Arts is emerging from a three-year break caused by the pandemic to host its 13th Annual Fall Gala in...
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao joined city leaders and community partners to announce the launch of a new events sponsorship program to increase foot traffic in Oakland’s...
The Black Woman is God (TBWIG) opened its yearly art exhibit with a reception in downtown San Francisco on June 29. The event featured food, music,...
Five local artists will each create and install large-scale artworks as part of an $8 million project to revitalize Shields-Reid Park in North Richmond. At its...
By Kathy Chouteau The Richmond Standard Signaling that better weather is around the corner, Point Richmond’s “Spring Fling & Art Stroll” is returning to downtown Sat.,...
: The Vallejo Arts Fund (VAF) will distribute $500,000 to support arts & culture in Vallejo by beginning to address structural inequities that have impacted BIPOC...
Austin Beutner, the former superintendent of LAUSD who spearheaded Proposition 28, recently talked with EdSource about how the groundbreaking arts education initiative will roll out and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 100 students from across the country will descend on Walt Disney World Resort March 23-26 for the 16th annual event, aimed at...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Below you will find a list of documentaries, based on the roots of African American culture, compiled by Word in Black partner, The...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ben Crump, the renowned civil rights attorney and freedom fighter, elicited the night’s biggest applause when he accepted the newly minted Justice Icon...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I Am Fannie is a celebration of Hamer’s life and legacy with a clear call to action – VOTE. The campaign includes get-out-the-vote events to register...
MoAD is a contemporary art museum whose mission is to celebrate Black culture, ignite challenging conversations, and inspire learning through the global lens of the African...
Night Out for Safety and Liberation started in 2013 by the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in response to the murder of Trayvon Martin by...
The Marin Microbusiness Grant Program is funded by the State of California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate, known as CalOSBA. The County of Marin, the...
Before knowing that his passion for financial education would grow into what he calls a “new-age Teen Summit” (referring to the early 1990s BET weekly show...