Pippin’s work, according to some scholars, depicted the Black experience in America “without an assumption of inferiority or attitudes of protest or satire acquired in defense...
Those numbers also determine how – and how much -- state and federal funding will be allocated to counties and cities in the state.
The fellowship affords her the time, Brown-Hinds says, to explore how to make the visualization tools and datasets needed for solutions-focused data reporting on racial justice...
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber launched the 2021 Ballot Bowl: Registration Rumble, an inter-collegiate competition organized to drive voter registration among students attending all of...
“On August 3 in Perris, California – a Riverside County city located about 70 miles east of Los Angeles -- Lincoln Cooper and Fortunate Hove Cooper...
Just in case Black businesses in the state are not aware, the California Legislature recently passed the $100 billion California Comeback Plan. It is the biggest...
Throughout America’s history, the majority of its political force has been white. But African Americans had often been involved in supporting roles such as advisors, legislators,...
On April 5, 2021, the Oakland Cannabis Regulatory Commission unanimously voted to elect Chaney Turner to serve as its chairman.
Leaders Rally Around Long-term Solutions to Region’s Affordability Crisis
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) in partnership with the grassroots group All of Us or None, will commemorate Black August at Lil' Bobby Hutton...
The Beth Eden Baptist Church member is now 105 years young and her family neighbors and fellow church members wish her well!!!
The supervisors announced on August 11 that it is holding a special meeting on the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Tuesday, August 17 at 10:00...
The U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol held its first hearing on July 27. It was hard...
Mills College began formal talks to merge with Northeastern in June. In March, the college had said “mounting financial challenges” meant it would most likely close...
Led by Ray Bobbitt, the African American Sports and Entertainment Group secured an approval from the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority on July 30 for a non-binding...
Featuring: Black, Brown, Yellow, Red and White interwoven to create positive comm – unity
“This is more crucial now than ever because evictions will not only leave families without a roof over their head, it has the potential to worsen...
Featuring: Black, Brown, Yellow, Red and White interwoven to create positive comm – unity
I am a Baby Boomer, born in 1957, who grew up in a very binary world. Everything from party affiliation to music preference was simplified down...
Weber is California’s first African American Secretary of State and the fifth Black person to serve as a constitutional officer in the state’s 170-year history. She...
Complain about the media representation of Oakland all you want. Last week, in the national media, Oakland was portrayed as a great place to live, work,...
The four-column weekly publication was printed every Friday. Stories covered foreign and domestic news, editorials, births and deaths in the local black community, weddings, advertisements, and...
The Alliance of Regional Collaboratives for Climate Adaptation (ARCCA), is conducting a series of seminars entitled “Building an Inclusive and Equitable Adaptation Movement.” Their recent seminar,...
Dr. Robert Parris Moses, a Harlem native who became one of the architects of Freedom Summer, died at his home in Hollywood, Fla., on July 25....
A radio journalist, he was also KPOO-FM Radio co-founder and station board chair. He obtained the license for KPOO at a time when few African Americans...