Equity Allies for OUSD, a group of local parents and community members, is holding a forum on issues facing Oakland public school families, Saturday, Sept. 29,...
City staff, along with Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan (front left) and Abel Guillén, hosted a meeting Monday evening at City Hall to hear community feedback on proposed...
By Matt Reed courtesy SF State News Alvin Alvarez hopes to bring research on effects of racism into communities Alvin Alvarez has spent more than 20...
Exposing Racism in Oakland. Photo courtesy of whatshappeningblackoakland.wordpress.com. By Wilson Riles Jr. It was a surprise to me, despite my 38 years of involvement with Oakland...
Oscar Dubón, materials science and engineering professor and associate dean of equity and inclusion in the College of Engineering, has been selected as UC Berkeley’s next...
The Greenlining Institute brought its 24th annual Economic Summit to the organization’s new hometown of Oakland April 14. At a moment when communities of color are...
Outcomes and opportunities for students in Oakland vary dramatically across schools. For anyone who is interested in why this is, and what can be done to...
By Cat Brooks It is no longer questioned that the war on drugs has disproportionately impacted Black, Brown and poor people. What is less understood...
The City Council will vote Tuesday on a resolution to guarantee jobs for unemployed and underemployed African American and women workers who have long been left...
A number of local leaders and nonprofit organizations in Oakland are kicking off a public discussion about how to “pull Uber over to the side of...