NNPA NEWSWIRE — Digital RICE will be a dynamic platform meticulously crafted to connect the community and provide comprehensive support for the growth and success of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — These posters sent a message to Black veterans that they need not apply — that these life-changing programs were not meant for them....
Mayor Sheng Thao this week released her “One Oakland” Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2025 Proposed Budget. Despite a massive two-year deficit of $360 million, the budget proposal...
Twenty-five years ago, UC Berkeley Professor Harley Shaiken could not know the future that awaited undergraduate Julie Chavez Rodriguez. But even then, he was struck by...
California could pay more than $800 billion in reparations to Black residents for generations of housing discrimination, disproportionate incarceration and over-policing, economists told a state panel...
Wess Moore (born 1978) has taken his own place in the history of American politics. He is Maryland’s first Black governor in its 246-year history and...
On Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Laney College Odell Johnson Theater, the Third Annual Black Centric Showcase celebrated Black History Month. The show depicted eras of...
The plea to save a 118-year-old historic church was answered when local pastors and the offices of elected officials joined together on Monday morning February 6,...
As Oakland Leaders who hold the well-being and educational needs of Oakland residents to the highest priority, we respectfully request your collaboration with the City of...
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors this week refused to review the county’s ongoing eviction moratorium, which means the pandemic-passed tenant protections will expire at the...
As we close our celebration of Black History Month this year, we recently sat down with Byna Elliott, global head of Advancing Black Pathways at JPMorgan...
WHEREAS, through courage, perseverance, faith, and resolve against incredible prejudice and hardships, Black Americans have positively influenced, enriched, and advanced every aspect of American life; and...
Each year the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) shines a light on California’s investor-owned utilities’ efforts to boost local economies through working and spending with diverse...
The new Racial Justice Act makes the new law retroactive with a phased-in timeline for prisoners to apply for relief. Prisoners sentenced to death and people...
THE ATLANTA VOICE — The post Study Reveals the Most Streamed Musicians in Atlanta (Plus How Much They Earn From Their Atlanta Fanbase) first appeared on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It took just one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court of the United States,” Jackson asserted. “It is an honor...
A coalition of civil rights groups has launched the Black History is American History campaign to push back on Gov. Youngkin’s efforts to force teachers and schools to...
Kanye West is trying to do what a gang of white supremacists and anti-critical race theorists have wanted to do for years: cancel Black History Month....
For young Arthur Bertram Cuthbert Walker II (1936–2001), the only love in his future was science. Born in Cleveland, his family relocated to Bronx, NY. It...
Oakland’s longshore and dock workers are the frontline essential workers for economic pandemic relief and supply-chain restoration.
With over 63,000 ballots counted as of September 2, Mia Bonta declared victory in AD-18 Special Election after earning a decisive 56% of the vote.
Under the state's previous rental assistance program, rent payments were capped at up to 80% of back rent owed. The new program will cover up to...
Investigators are still going through video and social media documenting the attempt to disrupt congressional affirmation of President Joe Biden’s victory. Just six months ago.
The heart of Oakland as a progressive, working-class city and the unusual reality of thousands of decent-paying jobs employing Black workers are all at stake.
Also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, it commemorates the end of slavery, the seminal event in Black history.