“We believe that maintaining the integrity of Black community boundaries is integral to electoral representation of Black residents in California and urge the Commission to consider...
Her greatest contribution was as a parent to James, a father and successful actor, Cynthia, a mother and contributor of many social and political events, Janet,...
The Fillmore District in San Francisco was known as the “Harlem of the West” during the San Francisco jazz era. The neighborhood was bustling with Black-owned...
Mrs. Watson created and managed WenTravel and Cruise travel agency on the first floor of the then newly constructed Oakland Marriott Downtown Hotel, Convention and Transportation...
“When all else fails, we must look within and answer the call to protect the basic human rights and democratic values which are fundamental to this...
Wenefrett ‘Wene’ Cecelia Phillips Watson became active in the Oakland Public Schools where her children attended school. She was appointed to the Oakland Museum Commission and...
During its third meeting, California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans looked at reasons formerly enslaved Black people migrated to the...
This year the Club will honor Pamela George, daughter of John George, who was the first African American elected to the Alameda Board of Supervisors in...
Springfield Race Riot of 1908, Sixteen people died. $150,000 in property damage. The riot was a catalyst of the formation of the NAACP. The population of...
The Oakland NAACP is calling for Mr. Somerville's immediate reinstatement, the station's hosting of public discourse on this topic, and leadership development training for the individuals...
While August 30 was the last day to register, Californians can still conditionally register at any vote center.
At a vote center, you can vote in person, get help in multiple languages, cast your vote by using an accessible voting machine, and utilize same...
Lucille Alicia Sharpe was born on April 22, 1921, in Hope Hull, a community outside Montgomery.
We cannot afford to be complacent and watch like spectators as our rights are rolled back, our interests are ignored, and our power is discounted. This...
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....
This wave of violence is very brutal but not new. And unless there is a miracle from our most high God, this violence won’t be eliminated.
Our Black newspapers are now celebrating 194 years of being the keeper of the flame of liberty and the source of information in “our” struggle for...
Students interested in the scholarship can apply on the NAACP site. The deadline is June 18. The winners, who the NAACP’s N-SPIRE committee – a group...
Saturday, June 19, 2021 10 A.M. - 2 P.M. at Hayward City Hall Plaza, 777 B Street, Hayward, Calif.
Firing on more than one cylinder and beyond the comedic arena, DeLoatch wrote on VH-1’s hit drama, “Single Ladies” and is completing a middle school fantasy novel about...
OWN’s popular series, now in its fifth season, takes viewers inside the joys and challenges of married couples. From co-creators Codie and Tommy Oliver, the famed...
“Our fight for justice will carry on in Mr. Floyd’s honor, and it will not stop until all Black lives matter.
In 1894, Ruffin and her daughter, Florida Ridely, along with Maria Baldwin, a Boston school principal, and 20 other Black women from Boston founded the Woman’s...
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The legislative package consists of a dozen bills aiming to prevent maternal mortalities. It would provide funding for further research, increase telehealth services for those in...
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