This year’s theme for the RYSE Youth Center’s annual fundraiser, Rich City Blues, honors Richmond’s cultural past as a hub for blues, jazz, and zydeco in...
Ongoing programing at the West Oakland Youth Center, an island of services for some of the city’s young people most in need of job training and...
The Invest in Youth Summit, sponsored by My Brother’s Keeper Alliance and other organizations, was held Thursday at the Oakland Convention Center, convening hundreds of boys...
Under Mayor Libby Schaaf’s administration, job training funds for unemployed adults and youth are continuing to be cut, raising questions about the mayor’s campaign promise for...
The City of Oakland under the leadership of Mayor Libby Schaaf is continuing to cut funding for jobs and training programs that serve young people in...
By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper For thousands of youth living in the D.C. metropolitan area the threat of violence...
The Mill Valley Memorial Day “I Love a Parade” on Monday, May 25 was a success where over 35 young people from Performing Stars participated, including...
Seeking to engage young people in a conversation about gun violence, its impacts and possible solutions, the Save Life Youth Summit will be held Saturday, May...
Sixty three percent of young people will have sex before they graduate high school, and 95 percent will have sex before they are married. For young...
Hack the Hood is expanding its program to five new locations this year to bring a unique tech training model where low-income youth of color learn...
Forty Richmond Police Activities League (RPAL) students have completed a five-week mentoring program on etiquette facilitated by Tina Hayes, owner of “The School of Etiquette and...
This is the 13th year of Youth Ag Day, hosted by the Solano County Fair Association. Youth Ag Day is still in need of support. Scheduled...
Ten year old Chrystian Barrera stands in front of a mirror mounted next to a speedbag. Turning his head left to right, he assesses his new...
In advance of six games in the Bay Area, two stars of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters and youth with disabilities played wheelchair basketball Wednesday...
By Joi Smith, Laney College student In my community, it is hard to make friends, but losing them is easy. I look out for those...
Iola James, president of the Patrons of the Arts and Humanities, donated $500 to the Oakland East Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra on opening night Friday, Nov....
Despite the lack of wins this NFL season, the Raiders continue to make their presence felt off the field with their continuous community activism. At Sunday’s...
Laney College is now enrolling for the winter Intersession and spring semesters. Winter Intersession begins Dec. 15, 2014 runs through Jan. 13, offering a limited schedule...
Nineteen-year-old Berkeley High student Anthony Gaines sits inside a room beyond our understanding within his own mind and wonders why one of his best friends, his...
The Attend and Achieve Back to School event welcomed over 950 students Saturday who walked away with backpacks filled with notebooks, pencils and other necessary school...
Local hip hop artist Mistah F.A.B. recently held his annual “Back to School Block Party and Who’s House? Basketball Tournament” in North Oakland where over 1000...
As election season gets into full swing, Oakland’s mayoral race is heating up as we get closer to the November elections and mayoral candidate Jason “Shake”...
Professional athletes understand that community involvement is a part of the job. But for some of them, it means a whole lot more. Just entering his...
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The East Oakland Rainbow Teen Center is located in a beautifully renovated site that was built in 45 days at a cost to the public of...
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