NNPA NEWSWIRE — A survey taken in 2019 shows that Americans collectively owe around $195 billion in medical debt and...
By Ben Jealous Vice President Kamala Harris is sure to be remembered every March in Women’s History Month as the first woman and the first person...
By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation San Francisco’s recovery from the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the worst in the country among...
2023 Annual Public Event Highlighted City Council Priorities, Team Building, and Financial Forecasts San Leandro, CA: On Feb 25, 2023, the San Leandro City Council...
Richmond Standard Community members are being asked to fill out a brief online survey about what they believe should be developed at a 145-acre site in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Enacted just 50 days into his term, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan was the first step in President Biden’s strategy to stabilize...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — MDIs have always focused on safety and soundness as a part of our conservative, relationship- based business model. We continue to monitor SVB’s...
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media This past weekend, the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans received insight on...
By Post Staff 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...
By Wendy Fry CalMatters A new select committee in the California Legislature will explore ways the state can reconnect neighborhoods that decades ago were torn apart...
Mar 2, 2023 – Al McFarlane is back with his fellow companions talking about topics and issues facing our community.
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Two tax planning lawyers shared their perspectives on one of the ways to pay for the racial injustices suffered by Black Californians with...
By Alejandro Lazo CalMatters A new study of Silicon Valley wealth, income and other economic measures shows vast disparities in one of the country’s wealthiest regions,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Thanks to the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Inflation Reduction Act, American Rescue Plan, and executive orders signed by the president, historic...
Feb. 15, 2023 – Today, Al McFarlane has invited guest Isaac Russell, Director of Public Policy from the Center for
Bay City News Foundation Activists will gather outside Twitter headquarters Saturday morning to protest owner Elon Musk’s layoffs of thousands of Twitter workers. Musk, the billionaire...
‘Centuries of devastation and destruction of Black lives, Black bodies, and Black communities should be met with centuries of restoration’ By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Department of Education announced $63 million in new five-year Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grants...
By Ken Epstein Geoffrey’s Inner Circle, a downtown Oakland Cultural Center that has featured live jazz and served music lovers and the Black community for decades,...
Jan. 17, 2023 – Today on The Conversation With Al McFarlane, host Al McFarlane revisits Black entrepreneurship with Alysha …
Jan. 17, 2023 – In a follow up from last week’s discussion. This week, we’re going to continue that discussion
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to Dr. King, the creation of a beloved community would require the American people to address three great evils of society: racism,...
Mayor Thao appoints HNU’s Dr. Kimberly Mayfield as deputy mayor By Ken Epstein Sheng Thao, a daughter of Hmong refugees who overcame homelessness and domestic abuse...
By Katy St. Clair, Bay City News Foundation The Internal Revenue Service has extended its annual tax return due date by a month for people who...
By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Oakland may miss out on millions of dollars in grant money that could advance the Oakland A’s proposed ballpark at...