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Tony Award Winner Myles Frost

Education Interview Jessie Woolley-Wilson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfva0rEGNJw

OP-ED: Anything Banned Becomes a Policing Issue:

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ban advocates acknowledge that there will be an increase in the trafficking of unregulated cigarettes nationwide. This creates a roadmap for organized criminal...

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GOP Rep. Brian Babin of Texas has introduced H.R.4321 – To prohibit the United States Government from providing bailouts or

Season 4, Episode 15 – Wealth, Legal Aid, a Steelband, and Good Food

Black people enjoyed "personal benefit" from slavery in Florida schools.

PRESS ROOM: Senators Carper and Cassidy and Representatives Ruiz and Wenstrup Take Action to Combat the Obesity Epidemic

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Obesity is a complex chronic disease and a public health epidemic that costs our nation billions of dollars. As an Emergency Physician, I...

Residential Insurance Prices Increase as Insurers Slow Business in California

By McKenzie Jackson California Black Media Joseph Thomas was surprised to receive a notice from his homeowner’s association (HOA) this spring letting him know that there...

Why Trump Valet Walt Nauta Won’t Roll on Ex-President in Secret Documents Case

By Emil Guillermo Serial indictment collector Donald Trump, the disgraced, twice impeached 45th president has an unusual criminal defense: Run for president! I doubt if any...

Paul Laurence Dunbar: The Trailblazing Poet and Literary Luminary

By Tamara Shiloh Paul Laurence Dunbar, born on June 27, 1872, emerged as one of the most influential Black poets in American literature. His powerful dialect...

A Call for Self-Care for Restorers of Wellness

By Kumari Fabio, MA and Daktari S. Hicks, PsyD Where would our community be without the aid, guidance, and support of our treatment providers, practitioners, and...

Jessie Woolie-Wilson Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVhzs-BnXSg

Over/Underpasses Proposed for Parchester Village and Point Richmond

By Kathy Chouteau The Richmond Standard Richmond City Councilmember Cesar Zepeda has identified possible federal funding for the construction of either overpasses or underpasses needed near...

Police Commission Selects Consulting Firm for Police Chief Search

By Post Staff     The Oakland Police Commission has selected the Byers Group as the consulting firm to conduct a search for a new police...

Police Commission Selects Consulting Firm for Police Chief Search

By Post Staff     The Oakland Police Commission has selected the Byers Group as the consulting firm to conduct a search for a new police...

Community Celebrates Life of Sylvester Hodges, Education Leader, Parent Activist

By Ken Epstein A community celebration was held Saturday, July 8, commemorating the life of former Oakland Board of Education member, civil rights leader, and parent...

Community Celebrates Life of Sylvester Hodges, Education Leader, Parent Activist

By Ken Epstein A community celebration was held Saturday, July 8, commemorating the life of former Oakland Board of Education member, civil rights leader, and parent...

Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) Receives IMLS Grant to Expand its MoAD in the Classroom Program

By Nina Sazevich The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco has recently been awarded one of 34 Museum Grants for African American History...

Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) Receives IMLS Grant to Expand its MoAD in the Classroom Program

By Nina Sazevich The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco has recently been awarded one of 34 Museum Grants for African American History...

Oakland-Based Artist’s Work on Display at MoAD in S.F.

MoAD’s most recent Emerging Artists Program exhibition is now up through Aug. 20 and features the work of Oakland-based artist Nimah Gobir. Titled “Holding Space,” the...

Oakland-Based Artist’s Work on Display at MoAD in S.F.

MoAD’s most recent Emerging Artists Program exhibition is now up through Aug. 20 and features the work of Oakland-based artist Nimah Gobir. Titled “Holding Space,” the...

$10 Million Award for Affordable Housing, Transit Access in West Oakland

Grant supports housing development, infrastructure, streetscape improvements; follows $2.39 million Prohousing Grant earlier in 2023  [Courtesy City of Oakland Public Information Office] The City of Oakland...

California Black Media Political Round-Up

By Joe W. Bowers Jr., Edward Henderson California Black Media Black Women’s Group Tour on Economic Empowerment to Make Stop in Oakland The California Black Women’s...

California Black Media Political Round-Up

By Joe W. Bowers Jr., Edward Henderson California Black Media Black Women’s Group Tour on Economic Empowerment to Make Stop in Oakland The California Black Women’s...