OPINION: Mayor Sheng Thao’s Decision to Fire Police Chief Difficult but Necessary

By Jose Dorado and Mariano Contreras After a 30-day suspension and the inaction of the empowered Police Commission, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao made the difficult but...

North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church Feels the Love as Checks Come in to Defray Tax Bill

Pastors and elected officials join Pastor Sylvester Rutledge of North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church on Monday to pray, support and present checks for the Alameda County...

The Case Against SB357—Black, Vulnerable and Trafficked—Why Us?

Part 1 By Tanya Dennis and Vanessa Russell Motivated to protect trans, Black and Hispanic people from persecution by police, State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)...

Internet Pioneer Lisa Gelobter Helped Create Technologies for Web Animation

By Tamara Shiloh Many Black women have made significant strides within technology, yet they remain significantly underrepresented across the computer sciences spectrum. According to the United...

Reparations: California Legislative Analyst’s Office Proposes “Paths” For Payments

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...

“I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir” by Debra Lee

c.2023, Legacy Lit Books, $29.00, 256 pages By Terry Schlichenmeyer Everybody’s looking at you. They’re wondering what you’re going to do next, because you often surprise...

Coming Storm Prompts Flood Warning for Entire Bay Area

By Jeff Ballinger Bay City News The approaching storm anticipated to hit the region beginning Thursday has prompted a flood warning through Sunday for the entire...

Season 3, Episode 49 – Women in Business, Accessible Health Care

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Federal Investigators have found that Louisville Police Routinely Call Black People ‘Boy,’ ‘Animal,’ and ‘Monkeys.” The explosive …

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