COMMENTARY: The Fight to Save Affirmative Action for All of Us

By Emil Guillermo Don’t think for a second that Asian Americans are rooting to end affirmative action. You might get that impression as the Supreme Court...

What Parents Should Know About RSV, A Respiratory Virus

By Frederick Kuo As RSV cases continue to spike across parts of the U.S. — with some areas nearing seasonal peak levels — those typical “bugs” your child...

Oakland Jehovah’s Witnesses Return to Door-to-Door Ministry After 30-Month Pandemic Pause

By Alan Mobley Jehovah’s Witnesses resumed their trademark door-to-door ministry after a two-and-a-half-year suspension, just in time for their September launch of a global campaign featuring...

COMMENTARY: The Vote to Deny the Deniers

By Emil Guillermo Congressional elections remind us why we live where we live. At least in the Bay Area. California, a safe Blue zone for the...

Philippa Duke Schuyler: Pianist Received National Prominence at Young Age

By Tamara Shiloh African American author and journalist George Schuyler and white artist and journalist Josephine Cogdell’s marriage was dubbed “the most celebrated interracial marriage of...

California ’22 Mid-Term: Historic Wave of Black Candidates Set to Win Election

By Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media A wave of Black candidates in California are expected to win after Tuesday’s general election. Among them are...

COMMENTARY: Tell the Supreme Court: We Still Need Affirmative Action

By Ben Jealous One of the great joys of my life is teaching. I’m fortunate to teach classes on social justice at the University of Pennsylvania,...

San Rafael Elks Club Presents Documentary Film on Child Sex-Trafficking

Congresswoman Barbara Lee Thanks Voters for Re-Election

By Sean Ryan Congresswoman Barbara Lee released a statement Tuesday night thanking the voters of California’s newly drawn 12th Congressional District for re-electing her to the...

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