Welcoming Homes Needed in Marin for Youth in Foster Care

Many are placed outside of the county due to a lack of resource families Courtesy of Marin County Parenting always has its ups and downs, but...

Eight Black Media Outlets Win Over $5 Million in Grants

By California Black Media Staff Eight Black-owned media organizations serving African American audiences across California are among 46 ethnic media news outlets awarded over $5 million...

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PRESS ROOM: McDonald’s® USA Teams Up with the Marcus Graham Project to Provide Real-World Learning Opportunities for Aspiring Marketing Professionals of Color  

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “What’s exciting about our collaboration with the Marcus Graham Project is that we’re giving these enthusiastic, future industry leaders tangible tools and resources...

Seven Decades After First Black Reporter Covered the White House, the Black Press Receives Coveted Credentials

“The National Newspaper Publishers Association’s Senior National Correspondent, Stacy Brown, has once again enabled our national trade association representing the Black Press of America, to make...

Grants Available for Pandemic-Stressed Microbusinesses

Online application period is open for $2,500 grants for businesses with gross revenue of less than $50,000 Courtesy of Marin County Marin County microbusinesses with fewer...

City Council Saves Oakland from Largest Annual Rent Increase in City’s History

Councilmember Carroll Fife’s ordinance reduces inflated 6.7% allowable increase to a maximum of 3%, passes with six votes By Ken Epstein The Oakland City Council took...

OPINION: The Legislature Must Act Now to Fix Schools Failing Black Children

By The Rev. Jonathan E.D. Moseley, Special to California Black Media Partners California’s Black students are falling behind in their academic performance. This poor academic performance...

Local Orgs. Unite Against Housing Crisis

APTP Activist Slams Gov. Newsom’s ‘CARE Courts’ Plan By Maria Schindler On Saturday, several local organizations kicked off their plan to end the growing housing and...

My Sister’s Keeper Helps to Build Up Bay Area Black Women

By Lee Hubbard Tina Brown was born and raised in San Francisco’s Western Addition. She had a troubled childhood, which led to her being a runaway,...