By Richard Johnson The founders of The Formerly Incarcerated Giving Back organization sponsored a Father’s Day celebration event that highlighted a “just serve spirit” which recognized...
By Tamara Shiloh Historically, professional hockey has held fast to its tradition of lacking diversity among its players. But no Black on the ice did not...
By Uche Uwahemu The Nigerian Embassy in Washington, DC was in Oakland for three days recently to provide needed passport services to Nigerians in the Bay...
By Emil Guillermo This past week we saw the celebration of Juneteenth come alive with coincidence. On the second year since it became a federal holiday,...
By Emil Guillermo This past week we saw the celebration of Juneteenth come alive with coincidence. On the second year since it became a federal holiday,...
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Several members of the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans received a standing...
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media For Black drone pilots, e-commerce package delivery going aerial could present new earning or business opportunities for them. Last week,...
Juneteenth is a day like no other. It is both a celebration of freedom and a reminder of the work that still must be done to...
By Wanda J. Ravernell It was a long time coming. For centuries, they had prayed, fought and died seeking freedom from slavery. The day they had...
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Black women running for political office on every level across the state of California showed up strong during the...
By Tamara Shiloh Birdwatching is the observation of live birds in their natural habitat. It’s a popular pastime and scientific sport developed almost entirely in the...
By Dr. Martha C. Taylor Ruth Burnet Love was born, on April 22, 1932, in Lawton, Okla., and passed away on June 2, 2022, in Oakland. As I reflect on...
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Last week, the Bay Area Black Housing Advisory Task Force (BABHATF) — a coalition of more than 40 groups with housing and community expertise...
By Tamara Shiloh The craft of shoemaking was at one time difficult and manual work. But with the advent of the Industrial Revolution, cobblers and cordwainers...
The organization gears up for another event June 18 at CAL-PEP in West Oakland By Richard Johnson During my years in prison, nearly every inmate looked...
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...
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...
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,...
The City of Sausalito commemorates Juneteenth with a production of “Words That Made the Difference: Brown v. Board of Education,” a play written and directed by...
By Post Staff Oakland native Kendall Murphy will be inducted into the African American Golfers Hall of Fame in Palm Beach, Florida, on May 29, 2022....
By Ben Jealous The young man who murdered 10 people in Buffalo, New York on May 14, was out to kill Black people. He chose a...
By Tamara Shiloh Some 63 years before Jackie Robinson is credited as the first African American in Major League Baseball (April 15, 1947), Moses Fleetwood Walker...
Rep. Barbara Lee issued the following statement Wednesday on the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and in response to a new...
By Rhonda Smith The next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in California has arrived. As the state begins to implement its SMARTER Plan, protecting ourselves and...
By Tamara Shiloh Black classical music artists have been performing publicly for more than 500 years. England’s King Henry VII and King Henry VIII were entertained...
