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 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...
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...
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...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — DTU provides 11 students from around the nation internships and scholarships to explore marketing roles focused on General Motor’s vision for an all-electric...
By Don Macleay I voted for Alysse Castro to replace L.K. Monroe for Alameda County Superintendent of Schools Alameda County Superintendent of Schools is one of...
By Tanu Henry, California Black Media California Chief Service Officer Josh Fryday and other education advocates around the state are encouraging college students to apply for...
By Brandon Patterson In February, Hope Chicago, a Chicago scholarship program, made headlines for surprising students at five public high schools in Chicago with full college...
Twenty-five high school age students and staff of the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center in Oakland spent the day in Sacramento with nearly 30 legislators...
By Tanu Henry, California Black Media On May 13, Gov. Gavin Newsom held a press conference in Sacramento to present his $300.6 billion revised budget for...
By Ken Epstein Parents, teachers and community members are refusing to accept the decision of the Oakland school board, district administrators and state officials who are...
By Bobbie Carlton Sage Institute for Psychedelic Therapy, a 501(c)3 non-profit which provides high-quality training and accessible psychedelic therapy to underserved communities, announced on Monday the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hosted by Dallas businessman Willis Johnson of JBJ Management, Lightfoot, who is an attorney serving her first term as the 56th mayor of...
THE BURTON WIRE — The Black Alumni Collective was created in Atlanta in 2018 by alumni leaders from more than 10 schools with the vision that...
SoCal Group Holds Black-Themed Commencement, Presents Scholarships for Local High School Grads By Aldon Thomas Stiles, California Black Media This past weekend in the Inland Empire,...
By Tanu Henry, California Black Media There are 12 Black Republicans running in statewide races across California this election year. Come June 7, when the primaries are...
By Ken Epstein In a show of growing strength, Oakland teachers and longshore workers held simultaneous one-day strikes and rallies together on April 29 to stop...
By Tamara Shiloh It was during a health careers summer program at the University of Michigan that Alexa Irene Canady (b. 1950) decided to pursue medicine....
By Daisha Williams, The Oakland Post Since late 2020, Critical Race Theory (CRT) has been at the center of furious controversies. Despite all the heated arguments,...
Black Mental Health pt. 2 By Tanya Dennis With the global COVID-19 pandemic, we knew the world would never be the same. For some, COVID-19 has provided...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Administration officials said the declaration is part of a “response to a rising trend of digital authoritarianism, including Russia’s actions to block credible...
Tech experts publish list of recommendations for businesses, organizations Courtesy of Marin County Cybersecurity experts with the County of Marin have published a Top 10 List...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sellers notes how his life has been bookended by tragedy – the 1968 Orangeburg Massacre and the 2015 Charleston Massacre, where he lost...
The Xi Gamma Omega Chapter (XGO) of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. achieved a major milestone raising and awarding $40,000 in scholarships in honor of the...
