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Point Richmond Hotel Mac Space Leased to Richmond Restaurateurs
The historic Hotel Mac’s Restaurant and Bar in Point Richmond has been leased to the owners of the city’s Mi…
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Oakland Teachers Ramp Up Strike Readiness
In an escalation of labor pressure, hundreds of teachers boycotted district-organized Professional Development (PD) sessions, instead attending a mass, Oakland…
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Oakland High Varsity Basketball Team Wins State Championship
The Oakland High School varsity basketball team took the state championship on Friday, March 11 in Sacramento at Golden Arco…
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Some Hiking Trails Closed to Dogs Until Fall Due to Coyote Pupping Season
The Presidio Trust announced Monday that some hiking trails in San Francisco will be closed to dogs until this fall…
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12-Year-Old Boy Suspected of Stabbing High School Student on Muni
A 12-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly stabbing a 15-year-old San Francisco high school student on a MUNI bus on…
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Women’s History Month: Assemblywoman McKinnor Joins Panel of Legislators at Sacramento Event
Last week, Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) joined a diverse panel of women legislators at the “Women in California’s Legislature: 2023…
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African American Vintners Showcased in Black Vines Event
Black Vines: A Toast to Black Wineries, Black Art and Black Culture held their 12th anniversary event on Saturday, Feb.…
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CDC Recommends All Adults Get Tested for Hepatitis B
The U.S. Centers for Control and Prevention have issued a new recommendation urging all adults to receive screening for hepatitis…
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‘Should We Knock?’: D.C. Cop Charged with Murder for Unloading Gun into Black Man Who Fell Asleep in Car
A Washington, D.C., police sergeant was charged with second-degree murder for the shooting death of a Black man who fell…
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‘Bullets Still In My Spine’: 70-Year-Old Missouri Man Shoots Amazon Driver As He Ran Away Over Disabled Parking Spot, Leaving Him Paralyzed
The Missouri man who shot and paralyzed an Amazon driver for parking in a disabled parking spot was convicted of…
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Op-Ed: When Black Learners Thrive, Our Communities Thrive
Source: Brazil Photos / Getty Last month, Gallup and Lumina Foundation released the “State of Higher Education: Black Learners” report.…
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Where’s the Justice?: They Called for His Firing, Instead Columbus Officer Who Shot Sleeping, Unarmed Black Man Within Seconds of the Encounter Retired with His Pension
Weeks after Donovan Lewis’ family filed a civil lawsuit against a Columbus police officer for his wrongful death, the same…
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27-Year-old Former Ramp Agent Achieves Childhood Dream, Becomes Pilot for Delta Airlines
Justin Mutawassim, a 27-year-old African American pilot at Delta Air Lines , achieved his childhood dream of becoming a pilot…
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Missouri Cops Unload Bullets Into Black Motorist Pinned In Wreck Vehicle, Dragged Out His Limp Body Before Realizing He Is Unarmed: ‘I Don’t See a Pistol’
Lawyers for the family of a Black man killed in his wrecked car by police in suburban Kansas City, Missouri,…
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Oakland Post: Week of March 15 – 21, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of March 15 - 21, 2023 The post Oakland Post: Week…
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Forward Focus with HBREA
The post Forward Focus with HBREA appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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What the Cochrane Review Says About Masks For COVID-19 — and What It Doesn’t
SciCheck Digest People online are touting the results of a Cochrane review to incorrectly claim… The post What the Cochrane…
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‘Put Ur Play On’ Productions Showcases Local Talent at Laney College
On Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Laney College Odell Johnson Theater, the Third Annual Black Centric Showcase celebrated Black History…
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OCCUR, S.F. Foundation Offer Funding Workshop for Faith-Based Groups Virtual Workshop on March 23, 2023
“Faiths and nonprofit leaders become frustrated when they submit good proposals, but still don’t get funded. But there’s a missing…
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International Women’s Day: Civil Rights Icon Xernona Clayton, Other ‘Herstory Sheroes’ Honored in Atlanta
Civil rights and media icon Xernona Clayton became the first woman to be enshrined with a statue in downtown Atlanta…
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What Asian American Oscar Victories Mean for All of Us
After the Oscars, when Asian Americans were everywhere on the winners list, from actors, writers, directors, but also makeup artists,…
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Cathay Williams — The Only Known Female Buffalo Soldier
Cathay Williams knew that she couldn’t volunteer to serve as a regular soldier in the U.S. military. But knowing didn’t…
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COMMENTARY: A Historic Vote and the Tools It Gave Us
Vice President Kamala Harris is sure to be remembered every March in Women’s History Month as the first woman and…
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