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The 20th annual Oakland International Film Festival is Sept. 15-24
The festival fits the call for films that inspire others, on all imaginable levels.
Oakland filmmaker Adrian Burrell’s ‘The Game God(S)’ is a must see at the Oakland...
Burrell indicts a destructive system and inquires about dreams and nightmares, heroes and villains.
How will Oakland’s future mayor bring back the Town that made them so proud?
The next mayor can truly “pivot” and help Oakland invest in making its Black arts and entertainment into a tourist destination.
UCSF study on long COVID: San Francisco, San Mateo residents urged to share their...
Most impacted by COVID, Black and Latinx communities will benefit from long COVID study.
‘We Were Hyphy’ at the Oakland Int’l Film Fest shows how to gentrify a...
This is what culture vulturism looks like.
OUSD adds insult to injury after school shooting
Is Oakland as determined as it appears to be to terminate not only teachers, but education itself?
Bayview youth still barred from bus to Alice Fong Yu
Why is Alice Fong Yu willing to spend so much energy to place obstacles in a child’s path to education?
Rehabilitation counselor, poet and photographer Beth Johnson passes
Beth Johnson designed her own unique adventure for a life fully experienced and shared.
Open the courts: 150 San Franciscans jailed without trial
Lock ‘em up, indefinitely, without trial, kids included – ongoing at plantation San Francisco.
EOYDC’s free after-school program has 10 openings for middle school students
The East Oakland Youth Development Center has room for 10 more middle school students in its Bridge after-school program. Fun and a rich source of knowledge!
Treasure Island resident: It’s test time for Matt Dorsey
When Supervisor Dorsey sees a thousand or more real, actual living people literally about to be made homeless by something as arbitrary and callous as an eviction lottery, does he care?
No shipyard land transfer unless it’s 100% clean
“(T)he number one goal for the shipyard has to be and should be 100% complete cleanup.” This should be done before “the transfer of any land to the City.” – Supervisor Shamann Walton
It feels good to give them the best
Services in place for people with mental health and substance abuse challenges are glaringly not enough.
Celebrating Black history icon Dr. Willie Ratcliff’s 90th birthday
Give them flowers while they’re still here!
Slavery is on the ballot in 5 states this November – Cali isn’t one...
Make a voting plan!
The quick, dangerous, dirty development of the Hunters Point Shipyard
How can the Sunshine Ordinance help protect the health, safety and legal interests of all stakeholders in Hunters Point?
Cold, brown water at Fillmore’s Plaza East!
SF City and County could make headlines if they actuated some love and respect on resident Black people and workers.
Rita Forte: From KMEL’s DJ backside to Olive Street Agency owner
Rita Forte: I believe there are hidden gems of greatness in East Oakland, from artists to businesses and more, that need to be marketed.