Oakland school district offers manhood courses to male Black students. Early results show promise in closing the achievement gap and increasing the graduation rate.

The staff at the gym even gave her a hard time to where asked for her money back and left, despite the business’ promise that…

(CNN) — Six people were killed and at least three others were wounded in a shooting at a California religious college Monday, Oakland police said. “We believe the suspect is in custody,” Oakland Police Sgt. Christoper Bolton said. “He was arrested in a nearby city.”Full Story Story & Pic By: Alan Duke CNN.com

The city of Oakland, Calif., made history last week when they hired the first African American woman as the fire chief of a MAJOR metropolitan area. 53 year old Teresa Deloach-Reed, is slated to take control of the Oakland Fire Department in March, leading a group of 580. “It’s exciting,” Deloach-Reed said during a recent […]

OAKLAND, Calif. — A  good samaritan who distributed meals to the homeless and less fortunate was killed in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday. Paris Powell, 29, was shot in the head while delivering food from his family’s van on the 1000 block of 47th Avenue in Oakland. Powell’s wife and 3-year-old step daughter were also struck, but […]

Nationally, Black mothers have five times as many abortions as white mothers. It’s this reality that inspired a controversial anti-abortion billboard campaign that is driving a wedge between activists in Oakland, California. Anti-abortion organization, Issues4Life, created the campaign to bring awareness to what they describe as an abortion aided genocide of Black children. Abortion rights […]

The majority of Oakland’s libraries are in danger of having their doors shut, as Mayor Jean Quan tackles with budget proposals to handle the city’s $58 million deficit. One of them is the African American Museum And Library, which is home to rare books, papers and memorabilia documenting black life in the Bay Area since […]

OAKLAND, Calif.—The City of Oakland will pay $300,000 to a parolee who said an Oakland police officer planted a gun on him. RELATED: Top 9 Black Stand-Up Comedians Assistant City Attorney Barbara Parker tells the San Francisco Chronicle that the Oakland City Council voted 5-3 in a closed session on Tuesday to pay the amount […]