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Alameda County Reparations Commission asks supervisors to implement action plan

News

June 26, 2026

The Alameda County Reparations Commission has 44 recommendations to repair harm done to Black residents

East Bay Photo Collective show explores photography beyond prints

Arts & Culture

June 26, 2026

Experimental photography and creative process take center stage in East Bay Photo Collective’s inspiring new exhibition.

Oakland Voices Alum builds platform with The Black Male Journal

Feature

June 23, 2026

The Black Male Journal amplifies Black men’s voices.

Opinion: On TV, doctors find answers in an hour. Rare disease patients wait years.

Opinion

June 22, 2026

Medical dramas end in an hour. Rare disease patients often wait years for answers.

Opinion: Freedom requires access to trusted community information, local news

Opinion

June 19, 2026

Juneteenth is a reminder that communities need timely information.

East Bay Photo Collective show explores photography beyond prints

June 26, 2026

Experimental photography and creative process take center stage in East Bay Photo Collective’s inspiring new exhibition.

Review: El Tren flips pop classics into Latin Jazz at Sound Room show

April 30, 2026

A joyful Oakland concert where Latin jazz transformed beloved pop songs into something entirely new.

A woman speaks in front of drummers during Baba Mosheh’s Bantaba ensemble performance at the Malcolm X JazzArts Festival.

Photos: Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival celebrates Oakland culture, resistance

May 26, 2026

Drumming, jazz, dance, and resistance transformed San Antonio Park during this year’s Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival.

Photos: Oakland Chinatown celebrates Lunar New Year

March 10, 2026

Oakland Chinatown celebrates Lunar New Year with Parade and Festival

Photos: Black Joy Parade celebrates culture

February 24, 2026

Smiles, hugs, and affirmation. The Black Joy Parade returned to Oakland on Feb. 22.

$75 million coal terminal plan reignites West Oakland fight

June 11, 2026

Federal coal funding sparks renewed debate over pollution, jobs and environmental justice.

A new homelessness strategy is sweeping California

May 22, 2026

A new homelessness strategy is sweeping California

Opinion: Freedom requires access to trusted community information, local news

June 19, 2026

Juneteenth is a reminder that communities need timely information.

Opinion: California cutting support for local news when needed most

June 17, 2026

California lawmakers want to cut funds for local news at exactly the wrong time

Opinion: Corporations should disclose ties to slavery

June 9, 2026

Opinion: Corporations in California were enriched by slavery. They should tell the truth

Opinion: Oakland needs to streamline development

June 3, 2026

Brooklyn Basin’s struggles reveal why Oakland needs stronger coordination for major development projects.

Opinion – When Wall Street buys up the neighborhood

May 28, 2026

Craig DeLuz argues that corporate-landlord concentration impacts Black homeownership.

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