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California could soon end child marriage after years of debate

Before the new ban passed, California didn't even have a minimum age for marriage — unlike most other states.

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Charlotte Maxwell Clinic offers low-income women with cancer care, hope

At an Oakland clinic on Pill Hill, cancer patients find free care, comfort, and community.

Women DJs like Darling Cool and Amal are shaping the Bay music scene

For women DJs “Darling Cool” and “DJ Amal,” music is more than just sound: it's a way to heal, and build community in the Bay Area.

An African American woman and Latina woman stand next to each other during a charity walk wearing purple t-shirts
Talking with Oakland’s Lupus Warriors
A Black woman wearing teal pants and black face mask stands in front of colorful vending machine, with a shorter woman wearing yellow t-shirt and glasses holding a sci-fi book she wrote
Oaklandia Cafe x Bakery Debuts Afrofuturism book vending machine
“Hustle & Play” workbook focuses on reflection and comes with a community

"2020 was an unusual time to have a planner. The world that we had become accustomed to came to a halt and there were no plans to be made."

Her Resilience: Women in Control of their Own Image