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California could soon end child marriage after years of debate

September 2, 2026 The 19th News

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

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

August 12, 2026 Bella Liu

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

December 30, 2024 Randi Cross

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

May 10, 2023 Howard Dyckoff

May is Lupus Awareness Month and May 10 is World Lupus Day 2023, a time to spread awareness about lupus and its impact on millions of people from around the world. Lupus is a silent

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

February 10, 2023 Brandy Collins

If you’re sitting in Oaklandia Cafe x Bakery, you can watch as people see a new book vending machine and approach it with curiosity. Some even take pictures of the machine. The Sistah Scifi Afrofuturism

“Hustle & Play” workbook focuses on reflection and comes with a community

October 7, 2020 Brandy Collins

“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

December 9, 2014 Sara Rowley

Mural concept art by Nicole Gervacio Early in the morning on April 5th, 2014, the body of a young woman by the name of Kimberly Robertson was found, raped and beaten in Oakland’s F.M. Smith