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Oakland’s roads have become so dangerous that severe and fatal crashes are now a “public safety epidemic,” according to a new city report. The Safe Oakland Streets initiative’s second annual report, presented at the City Council’s Public Works Committee Tuesday, describes in stark terms the situation on city roads for pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers, while […]
The SFFilm festival closed out this past Sunday, April 23, with a screening of the first four episodes of Boots Riley’s Amazon Original series I’m A Virgo. The avant-garde TV show follows the life of a 13-foot young Black man named Cootie (played by Emmy-award-winning actor Jharrel Jerome) as he navigates life in Oakland while […]
Lois the Pie Queen, considered one of the oldest Black-owned restaurants in Northern California, recently served up a history lesson to Oakland high school students alongside its menu of soul food favorites. “Buildings have been torn down. New buildings been built. But in terms of here, it’s always been the same. Everybody wants to find […]
Congresswoman Barbara Lee acknowledges supporters after speaking during her campaign launch rally to succeed Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate at Laney College in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee kicked off her U.S. Senate campaign Saturday before a few hundred supporters filling the […]
People protest in Oakland against the fatal beating of Black motorist … Colorado Springs Gazette Source link
As the nation — and the world — reels following the public release of the Memphis Police Department’s shockingly brutal body camera footage showing five officers savagely beating Tyre Nichols, who later died from his injuries, rallies and vigils have been held across the country. Politicians, law enforcement officials, police unions and protesters are condemning […]
The “Women’s Voices, Women’s Votes, Women’s Rights” exhibition is on view at the Clinton Presidential Center in Arkansas. Photo: Provided by the Clinton Presidential Center When asked to create a quilt commemorating two key moments in women’s struggle for equal rights, Oakland artist Alice Beasley chose to portray conflict rather than what she calls an […]
The “Women’s Voices, Women’s Votes, Women’s Rights” exhibition is on view at the Clinton Presidential Center in Arkansas. Photo: Provided by the Clinton Presidential Center When asked to create a quilt commemorating two key moments in women’s struggle for equal rights, Oakland artist Alice Beasley chose to portray conflict rather than what she calls an […]
Oakland’s roads have been dangerous for decades. Dozens of people are injured and killed in collisions each year, and this traffic violence, as some have taken to calling it, exacts a disproportionate toll on Black and brown residents. Much of the carnage is due, at least partly, to road conditions, including poorly designed and maintained […]
Dave Campbell, the advocacy director of Bike East Bay for the last ten years, announced recently he plans to move with his family to Charlotte, North Carolina, to take a job as the city’s bicycle planner. His announcement surprised many of his friends and colleagues, who expressed happiness for Campbell. His new position will put […]