Vallejo's The Grind Cafe: where coffee meets community
Tiffany and Marco McCleod, owners of The Grind Cafe in Vallejo, talk coffee, culture and community.
Tiffany and Marco McCleod, owners of The Grind Cafe in Vallejo, talk coffee, culture and community.
Vallejo's Noonie’s Place, a legacy soul food restaurant
Tara Beasley-Stansberry and wife Ronda owners of Vallejo’s Noonie’s Place talk food, legacy, and second chances. They're joined by Chef Julius Byrd.
Tara Beasley-Stansberry and wife Ronda owners of Vallejo’s Noonie’s Place talk food, legacy, and second chances. They're joined by Chef Julius Byrd.
Oakland celebrates civil rights leader Jesse Jackson
Rev. Charlotte Williams, at the Allen-Temple Baptist Church, and Rev. Zack Carey at True Vine Ministries, talk about Frank Ogawa Plaza honoring Rev. Jackson, while his funeral is taking place in Chicago.
Rev. Charlotte Williams, at the Allen-Temple Baptist Church, and Rev. Zack Carey at True Vine Ministries, talk about Frank Ogawa Plaza honoring Rev. Jackson, while his funeral is taking place in Chicago.
Black History Month: students learn about first Black firefighters in Oakland
Students in Emeryville gathered on Friday to learn a lesson on the Bay Area's first Black firefighters.
Students in Emeryville gathered on Friday to learn a lesson on the Bay Area's first Black firefighters.
Dublin's Cherie's Southern Kitchen, from corporate to crispy
With roots in Louisiana, Cherie grew up perfecting Southern recipes she always dreamed of sharing. In 2023, inspired by her son Bryce’s class business plan, she left her corporate career to open Cherie’s Southern Kitchen in Dublin.
With roots in Louisiana, Cherie grew up perfecting Southern recipes she always dreamed of sharing. In 2023, inspired by her son Bryce’s class business plan, she left her corporate career to open Cherie’s Southern Kitchen in Dublin.
Napa's Lil Sista’s Goody’s Soul Food Restaurant
This Black History Month, we’re celebrating legacy, culture, and culinary excellence with entrepreneurs Ann Groux and Sheneen Brown, the powerhouse cousins behind Lil Sista’s Goody’s Soul Food Restaurant — Napa’s first and only female-minority owned soul food restaurant.
This Black History Month, we’re celebrating legacy, culture, and culinary excellence with entrepreneurs Ann Groux and Sheneen Brown, the powerhouse cousins behind Lil Sista’s Goody’s Soul Food Restaurant — Napa’s first and only female-minority owned soul food restaurant.
Gospel music tells story of overcoming in Oakland
Gospel music has long been an outlet to share the story of the Black community.
Gospel music has long been an outlet to share the story of the Black community.
Rize Up Bakery: bold flavors, big impact
Meet Azikiwee ‘Z’ Anderson, founder of Rize Up Bakery in San Francisco. What started as a quarantine sourdough project became a bold, community-driven bakery. Known for flavors like ube sourdough, Z uses bread to inspire, give back, and lift up the next generation of Black bakers.
Meet Azikiwee ‘Z’ Anderson, founder of Rize Up Bakery in San Francisco. What started as a quarantine sourdough project became a bold, community-driven bakery. Known for flavors like ube sourdough, Z uses bread to inspire, give back, and lift up the next generation of Black bakers.
A taste of Guerneville's Saucy Mama's Jook Joint
Yvette Bidegain, owner of Saucy Mama's Jook Joint, and Taosha Harper, her daughter and general manager, talk cultural pride, and the power of sharing Black culinary traditions across generations.
Yvette Bidegain, owner of Saucy Mama's Jook Joint, and Taosha Harper, her daughter and general manager, talk cultural pride, and the power of sharing Black culinary traditions across generations.
Antioch's TNT Smoothie & Juice Bar, community and quality
This Black History Month, we’re spotlighting legacy, ownership, and impact in Contra Costa County. In downtown Antioch, Trevelon Adanandus Jr., founder of TNT Smoothie & Juice Bar, is building more than a juice bar — he’s building legacy.
This Black History Month, we’re spotlighting legacy, ownership, and impact in Contra Costa County. In downtown Antioch, Trevelon Adanandus Jr., founder of TNT Smoothie & Juice Bar, is building more than a juice bar — he’s building legacy.
Oakland's Real Cutie Pies, black-owned, and woman-led
Tiffany Thompson, owner of Real Cutie Pies in Oakland, shares how family recipes turned into a thriving pie shop known for Peach Cobbler, Banana Pudding, and Pecan Pie — and why every slice represents legacy, resilience, and generational progress.
Tiffany Thompson, owner of Real Cutie Pies in Oakland, shares how family recipes turned into a thriving pie shop known for Peach Cobbler, Banana Pudding, and Pecan Pie — and why every slice represents legacy, resilience, and generational progress.
Soul on wheels: The history of Bay Area skate culture
Roller skating in America – the rhythm, the style, the soul of it – is deeply rooted in Black culture.
Roller skating in America – the rhythm, the style, the soul of it – is deeply rooted in Black culture.
Eight wheels, one legacy: skate culture in the Bay Area
Honoring that legacy with a Bay Area pioneer, Richard Humphrey, who helped carry the culture forward on stages, in studios, and on rinks across the country. Humphrey, founder of Rollerdance Academy, is joined by skate instructors, Takiyah Fraklin, and Isaac Farfan.
Honoring that legacy with a Bay Area pioneer, Richard Humphrey, who helped carry the culture forward on stages, in studios, and on rinks across the country. Humphrey, founder of Rollerdance Academy, is joined by skate instructors, Takiyah Fraklin, and Isaac Farfan.
Rev. Jesse Jackson preached at Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland many times
The Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland on Tuesday honored the life and legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson following the news of the civil rights icon’s death at age 84.
The Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland on Tuesday honored the life and legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson following the news of the civil rights icon’s death at age 84.
Trump administration ordered to restore George Washington slavery exhibit it removed in Philadelphia
An exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington must be restored at his former home in Philadelphia after President Donald Trump's administration took it down last month, a federal judge ruled on Presidents Day, the federal holiday honoring Washington's legacy.
An exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington must be restored at his former home in Philadelphia after President Donald Trump's administration took it down last month, a federal judge ruled on Presidents Day, the federal holiday honoring Washington's legacy.
Heart disease prevention tied to equity, awareness during American Heart Month and Black History Month
While Valentine’s Day often focuses on romance, health experts say February is also a time to focus on protecting the heart in a literal sense — especially as American Heart Month overlaps with Black History Month, highlighting ongoing disparities in cardiovascular health.
While Valentine’s Day often focuses on romance, health experts say February is also a time to focus on protecting the heart in a literal sense — especially as American Heart Month overlaps with Black History Month, highlighting ongoing disparities in cardiovascular health.
Meet the Oakland woman behind a female basketball league helping WNBA hopefuls ‘dream big’
Amen-Ra A turned her passion as a basketball player in Mexico into an Oakland-based league where young women who dream of scoring it big in the WNBA can begin, improve and thrive.
Amen-Ra A turned her passion as a basketball player in Mexico into an Oakland-based league where young women who dream of scoring it big in the WNBA can begin, improve and thrive.
Black History Month marks 100 years of celebrating Black achievement
Black History Month is marking a major milestone this year.
Black History Month is marking a major milestone this year.
AI expanding care for the unhoused
Emma Mayerson, co-founder of Future Communities Institute, and Steve Good, president of Five Keys, talk California company using AI to help diagnose homeless Californians. The technology promises better access to health care.
Emma Mayerson, co-founder of Future Communities Institute, and Steve Good, president of Five Keys, talk California company using AI to help diagnose homeless Californians. The technology promises better access to health care.
'Chief is My Belief': Black history being made by firefighters in Alameda County
On the last day of Black History Month, KTVU is taking a look at the future through the eyes of the heroes we call firefighters.
On the last day of Black History Month, KTVU is taking a look at the future through the eyes of the heroes we call firefighters.