Niners host 'Football for All' in final pre-season game with multiple ‘first evers’

It was a California matchup for the last pre-season home game for the San Francisco Forty Niners, and an opportunity for California to set a new standard to make professional football more inclusive with a special event. 

South Bay's Bollywood radio station continues to grow with listeners across the globe

Bolly 92.3 FM, based in the South Bay, started just a decade ago. The station was created to serve the Asian Indian population, which is the second-largest group of Asian Americans in the United States.

Glen Kuiper, Oakland A's announcer, fired after uttering racial epithet

Glen Kuiper, a longtime broadcaster calling Oakland Athletics games, was terminated after saying a racial slur during a live broadcast earlier this month. 

Freedom Train attracts new generation of riders for MLK Day

One thousand people boarded Caltrain's Freedom Train Monday for a ride from San Jose to San Francisco to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.

SF sheriff's cadet says Supervisor Shamann Walton used racial slurs, threatened him

A San Francisco sheriff's cadet tells his side of what happened during an incident at city hall where he said Supervisor Shamann Walton threatened him and used racial slurs.

College football star goes from on the field to 'In The Streets'

Fellonte Misher lived the dream of many athletes. He was a college football star and went on to play pro overseas. But his life's passion is now with a nonprofit he co-founded called In the Streets.

Yosemite honors Chinese immigrants who helped develop national park

Yosemite National Park has a new attraction that honors the contributions of Chinese workers who helped turn the remote area into an international tourist destination. 

Cantonese reigns in Bay Area, but at Stanford, City College, language is imperiled

Amid an increase in anti-Asian, anti-Chinese violence in the San Francisco Bay Area, students and alumni of CCSF and Stanford are fighting hard for a permanent Cantonese program.

Alleged scooter-riding vandal charged with San Francisco hate crimes

An alleged vandal who rode a scooter and used a slingshot to deface 20-primarily Chinese-owned businesses will face hate crime charges, the San Francisco district attorney announced Monday. 

Biden signs bill to counter rise in anti-Asian hate crimes

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed legislation to curtail a dramatic rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and expressed pride that lawmakers who seem to agree on little else came together against hate and racism.

Retired Black NFL players say brain-injury payouts discriminate

Thousands of retired Black professional football players are demanding an end to the controversial use of “race-norming” to determine which players are eligible for claim payouts in the NFL’s $1 billion brain injury settlement.

Hollywood's portrayal of AAPI community is formative, research shows

What we see in Hollywood films of Asian Americans is formative, research shows. It is why the movie Crazy Rich Asians was considered so pivotal.

Push to retain ferry service to historic Angel Island a reminder of its dark history

Angel Island, located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay, represents a dark chapter in United States history. It's a place where immigrants from China were detained and mistreated.

Young people speaking up at Bay Area's Asian American and Pacific Islander rallies

Young people are making their presence felt at Bay Area rallies that denounce the racism and violence targeting Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

Eddie Murphy inducted into NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame

Eddie Murphy was inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame at the organization’s show that highlighted works by entertainers and athletes of color.

Series of Bay Area rallies held in support of AAPI community

A series of rallies in the Bay Area took place across the Bay Area Saturday afternoon, all to combat racial hate.

NAACP, demonstrators sue City of San Jose for police use of excessive force during George Floyd protests

Two civil rights organizations and demonstrators, including a man who lost his right eye, filed a lawsuit Thursday against the city of San Jose for using excessive force against George Floyd protesters.