Lawsuit says Google discriminates against Black workers
A former Google employee sued the tech giant saying it engages in a "pattern and practice" of racial discrimination against its Black workers, steering them into lower-level and lower-paid jobs and subjecting them to a hostile work environment if they speak out.
Flag with swastika on display across from El Sobrante Christian school
For years now, an El Sobrante home has been covered with political signs and statements. No one seemed to pay it much mind — until now.
House passes Crown Act to prohibit discrimination based on hair
The House voted 235-to-189 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of hair texture and hairstyles. The bill now goes to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain.
Asian Art Museum holds event to mark 1-year since Atlanta spa shooting
One year ago on March 16, eight people were killed in shootings at spas in the Atlanta area. Six victims were Asian women.
Gender pay-gap bot calls out companies on Twitter paying men more than women
The Twitter account @PayGapApp uses government data in the U.K. to call out companies tweeting for International Women’s Day while having some stark gender pay disparities.
Texas judge blocks investigations into parents of trans children
A Texas judge on Friday blocked the state from investigating as child abuse gender-confirming care for transgender youth.
Oakland's Hella Tea honors hip-hop culture while selling comfort in a cup
Oakland's Hella Tea is an online store selling loose-leaf tea while paying homage to local Bay Area figures, especially those steeped in hip-hop culture.
Breonna Taylor raid: Ex-officer cleared in deadly shooting
A Kentucky jury on Thursday cleared a former police officer of charges that he endangered neighbors when he fired shots into an apartment during the 2020 drug raid that ended with Breonna Taylor’s death.
Radical Reflections: Oakland's Elaine Brown on leading the revolutionary Black Panther Party
Musician, author, and most famously a former leader of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, Elaine Brown is still politically active, still a force of nature, even at 78-years old.
Berkeley researchers look to preserve Rainbow Sign's place in Bay Area Black history
Berkeley researchers are making sure a building – now occupied by the City of Berkeley – gets its due for its role in Bay Area Black history.
600 families in Oakland now receive $500 a month in guaranteed income
Access to a total of $9,000 — which Oakland families can use however they’d like — is life-changing and a bridge away from debt-inducing cycles.
Bomb threats made to historically Black schools across US
At least a half-dozen historically Black universities in five states and the District of Columbia were responding to bomb threats Monday, with many of them locking down their campuses for a time.
Pregnant man, pregnant person emoji coming to Apple iPhones
According to health website Healthline.com, people who were born biologically female but identify as men are transgender men who can give birth because they have the reproductive organs necessary to do so — especially those who do not take or have stopped taking testosterone. The same goes for those who identify as non-binary.
Reparations are for descendants of Black slaves, California secretary of state says
Shirley Weber’s great-grandfather was born into slavery and her family fled Arkansas in summer 1951, running from the Ku Klux Klan in the dead of night, she said. She said she would not have written the legislation if she had known the pool of recipients would be expanded, leaving mere pennies for the descendants of slaves.
Black youth suicide rate doubles since 2014, California health department says
The pandemic is taking a toll on children's mental health and experts are sounding an alarm about a disturbing increase in depression and suicide among Black youth.
New details in lawsuit over San Francisco DA office's handling of AAPI hate crimes
New details have emerged about a case that happened before District Attorney Chesa Boudin was in office that has led to a federal lawsuit against the D.A.'s office.
16-year-old high school student creates feminine hygiene product bags for homeless women
On Tuesday morning in Manteca, 16-year-old high school student Mia Mirante walked back and forth in the cold fog, helping to load backpacks containing feminine hygiene bags into a van to be distributed to unsheltered women at the 2022 Point-in-Time Count.
Mars Inc. announces M&Ms characters will be redesigned for more 'progressive' world
The company says that in the 'world we want tomorrow society is inclusive'
Deadly police shootings and race the topic of Bay Area filmmaker's new documentary
A new documentary by a Bay Area filmmaker examines several deadly police shootings including one in Vallejo.
Warriors part-owner dismisses Uyghur Muslims' human rights abuses
Chamath Palihapitiya, a part-owner and director of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, offered the "very hard ugly truth" about China’s human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in a podcast interview.