Oral Lee Brown: Celebrating Oakland community member who changed the lives of 100+ students

Oral Lee Brown promised to pay for each child's college education, setting aside money every year for each student that graduated from high school and went on to college.

Black Panther Party exhibit shows other side of history

The Black Panther Party Museum in Oakland is unveiling a new exhibit highlighting the party's wide range of social service programs that are often overlooked in the traditional accounting of Black Panther history. 

Bay Area Mural Program Showcases Community Stories Through Art
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This Black History Month, we're shining a spotlight on the Bay Area Mural Program, a nonprofit using art to uplift and tell the stories of underserved communities. B.A.M.P.'s founder, Andre Jahmora, shares their mission and the stories behind the powerful murals.

Oakland preps for 2025 Lunar New Year Parade

The Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council is prepping for its third annual parade to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Here's what to know.

Black Love Oakland: A profanity-free hip-hop album for the community

An organization has recorded a profanity free hip-hop album at an Oakland studio. They say the Black youth of Oakland are often portrayed through a negative lens and they want to change that narrative.

Suspect charged after man's body found wrapped in plastic in West Oakland

A homicide suspect has surrendered to police in connection with the killing of a man whose plastic-wrapped body was found dumped in West Oakland in December, authorities said.

Oakland police oversight in peril as city faces dire financial situation

As departments across the city of Oakland face dire cutbacks, two police watchdog agencies face extreme budget cuts that supporters say will violate the city charter and also jeopardize the city's ability to ever free itself from court-ordered federal oversight. 

NBA star Damian Lillard comes home to Oakland during All-Star week

All-Star week is bringing the best of the NBA here to the Bay Area. One basketball star came home to Oakland and offered support to the community that helped him get to where he is now.

Oakland councilmembers share plan to keep fire stations open

Oakland City Councilwoman Janani Ramachandran has helped introduce a resolution that could reopen two fire stations and prevent the closure of four others.

Bay Area turf dancers break new ground at Super Bowl during Kendrick Lamar halftime show

Ten Bay Area dancers have helped make history, performing in Kendrick Lamar's record-breaking Super Bowl half-time show on Sunday and bringing the Bay Area's own turf-dancing style, for the first time, to a national stage that drew more than 133 million viewers.

Sociologists mourn retired UC Berkeley professor killed in hit-and-run crash

Sociologists across the country are mourning the loss of retired UC Berkeley Professor Michael Burawoy, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland.