New Study Looks at Decline in Bay Area’s Black Homeownership Rates
A study released last week on Black homeownership in the Bay Area shows the region lost thousands of African American households after 2010....
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May
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Apr
Black Wellness and Resource Hub May Be Coming to Antioch
Contra Costa County’s African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub will look to address systemic disparities that Black residents face in healthcare....
07
Mar
New Report Highlights Workplace Discrimination Faced by Black Women in California
A new report highlights discrimination Black women face in the workplace, including wage disparities, lack of access to leadership roles and microaggressions....
05
Mar
Learning from the Past: SFPD Officers Gain New Perspectives on Race and Policing
Through the Sojourn Project, SFPD officers meet people connected to the civil rights movement to learn how that history relates to policing today....
03
Mar
One Antioch Woman’s Lifetime of Advocacy
Former Antioch Police Oversight Commissioner is a mental health therapist and longtime civil rights activist whose advocacy began when she was a child....
27
Feb
Teachers Union Asks Richmond to Look at WCCUSD Finances; Richmond Honors ‘Black Nine’ Officers
Richmond City Council on Tuesday heard from the WCCUSD teachers union and honored the "Black Nine" officers who challenged racism in the Police Department....
26
Feb
Amid the Erasure of Black History, Climate Justice Leader Tells Stories That Bridge Political Divide
Catherine Coleman Flowers, founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice, spoke Tuesday at the Commonwealth Club's Climate One series....
21
Feb
Uniting for Change: Solomon Belette Talks Collaboration, Advocacy and Black History Month
For Black History Month, the Pulse spoke with Solomon Belette of the East Contra Costa Community Alliance and U.S. Africa Initiatives....
11
Feb
Antioch Police Oversight Commissioner Resigns, Alleging Racist Threats
Leslie D. May, a 73-year-old Black woman, says she resigned from the Antioch Police Oversight Commission because of threats and attacks on her property....
11
Feb
Local Nonprofit Launches Black Student Engagement Program
The Black Student Engagement Program by the Bay Area nonprofit 10,000 Degrees is designed to support Black high school and college students...
10
Feb
Update: Antioch Police Oversight Commissioner Resigns
Antioch Police Oversight Commissioner Leslie May used the n-word at a special City Council meeting in describing perceived treatment of Black city leaders....
21
Jan
‘We Mean Business’: Reparations Supporters Return to State Capitol for Day of Advocacy
More than 100 reparations advocates and supporters gathered at the State Capitol on Jan. 7 for the first Reparations Education and Advocacy Day event....
10
Jan
Racial Inequities Persist for Black People in Retirement
Black workers are often forced into early retirement, dampening prospects for a stable economic life post-career, reports the Center for Retirement Research....
05
Dec
2024 in Review: 7 Questions for Incoming Black Caucus Vice Chair Asm. Isaac Bryan
Isaac Bryan, 32, Bryan has focused his legislative career on addressing inequities in criminal justice reform, environmental justice and economic equality....
04
Dec
Contra Costa Elects First Black Woman Supervisor
Pittsburg City Council member Shanelle Scales-Preston made history after certified election results showed she won a seat on the Board of Supervisors....
