Hundreds of protesters who took to the streets to protest Tuesday's pre-dawn raid of the downtown Occupy Oakland encampment were met with tear gas and flash bangs from police.

There were plenty of happy people at the 6th annual Ready to Learn Fun Fair held at Peralta Elementary School on October 1.

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Editor's Note:  Eric Arnold's piece on Why we should (still) recognize Black History Month has sparked some great discussion.  This short essay by Reginald James is one of the responses--for more--and to koin the discussion, read Eric's article.

Looking for a summer program for your child that they'll never forget? It's not too late to register your child for Oakland Freedom School (OFS).

At this time next week, I will be experiencing the journey of a lifetime. I will travel to Egypt for two weeks as part of Merritt College’s Africana Studies program. This educational tour will focus on the Classical African Civilization of the Nile Valley, more commonly called Ancient Egypt.

BART recently announced an unprecedented community outreach schedule to improve outreach to “minorities and other underrepresented communities.” What BART didn’t announce was that it was only doing this to fulfill a federal funding requirement, n

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