Oakland Bay Area CARES hosts third training event this weekend
Article by shades Magazine s....
Last updated at Wed, 13 Jul at 11:55pm.

By shades Magazine staff

Oakland/Bay Area Cares, part of the mentor-recruitment initiative, National CARES Mentoring Movement, invites community members to join them, Randall Robinson, Dr. Joy DeGruy and Susan L. Taylor to attend the third weekend of transformational healing Friday, July 15, through Sunday, July 17.

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Five issues to watch at Oakland's City Council meeting TONIGHT, Feb. 15
Article by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Tue, 15 Feb at 8:55am.

The Oakland City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. TONIGHT, Feb. 15, on the third floor of City Hall, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza.

Here are Oakland Local's top five to watch for tonight:

Zoning

    * 9.2 General Plan Land Use Diagram
    * 9.3 Commercial and Residential Zoning Amendments

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National CARES mentoring initiative: Heal what's hurting in black America, starting in Oakland
Article by Niema Jordan.
Last updated at Tue, 7 Dec at 1:05am.

“Oakland is a leader,” said Susan L. Taylor. “Oakland is a cultural leader in the nation. So much of what happens throughout the nation begins in the Bay Area.”

That is why the Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Essence magazine and founder/CEO of National CARES Mentoring Movement decided to make Oakland the first pilot city for the movement's A New Way Forward Initiative. She did so with an introduction evening at the Oakland Convention Center Friday, followed by a weekend retreat in Santa Cruz.

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It's Time To Start Taking Kids Seriously
Blog entry by Mazin Mukhtar.
Last updated at Mon, 8 Mar at 10:39pm.

 

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