Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sun, 22 Aug at 9:25am.

Prescott Joseph Center for Community Enhancement continues to present The Lower Bottom Playaz in  "Mama at Twilight: Death by Love" by playwright Ayodele Nzinga at The Sister Thea Bowman Memorial Theater.Don't miss this last weekend of a terrific play by an Oakland talent.

Article by Debi Mason.
Last updated at Tue, 17 Aug at 7:01am.

The West Oakland Education Brain Trust was established in 2009 to sustain and strengthen the varied assets of West Oakland families, community members and neighborhoods.

Article by Kwan Booth.
Last updated at Sun, 11 Oct at 1:56pm.

In West Oakland, 37% of adults and 20% of kids have asthma. Children in this community are seven times more likely to be hospitalized for breathing related illness than any other children in California.