BART buffs Gary King, Jr. memorial mural

Gary King, Jr. was gunned down by Oakland Police Sept. 20, 2007. And on Sept. 24, 2009, nearly two years to the day BART has buffed over a community mural erected in King's memory. The mural, by artist Paul Barron, was painted at then end of 2007. Months earlier, the unarmed King was beaten, tazered and shot in the back by Sgt. Patrick Gonzales.Endlesscaravan.com has posted...

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This Week in the Bay: Sept. 28-Oct. 3

Here's a rundown of events happening in the East Bay this week....

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Mama at Twillight: Death by Love

Back by popular demand, Mama at Twillight: Death by Love" is back on stage at the Sister Thea Bowman Theatre in West Oakland. The play touches on universal issues of love, family and gendered roles. It also looks specifically at the challenges of a black family facing the tragedy of HIV/AIDS infection. This production is not recommended for small children. Teenagers and family...

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African American Male Conference at Merritt

Merritt College hosts its first African American Male Conference, "Preparing Leaders for the World" Saturday Sept. 19 in the Student Center....

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Black Men & Boys: Bring Your A Game

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A Night of Short Plays REVIEW

By Flora Lynn IsaacsonSpecial to The Black HourPEN OAKLAND is a Bay Area Chapter of the International Organization of Poets, Essayists and Novelists. They are sponsored by PEN USA, the Clorox Company Foundation, the Zellerbach Family Foundation, the West Oakland Senior Center and The Berkeley Daily Plan...

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Peralta officials address budget woes

Community colleges will no longer be "open-access" institutions if state budget priorities are not changed. That was the message given to Peralta faculty, staff and students at a packed budget presentation Sept. 9 in D-200. The Peralta Federation of Teachers (PFT), the union for Peralta faculty, sponsored the event.Budget crisis (part 1) video courtesy of Peralta TV's P-Span"There are a quarter million students who normally attend California Community Colleges that are not going to get in."Chancellor Elihu Harris"There are a quarter million students...

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Watch Gang Wars: Oakland (Part I)

Last night, the Discovery Channel aired a new episode of Gang Wars. This episode hit close to home: Oakland.Some folks see this stuff as a badge of honor, while others see it as source of shame. Either way, for another image of what's happening on the streets of Oakland, watch this docu-drama....

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This Week in the Bay: Sept. 14-19

Here's a rundown of events happening in the East Bay this week....

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The Van Jones Takedown

By Rosa ClementeOver the Labor Day weekend Van Jones, a member of the Hip Hop generation and special advisor for green jobs at the White House Council for Environmental Quality, tendered his resignation, and it was accepted by the Obama administration. I will be the first to say that I never found Van Jones to be a radical, a Black Nationalist or a communist as Fox News...

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Twenty-four hours in Gaza

‘From the Ghetto to Gaza Speaking Tour’: Welcome M-1 of dead prez to the Bay Area – East and West Oakland, San Francisco, Sonoma, San Jose, Santa Cruz – for six days of sharing his recent experiences in Gaza, Cairo and Europe and comparing them with ghetto life in the U.S. – six events Sept. 24-29 benefiting the SF Bay View and Block Report Radiosource: San Francisco Bay ViewBy...

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Ghetto to Gaza Tour with M-1 of dead prez

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Increased fees, more students, less services

Students attending the Peralta Colleges this fall are faced with higher fees, crowded classrooms and reduced educational options. The governor approved a 30 percent fee increase this summer, effective for the Fall 2009 semester, increasing student enrollment fees to $26 per unit, up from $20. This increase was justified as a way to reduce California's defic...

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Mumia: Between the Government and the People

As democratic forces mobilize in response to the suspicions resulting from the recent Iranian presidential election, they are meeting repression from a government that is fueled by the twin forces of paranoia and theocra...

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