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Former Santa Clara County Supervisor Blanca Alvarado says she's honored to receive an award named for Iola Williams, her late colleague on the San Jose City Council in the 1980s.

Autumnwatch is returning to the BBC. The hit nature programme, which was axed in February, will return in collaboration with The One Show. Get the details…

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Trucept Inc. Today Afinida Insurance announced the addition of Viola Williams as Director of Sales Operations. ...

Mothers Day is one of the most celebrated days of the year surrounded with appreciation and much love.

Hundreds of Native American tribal members held a vigil to commemorate the “Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People.”

Last September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 257 into law. Supporters of the legislation, authored by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), hailed it for its promise to provide a minimum wage and improve working conditions for fast food workers. | By Edward Henderson California Black Media Last September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 257 into law. Supporters of the legislation, authored by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), hailed it for its promise to pr...

Local Black leaders are working to change the odds and boost equality for the community. In celebration of Black History Month, San Jose Spotlight is highlighting 15 of the most influential Black leaders in Silicon Valley. | By Loan-Anh Pham, San Jose Spotlight Black residents make up about 3% of Santa Clara County’s population, but the impact of Black leaders on the region is undeniable — even while facing adversity. The Black community in Silicon Valley and across the nation face systemic ...

It took the courage of humanity to take action like Fagen did. If you’ve never heard of this history, it’s not surprising. It’s one that runs counter to America’s white supremacist narrative. I was surprised that even my father, who was born under the American flag in the Philippines a few weeks after the U.S.-Philippine war started, had never heard anything about Fagen. That likely wasn’t taught in his colonized American school, where he learned English well enough to come to America ...

A new database by Princeton University and the Anti-Defamation League has begun tracking threats received by public officials, identifying women, particularly women of color, to be targeted, totaling 42.5% of all incidents. | “We are seeing a sharp polarization of politics and when people build on fear … we are seeing a rise in violence across the nation,” says Councilmember Carroll Fife By Ken Epstein A press conference this week on the steps of Oakland City Hall called for community soli...

Debbie Sledge and daughter Camille are excited to bring a new generation of talent to the "We are Family" business as Sister Sledge ft. Sledgendary.