Jenkins was born and raised in East Oakland. He is the son of two Oakland Unified School District employees, a graduate of Oakland High School and was first elected to the council in 2022.

United Nations General Assembly adopts resolution establishing a second Decade for People of African Descent. A milestone in ...

He directed the playwright’s “The House of Blue Leaves,” and they helped turn “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” into a hit musical.

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(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Wyatt Carl Lane, Jr., 90, of Roanoke, will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at Roanoke First Methodist Church with the Rev. Matthew Colburn officiating.

Gloria Ann Stewart Morgan, 85, passed away peacefully Dec. 20, 2024 at PruittHealth Nursing Home, Milton, Fla. She was a resident of Pace, Fla. She was born in Cardwell, Mo., on Sept. 14, 1939, to ...

Former U.S. representative Barbara Lee filed paperwork with the city of Oakland on Monday in a sign that she plans a potential run for the mayor's office.

Barbara Lee, who represented the East Bay in the House for more than two decades, opened a campaign account Monday to run for ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee, a veteran of Congress and champion of progressive politics in the East Bay, has formed a campaign ...

Former East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee has filed paperwork to run for Oakland mayor. A 2025 campaign finance filing for ...

After weeks of speculation, the retiring congresswoman sent the strongest signal yet that she’s interested in the job.

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee has officially filed a campaign account to run for Oakland mayor. She filed the paperwork on ...