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[http://faithinthebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/anthony_saamad.jpg]California is seeking to legalize marijuana this November. You knew it was just a matter of time before the signatures were gathered, given the legalization of marijuana for medicinal use passed in the state a few years back. Ba
Arts & Culture
[http://faithinthebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/american-flag.jpg]Sure, you probably hummed the tune made famous by American Idol's Fantasia Barrino - but I'm talking about a different type of Freedom. This Sunday marks 234 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
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[http://www.calendow.org/uploadedImages/BHC-Site-177x70.jpg]New Research Shows Neighborhoods Have a Major Influence on the Health of African-American, Latino Boys and Young Men Unhealthy communities directly contribute to African-American and Latino boys suffering worse health outcomes than their w
Bay Area
[http://faithinthebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/oscargrant_2009.jpg] An Open Letter to the Community from Black Elected Officials and Clergy of the Eastbay Within the next couple of days and/or weeks there will be a verdict in the Oscar Grant case. This case has struck a nerve in Oakland and
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[http://faithinthebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/pastor_bernstine.jpg]I was raised on the sweet rhythms, rhymes, and smooth finesse of the Temptations. I still maintain a generous collection of the Temptation’s songs in my music library. However, I have recently had to separate myself from one
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[http://faithinthebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/pressourlogo_tsfflogo_web.gif] 2010: Demystifying Federal Health Reform A Bay Area Briefing for Faith and Neighborhood Leaders With national health reform now a reality, many people are wondering what it will mean for their communities.
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Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson, Dist. 5 [http://www.acgov.org/board/district5/images/sup5.jpg]Part 3: “Surgical cuts” gone terribly wrong In the May Revise Budget Proposal, Governor Schwarzenegger dropped his latest bombshell in the never-ending battle over balancing the state budget. This
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[http://faithinthebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/cogic_church_fire.jpg]The Justice Department today announced that Benjamin Haskell, 23, of Springfield, Mass., pleaded guilty to a superseding information charging him with two crimes related to the burning of the Macedonia Church of God in Christ
Community
[http://faithinthebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/aabma_haiti.jpg]This is the Largest Gift Given to Habitat from a Faith Community for Recovery Efforts in Haiti ATLANTA, June 10 -- The African-American Baptist Mission Collaboration (AABMC) presented a check for $500,000 to Habitat for Humanity I
Community
[http://iamempowered.com/files/2010/02/get-empowered.jpg] Girl Scouts of the USA announced today that it is joining the National Urban League's "I am Empowered" campaign, a yearlong public service initiative designed to rally millions of Americans around education, employment, housing and healthcar
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[http://www.ecreemsministries.org/img/bishop_imgFPO.png]Bishop Ernestine Cleveland Reems has an unusually charismatic, fire baptized and provocative preaching style that is uniquely and intensely her own. Truly anointed of God, her approach to the gospel of Jesus Christ beckons the soul of the lost
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[http://faithinthebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/faith1web.jpg]http://www.faithinaction2010.com/Violence and Jobs in the Urban Community Lifelines to Healing Initiative to include Benefit concert, plenary sessions, community organizing training, policy discussions. Are you ready to put your fa