Arts & Culture
In a modest room of a New York apartment one hundred years ago a group of like minded progressive people met to form what would become the nations largest most influential civil rights and social justice organizations. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as it woul
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[http://faithinthebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/park_rec_more_016.jpg]Organization Presents Award to Mayor Dellums OAKLAND - Environment California awarded Mayor Ron Dellums and the City of Oakland with a “2009 Solar Champion” award for having one of the highest rankings for solar roofs and so
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[http://faithinthebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/stimulus2.gif]Joint Project of Congresswoman Lee, East Bay Community Foundation Oakland, CA – The East Bay Community Foundation in collaboration with the Office of Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) has created a new Web-based resource guide to help Ea
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In September I traveled to the African continent for the first time. I went with Minister Bongane Nyathi to attend his sister’s wedding in Johannesburg, South Africa. The wedding was traditional and went on for three days. It was really beautiful and festive. I learned a little about Zulu and
Community
A Word to People of Faith in Urban Communities Seems like towards the start of every summer, I hear the same foreboding proclamation: “Whew, it’s gonna be a hot summer.” But in our urban communities, these aren’t meteorologically-based forecasts for sunshine and high UV indexes. Instead, such statements
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[http://faithinthebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/n1058807116_30290268_8595.jpg]Her life has been hard. Nothing has ever been given to her. Very few people have ever kept their promises to her. The people she was supposed to be able to trust have often been a disappointment. Yet somehow she has k
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[http://faithinthebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/default-hdr-emblem.gif]THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release - February 5, 2009 Obama Announces White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood