Black History celebrations spotlight new S.F. Bayview community center
Completed last October, the Southeast Community Center in Bayview/Hunters Point is becoming a neighborhood nexus.
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Completed last October, the Southeast Community Center in Bayview/Hunters Point is becoming a neighborhood nexus.
John Ramos looks back at the extraordinary story of businesswoman and abolitionist Mary Ellen Pleasant, California's first Black millionaire.
The Bay Area is full of musical talent, but a rising young trio made up of two sisters and a brother from Oakland is making sure they make their mark.
Jump Squad 510 brings double dutch to downtown Oakland nightlife to help curb violence
The latest winner of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music's Emerging Black Composers Project hopes to push barriers on the traditional lines of genres while also paying tribute to the place he proudly calls home.
Bay Area Iamsu! has deep Bay Area roots -- a family heritage he draws on for his music and his life.
Pleasant arrived in San Francisco in 1852 -- at the height of the Gold Rush -- and using her nest egg opened laundries and boardinghouses
Bishop Bob Jackson, the co-founder of Acts Full Gospel Church in Oakland, was an unlikely preacher.
Creative director Rachel Wolfe-Goldsmith explains the mission of the Bay Area Mural Program
For the first time since the height of the pandemic, the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir performed an in-person, sold-out concert.
Just off San Francisco's sometimes mean streets, there is a place where kids can channel their stories onto the page with the hopes of becoming published authors. Reed Cowan reports. (2-10-23)
An East Bay teacher is trying to give students the tools they need to take control of their futures. Devin Fehely reports. (2-9-23)
California's reparations task force is aimed at making amends for racist policies and actions against African-Americans.
Chris Chatmon, Founder and CEO of non-profit Kingmakers of Oakland, on working with schools on the narrative of Black culture and history
Apple-TV's Antoine Fuqua's recently released film 'Emancipation' has been nominated for NAACP Image Awards
One business in downtown Oakland doing what it can to celebrate the heartbeat of connections for Black and Brown people.
They say a dog is a man's best friend. For Jas Leverette, that relationship means everything.
On the first weekend of Black History Month, the Oakland chapter of Jack and Jill America sponsored an event to promote reading among African American young people.
It was standing room only at the deYoung Museum, with people coming to get a glimpse of American royalty and perhaps closer to the American dream.
Curator Ashara Ekundayo's show at the Splash Gallery offers a recipe for survival and liberation. It's called, 'Salt to catch ghosts.'
At Le Balefon African Braiding Salon, in Berkeley, fast fingers transform individual strands of hair into long braids, in a matter of seconds. For owner, Fatoumata Bamba, braiding is community and community means caring.
CBS News Bay Area stands proud to begin weeks of celebration in recognition of Black History Month. Our stories define us, and our community of luminaries, change-makers, and people fighting for justice and equality are all around us.
Distinguished Senior Curator Timothy Anglin Burgard talks about powerful works by African American artists on exhibit at the deYoung Museum in San Francisco.
After taking some time off for the pandemic, the Black Joy Parade returned to downtown Oakland on Sunday.
In celebration of Black History Month, Black entrepreneurs and creators in the Bay Area are getting the chance to showcase their work at special events in San Francisco.
