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Volume 7
Issue 11
5/27/10 - 6/2/10

From left: Elsie Scott, president and CEO for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation; Congresswoman Barbara Lee; and keynote speaker Valerie Coleman-Morris. From left: Elsie Scott, president and CEO for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation; Congresswoman Barbara Lee; and keynote speaker Valerie Coleman-Morris. Congressional Black Caucus Foundation holds economic empowerment forum

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The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation recently hosted an economic empowerment forum focusing on three core areas of education: community economic empowerment, consumer financial protection and financial literacy.

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Oakland/Alameda County
Richmond/West Contra Costa

First black female D.A. hopes to make history again as attorney general

Kamala HarrisWhen San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris was elected in 2003, she became the first African-American female to ever hold that post in ...

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Politics

Oakland tidbits

Clinton KillianThe Oakland mayor’s race is starting to heat up. First-term Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan held her exploratory campaign event. It was well attended ...

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Business

Businesses and local nonprofit partnerships

Mel and Pearl ShawWhat does it mean when people talk about nonprofits and businesses partnering? Is partnering limited to cash investment by a business ...

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Faith

Upcoming events at First UMC in Point Richmond

Globe FaithFirst United Methodist Church in Point Richmond is hosting the following events ...

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Health

Asthma management workshop set for June 1

Globe Health Comfort Homesake, in partnership with Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and a number of public, faith-based and private agencies, is hosting ...

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Entertainment

‘Sex and the City 2’ opens in theaters
May 27

Globe EntertainmentThe ladies are back and this time taking their extravagance on the road. Two years after the first movie, we rejoin Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha ...

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Education

Students to present projects at OUSD Science Fair

Globe EducationChabot Space & Science Center will host the Oakland Unified School District’s Science Fair on May 26. Kindergarten through 12th grade students’ ...

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Sports

Raiders fund new turf at Sobrante Park

Globe SportsThe nonprofit Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation will receive a $200,000 National Football League Grassroots Program grant, facilitated by the Oakland ...

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