His friends described him as charismatic and soft-spoken. He was seen as a promising young activist, a rising black star who shared much in common with his legendary grandfather, Malcolm X. Many of his closest associates still could not comprehend Friday morning how their friend and colleague, Malcolm Shabazz died on May 9, 2013 in Mexico at the age of 28. Shabazz was killed in Mexico City after suffering blunt force trauma to the head, face and torso, The Associated Press reports. He met with [...]

The deep bass from the drums blend with the clap of cymbals and clang of gongs, it creates a perfectly timed beat with the footwork of dancers performing a folkloric lion dance. The 20th Annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Festival brought together people of various cultural backgrounds to enjoy the festivities on a clear sunny day in downtown Hayward.  The stage in front of City Hall faces a grassy area where people young and old gathered to watch 15 groups perform colorful exhibitions [...]

The month of May marks the annual celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage, which is a time to honor the success of Asians from the their first migration to the United States to the next generation of Asian Americans. According to C.N. Le, Director of Asian and Asian American Studies Certificate Program at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in May 1992, President George H. W. Bush extended what was initially proclaimed as a 10-day celebration to a month long observation. Le said the first [...]

His friends described him as charismatic and soft-spoken. He was seen as a promising young activist, and a rising black star who shared much in common with his legendary grandfather, Malcolm X. Many of his closest associates still could not comprehend Friday morning how their friend and colleague, Malcolm Shabazz, had died on May 9, 2013 in Mexico at the age of 28. The funeral service, held at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California in Oakland, drew close to 100 people. Many of his [...]

As a call for equal work policies and fair practices, the California Faculty Association’s union and their executive board passed a resolution Monday supporting Aramark workers at CSU East Bay, who are currently petitioning for full unionization. “Almost all of the workers on campus have union protection that protects them … if they feel they’ve been treated unfairly,” Jennifer Eagan, professor and member of the CFA at CSUEB, said Wednesday. “The Aramark workers don’t have anything like this at all. They are at-will employees without [...]

After a failed bidding process with local businesses, Alameda County will purchase five new electric cars. An estimated five cars are to be purchased by the Public Works Agency, contracts specialist Gina Temporal said. Initially the county intended to purchase four vehicles for its Motor Vehicle Department and four for the Public Works Agency, but the Motor Vehicle Department decided to wait until the next model year to put out a competitive bid. According to the bid request released by the county, the car purchased [...]