Bishop Frank Pinkard, Jr. to Lie in State at His Beloved Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church

Posted on August 4, 2020

Bishop Frank Pinkard. Photo Credit: Joel Clifton (2016)

Bishop Frank Pinkard Jr., senior pastor of Oakland’s Evergreen Baptist Church, passed away July 26 at the age of 86 following a long illness.…

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BET’s “Sunday Best” Returns for Season 10, July 5th

Posted on June 23, 2020

Get ready as BET’s “Sunday Best” season 10 returns, with host and mentor, Kirk Franklin, along with returning judges Erica Campbell, Kelly Price and Jonathan McReynolds.…

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Bay Area Juneteenth Awareness, Celebrations & Advocacy, June 19-20

Posted on June 19, 2020

Covid-19 can’t stop the cultural awakening taking place this year. This year’s observances of Juneteenth might be slightly different compared to years past, but the celebration continues, increasing awareness about the nations oldest celebration of the end of slavery in the United States.…

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BLM: Bay Area Clergy Unite for Solidarity Sunday [PHOTOS]

Posted on June 17, 2020

The growing chorus chanting “Black Lives Matter” increases by the day, uniting people in the streets of America, demanding justice. In that same vein, local clergy took to the streets Sunday, June 14, 2020 calling for a Solidarity Sunday in response to an increase of police violence against Black people.…