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The American Baptist Seminary of the West (ABSW), located in Berkeley, has a rich history in theology dating as far back as its founding in 1871. However, lately, the institution is receiving attention in the community due to charges of racism that are being raised by students.
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Local Leaders Call Cuts “Unacceptable”

Vivian Hain, a Berkeley parent with three children, is uncertain what will happen to her and her family if Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposal to end CalWorks goes into effect.
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200 Oakland Seniors Win College Scholarships

More than 200 OUSD seniors received college scholarships at a recent ceremony hosted by The Marcus Foster Education Fund and the East Bay Consortium/Cal-SOAP. Held June 4 at Acts Full Gospel Church in Oakland, more than 900 attendees witnessed 270 East Bay students accept scholarship awards from major donors such the Clorox Foundation and the College Access Foundation of California.
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California Legislators Urge Washington to Prevent Persecution of LGBT Iraqis

Forty-five members of the California Legislature, led by Senator Mark Leno and the LGBT Legislative Caucus, have called on the Obama Administration to prevent the persecution of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Iraq.

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State Cuts “A Death Sentence,” Say HIV/AIDS Prostesers

Hundreds rallied at the State Capitol June 10, protesting cuts in HIV/AIDS services that they fear could lead to a resurgence of the disease and kill people who are now living with it. Legislators are considering the Governor’s proposal to eliminate $80.1 million in HIV/AIDS programs. Cuts would eliminate nearly all direct state funding for programs and services supported by the state Office of AIDS
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Who Decides if Corporations Can Pollute or Drive Out Local Business?

The biggest threat posed by corporations is not the illegal stuff of headlines. The real danger is what they are empowered to do legally, every day, in every community across the country. From water withdrawal to polluting refineries, toxic sludge spreading, Genetically Modified Organisms and more, the corporate few wield the law against our communities, endangering our health, safety and the environment.
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	As Berkeley schools prepared for the end of another academic year, 8th-grader Gerald Stroud found himself in great demand as a drummer in many of the schools’ closing ceremonies. Stroud, who is shown here playing drums with the Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School Jazz Band, has already played in 10 concerts this year. His future goals are to play in more bands and also to play football.

Alyce Rebecca Williams Henderson, born in 1913 in Pensacola, Florida, is turning 96.

Some people may be surprised to learn that there is an active organization of African American flyers here in the East Bay – the Bay Area Black Pilots Association.

Even some local flyers, like Charles Middlebrook, were pleasantly surprised to learn about the group.

The U.S. Treasury Department has announced that the Cities of Berkeley and Oakland and Alameda County will receive over $63 million in recovery zone bonds, which allow local government to finance job-creating economic development projects at reduced borrowing costs. The City of Berkeley will receive $13,774,000 in Recovery Zone Development Bonds and $20,662,000 in Recovery Zone Facility Bonds.

Reporters Without Borders has voiced serious anxiety about the plight of Canadian reporter Amanda Lindhout and Australian photographer Nigel Brennan, who were kidnapped by an armed militia nearly 10 months ago and are still being held hostage in Mogadishu.

Week Ending 6/17/2009

Jeffrey Cheung, OneCalifornia Bank President and CEO, has been named 2009 Business Person of the Year by the Oakland Chamber of Commerce.


	Rose Gordon Glover entered into rest on Saturday May 30. She was 90 years old. She is survived by her husband of 68 years Philmore D. Glover.

Cicely Day Butler, a graduate of Castlemont High School and Holy Names University, is about to become an Oakland teacher, thanks to a unique new program designed to “grow-our-own” talent to work in the city’s classrooms.


	Emily Orologio, seventh-grade science teacher at Frick Middle School in Oakland, has been named one of five finalists for the Comcast SportsNet 2009 All-Star Teacher Award.


	During the 62nd Cannes International Film Festival, the African Diaspora connected to celebrate art and humanitarian efforts.


	The Governor’s office recent released an additional list of $5.6 billion in proposed budget cuts will directly impact Richmond’s ability to maintain city streets.


	J. August Richards, a University of Southern California (USC) alum, sounded energetic and upbeat, speaking form his Los Angeles home, as he effusively shared his view about the hit television court room drama, “Raising the Bar,” on cable’s hottest network, Turner Network Television (TNT).


	There is an apparent hypocrisy going on right here in Oakland, and no one is noticing.

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