The Alameda Free Library will present a discussion in honor of Black History Month with local historian Rasheed Shabazz on Black Migrations: from Africa to Alameda.

A recent successful movement changed the name of a school named for a California governor who advocated slavery: Henry Huntly Haight.

Civil War veteran lived on Bay Farm Island near road that bears his name

With less than a week before the onset of the Jewish New Year, the question of where to attend services is high on the list for many Jewish families and singles.

The Alameda Island Poets July reading will feature Connie Post, Livermore Poet Laureate emeritus, and Carole Dwinell, Wednesday, July 11, at 7 p.m. The event is hosted by Nanette Deetz with an open mic following. Admission is free. Donations appreciated. Light refreshments will be served. 

A new type of history presentation titled “For Your Eyes Only: Two Ways of Seeing,” will feature two local experts discussing what they notice in vintage Alameda images.

The movement to rename Haight Elementary School after someone less racist appears to be growing. The next suggestion is that our city’s first park named for President Andrew “Indian Killer” Jackson needs a new name.

Once called the West End School and attended by famed author Jack London, today’s Longfellow School took its current name on Aug. 12, 1895.