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With President Obama‘s fifth State of the Union archived on the Internets, does 2014 looks to be a “breakthrough year for America”?

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In the middle of shooting a segment, a TV news crew was robbed in broad daylight in Oakland, Calif. last Friday (August 2) . The robbery was the latest in a string of recent thefts involving the media in the Bay Area city.

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Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of Malcolm X, was mourned in Oakland, Calif. Friday (May 17). Hundreds gathered at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California to mourn the slain namesake of the former Nation of Islam minister.

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The police chief in Oakland, Calif. has stepped down from his post, just two days after starting the job. The Bay Area city has been plagued by gun violence, which Oakland Police Department Chief Anthony Toribio wasn’t ready to deal with.

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A rapper has been named among those killed during a Las Vegas shootout that resulted in several car crashes, yesterday morning. Kenny Cherry Jr. of the Bay Area was one of the casualties.

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Bay Area rapper Saafir affirmed his place in the Hip-Hop elite back in the 1990s after taking on Oakland-based rap crew the Hieroglyphics in a freestyle battle. Now, the Saucee Nomad is currently bound to a wheelchair after suffering severe spinal damage exacerbated by his addiction to the drug ecstasy, allegedly.

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The film Fruitvale, chronicling the life and death of Oscar Grant–a Bay Area man shot by police–has received a healthy amount of praise at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Helmed by 26-year-old Ryan Coogler, Fruitvale marks the USC grad’s directional debut. He also serves as writer of the film.

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Keyshia Cole is not happy with the disrespect that she feels was thrown to her by 106 KMEL. The Bay Area radio station just happens to count Oakland—Cole’s hometown— as its demo, but bumped the singer to second place on their Holiday House of Soul roster in lieu of headliner, The Weeknd. Cole allegedly pulled out of the show, […]

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Katt Williams has another lawsuit on the books. Apparently fans were not satisfied with his show in Oakland, Calif. where he babbled incoherently, threatened to fight audience members, and left after only 10 minutes on stage. A class action lawsuit was  filed by Brian Herline last Wednesday (Nov. 21), on behalf of the show’s attendees, and seeks […]

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Katt Williams threatened to cancel his show in Oakland, Calif. Friday (Nov. 16), and some fans are wishing he’d made good on his words. After being arrested and released on suspicion of battery for hitting a man in the head with a bottle, the comedian decided to go forward with his appearance at the Oracle […]

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Katt Williams is a funny guy, but at this point, nobody’s laughing. The pint-sized comedian, was arrested early Thursday (Nov. 15), for allegedly hitting a man in the head with a bottle, and went crazy at the very thought of being taken into custody.

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Katt Williams was arrested Wednesday (Nov. 14) night stemming from an alleged nightclub fight in Oakland, Calif., reports TMZ. Williams was taken into custody on battery charges over the incident which took place at Kimball’s Carnival at around 3 a.m.