Theresa Savage, Wife of Emeryville’s First Black Mayor, Passes at 86
Theresa Savage, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on June 23rd at the age of 86. Savage was the wife of Emeryville’s
Black History Month Special: Jess “Long Shot” Conley & Oakland Trotting Park
Oakland Trotting Park was the host to many noteworthy Black jockeys around the turn of the 20th century. One of them was Jess “Long
E’ville Archive: The 1973 Emeryville Police Killing of 14-Year-Old Tyrone Guyton
The police killing of George Floyd has touched off a tidal wave of protests against police brutality and killing of unarmed Black Americans across
ECAP: On the Front Lines of Emeryville’s Battle Against Homelessness & Hunger
The latest point-in-time count shows that Emeryville’s homeless population increased by a staggering 513 percent this year accounting for 178 individuals. In troubling times
Black History Month Special: Golden Gate Key & Lock – A 3rd Generation Black-Owned Family Business returns to Emeryville
Golden Gate Key & Lock holds an impressive legacy that may have been overlooked by residents of Emeryville. The African-American owned business goes back
Black History Month Special: Baseball’s modern ‘Color Line’ Broken by Jimmy Claxton in Emeryville
Jackie Robinson is generally credited with breaking the modern color line by being the first black player to play in the 20th Century. Robinson took
SI’s Vault unearths legendary E’ville stories of Dog Racing, Poker Rooms & Emery High’s Darnell Robinson
Sports Illustrated’s ‘Vault’ is an archive of articles curated by the editors of the legendary sports magazine that has been in circulation since 1954.
Granddaughter of former Emeryville Mayor Robert Savage in the fight of her life to preserve family home
Charlandra Rachal, who goes by “Char”, is one of the few people I’ve met from Emeryville. Char was born here, came up through the Emeryville
