*The NAACP is saddened at the passing of social justice advocate Ron Dellums at the age of 82. Mr. Dellums served as a former Democratic Congressman and was one of the 13 black lawmakers that founded ...

For more than 20 years, Ron Dellums represented Oakland, Calif., in Congress. Now, liberal voters are hoping he will enter that city's mayoral race. This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee ...

(Reuters) - Former California congressman Ron Dellums, who first won election to Capitol Hill as an anti-Vietnam War candidate and later led a 15-year effort to enact U.S. sanctions against South ...

I had my first opportunity Thursday to interview Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums face-to-face since he took office nine months ago, and it was much different than I'd expected. I'd been told by colleagues ...

The premise may sound familiar: A revered progressive Congressmember puts their legacy on the line by staging a final act as mayor of Oakland. After winning Oakland’s top job in 2006, Ron Dellums ...

(06-07) 19:17 PDT OAKLAND - Ron Dellums was winning Oakland's mayoral race by the slimmest of margins tonight, but with thousands of absentee and provisional ballots still to be counted one by one, ...

Ron Dellums, the son of a longshoreman who became one of the United States’ best-known black congressmen, a California Democrat with a left-wing agenda that put civil rights and programs for people ...

Former U.S. Representative and Oakland mayor Ron Dellums has died. He was known for helping found the Congressional Black Caucus and speaking out... Former Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums Dies At 82 AUDIE ...

In response to criticism that his administration has been relatively inactive in its first days, the office of Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums has released a report outlining its accomplishments and ...

Shifting racial demographics, illegal immigration and a soaring homicide rate are some of the factors in the mayoral race of Oakland, Calif. As outgoing Mayor Jerry Brown focuses on running for state ...