Tenants want 4 residents added to the housing complex’s board of directors By Ken Epstein About 100 tenants of Sojourner Truth Manor, joined by community supporters...
The report, “Closing the Racial Equity Gap: A Call to Action,” is a result of a series of Homeownership Solutions Summits held in Arizona, California, and...
On Oct. 10, Newsom scored another win on gun control. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the California state law that bans guns...
Assembly Bill (AB) 873, authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), was signed on Oct. 14. By integrating media literacy instruction into the four core subjects...
Berkeley has “a longstanding commitment to linguistic diversity and the humanistic insights that come from the study of world languages, literatures and cultures,” said Rick Kern,...
“California lost a net of 407,000 residents to other states between July 2021 and July 2022, including a greater share of those with a college degree...
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, a key pillar of Bidenomics — the President’s economic plan — the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)...
Joseph Paul Reason graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1965. He retired as a U.S. Navy Admiral, the first Black American officer...
To make sure the program is effective and sustainable, the formula the LAO is advising the state to create would base the monies counties receive on...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of November 1 - 7, 2023
Dr. Kimberly Mayfield, deputy mayor of the City of Oakland, met with elected officials in France, including two members of the French National Assembly, and visited...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of October 25 - 31, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of October 18 - 24, 2023
Group leader Vidal Perez has been performing a traditional dance called “Danza de Voladores” and one called “Danza de Wawa” for over 30 years. This dance...
This year’s NAACP CA/HI State Convention theme is “This Is How We Thrive.” The convention will bring together elected officials, activists, organizers, faith leaders, and entertainers...
“We believe that everyone deserves a safe and stable place to call home,” said Shireen McSpadden San Francisco Director of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. “With Street...
Ten years after the launching of the ‘infamous’ The Crisis magazine, W.E.B. Du Bois, Augustus Granville Dill and Jessie Redmon Fauset had another idea: they called...
As a pacifist, I find that the news from the Middle East is depressing. The death tolls will rise higher before any talks can begin between...
At this week’s meeting with board members and the staff of HumanGood, the private property managers that operate the site, tenants invited local political leaders who...
Mildred Aristide, a member of the Board of Administration of the University of the Dr. Aristide Foundation (UniFA), will discuss the remarkable work of UniFA and...
“Seeing the disparities in our area, our approach — to be on the ground — best served this population,” said Dr. Noha Aboeleta, the founder of...
The Alameda County D.A.’s office reports that the county is identified as the third-largest trafficking hub in the country with 4,700 youth victims of sex trafficking....
Yusuf Bey IV, a leader of the former Your Black Muslim Bakery, and Antoine Mackey, a staff member at the bakery, filed motions this year to...
The American Heart Association states that 48% of African American women and 44% of African American men have some form of cardiovascular disease. This includes conditions...
Dr. Paul L. Cobb, publisher of the Post newspapers, served as the “Master” Master of Ceremonies as he welcomed guests to the stage to talk about Ussery. Geoffrey...