By Richard Johnson, Folsom State Prison Prison – by its very nature – is designed to sever family bonds and destroy the dynamic unity that...
This commentary was submitted by Michael McCauley, Consumers Union; Bruce Mirken & Paul Goodman, Greenlining Institute; Tracy Rosenberg, Media Alliance; Mindy Spatt, TURN; and, Sarah Swanbeck,...
By Richard Johnson, Folsom State Prison What has kept me optimistically hopeful is my belief in God, not man. I truly believe that He...
By Jumoke Hinton Hodge, District 3 Oakland School Board Member The Oakland Post headline was shocking to say the least. There is nothing written or recorded...
By Kim Carter Martinez My name is Kim. I am Black, I am Jewish, and my life matters. For the last few months, our country has...
“Dr. King had awakened something strong and true, a sense that true justice must be colorblind, and that among white and Black Americans, as he put...
By James Lockett This is the start of a series of articles discussing the intentional deception and misappropriation of funds that are designated for those...
By Conrad Baldwin Did California’s courts issue thousands of void and unenforceable restraining orders between 1999 and 2007? Did those void orders cause the false arrest...
By Krystal Curtis, Laney College student Growing up in San Francisco, people in the community became accustomed to the violence, trends, music, and everything the media...
I offer my New Year’s resolution – for Black America to be resolved to address the ills of the community. Let us finally confront the reality...
By Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Oakland City Council President The East Bay Express (EBX) has been investigating me for the last nine months – digging into my...
I approach 2015 with mixed emotions but remain hopeful. Our economy is improving from the collapse of 2008. Our stock market has rebounded, employment rates are...
During this wonderful Christmas season, I would like to offer my Christmas wish list for Black America. Love – my first wish. It is so easy...
The protests began in Ferguson, exploding after the prosecutor announced that the policeman who killed Michael Brown would not be brought to trial. They spread across...
By Hassan Russell, Laney College student The shooting of Mike Brown in Ferguson, MO has brought to light that this situation is happening all over America....
By Ron Busby, Sr., President of U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce This one is different. We didn’t see George Zimmerman kill Trayvon Martin or...
“Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of God.” Matthew 5:9 Peace is hard to find during this so-called season of peace....
Ferguson is too important to be treated on the margins. It is too important to lead the news one day, and disappear the next. The shooting...
Ethnic Studies advocates in Los Angeles won a school board resolution recently that makes ethnic studies a part of the graduation requirements. Possible courses include African-American...
Many people are aware of Oakland’s growing restaurant industry. However, Oakland is becoming the center of more upstream food production. With transportation access and empty...
By Joi Smith, Laney College student In my community, it is hard to make friends, but losing them is easy. I look out for those...
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters preliminary results of the ranked choice voting shows how Mayor-elect Libby Schaaf pulled off her victory. The registrar has not...
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” ~ Nelson Mandela At the time of...
When Mayor-elect Libby Schaaf gave the Post/El Mundo News Group an exclusive interview Thursday pledging to involve and “include robust community participation” around jobs and minority...
The year is 2014 and our Nation is still struggling with systematic oppression and racial disparity. The systems that persist span across several aspects of life...
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