On Oct. 14, two people got sick at a Donald Trump Town Hall in Pennsylvania. But Trump seemed indifferent -- to either the people who fell...
For too long, Black, Latino, and lower-income communities, particularly those in industrial truck corridors along West and East Oakland and near busy highways, have been subjected...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of October 16 - 22, 2024
The Post reached out to the eight candidates across Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 to see what their views are on various topics concerning the...
The job of the District Attorney’s Office is to do justice, not revenge. Since I was an NAACP leader and then a Congress of Racial Equality...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of October 9 - 15, 2024
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Vice President Kamala Harris positioned herself as a problem-solver, taking on issues like housing, childcare, and the economy. In her opening statement, she...
She’s still calling herself the underdog, but the biracial woman from Oakland, half Black and half Asian American, just changed the race for the presidency of...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of September 25 - October 1, 2024
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of September 18 - 24, 2024
The N-word’s use in schools, intentionally or otherwise, preserves a cycle of racial abuse, degradation, and discrimination which are violations to the dignity of African American...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of September 11 - 17, 2024
The tragic shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia on Sept. 4, claiming four lives, is a sobering reminder of the grave threat gun violence poses...
The Democratic National Convention (DNC) had rhetorical flourishes that still resonate. If you’ve ever been underestimated, ignored, or made to feel invisible by others who assumed...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of September 4 - 10, 2024
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of August 28 - September 4, 2024
With the Democratic National Convention in Chicago now concluded and Vice President Kamala Harris officially nominated as the party’s candidate for President, former President Donald Trump...
“This is going to be a great week,” Vice President Kamala Harris declared in an unexpected early appearance that brought down the house on day one...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of August 21 - 27, 2024
As we enter the final 90 day stretch of what will likely be the most bizarre presidential election cycle in modern American history, the two leading...
I know the Olympics are over. Consider this me just running through the tape. You know, the one at the finish line. (Remember as the 100-meter...
For nearly three decades, Proposition 209 has restricted public institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity in employment and education. Then, last year, the Supreme Court’s...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of August 14 - 20, 2024
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of August 7 - 13, 2024
President Joe Biden not seeking re-election isn’t just good for Democrats looking to stave off a second Donald Trump presidency, but it’s good news for the...