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LIVE! — TOWN HALL ON RACISM AND ITS IMPACT — THURS. 11.14.24 5PM PST

Join us for a LIVE Virtual Town Hall on the Impact of Racism hosted by Post News Group Journalist Carla Thomas and featuring Oakland, CA NAACP...
COVID-194 years ago

Chicago Leaders Clash with Mayor Over Trump Plan to Send Federal Police to the City

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reversed course on her refusal to allow Pres. Donald Trump to send federal police to Chicago, saying that she was welcoming the...
National4 years ago

Trump Threatens to Send Federal Law Enforcement to Oakland, Other Cities Amid Outrage Over Portland

State and local leaders responded to Pres. Donald Trump’s threat this week to send federal troops to Oakland, Chicago, and other cities run by...
Bay Area4 years ago

Warrant for Raid on Breonna Taylor’s House Connected to Louisville Gentrification Plan, Lawyers Say

Breonna Taylor’s shooting death in Kentucky was the consequence of a Louisville Police Dept. operation intended to clear out a block in western Louisville key to...
Health4 years ago

Kaiser Permanente Announces $100 Million in Funding to Support Black Businesses, Organizations

Kaiser Permanente has announced $100 million in grants and investments to support Black-owned businesses and Black-led community organizations combating systemic racism. The funding will...
African American News & Issues4 years ago

Men’s Health Month – Q & A With Dr. Kenneth Greene

June was Men’s Health Month, and as the month comes to a close, Kaiser Permanente is encouraging men to take care of their health by sharing...
Community4 years ago

Oakland School Board Votes Unanimously to Disband the OUSD Police Dept. Oakland School Board Votes Unanimously to Disband the OUSD Police Dept.

In a win for anti-police violence activists in Oakland, the Oakland School Board voted unanimously Wednesday to disband the OUSD Police Dept., committing to eliminate the...
African American News & Issues5 years ago

June 19 is Juneteenth – and Cities Around the Country Have Now Declared It An Official Holiday

June 19 marks Juneteenth – the day that enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas finally received word in 1865 that slavery had been formally ended two...
Crime5 years ago

California Highway Patrol Shoot, Kill Man in East Oakland in Latest Local Incidence of Police Brutality

As calls to defund the police intensified nationwide, protestors demanded justice this week for Erik Salgado, 23, a Hispanic man shot and killed in East Oakland...
Activism5 years ago

Call to Defund the Police Gains Momentum in Oakland

In recent weeks, the call to defund the police has gone national. Major cities like Los Angeles and New York City have taken steps to...
Government5 years ago

George Floyd’s Brother, Pres. Obama Call for People to “Vote” for Change

As protests and unrest continued to sweep the country in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month, Floyd’s brother Terrence...
Activism5 years ago

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Says George Floyd Killing is “Personal”

As protesters demonstrated in at least 140 cities across the country in response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other recent cases...

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