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...
Having “conquered” cancer twice rather than being a survivor of cancer speaks to the power of Annetta Grady’s battle with breast cancer, twice. “I used to...
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is taking initiative and working with the city and vendors to prepare for full-time distance learning for the upcoming Fall semester...
On Tuesday mornings, Dr. Noha Aboelata MD and other physicians from the Roots Community Clinic host The People’s Health Briefing on Facebook and YouTube to offer...
Alarmed by the state surge in the COVID-19 infections, members of local medical and nonprofit organizations vehemently petitioned the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to...
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world as we know it — and with that change comes an opportunity to reimagine the fundamentals systems of modern...
Updated July 2, 2020 The rebranding of Michael Jordan’s Legacy was launched recently on ESPN as a 10 part mini-series, entitled The Last Dance. The highly...
Deep East Oakland Rising, a rally for Black lives, is set for Saturday, June 27 2020. The event will show the community how participation for social...
Friday, June 12, the basketball icon Michael Jordan and his Jordan Brand committed $100 million over the next 10 years to organizations assisting Black people with...
When the shelter-in-place order caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was announced in March, Denise Clark immediately shut down her two restaurants. But the wife of Bishop...
Claudell Washington, a two-time Major League Baseball All-Star and World Series champion died Wednesday at the age of 65, losing a three year battle with prostate...
On Monday, Dr. Geoffrey Watson surveyed the damage to his North Oakland medical facility caused by looters Saturday and Sunday nights, under the guise of protesting...
Last Tuesday, Oakland City Council unanimously approved an agenda item acknowledging the impact of the current health emergency on the African American community, yet declined to...
Oakland has experienced high rates of displacement and gentrification of Black neighborhoods, and deep East Oakland is where the largest population of Black residents reside. According...
Sex trade survivors, frontline service providers, humanitarians, abolitionists, human rights activists, and women’s rights advocates are advocating to end sex trafficking and the sexual exploitation of...
“They’re just children,” is a statement repeated over and over by several local agencies working against the scourge of human trafficking, which include Regina’s Door, Nola...
“To be honest, we are victims of a legal system that is antiquated and unprepared for the complexity of modern life,” said Lisa MacCarley, probate attorney...
Pediatric surgeon Ala Stanford and 30 other doctors in Philadelphia have taken COVID-19 testing to people after getting calls from family and friends worried that they...
On March 26, 2020, Daryle Allums, CEO of Adamika Village a nonprofit known for decreasing gun violence, protecting women from domestic violence and human trafficking went...
In the probate court system, it shouldn’t take two years to decide which relative should be awarded conservatorship over an elder. But considering an elder,...
Prior to COVID 19, Oakland had experienced a housing crisis for years, a crisis that has taken new proportions as the general public is expected to...
Not many people in the world imagined World War III would be against an invisible enemy, but all will agree Americans are fighting for their lives,...
Not many people in the world imagined World War III would be against an invisible enemy, but all will agree Americans are fighting for their lives,...
Dr. Denise Fairchild is the inaugural President and CEO of Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC), a national non-profit organization with offices and coalitions in Los Angeles, San...
London Nicole Breed became the 45th Mayor of San Francisco on July 11, 2018. She is the first black woman and second woman to be elected...
Last Tuesday, Assemblymember Sandre Swanson hosted a Gun Violence Roundtable forum to present Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s work on gun violence prevention. Bloomberg, a democratic presidential candidate...