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Oakland’s Historic Hair Salon: Legacy, Resilience, and the Beacon of Community Care

In the heart of Oakland’s 14th Street, a timeless beauty and care institution, the Style-Rite Beauty Salon, stands as a testament to resilience, community, and innovation.

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(L-R) George L. Randolph, Gwen Randolph, Sherron Hogg-Harri and Stacy Hogg Stewart hang out at the Style-Rite Beauty Salon. Photo by Jonathan Fitness Jones.
(L-R) George L. Randolph, Gwen Randolph, Sherron Hogg-Harri and Stacy Hogg Stewart hang out at the Style-Rite Beauty Salon. Photo by Jonathan Fitness Jones.

By Jonathan Fitness Jones

In the heart of Oakland’s 14th Street, a timeless beauty and care institution, the Style-Rite Beauty Salon, stands as a testament to resilience, community, and innovation.

For over seven decades, this Black-owned business has not only seen the changes wrought by the civil rights movement, weathered storms of economic upheaval, illness during the pandemic but has also transformed into a beacon of overall care, transcending the boundaries of hair treatment to embrace the full spectrum of human well-being.

Founded in 1950 by the trailblazing Isaiah and Gladys Randolph, the salon was built from the ground as Isaiah saw the need for his wife Gladys to pursue her career in hair care and provide for her children, George, Gwen and Sharon while working from home.

This salon has seen four generations of clients walk through its doors. Today, Gladys’s granddaughter, Stacy Hogg-Stewart, carries on her legacy with a vision that extends far beyond hairstyling.

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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 President Cynthia Adams & other Special Guests.
Thursday, November 14, 2024, 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. PST

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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 President Cynthia Adams & other Special Guests.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. PST

Discussion Topics:
• Since the pandemic, what battles have the NAACP fought nationally, and how have they impacted us locally?
• What trends are you seeing concerning Racism? Is it more covert or overt?
• What are the top 5 issues resulting from racism in our communities?
• How do racial and other types of discrimination impact local communities?
• What are the most effective ways our community can combat racism and hate?

Your questions and comments will be shared LIVE with the moderators and viewers during the broadcast.

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Oakland Post: Week of November 6 – 12, 2024

The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of November 6 – 12, 2024

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Oakland Awarded $28 Million Grant from Governor Newsom to Sustain Long-Term Solutions Addressing Homelessness

Governor Gavin Newsom announced the City of Oakland has won a$28,446,565.83 grant as part of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) grant program. This program provides flexible grant funding to help communities support people experiencing homelessness by creating permanent housing, rental and move-in assistance, case management services, and rental subsidies, among other eligible uses.

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Mayor Sheng Thao
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao

Governor Gavin Newsom announced the City of Oakland has won a$28,446,565.83 grant as part of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) grant program.

This program provides flexible grant funding to help communities support people experiencing homelessness by creating permanent housing, rental and move-in assistance, case management services, and rental subsidies, among other eligible uses.

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and the Oakland City Administrator’s Office staff held a press conference today to discuss the grant and the City’s successful implementing of the Mayor’s Executive Order on the Encampment Management Policy.

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