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Oakland Post: Week of January 8 – 14, 2025

The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of January 8 - 14, 2025
#NNPA BlackPress5 days ago

Supreme Court Decision Confirms Convicted Felon Will Assume Presidency
Activism6 days ago

Barbara Lee Launches Campaign for Mayor of Oakland
An aerial view of the downtown Oakland skyline on a clear sunny day. The federal building and other iconic buildings fill the skyline. Photo: iStock. An aerial view of the downtown Oakland skyline on a clear sunny day. The federal building and other iconic buildings fill the skyline. Photo: iStock.
Activism1 week ago

Who Wants to Be the Next Elected Mayor of Oakland?
NAACP Oakland President Cynthia Adams. Photo Courtesy of Cynthia Adams. NAACP Oakland President Cynthia Adams. Photo Courtesy of Cynthia Adams.
Activism1 week ago

Oakland NAACP President Stands on the Frontlines for Equity

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Congressperson Barbara Lee invited her fellow members of Congress and their key staff to visit Jimmy Carter’s Sunday School lessons.
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U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee Remembers Jimmy Carter’s Sunday School Lessons

Barbara Lee said she still treasures her CD Sunday school lessons that she participated in as a visitor to Jimmy...
#NNPA BlackPress1 week ago

How Head Start Installs Confidence for Two Generations
Fears of unknown political outcomes. iStock image. Fears of unknown political outcomes. iStock image.
Activism1 week ago

Expect The Worst? Political Scientists Have a Pessimism Bias, Study Finds
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President Jimmy Carter sits casually with his feet on the table at the Resolute desk in the Oval Office of the White House on April 18, 1978. Photo by Valkoisen Tuntematon/Wikimedia Commons.
Activism1 week ago

IN MEMORIAM: Jimmy Carter, 39th President and Global Humanitarian, Dies at 100
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Activism1 week ago

January Is Mental Wellness Month
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Arts and Culture1 week ago

Book Review: Building the Worlds That Kill Us: Disease, Death, and Inequality in American History
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The Port of Oakland. Courtesy photo. The Port of Oakland. Courtesy photo.
Activism1 week ago

Port of Oakland to Host January Meeting for Interfaith Council of Alameda County
Lester Cedeño, left, and Jamie Hernandez, both of San Bernardino, California, pose with Monica Gomez of Vallejo, right, after the graduation ceremony. Photo by Keegan Houser/UC Berkeley. Lester Cedeño, left, and Jamie Hernandez, both of San Bernardino, California, pose with Monica Gomez of Vallejo, right, after the graduation ceremony. Photo by Keegan Houser/UC Berkeley.
Activism1 week ago

UC Berkeley’s 2024 Winter Commencement: A Day of Reflection, Celebration and Advice
President Jimmy Carter sits casually with his feet on the table at the Resolute desk in the Oval Office of the White House on April 18, 1978. Photo by Valkoisen Tuntematon/Wikimedia Commons. President Jimmy Carter sits casually with his feet on the table at the Resolute desk in the Oval Office of the White House on April 18, 1978. Photo by Valkoisen Tuntematon/Wikimedia Commons.
Activism1 week ago

IN MEMORIAM: Jimmy Carter, 39th President and Global Humanitarian, Dies at 100
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Activism1 week ago

January Is Mental Wellness Month
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Arts and Culture1 week ago

Book Review: Building the Worlds That Kill Us: Disease, Death, and Inequality in American History
Hon. Chris Holden. File photo. Hon. Chris Holden. File photo.
Activism1 week ago

2024 in Review: 7 Questions for Former Assemblymember Chris Holden

Oakland

Some faith and community leaders who attended the year-end Ceasefire press conference are (left to right): Rev. Damita Davis-Howard, Oakland Mayor Nikki Fortunato Bas, Rev. Michael Wallace, and Brooklyn Williams. Photo by Kevin Hicks. Some faith and community leaders who attended the year-end Ceasefire press conference are (left to right): Rev. Damita Davis-Howard, Oakland Mayor Nikki Fortunato Bas, Rev. Michael Wallace, and Brooklyn Williams. Photo by Kevin Hicks.
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‘In 2024, We Had a Decrease in Shootings and Killings,’ Says Oakland Mayor Nikki Bas and Ceasefire Leaders
Cathy Adams, president of the OAACC. Photo courtesy of the OAACC. Cathy Adams, president of the OAACC. Photo courtesy of the OAACC.
Activism1 week ago

Oakland’s Black Chamber of Commerce Awards 63 Businesses $1,000 Micro Grants
Shay Franco-Clausen Equality California Political Director (Facebook). Shay Franco-Clausen Equality California Political Director (Facebook).
Activism1 week ago

2024 in Review: 7 Questions for Equality California Political Director Shay Franco-Clausen
Jay King, president of CEO of the California Black Chamber of Commerce. Jay King, president of CEO of the California Black Chamber of Commerce.
Activism1 week ago

2024 in Review: 7 Questions for California Black Chamber of Commerce CEO Jay King
Virtual Murrell chats with Jimmy Carter two years before Carter was elected president in 1976. Courtesy photo. Virtual Murrell chats with Jimmy Carter two years before Carter was elected president in 1976. Courtesy photo.
Activism2 weeks ago

In 1974, Then-Gov. Jimmy Carter Visited the Home of Oakland Black Black Political Activist Virtual Murrell While Running for President
Activism2 weeks ago

Oakland Post: Week of January 1 – 7, 2025

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The groundbreaking ceremony was held indoors due to the rain. Photo courtesy of the City of Richmond.
Activism1 week ago

Groundbreaking of Legacy Court to Bring Affordable Housing to North Richmond

A Dec. 16 ceremony marked the groundbreaking for the development, which will offer affordable housing to 42 low-income households earning...
Tina Thompson at 2013 WNBA All-Star game at Mohegan Sun. 27 July 2013. Photo: Danny Karwaski/Wikimedia Commons. Tina Thompson at 2013 WNBA All-Star game at Mohegan Sun. 27 July 2013. Photo: Danny Karwaski/Wikimedia Commons.
Bay Area1 week ago

Tina Thompson: Champion, Legend, and Pioneer of Women’s Basketball
CABSE members represent governmental agencies, charter schools and charter school organizations, public school districts, traditional public schools, and community colleges. The organization’s primary goal is to expand PK-14 educational opportunities for all students in California, with an emphasis on under-represented and under-served Black students.  CABSE members represent governmental agencies, charter schools and charter school organizations, public school districts, traditional public schools, and community colleges. The organization’s primary goal is to expand PK-14 educational opportunities for all students in California, with an emphasis on under-represented and under-served Black students. 
Activism2 weeks ago

2024 In Review: 7 Questions for the California Association of Black School Educators 
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Activism2 weeks ago

Let’s Talk Health: Empowering Our Community with Health Literacy
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OPINION: Solutions to the Housing Crisis Exist, but Governments Waste Tax Dollars Instead
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Black History2 weeks ago

Pioneering NASA Physicist George Alcorn Revolutionized Imaging Technology and STEM Education
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A woman stands amid towering redwood trees in a forest. Photo courtesy of Marin County Free Library.
Arts and Culture1 week ago

‘Giants Rising’ Film Screening in Marin City Library

A journey into the heart of America’s most iconic forests, “Giants Rising” tells the epic tale of the coast redwoods...
Baseball great Rickey Henderson in the act of stealing one of the 1,406 bases he stole in his 25-year career. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Baseball great Rickey Henderson in the act of stealing one of the 1,406 bases he stole in his 25-year career. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
Bay Area2 weeks ago

IN MEMORIAM: Oakland’s ‘Man of Steal,’ Baseball Icon Rickey Henderson, Dies at 65
Six Triple Eight is now playing on Netflix. Six Triple Eight is now playing on Netflix.
#NNPA BlackPress2 weeks ago

FILM REVIEW: The Six Triple Eight: Tyler Perry Salutes WWII Black Women Soldiers
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Activism3 weeks ago

Oakland Post: Week of December 25 – 31, 2024
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Black History3 weeks ago

Ashleigh Johnson: Pioneering the Way in Water Polo
Author Chris Aluka. Photo courtesy of Chris Aluka.
Arts and Culture3 weeks ago

In ‘Affrilachia: Testimonies,’ Puts Blacks in Appalacia on the Map
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