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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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Oakland’s Black Chamber of Commerce Awards 63 Businesses $1,000 Micro Grants

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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. 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.
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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.
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UC Berkeley’s 2024 Winter Commencement: A Day of Reflection, Celebration and Advice
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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.
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In 1974, Then-Gov. Jimmy Carter Visited the Home of Oakland Black Black Political Activist Virtual Murrell While Running for President
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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.
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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.
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