Graphic Artist Emory Douglas served as the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party. Douglas displays his artwork on tour in Auckland, New Zealand. Graphic...
The State of California, which is legally responsible for overseeing the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) budget, is “culpable” for the ongoing financial crisis caused by...
By Dirk Tillotson The meek will not inherit the earth in Oakland’s system of public school choice. Given the likelihood of school closings, they may inherit...
Mary Alice Cobb-Hill was born in Oakland, March 16, 1945. She passed away on December 9, 2017 at Kaiser Hospital, Richmond after suffering a stroke. Mary...
By Joshua Coello Do you ever imagine what kids from Oakland go through on a daily? Do you wonder if your house bills are paid? Well,...
Recent protest at Oakland Board of Education meeting. Photo by Ken Epstein. The Oakland Board of Education slashed $9 million from its budget this week, reversing...
‘Amal Sikaffy, owner of Espresso Gourmet Caffe’, will close her doors at the end of the year Downtown Oakland is rapidly changing. The skyline is making...
From left to right: McClymonds High School Basketball team; Jalen Holmes, Darren Sun, De’Oveion Rawlings, NBA star Steph Curry, Garyon’tae Smith, Jakarri Lindsey, Waleed Saeed, Coach...
Over 100 community members recently gathered to celebrate the grand opening of Acts Cyrene Apartments at 9400 International Boulevard. The 59-unit mixed used family development in...
A free Christmas dinner and celebration will be hosted at DeFremery Park on Monday, December 25 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 1651 Adeline Street...
A medical social worker helps coordinate a holistic care plan for patients recovering from an injury, living with chronic illness, or entering hospice – and the...
Students sit in on a session at last year’s Brothers Code event. This year’s fourth annual Brothers Code event will be held from 8 a.m. to...
New rule change for Alameda County representatives was proposed by former Piedmont mayor who resigned for anti-LGBT and racist comments City Councilmember-at-Large Rebecca Kaplan – who...
On Sunday morning, Dec. 10, Mayor Libby Schaaf will attend a breakfast and discussion on homelessness in West Oakland, hosted by the Market Street Seventh Day Adventist Church,...
Recent meetings of the Peralta Colleges’ Board of Trustees were packed with supporters and opponents of the proposed A’s stadium near Laney College. Photo courtesy of...
The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC United) held a groundbreaking rally and press conference Wednesday to announce the construction...
Allen Temple Baptist Church Children’s Choir Director Jamie O’Donal joyfully directing a presentation by children in the music instruction programs, which are open to the public....
The Oakland Post last week incorrectly reported that top administrators for the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) who voluntarily resigned received up to six months of...
Oakland City Workers Strike Against “Unfair Labor Practices.” Photo by Ken Epstein. About 2,000 unionized workers, represented by SEIU Local 1021, went on strike Tuesday accusing the City...
Carnell Rogers was born in Lauderdale Mississippi, Thanksgiving day, November 25th 1915, on approximately 480 acres of land owned by her grandfather Alex Heard who purchased...
By Diamond Raymond As we near the one-year since President Trump was inaugurated, I reflect on what resistance means to me. This year marked the first...
Agnes Rigiri Baariu, owner of Kenyan Safari Design, displaying her fashions. Photo by Godfrey Lee. Are you looking for a unique gift that no one has?...
Johnnie Faye Davis, who founded Oakland-based Serenity House, a refuge for women battling drug and alcohol addiction and physical, sexual and mental abuse, died on Nov....
Supt. Kyla Johnson-Trammell says difficult steps are necessary to maintain stability Hundreds of chanting protesters – teachers and school workers, parents and their children – filled...
HAIR’itage, The Play showcased in Oakland on Saturday, Nov. 18th at Skyline High School and uniquely portrayed the evolution of the Black woman’s hair. Through the...
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