For many families of color who do not have deep pockets and friends and families in high places, interactions with police, the judicial system and even...
Oakland attorney Dan Siegel kicked off his mayoral campaign Thursday, staking out a progressive campaign that pledges to translate local development into jobs, keep gentrification from...
The youth ministry at Shiloh Church in Oakland will host its first Reload Youth Rally on Wednesday, Jan. 15, open to young people from grades 6-12.
By D. Demond King, The Redemption Center Recent legislation in Colorado legalizing recreational marijuana use is being touted as a “springboard” by many supporters of the...
A Better Chance, established in 1963, is the oldest national organization of its kind that works to create educational opportunities for academically talented youth of color...
The 100 Black Men Community Day Charter School in East Oakland announced it will close its doors on Jan. 24 after only being opened for 18...
Voices for Internet Freedom, in partnership with the Center for Media Justice, Free Press, Color Of Change, and the National Hispanic Media Coalition, will host a...
Oakland Civil rights attorney and political activist Dan Siegel is the latest challenger to jump into this year’s mayoral race. Siegel, who is planning to launch...
Job seekers flock to the West Oakland Job Resource Center (WOJRC) each month, seeking work to support themselves and their families. They attend monthly orientations and...
With a Jan. 7 deadline looming, the family of Jahi McMath is actively searching for a doctor willing to perform the medical procedures, installing breathing and...
Alameda County’s recent first-ever Stone Soup Holiday Food Drive and Design Competition resulted in some inspired displays made entirely with boxes and cans of non-perishable food.
Oakland, CA – The Denver Broncos set an all time NFL record for points in a season. Peyton Manning set the NFL single-season in passing yards...
“Would you get behind something if you knew it had the power to change your neighborhood?” That’s the question posed by the Oakland Super Hero Mural...
Living Jazz will present “In the Name of Love”, The 12th Annual Musical Tribute honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Sunday, Jan. 19, 7 p.m. at...
Less than 24 hours after returning from San Diego where the Oakland Raiders faced the Chargers in a hard-fought American Football Conference Western Division contest, members...
A former No. 1 contender for the heavyweight championship, Thad Spencer’s boxing career became a cautionary tale that he frequently opened up about to keep others...
Celebrity artists are coming together to help the E.C. Reems Academy of Technology and Art and the Center of Hope church to restore peaceful alternatives against...
When portrait artist Virginia Jourdan saw the spread of women from her church Wings of Love Ministries in their colorful hats featured in The Oakland Post...
Retired Air Force Colonel Conway Jones has been elected chairman of the Alameda County Veterans Affairs Commission. Jones will serve a one-year term, starting Jan. 1.He...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee visited Oakland’s Private Industry Council’s Career Center at 1212 Broadway in Oakland on Thursday morning to show her support to 23,000 local residents...
The Post News Group, in partnership with Oakland’s R&B trio Tony! Toni! Toné!, will raffle off tickets for one lucky winner and a guest to the...
Nearly two-dozen students from McClymonds High School and Oakland Community Day School were treated to lunch at the Oakland Raiders facility on Tuesday given recognition for...
Oakland, CA – It was the most points an opponent has scored against the Raiders in franchise history. Alex Smith returned to the Bay Area for...
After six months of testing, the Stockton Police Department have been begun using the new Shot Spotter Flex technology to pick up the sound of gunshots...
Protesters affiliated with PUEBLO and the Ella Baker Center attempted to confront Oakland Police Department Compliance Director Tom Frazier at his office on Wednesday. They have...