By Rev. Debra Avery, First Presbyterian Church of Oakland When I considered whether to offer my thoughts on Councilmember Desley Brooks’ proposal for a city...
Although it has been 35 years since I last suited up for the Oakland Police Department, even so, when it comes to the subject of public...
By Jovanka Beckles A quarter of a million people in Richmond and West Contra Costa County, a majority people of color community, will be without...
By Desley Brooks It is widely known now that I have called for an office of Race and Equity to be established in the City of...
The leadership of the Oakland Unified School District facilities department is critical for the success of our schools. There are hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars...
By Shaless Peoples Thank you Supt. Antwan Wilson for your invitation to hear feedback on this matter. I’d like to respond to two key points you...
By Publisher, Post News Group The recent allegations involving Michigan Police officers who are being accused of planting evidence on a retired Black gentleman, along...
By Richard Johnson, Folsom Prison A casual glimpse at our surroundings will provide us with a clear depiction of the obvious dismal conditions that we find...
I am deeply honored to serve as the Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District, and want to invite you to join me in reflecting on...
By Jorge Lerma Latinos make up 41 percent of Oakland’s student population and are still overlooked and poorly represented in the policy and decision-making apparatus...
Thank you to Councilmembers Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Rebecca Kaplan, Larry Reid and Annie Campbell Washington for removing residential zoning from the area of the Airport Business...
By George Holland, president, Oakland NACCP (Thank you) Chairperson Larry Reid of the Community and Economic Development Committee…for placing on your committee’s agenda the issue...
By Min. Ron Linzie As I read the enlightening weekly columns of Richard Johnson from Folsom Prison, I am encouraged and emboldened to also write sermonettes...
By Richard Wembe Johnson, Folsom Prison The recent upsurge of questionable police killings around the country has made it abundantly clear that something must be done...
By Tasha Ellis Have you ever believed that you can change the world? Have you believed that you could help to eradicate injustice? Growing up in...
By Min. Ron Linzie Editor’s note: Ron Linzie was the co-founder of the Broadway Hustlers, the AC Mob and a former Acorn gang leader. He is...
By Richard Johnson, Folsom State Prison Editor’s Note: Publisher Paul Cobb asked Richard Johnson what was his plan to function as a contributing member of...
By Troy Williams Parenting from prison is not easy, but it must be done. Tens of thousands of incarcerated men and women throughout the United States...
By Dan Siegel The debate over charter schools is waged on misleading and superficial grounds. According to the dominant narrative, the charter school discussion pits incompetent...
By doubling down on his vile slur on President Obama’s love for his country, ex New York Mayor Rudi Giuliani created the media frenzy that he...
By Rev. Dr. Janette C. Wilson & Attorney Janice Mathis Esq. Since 2008, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have lost more than $300 million...
By Francisco Ortiz, Kimberly Mayfield Lynch and Kitty Kelly Epstein Marisol, a very effective Bay Area high school teacher, says that she never had a Latino...
By Richard Johnson, Folsom State Prison The question parents and guardians often ask is, what do gangs offer that is so alluring that we lose...
By Richard Wembe Johnson, Folsom Prison Though C.D.C. (California Department of Corrections) added the word rehabilitation to its heading, I have yet to grasp the...
What time is it? It’s important to be clear. Is it mid-day and our labors still have hours to go? Or is it evening, our work...
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