The Trump administration has launched an unprecedented rollback of civil rights and voting rights. Those who care about building a more perfect union face harsh headwinds....
To protect the Black community, we need Black political power. We need people in key positions who understand that “power is the ability to define phenomena...
In order to strengthen quality of life and opportunity for all of our communities in Oakland, we need to look not only at what we say,...
Last week, a 16-year-old tragically lost his life after consuming an energy drink, a soda and a latte — drinks routinely consumed by and often intensively...
The fight for decent education in Oakland for all the students, not just those who are from privileged backgrounds, stretches back for decades. We need...
By Orson Aguilar, The Greenlining Institute Some readers thought I went too far by calling policies pushed by the Trump administration and Congress a war on...
Driving near Monterey, California, recently, I stopped at a roadside stand to buy some freshly-picked strawberries. May is high season for California strawberries, and the fields...
After President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey because of, as Trump admitted, the “Russian thing,” he struck a new blow to American democracy: He...
By Charles Cole III, Contributor, Huffpost The antiquated model of “lifting student voice” is children working to serve adults and we need to completely flip that....
When I was 26 or 27 years old I was facing some personal and professional adversity. I had spent my early and then ending mid twenties...
By Marlene C. Hurd I agree with the opinion published in the March 16 Post, titled “Teaching is Necessary To Show our Youth How To Avoid...
By Assemblymember Rob Bonta In times of crisis, all options must be on the table. Many parts of California are suffering from a rental housing affordability...
Public Education in the United States is under attack. We cannot teach children who are hungry or disabled. If House of Representatives Bill 610 passes,...
By Richard Wembe Johnson, San Quentin Prison I have a special announcement of the community at large and in particular the students at McClymonds High in...
By Carl Anthony Under the new federal administration, we wake to growing attacks against marginalized communities, vulnerable bodies and an already unstable planet. To resist the...
By Wade W. Nobles, Ph.D., Ifagbemi Sangodare, Nana Kwaku Berko I, and Bejana, Onebunne It is worth noting that as we enter this Black History Month,...
By Richard Wembe Johnson, San Quentin State Prison It’s quite apparent that most of you have come to the conclusion that you have all the...
By JP Massar Groundbreaking legislation that will put limits upon the local surveillance state is up for consideration in the Bay Area these next...
New international education performance reports came out in December, indicating that U.S. students once again show less math knowledge that students in other developed...
By the Oakland Justice Coalition The mid-year resignation of OUSD Superintendent Antwan Wilson brings an opportunity for the Board of Education and the community to...
By Lawrence J. McQuillan Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is helping to bankroll a television-commercial campaign in favor of proposed soda taxes in...
Demonstrations continue in Charlotte, N.C., and protests have spread to Atlanta and elsewhere, sparked most recently by the police killing of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Okla.,...
By Jan Malvin and Joel Moskowitz Confusing the public may well be the major achievement of the fourth annual Oakland Achieves Public Education Progress...
By Tony Daquipa One of the biggest problems in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is the lack of power and influence that OUSD parents,...
By Denise Deluca, OCCUR, Program Manager At OCCUR we believe that all individuals should have the opportunity to live healthy lives regardless of their race, income,...
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