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Women’s Council of Associated Real Property Brokers’

This year commemorates the landmark enactment of the Fair Housing Act 54 years ago on April 11, 1968. WC of ARPB is the local chapter of the Women’s Council of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) and an affiliate of the Associated Real Property Brokers, the local chapter of NAREB, which is the country’s oldest, minority real estate trade association.

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3 years ago

April 19, 2022

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Attending the Prayer Breakfast on April 2, 2022, were: Back row: Cathy Adams, president of OAACC, Ria Cotton-Landry, immediate past president of Women’s Council of Associated Real Property Brokers, Tammy Willis, president of Women’s Council of Associated Real Property Brokers, Shonda Scott, CEO of 360 Total Concept, Councilmember Treva Reid, City of Oakland District 7. Front row: Imani Breaux-Smith, president of Associated Real Property Brokers, Councilmember Caroll Fife, City of Oakland District 3, Ray Carlisle Sr., CEO of NID Housing Counseling and Pastor Maria Reems, Center of Hope Community Church.

Host 100 at Prayer Breakfast to Kick-Off Realtist Week

The Women’s Council of Associated Real Property Brokers (WC of ARPB) held its Annual Prayer Breakfast to kick off Realtist Week, April 3-9, 2022, in observance of the trade association’s dedication to increasing Black wealth through homeownership.

Realtist Week activities in Oakland, CA, are grounded in NAREB’s intent to increase the economic futures of Black Americans, by building black wealth through homeownership. The week-long series of events is designed to reach Oakland’s Black residents where they live, work, and socialize.

In addition, Realtists expect to meet with policymakers and elected officials to ensure that affordable and sustainable homeownership is supported legislatively, through regulatory or other city planning means.

Homeownership for Black Americans has been on a steady decline since 2004 when it reached its peak of nearly 50%. As of the fourth quarter ending 2021 as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Black homeownership rate hovered nationally at 44.6% compared to the non-Hispanic white homeownership rate of just above 74.2%.

“Realtist Week events and activities raise awareness that Black homeownership not only strengthens the economic fabric of our city, but also increases the desirability of Oakland’s many neighborhoods,” said Cathy Adams, president of Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce (OAACC).

It is appropriate that NAREB’s Realtist Week takes place during National Fair Housing Month which commemorates the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, the federal legislation making it illegal to discriminate in housing based upon race, color, sex, national origin, religion, familial status, or disability.

WC of ARPB and ARPB scheduled a series of activities to heighten the community’s and policymakers’ awareness about the importance of affordable homeownership as the best and most effective wealth-building tool. Events and activities included were:

Annual Prayer Breakfast -Realtist Week Kickoff 4/2
Realtist Fitness Bootcamp Mon 4/4 9 at Tip Top Shape 472 9th Street Oakland
Virtual City of Oakland Mayoral Candidate Town Hall Tuesday 4/5
Brunch & Learn to discuss how Cryptocurrency and Blockchain affect the Real Estate Industry
TownCONNECT Homeowner & Homebuyer Expo Sat 4/9 at the Black Cultural Zone, 7101 Foothill Blvd Oakland FREE Event, Complimentary lunch, Live DJ, Kids Activities, Raffles & More

Formed in 1947, NAREB’s founding motto of Democracy in Housing continues to serve as its purpose and focus. NAREB’s 2 Million New Black Homeowners (2Mn5) program was initiated to reverse the wealth drain among Black Americans.

While the country continues to experience economic recovery that same recovery has bypassed most Black Americans. NAREB’s approach to increasing Black Wealth incorporates financial education, homeownership preparation and counseling, outreach to the faith-based community along with expanding Black consumers’ knowledge base about the importance of advocating for public policies that support and increase affordable and sustainable homeownership.

WC of ARPB and ARPB joins NAREB chapters nationwide participating in Realtist Week. For more detailed information about the association and Realtist Week, contact Tammy Willis, president of Women’s Council of ARPB, 510-460-0248 and twillisbroker@gmail.com

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Oakland Post: Week of June 4 – 10, 2025

The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of June 4-10, 2025

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Remembering George Floyd

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing.

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1 week ago

June 2, 2025

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Mural showing the portrait of George Floyd in Mauerpark in Berlin. To the left of the portrait the lettering "I can't Breathe" was added, on the right side the three hashtags #GeorgeFloyd, #Icantbreathe and #Sayhisname. The mural was completed by Eme Street Art (facebook name) / Eme Free Thinker (signature) on 29 May 2020. (Wikimedia Commons)

By April Ryan
BlackPressUSA Newswire

“The president’s been very clear he has no intentions of pardoning Derek Chauvin, and it’s not a request that we’re looking at,” confirms a senior staffer at the Trump White House. That White House response results from public hope, including from a close Trump ally, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The timing of Greene’s hopes coincides with the Justice Department’s recent decision to end oversight of local police accused of abuse. It also falls on the fifth anniversary of the police-involved death of George Floyd on May 25th. The death sparked national and worldwide outrage and became a transitional moment politically and culturally, although the outcry for laws on police accountability failed.

The death forced then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to focus on deadly police force and accountability. His efforts while president to pass the George Floyd Justice in policing act failed. The death of George Floyd also put a spotlight on the Black community, forcing then-candidate Biden to choose a Black woman running mate. Kamala Harris ultimately became vice president of the United States alongside Joe Biden. Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted the cases against the officers involved in the death of Floyd. He remembers,” Trump was in office when George Floyd was killed, and I would blame Trump for creating a negative environment for police-community relations. Remember, it was him who said when the looting starts, the shooting starts, it was him who got rid of all the consent decrees that were in place by the Obama administration.”

In 2025, Police-involved civilian deaths are up by “about 100 to about 11 hundred,” according to Ellison. Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African-American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing. During those minutes on the ground, Floyd cried out for his late mother several times. Police subdued Floyd for an alleged counterfeit $20 bill.