California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber is pushing back against U.S. Department of Justice demands to investigate voters suspected...
By Special to The Post This week, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (CA-12) announced $1,031,000 in Community Project Funding (CPF) for Mills College at Northeastern University Oakland (MCNUO)....
The Oakland Unified School District recently achieved a major milestone by escaping 22 years of state control and opening the school year with a teacher in...
Voters in five Bay Area counties will decide the fate of a regional sales tax measure on Nov. 3 that could determine the future of local...
By Special to The Post In partnership with Rise East and the 40×40 Council, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee held a special 2026 State of the City...
By Post Staff A recent feasibility study commissioned by potential investors says an Oakland coal terminal backed by President Donald Trump could export 13 million tons...
Incumbent Joel Young is defending his seat on the AC Transit Board against allegations of harassment stemming from a public interaction in late 2024. Supporters of...
BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER — Birmingham, Alabama, is currently on track to record its lowest annual homicide total in approximately 75 years. According to the Birmingham Police...
NORTH DALLAS GAZETTE — Native American communities are mobilizing ahead of the November election to challenge long-standing systemic barriers and political invisibility. Recent data from the...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — A new analysis of Federal Reserve data reveals that median wealth for Black households dropped 25% between 2022 and 2025, falling from $49,100...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — I implore my fellow faith leaders to use these tools. Start now and use them with wisdom. We count on each and every...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Federal agents searched the D.C.-area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Monday, 22 days before Election Day. This extraordinary step involved executing...
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — The NAACP is launching a voter protection hub to protect voting rights ahead of the midterm elections. Voters can report intimidation and...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Food insecurity in Chicago’s South Side and surrounding suburbs disproportionately affects Black women with breast cancer, impacting their treatment and recovery.
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — WORD IN BLACK — A maternal health crisis continues to disproportionately impact the Black community, with Black mothers experiencing significantly higher mortality rates...
OUR WEEKLY LOS ANGELES / OUR WEEKLY ANTELOPE VALLEY — Black families are disproportionately affected by rising electricity costs nationwide, with residential prices projected to increase....
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The MIECHV program reaches families where services are needed most, including those who are rural, low-income, and at greater risk of poor health...
Other districts involved include: Alameda USD, Albany USD, Berkeley USD, Capistrano USD, Cupertino Union SD, Hayward USD, Laguna Beach USD, Lagunitas Elementary SD, Mt. Diablo USD,...
Along with clearer executive responsibility, the Charter reform would also create new checks and balances, including an independent Budget and Legislative Analyst office, City Council confirmation...
According to the development team’s presentation, the project has an estimated total cost of nearly $158 million. The presentation outlines five phases encompassing entitlement and construction...
To create a police force that better serves and protects Oakland, the city is working toward the goal of reaching 700 sworn police officers, she said....
Direct state investments in city programs can revitalize Oakland’s commercial corridors and foster economic growth, strengthen community violence prevention strategies, and expand transitional housing, while supporting...
“This will deliver immediate financial relief to entrepreneurs in areas like Marin City, West Marin and the Canal neighborhood, removing barriers right where economic opportunity is...
“County resources are to never be used in the furtherance of federal immigration enforcement,” Johnson said, of the policy which is still in development. “The policy...
An old saying coined by Floridian Zora Neale Hurston in her final major nonfiction work, Dust Tracks on a Road, set in Florida. “All skinfolk ain't...
