“Whose City? Our City!” – Teachers and Port Workers Strike to Stop Corporate Privatizers

By Ken Epstein In a show of growing strength, Oakland teachers and longshore workers held simultaneous one-day strikes and rallies together on April 29 to stop...

Flag football gains momentum with Vikings support

MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Two Minneapolis middle schools, Olson and Anderson, last Saturday played their first game in the inaugural three-week Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) Girls Flag...

Alexa Irene Canady: First Black Woman Neurosurgeon in U.S.

By Tamara Shiloh It was during a health careers summer program at the University of Michigan that Alexa Irene Canady (b. 1950) decided to pursue medicine....

Report Shows America’s Major Cities are Pricing Out Black Residents

L.A. FOCUS — Black households experienced the steepest declines in affordable neighborhoods in the years preceding the pandemic. Between 2013 and 2019 — even as the...

COMMENTARY: Critical Race Theory: An Academic Concept, Not a Threat to Children

By Daisha Williams, The Oakland Post Since late 2020, Critical Race Theory (CRT) has been at the center of furious controversies. Despite all the heated arguments,...

Project to Help Non-Profits Gain Access to Almost $200B in State and Federal Funds

By Tanu Henry, California Black Media Non-profit organizations across California will be able to apply for funding from a pool of cash created with an initial...

#FIYAH! LIVE! — TAYLOR THOMAS with Special Guest Anita Ramalingam — FRI. 12.31.21 7PM ET

COMMENTARY: Is Religious Freedom Free?

By Rev. Dr. Martha C. Taylor, The Oakland Post The late Fannie Lou Hamer said, “If I am truly free, who can tell me how much...

#REPLAY — 2.25.2022 Generational Wealth

Candace Owens Makes ‘Unacceptable and Dangerous’ Visit to Patrisse Cullors Home

SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Owens has seized on unsubstantiated reports by right-wing media that Cullors used foundation money to purchase a $6 million home in California and...

#LIVE LET IT BE KNOWN w/STACY BROWN

Black News That Matters w/Stacy Brown

#5.11.2022 Inflation '22 & Black America

COMMENTARY: “COVID-19 and White Supremacy, Creating Our New Normal”

Black Mental Health pt. 2 By Tanya Dennis With the global COVID-19 pandemic, we knew the world would never be the same. For some, COVID-19 has provided...

National Small Business Week Starts with a Bang in the Bay Area

By Post Staff A group of distinguished individuals joined the Small Business Association (SBA) and PayPal for a round-table discussion with California business leaders on small...

The Atlanta Voice presents Al McRae, the Atlanta President for Bank of America- Part 2

California ’22 Primary Election: Black Candidates Running for Statewide Office

By Joe W. Bowers Jr., California Black Media On June 7, California will conduct a primary election — the first opportunity for voters to elect candidates...

The Atlanta Voice Presents 100 Black Men President Louis Enrique Negron, Sr -Part 2

Tunisia: Raja Amari’s ‘She Had a Dream’ Doc Premieres on AfroPoP

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Amari is one of these artists and Ghofrane is an activist. Exploring how racism has shaped her life in all aspects including her...

Nairobi: Water Crisis Exploits Women & Girls

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Sextortion” refers to sex being used as currency instead of money for services or products — in this case water. According to the...

IN MEMORIAM: Homegoing Celebration for Rev. Dr. Gillette O. James

The Homegoing Celebration for Rev. Dr. Gillette O. James, Pastor Emeritus of Beth Eden Baptist Church in Oakland will be held Monday, May 16, 2022, at 11:00...

#REPLAY — HE SAID… HE SAID… HE SAID…: "CODE SWITCHING — PREFERENCE & LINGUAL PRIVILEGE"

Councilmember Carroll Fife’s Resolution OK’d to Study Feasibility of Housing 1,000 at North Gateway Parcel

Special to The Post At the May 3 special meeting of the Oakland City Council, members approved a resolution introduced by Councilmember Carroll Fife directing the...

California Agencies Say They Want More Black Californians to Access Jobs, Training

By Aldon Thomas Stiles, California Black Media Last week, the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board, and the Riverside County...

PRESS ROOM: Georgia, Tennessee Small Businesses Eligible for up to $2,000 To Increase Vaccine Confidence Among Their Employees and Community 

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Minority Owned Businesses (MBEs) participating the HealthWorks program must have at least two employees and assign one person from their organization to serve...