By Ken Epstein Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao announced this week that she has fired Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong, who had been on paid administrative leave pending...
By Ken Epstein Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao held a press conference this week with acting Police Chief Darren Allison and small business leaders to announce new...
By Paul Cobb As the publisher of the Oakland Post, I am disappointed with recent mainstream media coverage and editorials trying to make tabloid news out...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Davis said her group had installed “living containers and living facilities” that provided families with things like furniture and bunk beds, as well...
‘Centuries of devastation and destruction of Black lives, Black bodies, and Black communities should be met with centuries of restoration’ By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Department of Education announced $63 million in new five-year Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grants...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownmedia That’s enough of racism and bigotry, says Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. The Democratic representative from Texas...
By Ken Epstein Geoffrey’s Inner Circle, a downtown Oakland Cultural Center that has featured live jazz and served music lovers and the Black community for decades,...
“I did nothing wrong. I violated no policies,” said Armstrong, speaking at a press conference By Ken Epstein Refusing to accept administrative leave during a police...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Reverend James was a brilliant civic leader and pastor,” said Rev. Ronald E. Jones, a former Garland, Texas mayor who, like Rev. James,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I must admit that ghosts and spirits are still within my purview. From time to time, I “conversate,” kick it and confer with...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Rep. Steven Horsford, a Democrat from Nevada, and Rep. Yvette Clarke of Brooklyn, NY, said that the government’s policy, which is very similar...
Jan. 16, 2023 – What does activism look like in 2023? Curing our society’s systemic problem. Today we honor Dr.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to Dr. King, the creation of a beloved community would require the American people to address three great evils of society: racism,...
By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire A new report has revealed that California law enforcement officers searched, detained on the curb or in a patrol...
Mayor Thao appoints HNU’s Dr. Kimberly Mayfield as deputy mayor By Ken Epstein Sheng Thao, a daughter of Hmong refugees who overcame homelessness and domestic abuse...
The Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state, responsible for overseeing and certifying elections, as well as testing and certifying voting equipment...
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Last week, Malia M. Cohen was sworn in as the first Black woman — and first African American —...
By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Oakland may miss out on millions of dollars in grant money that could advance the Oakland A’s proposed ballpark at...
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire The great-grandchildren of the African American couple Willa and Charles Bruce, whose land in Southern California was taken in 1924...
“We’re offering scholarships for anyone who wants to become a teacher. $20,000,” State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) Tony Thurmond told California Black Media. “I sponsored...
Nancy Pelosi, who stepped down from the Democrat leadership last year, closed the 117th Congress on Jan. 3. “It was my privilege today to gavel out...
By Ken Epstein The Alameda County Board of Supervisors this week recommended a manual recount of the Oakland mayoral race and other close ranked-choice election results...
By Ben Jealous It strikes me that the days we’re living through represent a metaphor for our national dilemma. Jan. 6 and the weight of history...
