By Emil Guillermo “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation,” begins Martin Luther King Jr.’s...
The six sons of Mrs. Fannie Walker, who turned 93, on Sept.22, wish her the happiest of birthdays and hope she enjoys more years to come!...
By Kathy Chouteau | Richmond Standard Richmond Promise teamed up with Tech Exchange to host a laptop distribution event for college-bound scholars at the Richmond Main Public Library...
Hate Crimes Are Domestic Terrorism By Honorable Sandré R. Swanson The premeditated killings of three innocent, non-suspecting, African American citizens in Jacksonville, Fla., last Saturday was...
By Post Staff At the 12th annual Original Boogaloo Reunion on Sept. 16, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao paid tribute to an often-overlooked aspect of the city’s...
Mayor reiterates that chief was fired for “knee-jerk” response to criticisms and “poor judgment” By Ken Epstein The Oakland NAACP has issued a statement calling on...
By Magaly Muñoz Oakland community leaders held a press conference Tuesday morning in front of Le Cheval restaurant to show solidarity with the community via...
By Post Staff Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao joined city leaders and community partners to announce the launch of a new events sponsorship program to increase foot...
By Ken Epstein Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, speaking recently at New Hope Baptist Church at 5717 Foothill Blvd. in East Oakland, pledged to bring new investments to...
By Ken Epstein Several lifelong NAACP members, including Black Business Round Table host Doug Blacksher and civil rights attorney Walter Riley, held a press conference this...
By Post Staff The Alameda County DA Accountability Table (ACDAAT), a coalition made up of 10 community-based organizations, is praising Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s...
By Tanya Dennis Part 2 Rise East is a $100 million privately funded initiative that will rebuild Black neighborhoods in a 40×40 block area is East...
By Richard Johnson Under the warm rays of the sun, Stanley “Mista” Cox orchestrated his annual back-to-school backpack giveaway at the 44th and Linden Park in...
Rise East is a $100 million privately funded initiative that will rebuild Black neighborhoods in a 40 x 40 block area of East Oakland over 10...
Special to The Post Got kids? So, you know they like to do the same thing over and over. They want you to read them the...
The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is currently investigating an illegal casino operation. On the morning of September 26, 2023, officers from the OPD Violent Crime Operations...
By Ken Epstein Chabot Elementary School in the Rockridge District of North Oakland was evacuated Tuesday after receiving a racist bomb threat and “multiple threatening emails,...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez, LLC One drop. That’s all they said it took to determine someone’s race. Just one drop, the tiniest of...
The Richmond Standard The local food bank’s bi-monthly distributions at Richmond Civic Center will transition from drive-up to walk-up services starting on Oct. 12. The final...
A GoFundMe has been launched to support the 7-year-old son of a Richmond woman who was fatally shot at her workplace in Albany in an act of domestic...
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Residents of West Contra Costa County are encouraged to take advantage of a free one-day household hazardous waste and mattress drop-off event on Sat., Sept. 23,...
By Kathy Chouteau | Richmond Standard Whether your style is a power walk, strut or a good old-fashioned gait, the peeps behind the “El Sobrante Stroll” welcome...
By Kathy Chouteau The Red Oak Victory Ship’s last Pancake Breakfast of the season—during Fleet Week—will happen Sun., Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,...
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the “Ebony Alert” bill to help locate missing Black youth and Black women in...
