Opposition Grows Over Proposed 40-Story High Rise in Middle of City’s Black Arts District

By Post Staff An out-of-town developer is trying to build a 40-story high-rise in the middle of Oakland’s Black Movement Arts and Business District against strong...

Mayor Fires Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong

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...

Mayor Sheng Thao Announces Police Walking Patrols, Other New Safety Measures

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...

Unapologetically Black Mayor of Bay View Hunters Point Charlie Walker Leaves SF Legacy

By Carla Thomas A celebration of life for the mayor of Bay View Hunters Point, businessman Charlie Walker, was held on Friday, Feb. 10 at Third...

Statement By Chief LeRonne Armstrong

I was wrongly terminated for standing up for the City of Oakland. As the Police Chief, I did my job, and I did it well. I...

Season 3, Episode 46 – DC History and The Chisholm Effect

COMMENTARY: Attacks on Assemblymember Bonta’s Appointment to Committee Chair Is Bad Journalism

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...

2 Minute Warning – The need for Black History and the challenges that threaten the survival of HBCUs

SPECIAL REPORT w/ Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba | Jackson Mississippi in Crisis

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