Here’s How You Can Achieve Homeownership Buying a home is one of the most important purchases you will make in your lifetime. Pressure is mounting for...
By Dr. Maritony A. Yamot and Rev. Ken Lackey The holidays are the season when we stop and begin to think, “How can I give back...
By Curtis O. Robinson, Sr., M.A., Harvard University fellow, ’19, Senior Pastor, Faith Baptist Church So, when I say that Faith Baptist is Oakland’s first Resiliency...
By Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media Thanksgiving is around the corner, and with that comes greens, beans, candied yams, turkey (roasted and deep-fried), dressing,...
By Tamara Shiloh During his early years, Walter Lincoln Hawkins (1911–1992) would disassemble and then reassemble several toys to create new ones. He built spring-driven toy...
By Post Staff Community advocates and organizations are calling on members of the public to show up Monday morning at a Special Public Works Committee hearing...
By McKenzie Jackson | California Black Media In October, the Greater Sacramento Urban League (GSUL) received its biggest donation in the civil rights organization’s 54-year history....
By Ken Epstein District 6 Councilmember and candidate for mayor Loren Taylor says he is in favor of office buildings, retail, and residential development on a...
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By Zack Haber Since tenants living in the ReNew on Merritt building on 1130 3rd Ave. in Oakland started collectively withholding rent, management has hired armed...
By McKenzie Jackson | California Black Media The “Stop the Hate. Spread the Love,” initiative spearheaded by California Black Media (CBM) and others, was introduced to...
By Tamara Shiloh In 1965, a select group of Black students participated in a summer school program funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and held at Harvard...
By Kiana Gums, communications director for Oakland City Council District 6. Business leaders and city, county and state representatives gathered to celebrate the more than $1.7...
By Post Staff No Coal in Oakland, a grassroots coalition of community, faith, and environmental justice groups are denouncing an attempt by coal terminal developers to...
By Port of Oakland Communications Office The Port of Oakland hosted a congressional supply chain stakeholder meeting this week in Jack London Square. The event was...
By Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media On Monday, Oct. 17, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the COVID-19 emergency in California will end Feb. 28,...
Caption: Black Developers Forum Board of Directors with State Treasurer Fiona Ma, center. Photo courtesy of the Black Developers Forum. By Marla A. Matime On October...
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By COMCAST The Hidden Genius Project in downtown Oakland recently had a renowned special guest visit the organization. Broderick Johnson, chair of President Obama’s My Brother’s...
By Kathy Chouteau | Post News Group As supply chain issues put a stranglehold on the plastic Clipper card inventory, BART and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission...
By Y’Anad Burrell On October 10, 2022, Hack the Hood’s Board of Directors named Terrence Riley as the new executive director. The organization’s mission is to...
By Brandon Patterson A federal appellate judge on October 21 temporarily blocked the Biden Administration from cancelling student debt in response to a lawsuit filed by...
By Ken Epstein | Post News Group Buried in a draft plan for future housing in Oakland, submitted to City Council by Mayor Libby Schaaf’s Administration,...
By Zack Haber | Post News Group Since tenants living in the ReNew on Merritt building on 1130 3rd Ave. in Oakland started collectively withholding rent,...
By Conway Jones | Post News Group Noble Fields, J.D., was honored for her lifetime of achievements by the East Bay Law Day Group. She sponsored a fundraiser...
