District had promised not to retaliate against employees protesting school closures By Ken Epstein The Oakland teachers’ union has accused the Oakland Unified School District of...
By Post Staff The Oakland Chaplaincy Program founded by Pastor Phyllis Scott, President of the Pastors of Oakland graduated 13 more chaplains on Oct. 8, with...
Honors Region’s Most Influential Women Across Industries SAN FRANCISCO – Mother Jones’ Chief Operating Officer Jahna Berry will be recognized Oct. 13 as one of the...
Online event will showcase sustainable building practices Courtesy of Marin County Left and right, Marin County residents are working to reduce their carbon footprints. The Marin...
By Clifford L. Williams San Francisco’s Museum of the African Diaspora’s (MoAD) Afropolitan Ball, billed as a high energy celebration of Bay Area Black talent, will...
By Tamara Shiloh Winemaking is a centuries-old profession originating in Old World France. Socioeconomics, however, has played a role in the lack of Black connoisseurs and...
By Emil Guillermo In communities of color, athletes in the U.S. are practically royalty. They don’t call Lebron “King James” for nothing. Star athletes can do...
Dedicated investigator tracking hateful messages distributed in several Marin communities Courtesy of Marin County Following a string of recent hate-driven incidents, including the distribution of antisemitic...
Oakland, CA – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) held a roundtable discussion with community leaders and local elected officials to address the...
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media LOS ANGELES – The nine member California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans convened...
By Richard Johnson Violence in of itself is a reaction to various triggers that gives it life. In other words, it is a manifestation of situations...
By Post Staff Jazz saxophonist Farrell ‘Pharoah’ Sanders, a pioneer of ‘spiritual’ jazz who lived in Oakland for a time before gaining renown in New York...
An exclusive interview with Minister King X with the Post Staff and Richard Johnson Minister King X, also known as Pyeface, said he was inspired by Richard...
By James. E. Vann Propositions 26 and 27 on the November ballot appear to be related, but their differences are substantial, and both are exceedingly harmful....
By Dr. Melanie Spears Full STEAM Ahead with Bonita Bumble Bee’s 1st Annual Science Fair! This free event is for Pre-K – 2nd graders. Tarsha Jordan,...
By Ben Jealous There is always a new low for Trump Republicans. And that is pretty frightening. Take the latest exercise in lawlessness, dishonesty, and cruelty...
By Janani Ramachandran First, we must conduct a comprehensive audit of where our homelessness dollars are being spent. The recent City Auditor’s report revealed $69 million...
By McKenzie Jackson | California Black Media Clint Thompson, a Santa Monica resident in his 30s, wouldn’t say he has been inundated with advertisements supporting or...
By Elsa Ortiz, President of AC Transit Board The challenge of inequitable transportation access is felt by tens of thousands of residents in inner East Oakland...
People Are Liberating Public Spaces to Fight the Criminalization of Poverty By Cat Brooks How many times have you walked by an unhoused neighbor and told...
By Treva Reid In my short tenure as a councilmember, I can tell you that integrity and honesty are missing at City Hall. As your next...
By Gregory Hodge As a mayoral candidate, I want to see Department of Violence Prevention’s (DVP) current budget of $28M doubled to $56M. That would allow...
By Carla Thomas When Sandy La applied to two programs while a senior at Oakland High, she had no idea the Oakland Promise program would truly...
Mary Agnes English Sparrow was born in Beaumont, Texas, April 3, 1920. She graduated from Prairie View College, in Prairie View, Texas with a degree in...
Sept. 29 online workshop to explain Marin’s new vote center model Courtesy of Marin County The Marin County Elections Department will host a virtual public workshop...
