The Birmingham Times The two Democratic candidates in today’s Oct. 24 runoff in House District 55 have had their say. Now voters in the district which...
By Keisa Sharpe Jefferson The Birmingham Times In a surprise vote on Tuesday, Darrell O’Quinn was elected by his colleagues as President of the Birmingham City...
By Ken Epstein Oakland teachers have voted overwhelmingly to conduct an Unfair Labor Practices strike against the Oakland Unified School District. A walkout could come as...
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...
By Zack Haber The Oakland Unified School District is no longer publishing data this school year to inform students, staff, parents and the public about positive...
By Ben Jealous, president of People For the American Way Just when you thought far-right attacks on public education couldn’t get any more absurd, we hear...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Zelasia Boston won 1st place for the District Science and Engineering Fair, then advanced to the Regional level. A panel of three judges...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In addition to his work with the AFRO, Edgar Brookins used the latter years of his life to serve as an advocate for a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On April 16, 1862, nine months before President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863, the U.S. Congress passed the District...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "There's a bunch of research about the value add of Black teachers in school. It turns out that Black teachers help all students...
