By Emil Guillermo The politics of the week was as polarizing as it gets. President Biden spoke to the UN General assembly about defending democracy, especially...
By Lila Brown, California Black Media Environmental justice advocates in California petitioned Gov. Gavin Newsom this past summer, asking the state to direct a portion of...
Assemblymember Lori Wilson, Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) said this week that her Caucus “is proud to endorse the candidacy of Sandré R...
By Millie Cleveland In 2018, after Oakland police officers, guns, and cruisers amassed to respond to a “dark-skinned” homeless man asleep with a gun nearby, Joshua...
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...
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 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...
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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...
Race, Israel, and the U.S. By Kitty Kelly Epstein | Special to The Post The world watches while Palestinians and Israelis struggle, and now Israel prevents...
Adapted from the New York Times Everybody has an opinion. For some individuals and institutions, like colleges and universities, the question becomes whether or not those...
By Solomon O. Smith | California Black Media The California Latino Legislative Caucus (CLLC) celebrated its 50th anniversary with a black-tie event at the Orpheum Theatre...
By Antonio Ray Harvey, Lila Brown and Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media On Oct. 7, Gov. Newsom’s office announced that he has signed...
By Lila Brown | California Black Media On Oct. 8, Gov. Newsom vetoed Assembly (AB) Bill 374. This legislation would have allowed business owners to operate...
By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed multiple housing bills aimed at tackling the state’s lack of affordable...
DA Pamela Price Increases Funding for Retail Theft Prosecutions Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price introduced her Organized Retail Theft Vertical Prosecution Team. In September, the Alameda...
By Conway Jones Wilfred Tibbs Ussery celebrated his 95th birthday with his family and friends on Oct. 8 at Geoffrey’s Inner Circle in Oakland. Dr. Paul...
By Post Staff Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is opposing petitions filed by two men who were convicted of multiple murders, including the killing of...
By Magaly Muñoz Post Staff During a Tuesday press conference held at the Oakland International Airport, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price unveiled six new billboards...
