Amendments will increase funds for public safety, fire services, housing, cultural affairs, and park upkeep By Post Staff Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas, joined by members...
By Ken Epstein In the wake of a national search, the Oakland Police Commission has hired Mac Muir to become the new executive director of the Civilian...
By Y’Anad Burrell As Father’s Day is upon us, three Black clergymen have published a book of prayers that have worked for them as they navigated...
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media The California Reparations Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans will hold its last in-person meeting on...
By Sean Ryan Representatives Barbara Lee (CA-12) and Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) on Tuesday introduced the “Moneyball Act,” legislation that would require the owners of any professional...
Thao seeks to boost crime reduction and hire a new chief. By Ken Epstein The City of Oakland’s leadership is seeking to beef up police presence...
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of 250 years of legalized enslavement of Africans in the United States. Long before the federal government...
By Carla Thomas On Friday, June 2 Big Picture Lving Day will be celebrated with a series of virtual events designed to improve the life of...
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By Ken Epstein An outpouring of community supporters – young, old, jazz lovers, environmentalists and committed Oakland partisans – spoke out at a recent Planning Commission...
Join Oakland City Councilmember Dan Kalb to discuss the uptick in crime and violence in District 1 and across Oakland. Representatives from the Oakland Police Department...
By Emil Guillermo During the pandemic, I was in a group of Asian American storytellers based in the Bay Area on a weekly Zoom call when...
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nola Brantley of Nola Brantley Speaks states, “America’s wider culture and society has consistently failed to address the abduction and kidnapping of Black...
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By Ken Epstein The strike of Oakland’s 3,000 teachers and other school staff is ending its first full week. Both sides are moving closer to a...
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OEA calls unfair labor practices strike after 7 months of negotiations. By Ken Epstein After negotiating late into the night and months of fruitless bargaining with...
California’s reparations task panel approved recommendations to compensate and apologize to Black communities for centuries of discrimination. At a meeting in Oakland, the nine-member committee, which...
By Mayor Sheng Thao When I took office in January, I knew that my Administration would be facing a large deficit. In fact, with a $360...
The proposal closes a $360 million two-year deficit while investing in affordable housing, infrastructure, and early childhood education. By Post Staff Mayor Sheng Thao this week released her “One Oakland” Fiscal...
William R. Battles was born in Oakland, CA. To Chief Gordon L. Battles USS Navy & Mrs. Martha Battles August 3, 1946 at the Oaknoll Naval...
PART 7 – Not all Sexual Exploitation is Equal and Black Girls Get the Worst of It By Tanya Dennis and Vanessa Russell Facts and reality...
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media Watching your tax dollars, elected officials and legislation that affects you. The California Legislature is currently considering several bills...
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans is recommending that the State Legislature...
