NNPA NEWSWIRE — “One of the things that I learned from Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement was to not let anything or anybody break...
By Post Staff The Interfaith Council of Alameda County (ICAC) is excited to bring both the City of Oakland and Alameda County together to serve the...
By Lila Brown California Black Media The Biden administration has announced over $6 billion in funding for two separate high-speed rail projects that will whisk passengers...
As part of its goal to build the bench of leaders, Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA) is in the process of seeking highly motivated youth and young...
GREENE COUNTY DEMOCRAT — “This pause in violence is set to expire tomorrow, and it is our fervent hope that negotiations can continue and extend the...
By Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media In August, the California Attorney General’s Office publicly apologized for its role in the unjust incarceration of...
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media The Assembly Committee on Elections recently held an informational hearing on a bill that would have given more “entities”...
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Several Black legislators serving in the California State Assembly have been appointed as committee chairs for the 2024...
By Kitty Kelly Epstein, PhD Special to The Post Many people, including me, have long been concerned with Oakland’s lack of public recognition for the accomplishments...
At the six-month mark of Brandon Johnson’s tenure as Chicago Mayor, the City Council approved his $16.6 billion budget with hardly any real opposition. The fact...
By Tashi McQueen AFRO Political Writer tmcqueen@afro.com Baltimore business owner Bob Wallace announced his 2024 bid for Baltimore City mayor on Oct. 12, but this time...
Podcast Provides Unprecedented Content on Issues from Politics, to Community, Health and More to Educate and Enlighten DeKalb Residents. Super District 7 Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson is...
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson The Birmingham Times For the second time in a week, Darrell O’Quinn was elected Birmingham City Council President this time with five Councilors...
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com As social justice movements gain popularity across minority communities, Hispanic and Black leaders continue to charge forward on behalf...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released its comprehensive Hate Crime Statistics for 2022, revealing...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The government funding deadline of November 17th is fast approaching, and we’re paralyzed, unable to advance legislation to keep the government running. Instead...
By Joe W. Bowers Jr. and Edward Henderson California Black Media On Sunday, the California Black Women’s Collective (CBWC), a coalition of women from different professional...
Special to The Post Two members of the Bernie Sanders for President 2020 team have joined Barbara Lee’s campaign for Senate, the Lee campaign announced reently....
By Katy St. Clair Bay City News The officer who was fired for shooting and killing a man during George Floyd protests in Vallejo in 2020...
By Ken Epstein Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, just back from a Vietnam trade mission, spoke at a press conference this week to discuss the results of...
By Post Staff East Oakland’s Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church bore witness to an impactful event as Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price met and prayed...
By Emil Guillermo On a week that an ex-president is arrested and arraigned for an historic fourth time, one must wonder what kind of leader the...
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor Vice President Kamala Harris is leading the charge to support underserved Black business across America. From the Sycamore and Oak...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Gun violence overwhelmingly hurts communities of color due to a lack of investment coupled with weak gun laws. To combat this issue, U.S....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Loewe becomes the latest Black woman to hold a senior position in the administration. “I didn’t necessarily come from a life of privilege,”...