By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Emily Kohrs, the forewoman of the Georgia Special Grand Jury that investigated election interference, gave the strongest hint yet that...
By Ken Epstein Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao announced this week that she has fired Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong, who had been on paid administrative leave pending...
By Ken Epstein Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao held a press conference this week with acting Police Chief Darren Allison and small business leaders to announce new...
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...
‘Centuries of devastation and destruction of Black lives, Black bodies, and Black communities should be met with centuries of restoration’ By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Department of Education announced $63 million in new five-year Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grants...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownmedia That’s enough of racism and bigotry, says Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. The Democratic representative from Texas...
By Ken Epstein Geoffrey’s Inner Circle, a downtown Oakland Cultural Center that has featured live jazz and served music lovers and the Black community for decades,...
“I did nothing wrong. I violated no policies,” said Armstrong, speaking at a press conference By Ken Epstein Refusing to accept administrative leave during a police...
By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire A new report has revealed that California law enforcement officers searched, detained on the curb or in a patrol...
Mayor Thao appoints HNU’s Dr. Kimberly Mayfield as deputy mayor By Ken Epstein Sheng Thao, a daughter of Hmong refugees who overcame homelessness and domestic abuse...
The Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state, responsible for overseeing and certifying elections, as well as testing and certifying voting equipment...
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Last week, Malia M. Cohen was sworn in as the first Black woman — and first African American —...
By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Oakland may miss out on millions of dollars in grant money that could advance the Oakland A’s proposed ballpark at...
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire The great-grandchildren of the African American couple Willa and Charles Bruce, whose land in Southern California was taken in 1924...
“We’re offering scholarships for anyone who wants to become a teacher. $20,000,” State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) Tony Thurmond told California Black Media. “I sponsored...
Nancy Pelosi, who stepped down from the Democrat leadership last year, closed the 117th Congress on Jan. 3. “It was my privilege today to gavel out...
By Ken Epstein The Alameda County Board of Supervisors this week recommended a manual recount of the Oakland mayoral race and other close ranked-choice election results...
By Ben Jealous It strikes me that the days we’re living through represent a metaphor for our national dilemma. Jan. 6 and the weight of history...
By Ken Epstein The newly elected progressive majority on the Oakland Board of Education voted this week to save five schools that a previous school board...
By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News Foundation The Sierra Nevada snowpack and California reservoirs received a huge boost from recent and ongoing storms, but not...
By Nat Bates (Former Richmond City Councilmember Nat Bates, who at age 91 was the nation’s oldest elected official, penned this farewell speech for his final...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee was officially sworn in as United States Representative for California’s 12th Congressional District, representing the people of the East Bay in the 118th Congress. “I...
By Brandon Patterson Civil rights activist Charlene Mitchell, a long-time Communist Party leader and freedom fighter, passed away in Manhattan, New York, on Dec. 14, 2022....
The Richmond Standard Richmond is exploring expanding the number of cannabis dispensary and delivery services permitted to operate in the city and incorporating equity in the...
