Dr. J. Alfred Smith Sr. of Allen Temple Baptist Church will speak at Center of Hope Community Church on Sunday, June 16 for Father’s Day at 11 a.m. “Center of Hope is a ministry that believes in faith, fathers and family. We are honored to welcome Dr. Smith to the podium to break the bread [...]
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Growing up in the streets of San Francisco, all Nina Christian knew was how to survive day-to-day. Raised by a single alcoholic mother with no role model to look up to, she says, “I had to grow up quickly.” Growing up too fast was not easy and came with a price – by the age [...]
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Rev. Sterling Jenkins, III, 60, passed away on June 6 in Oakland. He was born in New Orleans, LA to Sterling Jenkins, Jr. and Helen M. Hopkins. He grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and served with honor in the U.S. Army. As a minister at Grace Baptist Church in Oakland, Jenkins helped [...]
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By Jesse Brooks Maintaining a strong and stable relationship is challenging especially when one partner is HIV positive, technically known as sero-discordant couples. The Eban II Program is searching for heterosexual African American sero-discordant couples to participate in a behavioral study that will help such couples live normal lives and avoid transmitting the disease to [...]
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President Barack Obama proclaimed June as ‘Healthy Parks Month’ so the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) – in partnership with USDA Forest Service – will host the free “Healthy Parks, Healthy People” festival that features outdoor recreation and healthy lifestyle options for families. The “Healthy Parks, Healthy People” Festival will be held Saturday, June [...]
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By Tanya Dennis Coach Linda Stenson does what it takes to help her cheerleaders succeed. She sits in the classroom with them if necessary to make sure they earn their grades. The students have to achieve at least a 2.5 grade-point-average to stay on the team. “I told the girls they could accept being average, [...]
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By Keith Carson For a child to be healthy and happy, few things are more important than the consistent presence of loving, caring parents and guardians. As long as my father was alive, I was blessed by his wisdom and guidance. His steady presence allowed me to observe and pick up important lessons on being [...]
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By Etta Jones Despite life challenges that would disorient most others, young and old, Nicolas Ross is looking forward to graduating from Fremont High School with a 4.31 grade point average and attending UC Berkeley in the fall. Since ninth grade, 10 of his friends have died as a result of gun violence in Oakland. [...]
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By Post Staff Spencer Whitney, a 23-year old journalist from New Jersey, received his master’s degree in Journalism from UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism this past May. Whitney graduated from Howard University in 2011 where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the John H. Johnson School of Communications. Whitney’s master thesis project, [...]
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Kelly Zeno presents Yancie Taylor’s Sunday Jazz Concert and Jam Session every Sunday at Geoffrey’s Inner Circle, 410 14th Street in downtown Oakland. This Father’s Day, June 16, guest vocalist Joel Fleisher will perform with The Yancie Taylor Jazztet from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The jam session will start at 9 p.m. with room [...]
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A community meeting will be held in Marin City to discuss the new George “Rocky” Graham Park project Tuesday, June 25, at 6 p.m. at the Marguerite Johnson Senior Center at 640 Drake Ave. in Marin City. he Marin City Community Services District is sponsoring the new park, utilizing a $5 million state grant awarded [...]
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By Godfrey Lee Mountain Play in Marin celebrated its 100th anniversary with the production of “The Sound of Music.” Young people from Marin City on June 9 attended the production, which was dedicated to Felecia Gaston of Performing Stars. On June 9, around 40 adults and youth from Marin City attended the production. Director Jay [...]
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The city will hold a Town Hall meeting Thursday, June 27, at 7 p.m. for the residents of San Leandro City Council Districts 1 and 2. The meeting will be held in the Senior Community Center at 13909 East 14th St, hosted by Mayor Stephen Cassidy and City Councilmembers Michael Gregory and Ursula Reed. Topics [...]
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The City of San Leandro has leased the California Conservatory Theater located at the San Leandro Civic Center to Curtain Call Performing Arts (CCPA). The lease is for five years. “The arts are vital to a city’s quality of life and economic progress. We hope that by providing a long-term lease at almost no cost, [...]
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The San Leandro Public Library, as part of its Millennial Academy, is presenting “Movies for the Latest Generation,” a film series featuring great stories about Millennials, people aged 18 to 33 years old. The series kicks off on Saturday, June 22 with a film adaptation of Ben Mezrich’s book “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of [...]
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A partnership between the City of San Leandro and San Leandro Academy for Multimedia (SLAM) at San Leandro High School is broadcasting on its cable channels video profiles of local business leaders. The videos feature Katherine Sarafian, a San Leandro High School graduate and producer of the Oscar-award winning movie “Brave;” Tracy McSheery of PhaseSpace, [...]
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The San Leandro City Council at its June 3 meeting unanimously adopted the city manager’s proposed budget for fiscal years 2013-14 and 2014-15. The new budget, which will go into effect July 1, allocates $125 million in the first year and $127 million the second year to promote services, programs and projects. The balanced budget [...]
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By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez Sitting around all summer would’ve been so wrong. And that’s why you found a job that year between classes. No more parental handouts, no more wearing clothes your mom bought you, no more borrowing the car. With your own job, you had your own money to buy your own [...]
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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee recently presented Dr. E’leva Hughes Gibson with the Mayor’s Principal of the Year Award. Established by former Mayor Gavin Newsom, the award recognizes outstanding principals in the San Francisco Unified School for their dedication, professionalism and excellence as leaders in their school and the city. Parents, youth, educators, administrators, and [...]
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By Monica Villavicencio, USF Communications The University of San Francisco is the number one college for minority students, according to “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.” USF topped the online magazine’s May 27 list of 30 best non-Historically Black Colleges and Universities for minorities because of its diverse student body and high minority graduation rate. “With [...]
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The San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce is hosting its Juneteenth Business Awards Luncheon at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis Hotel, Wednesday, June 19 at noon to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th Anniversary of the Post News Group, The chamber will honor community leaders and descendants of great [...]
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Ronald Cortez has been appointed vice president for Administration and Finance and Chief Financial Officer at San Francisco State University, bringing more than two decades of public sector administrative and financial experience to the university. Cortez currently serves as the associate vice chancellor for administrative services at UC Santa Barbara, a position he has held [...]
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By Tasion Kwamilele and Lee Hubbard Marcus Books, the oldest Black-owned bookstore in the country and housed in the same San Francisco location for the past 43 years, may be forced to shut down as early as next week if an agreement to rebuy the property cannot be reached with the new owners. Marcus Books [...]
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By Jesse Jackson Fifty years ago this week, Medgar Evers, the NAACP regional secretary in Mississippi, was murdered by a member of the White Citizens’ Council. Evers’ death received national attention, serving only to strengthen the movement for civil rights. Two years later, President Lyndon Johnson delivered a historic commencement address at Howard University, laying [...]
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Contra Costa College will host a class, Business Plans Made Easy, which begins Thursday June 27, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the college, 2600 Mission Bell Drive in San Pablo. The four-session business-writing course is designed to help entrepreneurs and those who wish to become entrepreneurs. The course focuses on creating an “intelligent business [...]
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