By Tanya Dennis There is something spiritual and cosmic about doing what you know will define history and the future. Much like the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and Cesar Chavez’s boycott to champion the rights of migrant workers in the 1970s, 500 protesters traveled to Washington D.C. last week to protest Attorney General [...]
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Abu Rahim was recognized by the Alameda County Mental Health Board with the 2013 Alameda County Mental Health Community Service Award for his work in mental health consumer advocacy. He is chairperson of the Pool of Consumer Champions, a peer-led organization of 700 mental health consumers with a mission to overcome their mental health disabilities [...]
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Last week, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced the sentencing of three defendants in a human trafficking ring in which women from Mexico were used as prostitutes in five Northern California cities. Nery Najarro-Rodriguez, 42, Jorge Perez-Hernandez, 37, and Luis Mata, 30, pled no contest to conspiracy to commit pimping and pandering as part of [...]
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In celebration of National Get Outdoors Day, the Healthy Parks Healthy People Festival, to be held Saturday, June 22 at Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area in Fremont, is offering family-friendly fun. The free festival features outdoor recreation and healthy lifestyle options for families, produced by the East Bay Regional Park District and Regional Parks Foundation [...]
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Each Sunday Yancie Taylor (above) plays smooth jazz on his vibraphone accompanied by talented vocalists and a live band at Geoffrey’s Inner Circle. Presented by producer Kelly Zeno, Jazz at Geoffrey’s started March 17 and has a large following of couples, singles, and jazz lovers who like to enjoy live music. Featuring rotating vocalists and [...]
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By Ashley Chambers In Judy Juanita’s first novel “Virgin Soul,” the author, poet, and playwright takes readers on a journey in the life of Geniece Hightower as she matures from a freshman at Oakland City College (now Merritt College) to becoming an active member of the Black Panther Party in the 1960’s. Based on the [...]
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By Patrice Waugh The NAACP Oakland Imani Youth Council recently announced the appointment of five new officers to its Executive Committee Board. The new appointees are: Mercedes Hawkins of Oakland High School as President; Jonathan Higgenbotham of Patton Academy as Vice President; Jamila Coleman of American Indian Charter School as Second Vice President; Tyler Waugh [...]
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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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Mother Elizabeth Gordon celebrated her 90th birthday Sunday, May 5 at Word of Faith church in Richmond,. She was baptized again, rededicating her life to Christ, after the morning service. A surprise catered lunch buffet was held held in the church social hall by four generations of her family, who presented a program of songs, [...]
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By For Richmond Staff Want to keep your kids safe this summer? Keep them busy. That’s the advice from Richmond Police Detective Hector Esparza, For Richmond’s Public Safety Chair. “Don’t hang out on the street. Make wise choices. Be careful who you hang out with,” Esparza said. “As long as kids stay busy and stay [...]
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By Kia Croom The Lefty O’Doul’s Foundation for Kids hosted “Gloves Across the Bay”—a fundraiser benefiting Richmond Little League Baseball and Softball. The event, which took place, Tuesday May 28 at the Broadway Grill in Burlingame, raised more than $15,000 in support for the league, which had its equipment and money stolen last month. The [...]
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By Kia Croomr LaVontae Renee Hill graduated from Kennedy High School with top honors. Hill is the only African-American male in his class to win this recognition. He will attend Sacramento State University this fall and is considering majoring in nursing. Hill, who grew up in a single-parent home, attributes his academic success to the [...]
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By Kia Croom Richmond will celebrate its 10th Annual Juneteenth Family Day Parade and Festival, Saturday, June 22, presented by the Neighborhood Block Association, Chevron Richmond Refinery and the City of Richmond. The parade will start at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Marina Way and Cutting Boulevard. This year’s grand marshal will be former [...]
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Alegra Figeroid and Zoe Turin of Berkeley took first place and $250 in the Chalk Art Contest at the Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival in the Gourmet Ghetto on North Shattuck Avenue last week. Their chalk drawing, IXCACAO, which the 16-year olds worked on for over five hours, delighted the judges. Alegra & Zoe are [...]
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The White House honored Carol Burton as a “Champion for Change” last week for her more than 20 years as an advocate for children with incarcerated parents. Burton serves as the executive director of Centerforce in Northern and Central California, a nonprofit that works to aid those who are incarcerated. She is the immediate past [...]
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The African American Museum of History and Culture in Washington, D.C. this week received a $12 million gift from Oprah Winfrey to support the museum’s capital campaign. Combined with a $1 million gift made in 2007, this brings Winfrey’s total to $13 million, the museum’s largest donation to date. Winfrey, chairman and CEO of OWN, [...]
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The Oakland school board this week appointed Anne Campbell Washington, chief of staff to Mayor Jean Quan, to serve as District 4 member of the Board of Education. Chosen over eight other candidates who applied for the position, she will complete the term of Gary Yee, who resigned to take over as acting superintendent on [...]
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By Jennifer Inez Ward Two months after announcing that he was resigning because of a family medical emergency, Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Tony Smith has accepted a position as executive director of the W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation. OUSD Spokesman Troy Flint confirmed an announcement made on the Stone Foundation website that [...]
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By Tasion Kwamilele American Indian Model (AIM) Schools in Oakland are awaiting a decision from the Alameda County Board of Education to reinstate their accreditation, which has been revoked by the Oakland Unified School District. Countering allegations made by school district officials, AIM administration recently released a report that it says provides “documented facts that [...]
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By Ken A. Epstein Contrary to what city officials are saying, Oakland can reduce the number of sworn officers while increasing the number of police responding to crime, according to PUEBLO, a local group that has long advocated for police accountability, and city unions that are currently negotiating for a new contract. “Hiring civilians to [...]
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By Post Staff City workers represented by SEIU Local 1021 and IFTPE Local 21 announced Thursday in front of Oakland City Hall that they are prepared to go on strike for the first time since 1946. Ninety-four percent of Local 21 workers were in favor of striking while 95 percent of SEIU 1021 members voted [...]
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By Ken A. Epstein Three Oakland Councilmembers – Desley Brooks, Noel Gallo and Larry Reid – have submitted an alternative city budget that they say will not just throw money at the police department but will increase public safety and invest in the whole city, “including front line services, because we believe (residents) deserve a [...]
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By: Malaika Bobino Oakland, CA – It’s the best start this franchise has seen since 1990. The Oakland A’s continue their winning ways without two of their top starters. Yet once again, one never knows whose night it will be because with this team, everyone shines. Tonight Bandon Moss went deep twice to back Dan [...]
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By: Malaika Bobino Oakland, CA – It doesn’t matter who the opponent is because the Oakland A’s are on a mission. Coming off two back-to-back loses, the A’s are back on track after defeating the New York Yankees 6-4 to start a three-game series. Bartolo Colon pitched six scoreless innings but had a rocky start [...]
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David Edmund Glover was born July 15, 1952 in St Louis, Mo. He was the last of three siblings born to Philmore David Glover and Rose Gordon Glover. David learned early how to get into the conversation, hold his own and come away sharper. The Glover dining room table, where every dinner was eaten unless [...]
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By Ashley Chambers The memorial service of husband, father, brother, leader, and activist David Glover filled the First Presbyterian Church in Oakland on Saturday, June 1. An overflow audience of more than 700 men and women impacted by David’s life and legacy came to remember him, which was the first time the church had its [...]
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