City Attorney Barbara Parker, Chief of Police Anne Kirkpatrick, Mayor Libby Schaaf and City Administrator Sabrina Landreth. Photo courtesy of Oakland Magazine. Back in July when...
Black Women Organized for Political Action, or BWOPA, started in 1968, when about 200 Black women throughout the Bay Area worked to get Ronald V. Dellums...
A community coalition comprised of Pastors, former Black Panther Co-Founder, Bobby Seale, Civil Rights attorneys and residents held a press conference this week calling out “money...
Doutherd’s opponent, Gary Yee, supported “top heavy administration” and closed the 25,000-student Oakland Adult Education program Clarissa Doutherd, who is running for the District 4 School...
While Zydeco music played over the loudspeakers last Saturday afternoon, contingents in the 44th annual Black Cowboy Parade made their way down 18th street to Adeline. With onlookers...
Terri Brown opens her home to KC Matthews, who was recently released from prison. Since his release, KC has obtained his Social Security and California ID...
Yesterday, Schools and Communities First, a powerful statewide coalition of nearly 300 endorsing community organizations, labor unions, business leaders, philanthropic foundations and elected officials, announced the...
“Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them.” Hebrews 13:3 The Live Free Committee of Oakland Community Organization (OCO) released...
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released the “Winter Fuels Outlook” data which predicts that average household costs for all major heating fuels will rise because...
A local organization, Equity Allies, has launched an “Equity Fund for OUSD schools” to address opportunity gaps and advance equity in OUSD. The Equity Fund will...
Russell Pouncy, 89, was born on Dec. 28, 1928 and raised in Westmoreland, California. He was the third of twelve children. Throughout his life’s adventures, Pouncy...
On Thursday, Oct. 18, KPFA Radio 94.1 FM and Marcus Books will present “Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart: an Evening with Alice Walker,” hosted...
I’m running for Oakland City Council District 6 because we need change so we can focus on addressing the serious challenges that have gone unaddressed in...
Incumbent Annie Campbell Washington is not running for reelection in District 4, and seven candidates are campaigning for the empty seat, which represents the Montclair, Dimond...
The national Working Families Party (WFP) announced today that they are offering their sole endorsement to Cat Brooks for mayor of Oakland. “At Working Families Party...
This week, Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced her support for Jovanka Beckles for Assembly. She released the following statement: “I’m proud to announce my support of Jovanka...
Mary Louise Avery, affectionately known as Bobbi, was born Feb. 2, 1937 in Linden, Texas and passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 2. She was 81 years...
In a recent news article, the secretary-treasurer of the local Building Trades Council asserted that racism is no longer a problem within the construction unions. He...
After months of investigation, the law firm of Siegel, Yee & Brunner filed a claim on behalf of Oakland City Councilmember Desley Brooks this week against...
The City’s Public Ethics Commission on Thursday announced campaign expenditure ceilings are lifted for candidates in City Council Districts 2, 4 and now District 6, as...
Salesforce, just like its new high rise, does nothing small and those expectations were definelty matched at the company’s annual conference – Dreamforce. Everything tech and...
Klay Thompson and the Klay Thompson Family Foundation hosted a camp for 120 kids at SoldierTown in Oakland today. Thompson still giving back with almost a...
Workforce Development Roundtable The Oakland Workforce Development Roundtable discussion will hold its second meeting on Oct. 10, at 6 p.m. This event is by invitation only....
Pamela Price has earned four new endorsements from leading progressive, labor, community-based and advocacy organizations. Oakland has ranked voting for the mayoral election, to be voted...
The lives of Black women in American politics are remarkably absent from the shelves of bookstores and libraries. “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics” is...
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