In California's long history, there has never been a Black person elected to the office of the county sheriff. Both Wiener and Cordell believe that SB...
“We want to make sure that the rescue package is successful in what it set out to do,” Pelosi said.
There is also a popup, walk-up and Drive-thru for COVID-19 testing and J & J vaccine for first-time participants at Bay Fair BART on Saturday April...
Her first country music memory growing up was of Loretta Lynn’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter”. She adds that Johnny Paycheck’s “Take This Job and Shove It” was...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of April 7-13, 2021
The Oakland Post Salon Community Assembly will hold a Zoom meeting April 18 to investigate the undemocratic and discriminatory practices by the state in Oakland schools.
Melinda Speer, a professional ice skater who also enjoys roller skating, helped several of the children learn to skate.
“Life during the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that faith and community-based organizations are not immune to experiencing disasters,” says Carmen Bogan, the program’s coordinator. “We all...
Black women and Asian women have often been both fetishized and demonized as hypersexual temptresses threatening the innocence of and purity of white Christian men. Young...
“It is based on a pop-up model. We mobilize with local folks who go door-to-door, hand-to-hand, face-to-face, peer-to-peer, asking questions about COVID. As we moved into...
The Keep Oakland Housed Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which will distribute federal funds, will focus on those with the highest need and reimburse up to 100%...
Aside from the council, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf identified her priorities for the 2021-23 budget, which she defined as holistic community safety, a responsive, trustworthy government...
After 46 years as pastor of St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church a healer, counselor, friend, husband, father, grandfather, principal of the private school, and president of...
According to the Public Policy Institute of California, 81% of African American households and 79% of Latino households had broadband internet subscriptions, compared to the statewide...
At Howard, Moore played an active role in the community and was the chair of the scholarship and loans committee and the student guidance committee. She...
Many activists who back the Reparations for Black Students policy told the Post that the overseers were forced to appear in public because of the huge...
San Francisco’s city employee workforce is 36,000 and Black people make up 12% of that, approximately 4,320 Black city employees.
“This is a heartbreaking situation that requires a long-term solution as well as urgent action to reunite families,” said Lee, who added that children arriving at...
Chief Smith’s experience serving in leadership roles in every U.S. Park Police field office has provided her with an unmatched foundation to lead the diverse agency,”...
On behalf of the City of San Leandro, I strongly condemn the recent attacks on Asian Americans in our city and all across the nation. Diversity...
Although she would later study psychology at City College of New York, Dash continued to long for a career in film. Following her heart, she enrolled...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of March 31 - April 6, 2021
True Vine Ministries Health & Wellness in conjunction with My Dr. Donna, LifeLong Medical, Alameda County Public Health, FEMA, and the CHP is assisting community members...
“While we reported on the 73 million children in the U.S. in 2019, which is 22 percent of the nation’s population, we also note that 2020...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of March 24 - 30, 2021