Desley Brooks’ campaign for reelection to the District 6 seat on the Oakland City Council was endorsed this week by prominent activist Bobby Seale, co-founder of...
By Jeffrey Heyman Throughout the year, the Peralta Colleges—Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, Laney College and Merritt—hold some of the best African-American and Ethnic Studies...
By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor On the morning in the fall of 2015 when I heard about the argument and physical confrontation between former Black Panther chairperson...
By Manny Otiko | California Black Media State Senate leader Kevin de Leon is being accused of being insensitive to the Black gay community. De Leon...
Dr. Gloria Arjona, a professor at California Institute of Technology, holds a hand drum she sometimes uses in her lectures on Black Mexican history. Photo by...
The Rev. Cynthia Carter Perrilliat, MPA, and CEO of the Alameda County Care Alliance, has been described as motivational, inspirational with a passion for life...
In the past two years only 9 percent of work hours on City of Oakland-funded construction projects went to African-Americans. At the same time, some elected...
Rebecca Kaplan’s proposal includes taxing vacant properties to fund homeless solutions. She recently spoke to the Interfaith Coalition of Alameda County about homeless solutions at the Mormon...
Senator Scott Wiener has introduced a bill to promote residential development near transit-rich areas in California. During a town hall held at Taraval Police Station in...
From left to right: Carlton Ashley Ward, San Francisco Post Publisher Paul Cobb, San Francisco Sun Reporter Publisher Amelia Ashley Ward at the National Newspapers Publishers...
Mayor celebrates progress, casts vision for diverse, safe, inclusive and prosperous Stockton. Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs (center) , Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney (left), and Dr. Michael McAfee...
The woman at the center of the explosive police sex scandal in 2016 has dropped her lawsuit against the City of Richmond, as of Jan. 17....
A gunshot was fired through the window of Post Publisher Paul Cobb’s home last Thursday evening at 9:25 p.m. Neither Cobb nor his wife Gay Plair...
Ten ladies in red formal wear enjoy the sold out Ladies In Red Women’s Empowerment 22nd Annual Celebration in the Golden Gate Ballroom of the Concord...
District 6 Councilmember Desley Brooks has filed papers for re-election. “I’ve seen the tireless work Desley Brooks has put into bringing positive change into Oakland. She...
The Black College Expo (BCE) state-to-state tour, presented by the National College Resources Foundation (NCRF), will host its 15th Annual Black College Expo Oakland at the...
By John Jones III50 years ago, Dr. King and our other social justice ancestors fought for African Americans to have equal rights and to claim the...
Speakers concerned about Chief Kirkpatrick’s interference in council decisions; Her actions also cost her former employer, City of Spokane, $1.7 million jury award Conflicts about...
Local Attorney Pamela Price spoke last weekend at a packed house meeting in Berkeley about her campaign to replace incumbent Nancy O’Malley to become the next...
Libertad Ayala, lead organizer for AFSCME Local 3299, delivers an emotional speech at a protest on UC Berkeley’s campus on Tuesday, February 6. Ayala joined with...
Delina Patrice Brooks is one of the choreographers whose work is being showcased at the 2018 Black Choreographers Festival. Photo courtesy of her web site. The...
Internship opportunities in aviation, engineering, social responsibility and other professional fields The Port of Oakland is recruiting for its 2018 Summer College Internship Program. Through a...
Marie Sturgell and President Ray Carlisle of NID Housing Counseling Agency at the Feb. 3 workshop at Williams Chapel Baptist Church. Photo by Sue Taylor. On...
By Barbara Lee Today, we celebrate National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and reflect on the tremendous strides we have made in the fight against HIV since...
Just days before President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Monday night, 300 publishers and representatives of the Black media convened at the (National...
