IN MEMORIAM: A Life of Impact — the Enduring Legacy of Rosetta Miller-Perry

TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Rosetta Miller-Perry, a prominent newspaper publisher, entrepreneur, and civil rights advocate, died on Friday, June 26, at the age of 91. Miller-Perry received...

Reading the Nation at 250: Who Is Missing from the Story?

AFRO-AMERICAN – WASHINGTON — As America approaches its 250th anniversary of independence, a federal reading initiative designed to honor this milestone has omitted Black women authors...

America 250: Why Crispus Attucks Matters Today

AFRO-AMERICAN – WASHINGTON — As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, a discussion has emerged about how the nation should commemorate this milestone. The article...

PRESS ROOM: Delaware State University Board of Trustees Elects John Ridgeway ’75 as Incoming Chair

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — "John Ridgeway and I have worked side by side since my days as provost, and I know exactly the kind of chair he...

Black Leadership Council Recognizes Assemblymembers Bonta, Jackson for Leadership and Service 

“The Black Leadership Council has been imprinted in my heart because I first met with you all when I was a first-year legislator and we talked...

Diabetes in Black California: Turning the Tide from Crisis to Control

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data, nearly 17.9% of Black adults in California have been diagnosed...

Oakland Post: Week of July 1 – 7, 2026

The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of July 1 - 7, 2026

Alameda County Makes History: Board of Supervisors Unanimously Adopts Reparations Action Plan

The Final Action Plan addresses disparities in housing, economic opportunity, education, health, environmental justice, public safety, arts and culture, land use, and other areas where historical...

Report Examines Link Between Low Earnings and Incarceration Rates

Researchers found that low earnings were common throughout the employment histories they examined. Only 28% of people employed before incarceration earned more than the federal poverty...

COMMENTARY: Wong Kim Ark Kept Dred Scott Dead

In 1857, the Supreme Court’s infamous Dred Scott decision declared that Black people — enslaved or free — could never be citizens of the United States.

Black Caucus Bill Requiring Major Corporations in California to Disclose Links to Slavery Moves Forward

“We have a public accounting of the ways that our civic institutions have benefited from chattel slavery and built wealth in the process,” said Asm. Isaac...

COMMENTARY: Cruelty Is the Point: Haiti, TPS, and the Politics of Punishment

SEATTLE MEDIUM — The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and Syrians. This decision impacts over 350,000...

COMMENTARY: It Is Time to Redraw the Revolution, Again

MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY JOURNAL — As America approaches its 250th anniversary, there is a call for an honest look at the nation's revolutionary past. While figures like...

Op-Ed: Black Music Is Not Just Entertainment. It Is Survival.

HOUSTON DEFENDER — Black music has historically served as a vital tool for survival and cultural preservation for Black Americans, long before they achieved political power...

ICE Activity Ramping Up in Milwaukee (Time to be Prepared AND Proactive!)

MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY JOURNAL — We now have laws in place in Milwaukee that prohibit the use of masks for any law enforcement in our city. We...

Louisiana Supreme Court Frees Death Row Prisoner, Calling Evidence Against Him “Scientifically Indefensible”

ORLANDO ADVOCATE — The court’s ruling came after a 2025 Verite News and ProPublica investigation examined the reliability of the key forensic evidence used to convict...

Florida Black Students Reach Historic Academic Achievement with End-of-Year Progress Monitoring Results

SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — Photo courtesy of Getty Images By David L. Snelling MIAMI – Florida students scored high marks in the classrooms, as 60 percent...

Prescott Circus Theatre Presents Free Summer Performance Series

Now in its 41st year, the Prescott Circus Theatre is a nationally recognized performing arts education program for Oakland youth. The circus offers safe environments that...

Local Civil Rights Attorney, Activist Walter Riley Reveals Life Lessons from 70 Years in the Movement

Widely known in Oakland for his unifying leadership on issues of social justice and human rights, Riley is also recognized for his famous son, Raymond “Boots”...

50 Years Later, ‘Wake Up Everybody!’ Still Resonates During Black Music

The words of the song, “Wake Up Everybody,” debuted by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes in 1975, still resonate today as those words are just as...

East Oakland COGIC Celebrates Re-Dedication

Keynote speaker Bishop Nathaniel Bullock, prelate of California Northwest Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction (CNEJ) reminisced on 51 years of friendship with Clifton prior to preaching “This Church Was...

Black Repertory Group Needs Volunteers to Help Shape the Next Generation of Artists and Leaders

Legendary performers such as Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover worked with and were inspired by BRG’s founders. More recently, Grammy award-winning artist Kehlani attended the Black...

Oakland Post: Week of June 24 – 30, 2026

The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of June 24 - 30, 2026

At the event, 16 entities signed the EIP pledge, vowing to take steps to increase public contracting opportunities in their spheres for small and historically underutilized...

Oakland Museum Presents Landmark Retrospective Celebrating Beloved Bay Area Artist Mildred Howard

“Poetics of Memory” coincides with a year of major recognition for Howard. In 2026, she received the California Arts Council’s 50th Anniversary Award, honoring artists whose...