Embark on a captivating journey where diplomacy, leadership, and diverse perspectives converge. Join Al McFarlane as we … The post Global Dialogues on Diplomacy, Leadership, and...
The BWOPA Youth & Young Adult Caucus Leadership Council is a transformative virtual pilot program to empower young girls in 9th grade through college to become future leaders in government and...
This proposed real estate development threatens one of Oakland’s oldest and most thriving Black businesses, Geoffrey’s Inner Circle, 410 14th St., which has provided generations of Oaklanders with great...
In an October letter sent to department heads, Breed stated that the city is projected to face a $500 million deficit by the 2025-26 fiscal year....
It is a tragedy that Black women's odds of pregnancy loss are much higher than the general population. It’s even more tragic that there is a...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of December 13 - 19, 2023
Geoffrey’s is a historic treasure, located in downtown Oakland at 410 14th St. Once an all-white, male-only club, the building was transformed by Mr. Pete into...
The Dawes Act of 1887 gave each tribal family head 160 acres of land and each single person 80 acres. The government would hold the land...
Pelham, along with colleagues, authored a significant census report in 1918 titled “Negro Population: 1790-1915,” which provided crucial insights into the African American population and the...
“World AIDS Day is an opportunity to celebrate the incredible progress we have made toward becoming an AIDS-free generation. In the past two decades we’ve saved...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of December 6 - 12, 2023
The Oakland City Council should reject Tidewater’s proposal. It does not fit the Council’s 2016 Resolution setting up the Black Arts Movement and Business District. It proposes to...
By Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media In August, the California Attorney General’s Office publicly apologized for its role in the unjust incarceration of...
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Several Black legislators serving in the California State Assembly have been appointed as committee chairs for the 2024...
In 2012, Aswad and his wife, Danyelle Aarif, began holding Black Love Healing Circles in their home to create a space for the restoration and celebration...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of November 29 - December 5, 2023
In honor of trailblazing activist Ella Hill Hutch, the event brought the Bay Area community together to celebrate BWOPA chapter leaders of excellence throughout the state...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of November 22 - 28, 2023
Oakland has produced more African American sports greats than any other city in America. Oakland is home to the most militant and effective social justice organizations,...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of November 15 - 21, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of November 8 - 14, 2023
The Council for Global Ancestral Reverence, a group of elders who practice African Traditional Religion, will lead a nine-day offering of prayer appealing to their blessed...
The extended family was present as District 5 City Councilman handed the father-daughter duo their awards, noting also that a street would be named for them....
Oakland has a rich history of artistic innovation by African Americans that has shaped the culture, political landscape, and social justice movements in the city. This...
His longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, confirmed that Roundtree succumbed to pancreatic cancer at his residence in Los Angeles. “Richard’s work and career served as a turning...