The COVID-19 crisis is shining a bright and unforgiving light on the glaring economic and racial inequalities we live with every day. Public banking is a...
M’Dears Bakery & Bistro fills the air in its South Los Angeles neighborhood with smells of fried chicken, French toast, and homemade desserts. “It was very...
On March 16, 2020, the Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded its worst lost since 1987. According to CNN, “US stocks ended sharply lower on Monday, with...
According to the Federal Reserve, large, white-controlled banks like Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo with $6 trillion in total assets, are the...
As a result of historical discrimination and public policy, the majority of African Americans in Alameda County live in high poverty, economically disadvantaged neighborhoods that lack...
Mayor Libby Schaaf’s administration has plans on paper to help the homeless get off the streets. But in reality, the administration’s approach has been and remains...
Editor’s Note: The POST Newspaper Group, in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, will publish a series of articles on the upcoming 2020 census. Readers can...
Mayor Libby Schaaf directed the city administration to make “inappropriate contributions” to her favored nonprofit organization, The Oakland Promise, bypassing the Oakland Municipal code and paying...
The Community Democracy Project (CDP) is in the final stages of a signature gathering drive to place an amendment on next year’s ballot that, if approved,...
Where have the city’s funds for affordable housing gone? That’s a question City Council President Rebecca Kaplan and council members want to answer as they look...
The right to vote is fundamental to any democracy. Protecting that right — and making it easier to exercise it — ought to be a priority...
We just celebrated Veterans Day, paying tribute to the young men and women who have served our country. Across the country, families gathered at the...
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill 539, putting restrictions on predatory lending practices in California that he says “create debt traps for families already struggling...
Black business owners often struggle to find one another and miss out on many opportunities to work together. Other times business owners have trouble finding their...
Some labor and business leaders — as well as residents of different communities around the state – are pushing back against green energy policies that Sacramento...
Advocates Fear Larger T-Mobile Will Abandon Low-Income Consumers and Consumers of Color The Greenlining Institute expressed sharp disappointment at the Justice Department’s decision to OK T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion...
California’s Democratic governor signed a law Tuesday requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns to appear on the state’s primary ballot, a move aimed squarely...
Working as a fireman on the Michigan Central Railroad, one of Elijah J. McCoy’s tasks was to lubricate locomotive engine parts using a handheld can. Having...
Spending for multi-year federal grant and state funding initiatives will be influenced by resident feedback State and federal funding is available to help counties address community issues...
The California statewide Youth And Family Civic Engagement Initiative, a joint program of the Dolores Huerta Foundation in Bakersfield and the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom...
For several months last spring and summer, my teen daughter, Caroline, experienced near-daily bouts of depression and debilitating panic attacks. During those episodes, she became extremely...
God on Wall Street Last week, the nation heard Sen. Mitch McConnell suggest that the election of Barack Obama has satisfied America’s appetite for reparations. To...
On June 11, the City of Vallejo welcomed 14 new interns as a part of the City’s new summer internship program. The 10-week pilot program provides...
Bas wins $12 million for Community Land Trust affordable housing fund Voting Tuesday night, the Oakland City Council adopted a two-year, $3.2 billion budget, partially resolving...
God on Wall Street As each day goes by, it seems like the discussion about reparations for African Americans is as isolated today, as it was...