Was the Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg — the man who could make history as the first prosecutor to indict a former president — an affirmative action...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of March 29 - April 4, 2023
Remember “Beauty of the Week,” Jet magazine’s famous page 43, which featured Black women college students, actors, nurses, and everyday girls in swimsuits? Now, anyone can...
I’m still in Manhattan, performing in Oakland resident Ishmael Reed’s off-Broadway play now at Theater for the New City. I’m not a New York tourist, I’m...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of March March 22 - 38, 2023
Cartoon enthusiasts, graphic novelists and folks from all over the Bay Area braved the rain to meet Wonder Woman - or at least the first woman...
On Saturday, March 25, the Museum of the African Diaspora is featuring a special one-night-only performance by Black dandy Michael Wayne Turner III called 'Hat Matter:...
Black Vines: A Toast to Black Wineries, Black Art and Black Culture held their 12th anniversary event on Saturday, Feb. 25 at The Bridgeyard, near the...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of March 15 - 21, 2023
On Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Laney College Odell Johnson Theater, the Third Annual Black Centric Showcase celebrated Black History Month. The show depicted eras of...
Civil rights and media icon Xernona Clayton became the first woman to be enshrined with a statue in downtown Atlanta on March 8, 2023, International Women’s...
After the Oscars, when Asian Americans were everywhere on the winners list, from actors, writers, directors, but also makeup artists, and not just in “Everything Everywhere...
Various actors and celebrities such as Vivica A. Fox, and hundreds of other people, were on hand to celebrate the last weekend of Black History Month....
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of March 8 - 14, 2023
Adams use of a conservative poll as justification to make racist statements against Blacks is more than a little ridiculous. It’s also a little sad because...
Everybody's looking at you. They're wondering what you're going to do next, because you often surprise them. They don't know what you're about to say because...
Navdeep Jassal, has been traveling in South Africa for the last five months and recently had the opportunity to review a play in Johannesburg. Presented by...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of March 1 - 7, 2023
Terri Schlichenmeyer, foundation, action, announcement, public sign, hoopties, heirlooms, industry, ideas, business, new book, "Black Founder" by Stacy Spikes, solid, high school graduation, horizon, Stacy Spikes...
Filipinos weren’t enslaved, but as colonized people the tens of thousands who came as laborers were convenient replacements to come and work the agricultural fields of...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of February 22 - 28, 2023
The North & Greater Richmond Blues Foundation is hoping locals “pay their dues” in the form of support when they come out to the organization’s “2nd...
An out-of-town developer is trying to build a 40-story high-rise in the middle of Oakland’s Black Movement Arts and Business District against strong community opposition. At...
Born and raised in East Oakland, William Haney has traveled the world managing and promoting his boxer son, Devin Haney, who holds four undisputed championship belts...
According to Delta College officials, Leake was previously an academic advisor at the college and will now teach Digital Media 31.