BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — November 1, 2025, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits will not be issued to 42 million Americans, further creating food insecurity in this...
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As voters head to the polls, the Black Women for Wellness Action Project is mobilizing support for California’s Prop 50. The organization, known for its policy...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — A year after its release, The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Overcoming the 500-Year Legacy stands not only as a record of history but as...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — With the 2026 midterm elections still a year away, Americans are growing increasingly weary of both major political parties.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — After an August offensive by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Texas to eliminate the congressional seats held by four Black members of...
Onyx Impact has released its eye-opening BlackOut Report which reveals that the efforts to derail Black progress are not merely historical footnotes but present-day threats. In...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The term “back in the day” is often used as nothing more than a throwaway line. But for Black children growing up in...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — America’s economy is not collapsing by accident. Under President Donald Trump, Russell Vought, and Stephen Miller, a deliberate plan has taken hold, a...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Russell Vought wakes each morning with the cold precision of a man who has learned to confuse faith with power. His pen is...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Twenty-five attorneys general across the country and three governors have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Secretary, Brooke...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — There are moments in history when a single act of generosity reveals the moral decay of an entire nation. MacKenzie Scott’s $38 million...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — There are moments when a nation shows its soul. This is one of them.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — He hoped they would remember that the Black Press was not a charity case but a lifeline. Two months later, the silence has...
Organizers ask attendees coming to 1233 Preservation Park Way to think of the event as a “time portal”—a walkable journey through the Past (harm and flourishing),...
Chief Mitchell announced last week that he will be stepping down from his position after 18 months. His final day will be Dec. 5.
At the deepest and also most expansive level of reality, we are all part of the same being, our bodies made from the minerals of the...
By Charlene Muhammad, California Black Media Leibo Glover received his diabetes diagnosis at the same time he found out he needed a below-the-knee amputation. “Minor,” thought...
Arrested last week, Pokorny faces a felony for threatening a public official and also hate-crime allegations. He has pleaded not guilty.
For generations, Liberty Hall has been more than bricks and wood — it has been a spiritual and cultural sanctuary for Black Oakland. The building once...
Year-to-date through September, Oakland marine terminals processed 1.72 million TEUs, up 0.7% compared to the same period last year. Full imports rose 1.6%, and full exports were up 0.5%, reflecting stable...
After 22 years, OUSD was finally released from state receivership in July. Facing a new deficit, the district is now urgently dealing with the threat of a...
In 1962, Bobby Seale and Virtual Murrell cofounded the first known Black student organization called the Soul Students Advisory Council at Oakland City College located at...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of October 22 - 28, 2025
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Selected high school students receive all-expenses-paid trip to Walt Disney World Resort for transformative mentorship program; Applications close October 31.