New Councilmembers Reid and Fife Pledge Action in 2021 on Housing, Homelessness

Treva Reid, District 7, and Carroll Fife, District 3, are the two new City Councilmembers elected in November pledging to use the power and resources of...

Stay Home for the Holidays: Gov. Newsom Tightens COVID-19 Rules

As COVID-19 case numbers climb, California has imposed tighter restrictions and ordered a ordered a statewide mask mandate, while advising residents to stay home. Out of...

Three California Black Women-Owned Businesses Get Boosts from Facebook Investments

Facebook is making investments in different efforts to address the gathering storm of social and economic problems facing America, particularly the ones hitting African Americans with...

Mayor Announces Affordable Housing Pilot Program for 12 New Teachers

Mayor Libby Schaaf and the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) this week announced a pilot program that will help pay for affordable housing so a few...

Triple-Dog Dare: An Open Letter to Governor Newsom

No governor likes to be bullied, especially you (we know from personal experience). Nor would I recommend anyone to dare the leader of the fifth-largest economy...

Belinda Bennett: Diversity at the Helm on the High Seas

Cruise ships have always hired women in areas of passenger services. Positions on the bridge, however, were never even considered. Windstar Cruises, LLC, which operates a...

Review: BET Doc “Smoke: Marijuana and Black America”

I am a baby boomer and old school.  I grew up thinking that smoking pot led to an addiction to worse drugs.  I certainly had judgment...

Who Will Be Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ Successor and the Next Senator from California?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will most probably select a replacement to fill the term of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The term will be up in 2022....

Georgia’s Black Voters Can Make History Again

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Vice President-elect Kamala Harris made a brilliant choice in opening her remarks at the Democratic presidential ticket’s victory celebration with a quote from civil...

UPS Finally Lifts Ban on Afros, Beards, Braids 

Atlanta-based UPS had a specific ban on facial hair and some hairstyles:  “no Afros or braids.”  The policy had a direct impact on many Black employees.  Some Black men in particular grow...

Stacey Abrams Continues the ‘Fair Fight’ for Election

Stacey Abrams not only has revealed the ins and outs of voter suppression in the U.S., she is also credited with 800,000 new voter registrations. She...

VOTERS OF COLOR RESTORED DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA IN 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Third times a charm: Biden/Harris elected 46th President and 49th Vice-President

On Saturday, November 7, news outlets projected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the President-elect and Vice-President-elect of the United States of America. This is Biden’s...

Voters Deliver a Mixed Bag in Decisions on State’s Propositions

So far, they decline employee status for gig workers, stricter parole rules and restoring Affirmative Action. Much was at stake for Californians in this year’s statewide...

Racial Diversity Law for California Corporation Boards

Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that requires publicly traded corporations who have their headquarters in California to appoint directors from “underrepresented communities” to...

Wells Fargo Donates $400,000 to Bay Area Legal Aid to Help Renters Avoid Evictions

More than 150,000 Bay Area tenant households are at the highest risk of eviction and possibly face homelessness due to income loss and the economic downturn...

SAN FRANCISCO TO TEMPORARILY PAUSE ON EXPANDING ACTIVITIES AND BUSINESSES REOPENING

10/30/2020 Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, San Francisco will temporarily pause most planned reopening efforts previously scheduled to resume on Tuesday, November...

Voting for the First Time: What First Time Voters Need to Know

Voting can be confusing. Especially in California. California has 13 propositions on the ballot in addition to multiple races and measures across the state. If you’re...

Offset: “You’ve Gotta Vote”

Offset, 28, husband to Cardi B,  was briefly detained by the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) on October 24 and tweetted a statement that said in...

Post Endorsements for City Council and Schools

The Oakland Post has endorsed candidates for five seats on the City Council, looking for leaders who are dynamic and visionary,  have a track record of...

2020 Democratic National Convention Rewind Featuring BlackGirlMagic

The overall theme for the 2020 Democratic National Convention was “Uniting America.”  It ran four days from Monday, Aug. 17th to Thursday, Aug. 20th. It was,...

Members of Congress Demand Answers About California DMV $50M Personal Data Sale

When news broke about Facebook collaborating with data mining companies during the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, it may have broken the dam. Now almost...

Breaking Chains for Change – One Family’s Fellowship to Empower Communities

Wearing their crowns together, the Smith family say they are affectionately known as “The Bay Area Royal Family,” doing fellowship and inviting families to learn, grow...

Biden Picks Harris as VP Nominee

Presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden Jr. chose California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. Let’s go win this, @KamalaHarris. pic.twitter.com/O2EYo6rYyk — Joe...

Oprah Installs 26 Billboards in Louisville, Kentucky: Demand Justice for Breonna Taylor

Oprah Winfrey,  “O:  The Oprah Magazine” and UntilFreedom.com have installed 26 billboards in Louisville, Kentucky to “demand that the police involved in killing Breonna Taylor be...