Dozens of faith leaders across our state have worked together to open the doors of our churches for free, convenient COVID-19 testing. Some sites also offer...
Of the 314 total Oakland residents the coroner’s bureau recorded as dying of COVID-19 in 2021, they listed 106 of them, or about 33.8%, as Black....
California was among the first states to start tracking racial data to determine why the disease, based on early infection patterns, was disproportionately impacting Blacks, Latinos...
“Oakland faces a critical moment,” said Oakland mayoral candidate Derreck Johnson. “For too long, our politicians have over-promised and under-delivered — from homelessness and illegal dumping...
“(Freddie Hughes) was the epitome of the likes of Johnny Mathis,” noted Tillman Smith. “That’s how impressive he was. Most people have no knowledge of his...
Imagine how it will feel to see your vision turn into a reality. As we begin a new year with “A Model Build on Faith” Leadership...
Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022 - Presentation: Elder David Alexander, Esq, The Legal Struggle: “God Was There All the Time!” — Three of the most powerful legal...
In May 2021, U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development required the Housing Authority to develop a Corrective Action Plan to address long standing issues at Golden...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of February 2 - 8, 2022
The Center for COVID Control, which has more than 100 testing sites around the country, including in Bay Area cities such as San Jose, San Ramon,...
Florence McCrary, a member of the Violence Prevention Coalition Family Support Advocates, representing mothers who lost children to violence in Oakland said, “As a mother who...
When we see Kamala, we see ourselves. We are there. Some of you might think you could do better. But more often, we’re just glad we...
George Duke received multiple Grammy nominations, the Edison Lifetime Achievement Award, and Keyboard Magazine’s “R&B Keyboardist of The Year,” and won a Grammy for producing the...
“This past year, California has been able to move 58,000 individuals off our streets and into the housing and treatment they desperately needed,” said California Governor...
As a lawyer, California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger, 45, held various positions in public and private practice until she joined the U.S. Solicitor General’s Office...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At the White House before Breyer spoke, the President said, “I have made no decision except one. The person I will nominate will...
In a press release on Jan. 27, John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA), said white farmers are given an opportunity to do...
Since it first opened its doors in 1971, Public Advocates charted a unique course as an innovative, nonprofit law firm that didn’t just litigate in the...
Wilfred Cyprian Harvey’s membership in various organizations included: Charter member of Oak Center Neighborhood Association; charter member of CITIES – Black Telephone Workers; president of Oakland...
Every gunshot heard in the neighborhood; every siren wailing past their window; the telephone ringing at an awkward hour — all combine to create anxiety as...
EVITARUS, a Black-owned Los Angeles-based public opinion research firm, is conducting the three-phase study for CHCF. The firm has extensive experience polling California’s diverse constituencies and...
“We must take advantage of every opportunity we get, and all do our part to ensure that our unhoused residents have a safe place to sleep...
“Congresswoman Chisholm was a trailblazer, a champion of the poor and marginalized, and a role model to me and so many other women in politics, especially...
“People have a false sense that the worse is over because the Omicron variant is not as deadly as the Delta variant, but what they don’t...
School issues, for example, often affect a child’s mental health and a child’s emotional issues or trauma are likely to affect school performance. In Alameda County,...