Ernest Clark, Jr. Photo by Anintard Henderson, Photographers@large. By Randie Ellington If you have ever met Mr. Ernest Clark, Jr., you would remember him for many...
The City Council’s Life Enrichment Committee this week discussed a proposed resolution—sponsored by Councilmembers Lynette Gibson McElhaney and Larry Reid—to kick start the city’s new Department...
Oakland Citizens Committee for Urban Renewal (OCCUR) and The San Francisco Foundation Alliance with Interfaith To Heal Society (FAITHS) program present the 2018 “A Model Built...
Family, friends and community members gathered Tuesday morning at the West Oakland BART station to protest the killing of 28-year-old Sahleem Tindle, who was allegedly unarmed and had...
Council responds to mayor’s attempt to redirect funds for public health to close the city’s budget. The City Council’s Life Enrichment Committee on Tuesday approved a...
Desley Brooks’ campaign for reelection to the District 6 seat on the Oakland City Council was endorsed this week by prominent activist Bobby Seale, co-founder of...
By Jeffrey Heyman Throughout the year, the Peralta Colleges—Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, Laney College and Merritt—hold some of the best African-American and Ethnic Studies...
By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor On the morning in the fall of 2015 when I heard about the argument and physical confrontation between former Black Panther chairperson...
Dr. Gloria Arjona, a professor at California Institute of Technology, holds a hand drum she sometimes uses in her lectures on Black Mexican history. Photo by...
The Rev. Cynthia Carter Perrilliat, MPA, and CEO of the Alameda County Care Alliance, has been described as motivational, inspirational with a passion for life...
In the past two years only 9 percent of work hours on City of Oakland-funded construction projects went to African-Americans. At the same time, some elected...
Rebecca Kaplan’s proposal includes taxing vacant properties to fund homeless solutions. She recently spoke to the Interfaith Coalition of Alameda County about homeless solutions at the Mormon...
A gunshot was fired through the window of Post Publisher Paul Cobb’s home last Thursday evening at 9:25 p.m. Neither Cobb nor his wife Gay Plair...
District 6 Councilmember Desley Brooks has filed papers for re-election. “I’ve seen the tireless work Desley Brooks has put into bringing positive change into Oakland. She...
The Black College Expo (BCE) state-to-state tour, presented by the National College Resources Foundation (NCRF), will host its 15th Annual Black College Expo Oakland at the...
By John Jones III50 years ago, Dr. King and our other social justice ancestors fought for African Americans to have equal rights and to claim the...
Speakers concerned about Chief Kirkpatrick’s interference in council decisions; Her actions also cost her former employer, City of Spokane, $1.7 million jury award Conflicts about...
Local Attorney Pamela Price spoke last weekend at a packed house meeting in Berkeley about her campaign to replace incumbent Nancy O’Malley to become the next...
Delina Patrice Brooks is one of the choreographers whose work is being showcased at the 2018 Black Choreographers Festival. Photo courtesy of her web site. The...
Internship opportunities in aviation, engineering, social responsibility and other professional fields The Port of Oakland is recruiting for its 2018 Summer College Internship Program. Through a...
Marie Sturgell and President Ray Carlisle of NID Housing Counseling Agency at the Feb. 3 workshop at Williams Chapel Baptist Church. Photo by Sue Taylor. On...
Events every Saturday in February honor Black veterans of various American wars By Marco Frazier This year’s Black History Month theme is African Americans in Times...
A new City of Oakland report showd that during the past two years African American workers obtained a little over 9 percent of journeyman and apprentice...
High school students were among those who came out to speak at the Public Safety Committee meeting in Nov. 10 to oppose Oakland Police Department participation...
Sources are concerned Mayor Schaaf advocated for rules change to remove Kaplan. The Alameda County Mayors’ Conference will decide on March 14 whether it will...
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