The Majestic Motown Soul Revue is back and it was spectacular. After a two-year hiatus, the annual event returned and again benefits youth in the Bay...
Dr. Joy DeGruy was the keynote speaker for “Supporting Women Caregivers, Women Serving Vulnerable Communities,” a one-day symposium held at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland last...
While interviewing Jay-Z, Van Jones famously remarked, “As scared as Black folks are of the cops, we’re even more scared of therapists.” As a Founder and...
Nellie Allen Leighton, resident of Oakland from 1942- 2000, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2019, a mere two weeks after 300 family and friends flocked...
The Post News Group is visiting locations that serve communities around the Bay Area. The Post’s purpose is to inform readers of services various organizations offer...
It almost goes without saying that prayer is important to people of African descent wherever they are in the diaspora. Araba Ifáyemí Elébuìbon, visiting Oakland from...
The following is an open letter to Oakland Police Department Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, Mayor Libby Schaaf, and City Administrator Sabrina Landreth. The Oakland Black Officers Association...
Two OUSD Women’s Basketball Teams Take Home State Championships – Oakland Tech Bulldogs and Oakland High Wildcats It had been more than a decade since any Oakland...
The Coalition for Police Accountability (CPA) is calling on Federal Compliance Director Robert Warsaw to fire Oakland’s Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick. Their call comes about a...
Rev. Ray Williams, pastor of Morning Star Baptist Church, is sponsoring a call to action with a prayer breakfast at his church on Saturday, March 30...
Oakland’s Culture Keepers Embark on their 4th Journey to South Africa; Make Push to Raise Enough Funds for the Trip On March 20, Culture Keepers, a...
Oakland’s faith-based Safe Car Park Program for the homeless will hold a grand opening Monday, March 18, 10 a.m. at Williams Chapel Baptist Church, 1410 10th...
Last week, we, the freedom-believing and fair-minded residents of Sacramento, California, were disappointed to our cores. Our worst fears became reality. The Sacramento African-American community had...
When we study the theology and politics of Martin Luther King, Jr., his letter from the Birmingham Jail, shows the brilliance of his theological mind. His...
A new report from the Fiscal Crisis Management and Assistance Team (FCMAT) indicates that the State of California, represented by FCMAT and the Alameda County Superintendent...
A growing number of Oaklanders—joined by Senator Nancy Skinner—are calling on the State of California to cancel the balance of the $100 million loan that the...
Standing behind the scenes of the battle between Oakland’s school district and its 3,000 teachers are State representatives controlling the district and enforcing drastic budget cuts....
As the Oakland teacher strike continues, parents, students, teachers, and residents have united to create solidarity schools to help families who don’t want their children crossing...
BART directors have approved a resolution to name a small street next to the Fruitvale BART Station after Oscar Grant, the young man killed by a...
Parents at targeted schools are beginning to come together to demand the school district and the state halt the proposed closing of as many as 24...
At 1 p.m. on Sat. Feb. 16, the Oakland Police Commission (OPC) hosted a three-hour public hearing on policing in the homeless community at Taylor Memorial...
Teachers say: ‘Get up, get down. Oakland is a union town!” “Bargaining with the district has not — in two years — produced an agreement that...
Oakland Principals went to Sacramento this week to lobby state legislators to help solve the Oakland Unified School District’s financial crisis. The principals spoke to the...
Oakland, CA – Former President Barack Obama hosted a powerful town hall with special guest Stephen Curry. One of Oakland’s most recognized Warriors player sat along...
Oakland students are supporting their teachers’ call for a 12 percent salary increase, more investments in students, an end to school closures, and the hiring of...