When family members face mental illness and or substance abuse in a loved one they are forced to learn things that are not taught in school....
Beaming with pride and overwhelming humility, Emeritus Rev. Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr., watched as more than 2,000 parishioners stood patiently to cast more than 90%...
Mary T. Williams, an Oakland Educator and social leader died peacefully among family and friends on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. She was 96 years young. Mary...
Oakland residents are fighting for more power to oversee the actions of the Oakland Police Department (OPD). On April 2, 2019, attorneys for the Coalition for...
The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) now appears to be under a modified form of direct state control, according to some observers. But the school district...
The Interfaith Council of Alameda County (ICAC) will discuss affordable housing and homelessness solutions at its elected council meeting Thursday, April 11, noon to 2:00 p.m....
All photos by Amir Saadiq
The Golden State Warriors and the Oakland A’s this week honored the Oakland High Wildcats and Oakland Tech Bulldogs girls’ basketball teams for winning the California...
The Oakland City Council this week held a special tribute to Victor McElhaney – the son of Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney – who was slain recently...
In celebration of the legacy César Chávez, the Oakland City Council this week recognized local community leaders who represent that legacy “through their leadership and community...
Our communities are facing a troubling increase in major incidents of white supremacist violence —and we must increase our mutual support and solidarity. These incidents include...
Bishop O’Dowd High School’s varsity cheer team won the 2019 national championship in the Sideline Cheer, and 3rd place in the Show Cheer at the JAMZ...
The Rev. James Matthews was the first African American to be ordained in Northern California, in 1974. He passed away suddenly of an apparent heart attack...
Williams Chapel Baptist Church kicked off its 80th anniversary celebration with a banquet dinner on Friday March 22 where Oakland District 2 Councilperson Nikki Fortunato Bas...
In a packed chamber in Oakland on Tuesday morning, March 26, 2019, Alameda County Supervisors Scott Haggerty, Richard Valle, Nate Miley, Keith Carson, Wilma Chan, in...
Funded by Measure A1 Affordable Housing Bond, Program expected to help over 350 households purchase their first homes in Alameda County On March 20, the Alameda...
District 6 Councilmember Loren Taylor celebrated March for Meals 2019 by delivering a meal to Mrs. Liz Gilmore, an 89-year-old meal recipient who is a longtime...
Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan has called on Berkeley to refocus on identifying viable alternative sites for RVs, rather than immediately adopting a vote on...
As Oakland’s School Board and Supt. Kyla Johnson-Trammell attempt to implement their Community of Schools Plan, which calls for closing up to 24 schools, many Kaiser...
Students from across Oakland came together recently for an event that celebrates the city’s well-known diversity. It was OUSD’s Fifth Annual Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA)...
The life of Victor McElhaney was celebrated in a homegoing on March 23, 2019, at Oakland’s Temple Hill auditorium where hundreds gathered in his name....
In November 2018, along with Post photographer George Livingston, Nick Harper was inducted into the Bay Area R&B Music Hall of Fame. Harper, a Bay Area...
OUSD and State overseers focus on budget cuts, $72 Mil goes unspent The Oakland Unified School District’s overseers—the Fiscal Crisis Management and Assistance Team (FCMAT) and...
On Saturday, March 23, 2019, Supervisor Nate Miley held his Campaign Kick-Off Event at Everett & Jones BBQ in Oakland, California. Supervisor Miley has represented District...
Cathay Williams knew that she couldn’t volunteer to serve as a regular soldier in the US military. But knowing didn’t stop her. The young girl who...
