By Post Staff The members of Wings of Love Maranatha Ministries mourn the passing of Bishop Donald James Williams their founder, social justice advocate, and community...
Bishop Wilburn Wyatt Hamilton, an enduring spiritual and community activist in the San Francisco area, passed away on Sept. 16, at the age of 88....
Nontsizi Cayou, a force in the development of African diaspora culture in the Bay Area, has died at the age of 82. Born Delores Kirton on...
A Celebration of Life Service was given for Edward “Boone” Green on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at the Cornerstone Community Church of God in Christ in...
Sacramento Observer publisher emeritus Dr. William H. Lee passed away on Sept. 22, 2019. He was 83 years old. He was tireless in the fight for...
Leah Snow, our beautiful and sweet sister, had a kind spirit and a love for family. She was born July 20, 1957 in Cedartown, GA. Leah...
Sylverine Brooks, an Oakland educator, passed away on August 27, 2019. She was 75. Born in Nov. 27, 1943 in Hennings, Tenn., she was the daughter...
Luther Johnson, Jr., a native of Oakland, Ca., passed away on Sun. Aug. 11, 2019, with his family by his side. Johnson was born on Dec....
Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, family member has taken her final bow and is in the eternal arms of God rejoicing with her loved ones...
The Mack-Jones-Phillips family mourn the loss of their loved one, Betty Mae Mack- Phillips who passed away peacefully at the age of 71 on June 21...
The life of Tony Carnill Foster, Jr., a Marin City resident, was celebrated on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at the Cornerstone Church of God in Christ...
Mrs. Bettye Davis of Richmond, CA by way of Kansas City passed on to Glory on June 27th. She will be missed by many as she...
Elora Virginia Jones passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019, at 100 years of age in Colorado Springs, CO. She was born Sept. 9, 1918, in Covington,...
Local musician Larry Brooks (better known as B.B. Brooks), has passed away at the age of 72. B.B. was born on November 15, 1946 and died...
Dr. Joel Tolbert, Sr., loving husband to Carol Lee Tolbert, former Oakland School Board member, and Founder of Civic Pride, Inc. passed from this life on...
Rev. Leora Mae Bland Overall was born on Oct. 5, 1921 to Early and Ora Bland. She accepted Jesus into her life at the age of...
Friend of Job Training Programs Russell Lowell Bouligny Sr., aged 70, passed away on April 25, 2019 in Union City, CA. Russell was a loving husband, father,...
Judge Damon J. Keith died April 28 at the age of 96. The Detroit native, one of the nation’s longest-serving federal judges, was a tireless champion...
A Warrior for Peace and Justice The life and legacy of the Honorable Ronald V. Dellums will be memorialized this week in two events taking place...
Ruth Beckford, the legendary dancer, choreographer and Oakland community activist died May 8 of natural causes. She was 93. Beckford, known as The Dance Lady, toured...
John Singleton, a versatile director who made a splash with “Boyz n the Hood” and went on to a variety of projects — including “2 Fast...
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...
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...
Dr. Julia Reed Hare was born on Nov. 7, 1939 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She married psychologist, Dr. Nathan Hare, in 1956. Together with her husband, she...
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....