Yes, prisoners are in prison, right or wrong, but that does not mean they should be allowed to die from something that possibly could have been...
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, the first Black woman to serve on a major party’s presidential ticket made history last week when Joe Biden, the Democratic Party’s...
Judicial elections are non-partisan and one would hope less fraught with politics-as-usual tactics. But in the contest for No. 2 seat on the Alameda County Superior...
August 6 is the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. If the constitutional amendments passed after the Civil War — the 13, 14 and 15th...
Of the many reasons, the late John Lewis is being praised for his work civil rights and anti-racism activism, I want to take this opportunity to...
The Oakland City Council is considering whether to sell its half interest in the Oakland Coliseum property to the A’s at the below-market rate of $85...
The news of the passing of two veteran Civil Rights leaders and giants John Lewis and C.T.Vivian, on the same day, jolted the nation’s consciousness, especially...
The inspiring rise of a new generation protesting against racial injustice is driving a new era of change in America, like the generation that emerged 60...
COVID-19 isn’t only a physical complication, it’s a mental ailment as well and very few can really ignore or escape the harm done by the effects...
On July 14, the Oakland City Council will consider a proposal for a major change in the Oakland Business Tax. According to the proposed rate schedule,...
Richard Johnson is an inmate at San Quentin State Prison. K-53293, 3.W.2 For those of us who still believe in the word of God and...
I can’t breathe is more than just a statement. It’s a living reality, both literally and figuratively. Literally it’s the actuality that you can’t breathe due...
The NCAA has just ruled that mandatory football practices can begin in July, anticipating a full season of college football. This is nuts. The pandemic isn’t...
How many lives of young men and women should be sacrificed for entertainment — and for billions in profit? That question can’t be ducked as the...
We have all heard alleged stories of famous couples’ volatile relationships: Ike and Tina Turner; Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston; Chris Brown and Rihanna; Mike Tyson...
COVID-19 has added more strain to the recycling industry, which has been overwhelmed by recycling product bans and stricter quality guidelines due to the enactment of...
“I can’t breathe,” pled George Floyd in Minneapolis and Erik Garner in New York City and Javier Ambler in Austin, Texas, before police killed them. Amid...
COVID-19 has added more strain to the recycling industry, which has been overwhelmed by recycling product bans and stricter quality guidelines due to the enactment of...
As the worldwide demonstrations continue two weeks after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman, the question is whether outrage will lead to real...
[George] Floyd’s murder sparked peaceful demonstrations in cities across the country, demonstrations that, in Minneapolis and a few other places, turned toward riots. Chauvin and his...
The city of Oakland must do right by Oakland voters and address racial and economic inequality by ensuring the creation of a strong and effective Department...
The future of the Oakland Police Commission could be decided by the City Council on Tuesday, June 9. Will the voters be allowed to strengthen the...
Lately, I have been stunned by the social dialogue around higher rates of COVID-19 diagnoses and deaths among Black people as a “Black people’s problem.” Old...
There are growing fears that COVID-19 is now linked to a syndrome in children who may be vulnerable to the virus and can become infected with...
Today there is a national outcry about the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. The public condemnation has forced a belated response. Those accused of his murder finally...