These depressing findings were recorded in a poll conducted by the Jobs and Housing Coalition (JHC) between October 16 and 18. They mark an all-time high...
Established by a unanimous vote of Council members at their October 5 meeting, the task force will be composed of members of the building trades and...
Devices used to deter voters included literacy tests and poll taxes, a fee that must be paid by Blacks in order to vote. And Mississippi led...
For France, which colonized Algeria for more than a century, the idea that people from the former colonies should live the life they want seems unbearable....
Born in Birmingham, Ala., on June 5, 1946, James Peterson’s life was dedicated to public service. His civil rights work began in the 1960s when he was...
Among those who endorsed Oakland councilmember and council president pro tem Sheng Thao at the Wednesday press conference were California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Assemblymember Mia...
In California, legal cannabis products must be affixed with the universal symbol that includes an encircled triangle with a marijuana leaf and exclamation mark in it....
“The ability to change the conditions in people’s lives requires power,” Garza said. “The mountains that we’re trying to climb are about, how do we make...
“When all else fails, we must look within and answer the call to protect the basic human rights and democratic values which are fundamental to this...
Local data, submitted by unions in July 2020, indicate that “numerous disparities” under PLA’s currently exist in Oakland. However, data was submitted to the city by...
About 91% of all votes cast in the recall election were submitted via the mail-in option. Voting by mail in the United States started in the...
“During her 30-year career in public service, Supervisor Chan had been a staunch advocate for children, families, the elderly, affordable housing, and health care for the...
“Any state vision has to be realized at the local level. Localism is determinative,” Newsom said, thanking Alameda County public health officials and workers, Oakland Mayor...
Via jobs as military assistant to high-level government officials and a stint as national security adviser to then-President Ronald Reagan, Powell rose quickly through the ranks....
Elected to his Assembly seat in May, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) is mainly known for his work on social justice issues. But he has received...
The Freedom to Vote Act would reverse many of the new anti-voter laws. It would expand access to voting by mail and early voting, make voter...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — All indications show that Jennifer Abruzzo, the President’s new general counsel, is helping to lead the charge and losing no time. She has...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Because of the tight economics of interning in a federal office, particularly for Black college students, some have suggested that interns should be...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Organizing has to go deeper than getting out the vote on the eve of an election cycle,” said Governor Deval Patrick. “It has...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison pointed to police departments like Newark and Camden, New Jersey, which achieved similar changes to great success. In...
In July 2021, when San Francisco established a November 1 deadline for all employees to be vaccinated, the rate of employee vaccination was 66%. In the...
Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) joined Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) and other progressive colleagues in calling on President Biden to live up to his campaign promises...
Mayor Libby Schaaf rated unfavorably by 54% of voters, while only 37% were favorable
Fifty years after the federal Fair Housing Act eliminated racial discrimination in lending, the Black community continues to be denied mortgage loans at rates much higher...
Please attend the meeting Tuesday, October 26 and express your opinion; call or e-mail your supervisor and Keith Carson, president of the Board of Supervisors, through...
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