Oakland Post
Civil Rights Activist and Publisher Paul Cobb Turns 77
Happy 77th Birthday Post News Group Publisher Paul Cobb. Mr. Cobb was a young civil rights activist in 1965 drawn to voter registration battles in Selma, Ala., he worked as a reporter for the Oakland Post.
In December 2004, Mr. Cobb purchased the newspaper, vowing to continue stories that impact the Black community without excluding issues that impact others as well, acknowledging that many social issues are intertwined.
He is known as a West Oakland community organizer who once led the Oakland Citizens Committee for Urban Renewal and served as a mayoral appointee on the Board of Education.
