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Attorney General’s Office Denies Helping Holy Names University Sell Campus, Contrary to HNU’s Claims

In a recent letter to City of Oakland officials, Jeanine Hawk, HNU’s vice president for finance and administration, claimed that...
President Joe Biden and Kerman Maddox. Courtesy photo. President Joe Biden and Kerman Maddox. Courtesy photo.
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Pres. Biden Appoints ‘Activist Entrepreneur’ Kerman Maddox to Trade Advisory Body
Kimberley Ellis, Director of the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women speaking at a press conference March 14 in Sacramento. Standing behind her is First Partner Jennifer Newsom and Government Operations Secretary Amy Tong. Photo by Felicia Rule. Kimberley Ellis, Director of the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women speaking at a press conference March 14 in Sacramento. Standing behind her is First Partner Jennifer Newsom and Government Operations Secretary Amy Tong. Photo by Felicia Rule.
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California Black News Round-Up
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Josh Fryday serves as California’s Chief Service Officer within the Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom to lead service, volunteer, and civic engagement efforts throughout California. Co-founder and CEO of Project Optimism (projectoptimism.org) Ishmael Pruitt is working directly with two fellows from the College Corps programs in the L.A. Area. Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith is diversity lead of Student Life at the University of Washington. Josh Fryday serves as California’s Chief Service Officer within the Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom to lead service, volunteer, and civic engagement efforts throughout California. Co-founder and CEO of Project Optimism (projectoptimism.org) Ishmael Pruitt is working directly with two fellows from the College Corps programs in the L.A. Area. Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith is diversity lead of Student Life at the University of Washington.
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Oakland Post: Week of March 22 – 28, 2023

The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of March March 22 - 38, 2023
Ben Jealous is executive director of the Sierra Club. He is a professor of practice at the University of Pennsylvania and author of “Never Forget Our People Were Always Free,” published in January. Ben Jealous is executive director of the Sierra Club. He is a professor of practice at the University of Pennsylvania and author of “Never Forget Our People Were Always Free,” published in January.
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Oakland Post: Week of March 15 – 21, 2023
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Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian actress to win an Academy Award. Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian actress to win an Academy Award.
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COMMENTARY: Oakland’s Plan to Rehouse Wood Street Residents Can Only Fail a Self-Reliant Community
Scholarships are available for high school graduates who want to go to a two-year or four-year college or a nonprofit vocational/technical school. Photo courtesy of Richmond Promise. Scholarships are available for high school graduates who want to go to a two-year or four-year college or a nonprofit vocational/technical school. Photo courtesy of Richmond Promise.
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Richmond Promise Scholarship Application Deadline Closes March 17
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Oakland Post: Week of March 8 – 14, 2023

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Family and members gather outside North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church. Front row, from left to right: Timothy Rutledge. Jr., grandson of Pastor Sylvester Rutledge; his daughter, J.M. Hale; First Lady Audrey Golden Rutledge, and Pastor Rutledge. Back row from left to right: church members Chavonne Robinson, Clarence Wells of the Golden Light Ministries feeding program, and the pastor's son Timothy Rutledge, Sr. Photo by Carla Thomas. Family and members gather outside North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church. Front row, from left to right: Timothy Rutledge. Jr., grandson of Pastor Sylvester Rutledge; his daughter, J.M. Hale; First Lady Audrey Golden Rutledge, and Pastor Rutledge. Back row from left to right: church members Chavonne Robinson, Clarence Wells of the Golden Light Ministries feeding program, and the pastor's son Timothy Rutledge, Sr. Photo by Carla Thomas.
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Oakland teachers rally for new contract, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Photo courtesy of OEA. Oakland teachers rally for new contract, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Photo courtesy of OEA.
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Oakland Teachers Ramp Up Strike Readiness
The team's entire Oakland High roster (*1st-team all-OAL; ** 2nd team) includes: Da’Sean Armstrong, Rohm Neal, Josh Clark**, Zaymani "Money" Williams*, Jordan Spencer, Jimon Campbell, Marcel Macon Bennett, Anthony Lacy, Te’Shawn Gamble*, Noah-Alan Ragasa, Will Tidwell, Zaymani Mitchell, Pierre Stevenson, Desmond West, James Fitzgerald, Ja’shaun Jackson, Erick Jackson, Couraji West, Dillan Cooper, Terrence Roquemore, Lorenzo Arroyo Garcia, Jaylon King. Coach: Orlando Watkins. Photo by Carla Thomas The team's entire Oakland High roster (*1st-team all-OAL; ** 2nd team) includes: Da’Sean Armstrong, Rohm Neal, Josh Clark**, Zaymani "Money" Williams*, Jordan Spencer, Jimon Campbell, Marcel Macon Bennett, Anthony Lacy, Te’Shawn Gamble*, Noah-Alan Ragasa, Will Tidwell, Zaymani Mitchell, Pierre Stevenson, Desmond West, James Fitzgerald, Ja’shaun Jackson, Erick Jackson, Couraji West, Dillan Cooper, Terrence Roquemore, Lorenzo Arroyo Garcia, Jaylon King. Coach: Orlando Watkins. Photo by Carla Thomas
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Oakland High Varsity Basketball Team Wins State Championship
Winemakers and vintners at Black Vines included Free Range Flower Winery, Wachira Wines, She Wines, Vintnoir, P. Harrell, and Bass Note Sangria, among others. Winemakers and vintners at Black Vines included Free Range Flower Winery, Wachira Wines, She Wines, Vintnoir, P. Harrell, and Bass Note Sangria, among others.
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African American Vintners Showcased in Black Vines Event
The owner of Mama T’s offers discount prices and even named a couple of menu items for a special group of customers - Oakland School of the Arts students. Photo by Daisha Williams. The owner of Mama T’s offers discount prices and even named a couple of menu items for a special group of customers - Oakland School of the Arts students. Photo by Daisha Williams.
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Black-Owned Eateries in Downtown Oakland Get a Boost a Special Customer Base: OSA Students
As fellow pastors look on, Tim Hopkins of Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church presents a $1,000 check to Pastor Sylvester Rutledge of North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church (NOMBC) outside the church in Oakland, California. Photo By Carla Thomas As fellow pastors look on, Tim Hopkins of Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church presents a $1,000 check to Pastor Sylvester Rutledge of North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church (NOMBC) outside the church in Oakland, California. Photo By Carla Thomas
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Local Pastors and Elected Officials Save North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church

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The City will be holding two informational/technical assistance meetings to support residents and businesses with their applications and respond to any questions. These meetings will be streamed via Zoom. See below for meeting information and Zoom meeting links.
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COVID-19 Response Grant Program

The City of Union City will be issuing another round of its COVID-19 Response Grant Program. The program has distributed...
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Over the weekend and Monday, top federal officials including President Joseph Biden appeared to be getting ahead of the issue. Biden sought to ease American's fears by making all deposits held by Silicon Valley Bank customers available regardless of the amount of their deposits, federal officials said over the weekend. Over the weekend and Monday, top federal officials including President Joseph Biden appeared to be getting ahead of the issue. Biden sought to ease American's fears by making all deposits held by Silicon Valley Bank customers available regardless of the amount of their deposits, federal officials said over the weekend.
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San Francisco Bank, Others Affected by Failure of Silicon Valley Bank
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County Has Consumers’ Back on Pricing Inspections: Supervisors hear findings from Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures
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Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) speaks at the Women in California’s Legislature event in Sacramento on March 8. The Women’s History Month event was hosted by the Public Policy Institute of California. CBM photo by Antonio Ray Harvey.
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Trina Robbins, the first woman to draw Wonder Woman, with some examples of her cartoon art. (Photo credit: Jessica Christianson)
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Wonder Woman (or at Least Her Artist) Visits Cartoon Art Museum

Cartoon enthusiasts, graphic novelists and folks from all over the Bay Area braved the rain to meet Wonder Woman -...
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MoAD Fundraiser Features One-Man Show, ‘Thoughts of a Black Mad Hatter’
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‘Put Ur Play On’ Productions Showcases Local Talent at Laney College
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Xernona Clayton (center), Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens (right) and statue sculptor Ed Dwight as the statue of Xernona Clayton is unveiled in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Photo by Maxim Elramsisy, California Black Media.
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