According to the Centers for Disease Control, there was an historic increase in gun deaths in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gun-related homicides...
The 2022 fair will focus on outdoor entertainment including the headline concerts, performers roaming the grounds such as jugglers, unicyclists, and stilt walkers, and interactive art...
“Two years ago, George Floyd’s brutal murder at the hands of law enforcement swept the nation. His life was taken from him by a broken, racist...
Mail-in ballot voting has been underway since the second week in May. Assembly Bill 37, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021, requires the...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of May 25 - 31, 2022
“If you were a Palestinian anywhere around the world who watched the news since the late ’90s, you grew up with Shireen Abu Akleh,” said Sabreen...
Last year, the California Black Census and Redistricting Hub pushed the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw a new congressional district to create consolidate the voting power of these diverse...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez told CNN on Tuesday evening, following a briefing from the Texas Rangers, that the shooter bought at least...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The city’s first African American and longest serving mayor, Byron Brown called Massey a strong and proud Black woman. “She was proficient in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — People For the American Way President Ben Jealous released the following statement: “We encourage the administration and Congress to continue exploring solutions to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hosted by Dallas businessman Willis Johnson of JBJ Management, Lightfoot, who is an attorney serving her first term as the 56th mayor of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I know that usually, people associate bread pudding with being sweet, but I wanted to do something different and delicious. These chorizo bread...
THE BURTON WIRE — Arranging its content and information in a practical, easily accessible fashion, HealthPlus brings exciting content about today’s most critical health concerns to...
THE BURTON WIRE — The Black Alumni Collective was created in Atlanta in 2018 by alumni leaders from more than 10 schools with the vision that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clinical psychologist Dr. Brenda Wall said having to see media reports of horrendous devastation in Ukraine dredges up thoughts about similar violence to...
THE BURTON WIRE — Wright’s collaborations resulted in the formation of jazz fusion super group The RH Factor. In 2003, Wright formed the group with the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At the Dallas Police Department/Korean American Safety Town Hall Meeting on Monday night, you didn’t have to speak the language to know the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 18-year-old shooter in Buffalo who has been apprehended, travelled from hours away and live streamed the event as he walked through the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “His acknowledgment that he did something wrong is an important step toward healing the wounds of the Floyd family, our community, and the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Following the murder conviction of former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, three other cops were found guilty in federal court of violating Floyd’s civil...
California’s AB 3121, signed into law in 2020, created the nine-member task force to investigate the history and costs of slavery in California and around the...
In Oakland, landlords can raise rents up to 100% of the inflation rate. So, a 6.7% increase in inflation this year means that landlords can raise...
The Bay Area now has California’s highest COVID-19 infection rates, fueled by highly contagious Omicron subvariants. Bay Area counties are seeing increases in reported cases, levels...
Clean Slate is a new community-minded collaboration of the County’s justice-oriented departments plus key support from Health and Human Services. The motivation was to bring services...
The Thomases have lost their tenants because of the noise and dust. The Thomases’ last remaining tenant, who asked not to be named, says her quality...