Coupled with their lack of government and healthcare-related experience, we are concerned these nominees will significantly undermine public health, increase the number of uninsured people, worsen...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Beattie, who has a long record of racist, misogynistic, and extremist rhetoric, will now be responsible for shaping U.S. messaging abroad, including on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While congressional Republicans have remained largely silent, GOP officials privately admit that the Trump administration’s offer to pay federal employees beyond the government’s...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Mexico and Canada each send more than 80 percent of their exports to the United States, and retaliatory tariffs from these countries could...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — When children have daily opportunities to care for plants, trees, animals, and insects, they practice nurturing behaviors that help them interact in kind...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — For many in Black communities, the cost of that “pain” is far from abstract.
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of January 29 - February 4, 2025
Doctors diagnose prediabetes when blood sugar levels are above typical levels but not quite in the diabetes range. CMA says 88 million adults have prediabetes which...
“I’m always leery … when we see something like this kind of institution going after a (progressive) person such as Sheng Thao,” said Riley. “The (FBI)...
In partnership with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA), Eastwind Books of Berkeley, Marcus Books, and the Alameda County National Council of Negro Women, the event...
The coalition’s letter to Attorney General Bonta outlines detailed concerns regarding OpenAI’s compliance with laws governing nonprofit assets and urges the Attorney General to initiate a robust investigation...
Black History Month did not begin as Black History Month. In 1915 after the 13th Amendment was passed Carter G. Woodson and Jesse E. Moorland founded...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Climate Action Campaign (CAC), along with partners and allies, voiced strong concerns about the executive orders and the confirmation of Lee Zeldin as...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the history of this country, in the ongoing fight against racial oppression, against a white supremacist narrative, and against the racial apartheid...
Women were recruited and trained until May 1942. The Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps was formed, and women of all races were officially allowed to serve. In...
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to end what he calls “Wasteful government DEI programs and preferencing,” that resulted...
Dickson received three out of five votes from the Board in a three-round count. Contra Costa Assistant DA Annie K. Esposito and California Chief Deputy Attorney...
In a statement released on Jan. 16, Oakland's HCD stated, "Five New Construction Multifamily Affordable Housing Development projects awarded a total of $80.5 million to develop...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Before the completed investigation officially began, President Trump laid the blame for the accident on the Army helicopter. He felt it should have...
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Rather than focus on the victims or provide substantive details about the ongoing investigation, Trump and his officials used the tragedy to attack...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Further, on his second day in office, Trump fired the head of the Transportation Security Administration, terminated the entire Aviation Security Advisory Committee,...
[This post contains video, click to play] Charlamagne Tha God Shout and Morgyn Wood shout our Black Press USA Senior WH Correspondent April Ryan, January 29.
Food banks and grocery giveaways are a large part of the resources nonprofits in Oakland prioritize, particularly in areas like East and West Oakland where low-income...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday rescinded a Project 2025 inspired order that had abruptly frozen most federal grants and loans, a sweeping...