Councilmember Carroll Fife said that putting the Oakland A’s $12-billion real estate development project on the ballot would ensure that the public has a voice in...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of March 23 - 29, 2022
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of March 16 - 22, 2022
Economic justice is a near-immediate, tangible solution to improve life for criminalized survivors of domestic violence. Many survivors hail from predominantly Black and Brown communities, which...
Black people must learn to “leverage our allies in support of our goals,” even if those allies aren’t Black. She explained that others could and are...
Advocates say, domestic violence must be approached holistically. Every aspect of the issue must be considered. That not only helps to end the criminalization of people...
Systemic racism, a history of racist policies, and racist social structures all contribute to Black women and Black men experiencing intimate partner violence at a disproportionately...
Considering itself a grassroots community activist movement, Black Women Revolt was founded in 2020. The group’s founders, Geoffrea Morris and Lyn-Tise Jones -- who are sisters...
Serenity House’s counseling component provides a safe and confidential environment where survivors can express their feelings and thoughts. The goal, the organization says, is to help...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of March 9 - 15, 2022
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of March 2 - 8, 2022
How this spending was prioritized remains unclear, since community input was promised but bypassed. The name itself is somewhat misleading. The word “TOWN” in Town for...
In 2020, [JP Morgan] Chase announced its $30 billion racial equity commitment, a five-year plan that includes assisting entrepreneurs in historically underserved areas to access coaching,...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of February 23 - March 1, 2022
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of February 16 - 21, 2022
Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan said the state needs to take responsibility. “Many years ago, the State of California took over control of the Oakland public schools, which...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of February 9 - 15, 2022
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of February 2 - 8, 2022
“People have a false sense that the worse is over because the Omicron variant is not as deadly as the Delta variant, but what they don’t...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of January 26 - February 1, 2022
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of January 19 - 25, 2022
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of January 12 - 18, 2022
I now understand why publishing has been a major part of my life, because you worked for the Phoenix newspaper in Muskogee, Oklahoma, before you brought...
“We, as a community, should hold everybody to task around the issue of equity,” West Oakland community leader and environmental advocate Margaret Gordon said. “The A’s...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of January 5 - 11, 2022