Councilmembers Send Letter to Mayor and Police Chief Urging Correction of Inaccurate, Fear-Inciting Rhetoric
According to the lawsuit, the Planning Commission finally ruled in favor of the couple’s right to use the sweat lodge and hold religious ceremonies. However, the...
The announcement comes as rising violence has plagued many U.S. cities during the pandemic, including Oakland and a tendency for violence to rise in the summer.
Newsom toured Beastmode Barbershop and Graffiti Pizza, both Black-owned businesses and held a press gaggle with the business owners, local politicians and community business leaders.
Our Black newspapers are now celebrating 194 years of being the keeper of the flame of liberty and the source of information in “our” struggle for...
Armstrong, unlike Schaaf and previous OPD chiefs, said “I apologize to the community.”
And I am not just talking about justice as an idea. I am talking about a Department of Justice that is willing to take on abusive...
The holiday started in 2016, when a group of long-term Oakland residents felt that, in the face of Black and Brown native Oaklanders being displaced through...
Our gratitude for this measure of accountability is soul-deep. And now we ask ourselves, will things really be different this time? The answer is that they...
Moore-Orbih, a United Church of Christ pastor, whose career has focused on racial justice and violence against women, hopes to bring a new paradigm to the...
“Creating a systemic culture that embraces the core values of dignity, safety, respect, and compassion is our charge in leadership and a call to action for...
Although the audit was vast in its analysis, this guide attempts to outline key points from the audit related only to evictions and hygiene services, police...
“The hard truth,” Gov. Newsom said in an April 20 statement, “is that if George Floyd looked like me, he’d still be alive today.” Newsom made...
Officer’s Conviction Necessary but Not Sufficient, Greenlining Institute Says
This would ensure that survivors of police violence and loved ones of those killed by police are no longer dependent on either a police report documenting...
“When I was sworn in last week, I pledged to the Oakland community that OPD would protect and serve, reduce crime and build trusting relationships in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Marilyn Mosby, the Baltimore City State's Attorney, reopened the case earlier this year because of lingering questions and recent revelations of corruption in...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Pen the title Shelby County Sheriff to that reflection and add the name Floyd Bonner Jr. and you have a point of...
ROLLINGOUT — The White police officer who allegedly shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson has been charged with murder. Officer Aaron Dean resigned hours before he was booked into...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The Trump Administration’s support for HBCUs in South Carolina and across the Nation has been unprecedented and makes states more economically competitive,” a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "She was already excited about becoming a mother," Karen Phillips, Kierra's mother, told ABC News shortly after Kierra disappeared. "That's all my child...
THE AFRO — Despite repeated attempts and pleas by Prince George’s County Police for motorists to slow down, the epidemic of vehicular tragedies continue. There are once...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — A group of activists that was infiltrated by LAPD informants and undercover officers at its meetings in 2017 demanded answers today regarding...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “My read of the situation is that we wanted these White nationalists and alt-right leaders out of our community. And the police gave...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In his August 19 announcement, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill said he expects rank and file officers to be upset with him for firing...