Under the warm rays of the sun, Stanley “Mista” Cox orchestrated his annual back-to-school backpack giveaway at the 44th and Linden Park in North Oakland. The...
In a remarkable display of international goodwill and cooperation, Ambassador Dr. Albert Nasasagare, the former Special Advisor to President Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi, Africa, embarked on...
AB-280 was conceived as a direct response to the suffering endured by men, women, individuals with mental health conditions, the disabled and even children who have...
I had the privilege to have a sit-down interview with Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price on July 16. Accompanying me were Post News Group publisher...
On July 7 and 8, the California Families Against Solitary Confinement (CFASC) held a symposium at California State University at Fullerton to celebrate the 10th anniversary...
Father’s Day was a day of mutual understanding for the fathers and young men to put their differences to the side and play competitive basketball against...
A coalition of community volunteers distributed free meals to the unsheltered at the intersection of High Street and International Boulevard on June 10. It showed what...
As I move around the community, I constantly find people who feel the recent election results mainly benefit certain powerful groups that had spent a lot...
When I heard that the Oakland Post was publishing a notice of a rally for D.A. Pamela Price at the Alameda County Courthouse Sunday, April 23...
Citizens and business owners met with elected officials on Tuesday at the Calabash restaurant in Uptown Oakland to air concerns on public safety and rising crime...
Formerly Incarcerated Giving Back (FIGB) wants everyone to truly embrace the concept of giving back year-round to those in need, which could help to alleviate homelessness, joblessness, poverty, hunger, healthcare and many of the ills...
The Formerly Incarcerated Giving Back (FIGB) refuses to be denied restorative justice: we want our voices heard. We want solutions. We want affordable housing. We want...
Thanks to Gay and Paul Cobb, the owners of the Post News Group (who once marched with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to reinstate our...
I believe something is always better than nothing. Which is why I recruited other volunteers to help gather me gather Food, gift cards, clothing, toys and...
The level of violence today is a culmination of causes over periods of time. Some instances are random, however, most stem from long-standing feuds, “beefs” and...
We believe the solution rests with past proven results; not merely wishful thinking that has proven to be quite ineffective in addressing the violence that is...
Voting has not always been a given, in fact, just the opposite has been the practice in society for the marginalized. In the midst of so...
The giveaway was a testament of the Formerly Incarcerated Giving Back to the community in the best way they could. Participants received an array of gifts...
The Formerly Incarcerated Giving Back organization (FIGB) sought to extend to the mothers what they had to offer with the blessings from the Most High. Members...
“This toy giveaway is a much-needed service for those of us who have been previously in prison for a crime against our community,” said Richard Johnson,...
During these times of economic hardship jobs are especially needed more than ever before. We must be more understanding and supportive to the task at hand...
By Richard Wembe Johnson, San Quentin Prison The recent rally at Charlottesville, Virginia that resulted in the deaths of three people, points out the inability for...
For those of you who think we live in a world of equality let me explain why we must have “The Talk” with our African...
It is undisputed that the Second Amendment guarantees that anyone is entitled to bear arms. But, at the same time, I don’t believe that the...
The horrific, senseless racist attack that took the lives of nine innocent souls while they were praying in the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.,...
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