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Webinars to Inspire Women Entrepreneurs Offered by OAACC and Working Solutions

Covering topics ranging from wellbeing, self-confidence, and lessons learned, webinars can be attended individually or as part of the series. Attendees will hear from guest speakers, who are experienced professionals committed to health, advocacy, and entrepreneurship.

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3 years ago

March 19, 2022

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Top Left, Sandra Varner, Councilmember Treva Reid, Center: Dr. Carole Dorham-Kelly, Ph.D., Top Right: Carolyn “C.J.” Johnson, Cathy D. Adams

The Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Working Solutions CDFI, is hosting a webinar series in honor of Women’s History Month to inspire, encourage, and enlighten women in business.

Called ‘Permission to: Breathe, Believe, Succeed,’ the free webinars will take place on March 23, March 28 and March 30, 2022, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Click HERE https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcscOCvqDIoGdB2JHXHZwMe6Ppno0RkFcyI to register for “Permission to Breathe,” Dr. Carole Dorham-Kelly, PhD

Click HERE https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtfuutpzopGtW8pKneas6yciITLqPOIGiC to register for “Permission to Believe” Councilwoman Treva Reid, Oakland-District 7

Click HERE https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtcu-rqzMjG9KtbYS9TRCUp_vz1M5sfwL6 to register for “Permission to Succeed” Cathy Adams, President & CEO, OACC, Sandra Varner, Owner, Varner PR Agency, Carolyn Johnson, CEO, Black Cultural Zone

Covering topics ranging from wellbeing, self-confidence, and lessons learned, webinars can be attended individually or as part of the series. Attendees will hear from the following guest speakers, who are experienced professionals committed to health, advocacy, and entrepreneurship:

Cathy Adams, president and CEO of the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce, is a community organizer, activist, entrepreneur, and founder of CDA Consulting Group, an events management company.
Dr. Carole Dorham-Kelly is a psychologist and President and CEO of Rubicon Programs, a nonprofit organization fighting poverty via workforce and economic mobility programs in the East Bay.
Councilwoman Treva Reid, representing Oakland’s District 7, is an ardent activist, community leader, proponent of social justice, and mayoral candidate for the City of Oakland.
Sandra Varner, CEO and founder of Varner PR & Community Engagement, is an acclaimed and adept professional who designs and implements effective strategies from concept to completion.
Carolyn Johnson is a seasoned real estate broker, advisor in small business management and finance, and CEO of Black Cultural Zone—a collaborative building power, securing land, and directing more dollars to community-driven projects in East Oakland, allowing families and neighborhoods to thrive.
Moderator: Anita Russell, Business Development Officer for Working Solutions CDFI, is an experienced facilitator who is committed to supporting and empowering diverse entrepreneurs.

Working Solutions CDFI, a nonprofit organization, is the First to Believe in start-up and early-stage businesses by providing diverse entrepreneurs with affordable capital, customized business consulting, and community connections to increase economic opportunity in Northern California.

The Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce is a private, non-profit organization with a mission to advance economic opportunity and strengthen Oakland’s Black business community, providing a number of services for business associates and members including workshops, business development opportunities, and advocacy.

For more information, contact: Cathy Adams, Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce (510) 268-1600 | office@oaacc.org

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Oakland Post: Week of June 4 – 10, 2025

The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of June 4-10, 2025

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Remembering George Floyd

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing.

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June 2, 2025

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Mural showing the portrait of George Floyd in Mauerpark in Berlin. To the left of the portrait the lettering "I can't Breathe" was added, on the right side the three hashtags #GeorgeFloyd, #Icantbreathe and #Sayhisname. The mural was completed by Eme Street Art (facebook name) / Eme Free Thinker (signature) on 29 May 2020. (Wikimedia Commons)

By April Ryan
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“The president’s been very clear he has no intentions of pardoning Derek Chauvin, and it’s not a request that we’re looking at,” confirms a senior staffer at the Trump White House. That White House response results from public hope, including from a close Trump ally, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The timing of Greene’s hopes coincides with the Justice Department’s recent decision to end oversight of local police accused of abuse. It also falls on the fifth anniversary of the police-involved death of George Floyd on May 25th. The death sparked national and worldwide outrage and became a transitional moment politically and culturally, although the outcry for laws on police accountability failed.

The death forced then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to focus on deadly police force and accountability. His efforts while president to pass the George Floyd Justice in policing act failed. The death of George Floyd also put a spotlight on the Black community, forcing then-candidate Biden to choose a Black woman running mate. Kamala Harris ultimately became vice president of the United States alongside Joe Biden. Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted the cases against the officers involved in the death of Floyd. He remembers,” Trump was in office when George Floyd was killed, and I would blame Trump for creating a negative environment for police-community relations. Remember, it was him who said when the looting starts, the shooting starts, it was him who got rid of all the consent decrees that were in place by the Obama administration.”

In 2025, Police-involved civilian deaths are up by “about 100 to about 11 hundred,” according to Ellison. Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African-American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing. During those minutes on the ground, Floyd cried out for his late mother several times. Police subdued Floyd for an alleged counterfeit $20 bill.