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Oakland Post: Week of March 15 – 21, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of March 15 - 21, 2023 The post Oakland Post: Week…
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Richmond Promise Scholarship Application Deadline Closes March 17
Qualifying applicants can receive up to $1,500 annually for four years toward their post-secondary educational goals at a two-year or…
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Bay Area Native Dr. Terri Jett Honored by Indiana’s Butler University
Terri Jett arrived at Butler University in 1999 to begin her teaching career as an assistant professor of Political Science…
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Bay Area Youth Activists See Political Disparities Between Generations
Outside of a Seafood City Supermarket in Milpitas, a crowd of young Filipino-Americans gathered last weekend to commemorate the 36th…
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SCOTUS Poised to Rule Against Student Loan Forgiveness as Protestors Rally to Save Biden’s Plan
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has questioned the administration’s authority to implement the debt relief program, with…
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OP-ED: Reregulation of Airlines Will Have Negative Impact on Travelers of Color
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Today, two million passengers board planes across the U.S. every day to visit friends, reunite with families,…
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3-Alarm Fire Damages FAME, Oakland’s First Black Church
On Sunday night, February 19 a 3-alarm fire ripped through the First African Methodist Episcopal (FAME) Church, near Telegraph and…
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Rep. Barbara Lee Joins Competitive Race to Replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA12), the highest-ranking African American woman serving in the U.S. Congress, announced on February 21, that she…
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Oakland Post: Week of February 22 – 28, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of February 22 - 28, 2023 The post Oakland Post: Week…
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More Books Touch on Different Eras as Black History Month Nears End
It’s been more than a century since the Tulsa Race Massacre, and it still seems like there’s much to learn…
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Chicago Community Baby Shower Aims at Lower Rate of Infant Mortality
Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson ministered to mothers during the Chicago Citywide Community Baby Shower held at the…
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Community Leaders Respond to the Firing of Chief LeRonne Armstrong: MAYOR SHENG THAO IS WRONG
The Oakland NAACP and Community leaders are livid about Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's dismissal of Chief of Police LeRonne Armstrong.…
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Richmond Residents Invited to Give Their Block Some Love with Mini-Grant
It’s that time again — the application period has opened for City of Richmond Love Your Block Mini-Grants of up…
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Women of the Black Panther Party Speak
On Feb. 10, the Berkeley Talks released the 161st episode of the podcast series, which featured women who were members…
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Though Thousands of Miles Away, Tyre Nichols’ Death Affected Oaklanders
Like many other cities nationwide, Oakland was heavily impacted by Tyre Nichols’ death on January 10 in Memphis, Tenn., three…
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Memphis Police Murder Case Puts Spotlight on California Legislation
The Memphis Police Department has terminated the five officers involved in Nichol’s death: Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr.,…
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Lawmakers Push Bill to Grant Prisoners Right to Vote
Last week, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) the chair of the Assembly’s Committee on Elections introduced Assembly Constitutional Amendment 4…
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“Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance” by Alvin Hall
In 2015, while doing research for a podcast, Alvin Hall discovered something that intrigued and surprised him: one of his…
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Rep. Barbara Lee Invites Pastor Michael McBride to State of the Union Address
Rep. Barbara Lee was joined by Pastor Michael McBride, a Bay Area native, national faith leader, and racial justice activist,…
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Community Leaders Call for Solidarity Over Threats and Harassment of Black Women Leaders
A new database by Princeton University and the Anti-Defamation League has begun tracking threats received by public officials, identifying women,…
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During Black History Month Don’t Forget David Fagen
It took the courage of humanity to take action like Fagen did. If you’ve never heard of this history, it’s…
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San Jose Spotlight: 15 of the Most Influential Black Leaders in Silicon Valley
Local Black leaders are working to change the odds and boost equality for the community. In celebration of Black History…
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A Son of Oakland Gives Back
Born and raised in East Oakland, William Haney has traveled the world managing and promoting his boxer son, Devin Haney,…
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Washington DC – Volunteer at the Community Baby Shower
Black women are three times and AI/AN women are two times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than White…
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Moms 4 Housing Hold Sit-in Demanding County Supervisors Extend Eviction Protections
All formerly unhoused mothers, the Moms are risking arrest to demand that newly elected Supervisor Lena Tam uphold a previous…
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