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Former Marin City Black Panther Party Members Reminisce on Beginnings at Panel Discussion
Marin City community members Charles Huff, Terri Green, and Walter Turner, who are also former members of the Black Panther…
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Alameda County Supervisors Will Allow Tenant Eviction Protections to Expire at End of April: Oakland’s eviction moratorium remains in effect for local residents
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors this week refused to review the county’s ongoing eviction moratorium, which means the pandemic-passed…
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Undoing the Past: Lawmakers Seek to Mend California Neighborhoods Sliced by Highways
A new select committee in the California Legislature will explore ways the state can reconnect neighborhoods that decades ago were…
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New State Bill Would Incentivize Converting Vacant Offices into Housing
A new bill authored by Assemblyman Matt Haney would prevent cities from stalling or killing the conversion of empty office…
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Newsom Rescinds COVID State of Emergency, Signaling Shift Away From Emergency Response
Gov. Gavin Newsom formally rescinded California's COVID-19 state of emergency Tuesday, shifting the state's strategy around the virus from response…
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Community safety message about Carjackings
The Berkeley Police Department has noticed a trend of carjackings occurring in Berkeley. Carjackings are a form of robbery where…
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Steven Torrence Hired to Lead County of Marin’s Office of Emergency Management
Steven Torrence, who has coordinated emergency response services in the Los Angeles area for the past 10 years, has been…
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Does Holy Names University Need to Close Down? HNU’s Bond-Holder Says No
When the Holy Names University Board of Trustees declared in December 2022 that the college was closing, they said they…
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Deadlocked OUSD Board Fails to Approve Proposed Budget That Would Cut Programs, Lay Off Teachers, Close Schools
Split 3-3, the Oakland School Board deadlocked on a district budget proposal containing program cuts, layoffs, school mergers and closures…
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Jayda Curry – God, Family, Hoop
The UC Berkeley Cal Bears Women’s Basketball team has a new fireball of energy and excellence by way of sophomore…
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Oakland Post: Week of March 1 – 7, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of March 1 - 7, 2023 The post Oakland Post: Week…
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Obesity Care Week Begins as Report Reveals that Nearly 50 Percent of African Americans Have Obesity
Organizers have focused on changing the way society cares about obesity and have worked to empower individuals by providing affordable…
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Legislation to Allow Private Overdose Prevention Sites to Open OKd by S.F. Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved legislation introduced by Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Hillary Ronen that opens the door…
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California Black Media Political Briefs
Last Saturday, Rep. Barbara Lee held her first U.S. Senate campaign rally at Laney College in Oakland. “We fight for…
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CalHFA Announces More Mortgage Relief for California Families
Earlier this month, the California Housing Financing Agency (CalHFA) and the Sacramento branch of NeighborWorks held a press conference at…
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OPINION: Black, Unhoused and Mentally Challenged: The Case for Housing and Health Care
Numerous studies have confirmed that homelessness and behavioral and mental health problems affect African Americans at disproportionate rates in California…
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Celebrating Black History Month: Q&A with JPMorgan Chase’s Byna Elliott
As we close our celebration of Black History Month this year, we recently sat down with Byna Elliott, global head…
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“Black Founder: The Hidden Power of Being an Outsider” by Stacy Spikes
Terri Schlichenmeyer, foundation, action, announcement, public sign, hoopties, heirlooms, industry, ideas, business, new book, "Black Founder" by Stacy Spikes, solid,…
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In Memoriam
Longtime Bay Area resident Anita Faith Williams passed away on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, in Zachary, La. She was 77.…
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Commentary: Black Institutions Must Stop Taking Big Tobacco Money
It’s hard to believe that with the amount of damage that the tobacco industry has inflicted on the Black community,…
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Taxes on Wealthy Could Fund Reparations, Lawyers Tell Task Force
Two tax planning lawyers shared their perspectives on one of the ways to pay for the racial injustices suffered by…
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Proclamation Recognizing February 2023 as Black History Month
WHEREAS, through courage, perseverance, faith, and resolve against incredible prejudice and hardships, Black Americans have positively influenced, enriched, and advanced…
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Georgia Grand Jury Forewoman Hints of Criminal Indictment Against Trump
Emily Kohrs, the forewoman of the Georgia Special Grand Jury that investigated election interference, gave the strongest hint yet that…
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Silicon Valley’s Vast Wealth Disparity Deepens as Poverty Increased
A new study of Silicon Valley wealth, income and other economic measures shows vast disparities in one of the country's…
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