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Oakland Post: Week of July 12 – 18, 2023
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Interfaith Council, No Coal in Oakland to Hold Rally July 22 to Block Shipments from Utah
Organized by the Interfaith Council of Alameda County (ICAC) and No Coal in Oakland, the rally will feature music, food,…
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Fallout from Holy Names University’s Closure Continues
When a nonprofit closes, the Attorney General decides on the dispensation of remaining funds. As suggested by its very name,…
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Photos Needed of MCCSD Board Members for 65 Year Celebration
Photos are needed of all past board members, living or deceased, for the program. If you are a past board…
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Oakland Post: Week of July 5 – 11, 2023
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California NAACP Conference Honors 1968 Olympics Heroes
The California Hawaii State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (CA/HI NAACP) held its 11th…
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Oakland Post: Week of June 28 – July 1, 2023
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Rally Calls for Removal of Two Oakland Police Commissioners
Several current police commissioners and police accountability activists held a rally this week calling for removal or resignation of two…
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A Father’s Day to Remember: Peace between rivals on De Fremery Park’s basketball court
Father’s Day was a day of mutual understanding for the fathers and young men to put their differences to the…
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Losing Income Chief Cause of Homelessness, UCSF Study Finds
Losing income is the No. 1 reason Californians end up homeless -- and the vast majority of them say a…
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Richmond Hopes to Acquire Motel 6 to House Homeless
The City of Richmond hopes to acquire the Motel 6 near Civic Center Plaza in order to convert the hotel…
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Growing Number of California Groups Express Support for Black Reparations
In California, an increasing number of Japanese, Jewish and other non-Black groups are expressing their support for reparations to Black…
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Juneteenth and the Asian American Hate Crime of Vincent Chin
On Juneteenth, there was a lesson for everyone in America when pro-slavery forces couldn’t prevent all of the U.S. from…
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Gus Newport, Local and International Luminary for Civil and Human Rights, 88
Characterized as a “Roaring Lion ‘of progressive politics in the 20th century, former Berkeley Mayor Eugene ‘Gus’ Newport worked without…
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Oakland Post: Week of June 21 – 27, 2023
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OP-ED: Supervisors Must Implement Civilian Oversight of Sheriff’s Dept. Over Santa Rita Jail Death
Norma Nelson, a lifetime Black Women Organized for Political Action member (Sacramento Chapter) and founding member of the California League…
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Community Building 101: We’re All in This Together
A coalition of community volunteers distributed free meals to the unsheltered at the intersection of High Street and International Boulevard…
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Police Commission Appoints New Executive Director of Community Police Review Agency
In the wake of a national search, the Oakland Police Commission has hired Mac Muir to become the new executive…
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Living to Tell the Tale: 109-Year-Old Tulsa Race Massacre Survivor Releases Memoir
A memoir written by the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre has assured that her testimony before the U.S.…
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How Four California Cities Are Approaching Reparations for Black Residents
The California Reparations Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans will hold its last in-person meeting…
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Bill Proposes Teaching Media Literacy at Each Grade Level in California
Two bills aimed at equipping K-12 students with the ability to discern between accurate and false news -- and teach…
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First Lady Dr. Jill Biden in S.F. to Campaign for President’s 2024 Bid
On Tuesday, June 12, First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, visited a packed and jubilant house at Manny’s, to support her…
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Oakland Post: Week of June 14 – 20, 2023
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Dysfunction Plagues Oakland’s Top Cop Search While Crime Rates Rise
Though she has already allocated funds to pay for the search, Mayor Thao said in her KTVU interview that the…
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Oakland Post: Week of June 7 – 13, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of June 7 - 13, 2023 The post Oakland Post: Week…
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