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Survivors, Officials Attend State Memorial Honoring 35 Firefighters Who Died on Duty
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media The California Fire Foundation hosted its 2023 Annual California Firefighters Memorial and Procession…
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Sheila E. and Family Honored for National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Celebration
The extended family was present as District 5 City Councilman handed the father-daughter duo their awards, noting also that a…
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Oakland Coliseum/Arena Revenue Rising!
The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority has had significant victories benefiting the Oakland Arena and Coliseum Complex. This past year was…
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NAACP Presents Ten-Point Voter Action Plan for a Safer Oakland
While we recognize that the above-suggested goals will not cure all of Oakland's problems, we do, however, believe they provide…
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Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Launches Human Trafficking Advisory Council
Oakland Police Department, also a part of the advisory council, shared that in partnership with the FBI, they completed 26…
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Oakland Public Library Announces Limited Edition Library Card Contest Celebrating African Americans and the Arts in Oakland
Oakland has a rich history of artistic innovation by African Americans that has shaped the culture, political landscape, and social…
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Rise East Project: East Oakland Youth Development Center Assures Youth Have Input in the Future of Their Neighborhood
Part 5 By Tanya Dennis Rise East is a $100 million privately funded initiative to rebuild Black neighborhoods in a…
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Oakland Mayor Lays Out Agenda for Community Safety in State of the City Address
By Magaly Muñoz, Post Staff At a special City Council meeting in City Hall Tuesday afternoon, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao laid…
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Alameda County D.A.’s Office Adds $2 Million to State Funds for Fighting Organized Retail Crimes
During a press conference last month, the Oakland NAACP chapter called out the city and Mayor Sheng Thao for their…
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FDA May Issue Ban on Chemicals in Some Hair Straighteners
Two African American Congresswomen supported the FDA’s move, having written a letter to the agency earlier in the year requesting…
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Sojourner Truth Manor Tenants Meet Face-to-Face with Landlords
Tenants want 4 residents added to the housing complex’s board of directors By Ken Epstein About 100 tenants of Sojourner…
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‘Closing the Racial Equity Gap: A Call to Action’
The report, “Closing the Racial Equity Gap: A Call to Action,” is a result of a series of Homeownership Solutions…
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The Lookout: What You Should Know About California’s New Gun Laws
On Oct. 10, Newsom scored another win on gun control. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the…
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California Schools to Teach Media Literacy in Every Grade
Assembly Bill (AB) 873, authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), was signed on Oct. 14. By integrating media literacy…
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New Banners Celebrate 150+ Years of Berkeley’s Prominence in Teaching World Languages
Berkeley has “a longstanding commitment to linguistic diversity and the humanistic insights that come from the study of world languages,…
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IRS: You Now Have Until Nov. 16 to Pay Your 2022 Income Tax
Taxpayers in 55 California counties, excluding Lassen, Modoc and Shasta counties — who were impacted by winter natural disasters — are…
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“California Draining:” Stanford Report Explores Why More Californians Are Moving to Texas and Arizona Than Ever Before
“California lost a net of 407,000 residents to other states between July 2021 and July 2022, including a greater share…
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BART Will No Longer Accept Paper Tickets Starting Nov. 30
The transit agency is moving to a Clipper-only fare system and it is rolling out new fare gates that will…
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IN MEMORIAM: Richard Roundtree, Iconic ‘Shaft’ Actor, Dies at 81
His longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, confirmed that Roundtree succumbed to pancreatic cancer at his residence in Los Angeles. “Richard’s work…
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Blacks Celebrate Veterans Day: Admiral J. Paul Reason, U.S. Navy
Joseph Paul Reason graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1965. He retired as a U.S. Navy…
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FCC Hammered for Scuttling Standard General-TEGNA Deal
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Kim, who is also Standard General’s Chief Investment Officer, said he is at a loss as to…
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LAO Asks Legislature to Establish New Formula for Funding County-Level Corrections Program
To make sure the program is effective and sustainable, the formula the LAO is advising the state to create would…
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Alameda County Supervisors Consider Changes in Procedures for Recalling Elected Officials
The impact of the passage of this measure on the current well-funded attempt to unseat Alameda County District Attorney Pamela…
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Oakland Post: Week of November 1 – 7, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of November 1 - 7, 2023 The post Oakland Post: Week…
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Season 4, Episode 27 – Domestic Violence, DC’s Medical Provider, and HBCU’s
Join “Let’s Talk” on WIN-TV Friday, October 13 as we sit down with the president of Amerigroup DC. We will…
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