Hate Crimes Are Domestic Terrorism By Honorable Sandré R. Swanson The premeditated killings of three innocent, non-suspecting, African American citizens in Jacksonville, Fla., last Saturday was...
Race, Israel, and the U.S. By Kitty Kelly Epstein | Special to The Post The world watches while Palestinians and Israelis struggle, and now Israel prevents...
By Kitty Kelly Epstein, PhD Special to The Post Many people, including me, have long been concerned with Oakland’s lack of public recognition for the accomplishments...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The contentious nature of these potential cuts has ignited a fierce political battle on Capitol Hill, with far-right Republicans pushing their agenda even...
By Emil Guillermo Serial indictment collector Donald Trump, the disgraced, twice impeached 45th president has an unusual criminal defense: Run for president! I doubt if any...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nola Brantley of Nola Brantley Speaks states, “America’s wider culture and society has consistently failed to address the abduction and kidnapping of Black...
By Ben Jealous (TriceEdneyWire.com) – This week in 1968, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated leading a bold effort to teach America an urgent...
By Ben Jealous Vice President Kamala Harris is sure to be remembered every March in Women’s History Month as the first woman and the first person...
By Jose Dorado and Mariano Contreras After a 30-day suspension and the inaction of the empowered Police Commission, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao made the difficult but...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I support and join with Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) in her letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that commends and endorses the...
By Emil Guillermo Don’t think for a second that Asian Americans are rooting to end affirmative action. You might get that impression as the Supreme Court...
By Emil Guillermo Congressional elections remind us why we live where we live. At least in the Bay Area. California, a safe Blue zone for the...
By Ben Jealous One of the great joys of my life is teaching. I’m fortunate to teach classes on social justice at the University of Pennsylvania,...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Election deniers and suppressors are working overtime to ensure that our vote is nullified or diluted. We must respond in such large numbers...
Teaching all children about our shared history by exposing them to books by excellent authors like Carole Boston Weatherford and others who are part of the...
By Pamela Price | Post News Group Candidate for Alameda County District Attorney In 2020, California took a huge step forward to reform our criminal justice...
By Richard Johnson | Post News Group In choosing the right person to represent an official position, you must be mindful that your choice truly mirrors...
By Loren Taylor The same playgrounds I grew up on in Oakland aren’t safe for my kids today. The Town deserves better, and it starts with...
By Emil Guillermo In communities of color, athletes in the U.S. are practically royalty. They don’t call Lebron “King James” for nothing. Star athletes can do...
By James. E. Vann Propositions 26 and 27 on the November ballot appear to be related, but their differences are substantial, and both are exceedingly harmful....
By Ben Jealous There is always a new low for Trump Republicans. And that is pretty frightening. Take the latest exercise in lawlessness, dishonesty, and cruelty...
By Adriana Arvizo Women, regardless of their race and ethnicity, and Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and Asian American small business owners in Oakland will have the opportunity...
People Are Liberating Public Spaces to Fight the Criminalization of Poverty By Cat Brooks How many times have you walked by an unhoused neighbor and told...
By Rev. Jim Hopkins, ICAC Co-Founding Board Member and Rev. Ken Chambers, ICAC Founding President The headline in the September 20, 2022, East Bay Times read,...
By Sheng Thao, Oakland City Council President Pro Tempore On Tuesday I had the pleasure of joining Assemblymember Mia Bonta, Pastor Billy Dixon Jr., and community...