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Tucker Seeks Cobb’s School Board Seat
May 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Conchita Tucker is running for a seat on the Alameda Board of Education Trustee representing Area 2. The Alameda Board of Education along with the Alameda County Office of Education oversees the local school districts, the Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center Schools, and the Alameda County Community schools. Conchita is an Oakland native and resident. She is a graduate of St. John’s University with a degree in Business. For the past 5 years she has been employed as the Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of... [Read the full story]
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Unity Rally, Oakland City Hall Plaza
May 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Left to right: Sharon Cornu, Secretary/Treasurer, Alameda County Labor Council, Saundra Andrews, Congresswoman Barbra Lee’s office, Dwight McElroy, cice President, SEIU Oakland Chapter, T.C. Wilson, ALC, and Brad Walters, President of SEIU Oakland Chapter. Photo by Gene Hazzard. Members of public and private sector unions being the 2008 contract campaign with a Unity Rally at Frank Ogawa Plaza. Firefighters, Service Employees, and Professional and Technical Employees will join the Labor Council and Justice... [Read the full story]
Entertainment
Black Directors Celebrate Film Diversity
June 6, 2008 · Leave a Comment
By Kwan Booth The San Francisco Black Film Festival kicked off it’s latest installment on Wednesday June 4. The festival, now in it’s 10th year, has become one of the preeminent destinations for Black filmmakers around the country, showcasing over 100 films from the United States and around the world over a 10 day period. This year’s festival, which runs June 5-8 and 11-15 includes documentaries, features and short films that explore the various attitudes and aesthetics of the African Diaspora. The Post... [Read the full story]
Business and Technology
Reentry Jobs Discussed at Economic Summit
May 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment
John Bowe (right), President, American President Lines listens to Omar Benjamin, Executive Director, Port of Oakland discuss investment in Oakland at Dellums’ 2nd Annual Economic Summit. Photo by Gene Hazzard. By Post Staff Creating decent jobs for Oakland residents will improve public safety as well as the economy, according to leaders who spoke at the Second Annual Economic Summit, which brought together over 500 representatives from the City’s large and small businesses, government, non-profit and community organizations. “A... [Read the full story]
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Chauncey Bailey Honored at Harvard
May 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Oakland Post Editor Chauncey Bailey was honored posthumously by the Nieman Fellows in Journalism at Harvard in Cambridge, Mass., last week for his fearless pursuit of the truth and his work as a vocal advocate for the black community. Bailey, who was slain in August while investigating stories about allegations of police corruption and an impending bankruptcy at Your Black Muslim Bakery in Oakland, was recognized with the Lyons Award for conscience and integrity. Last Month Bailey received the George Polk award from the... [Read the full story]
News and Politics
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Leads Panel Discussion on HIV/AIDS
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-9) on Friday, May 9 hosted a panel discussion – titled “From Prevention to Policy: Responses to HIV/AIDS in the African-American Community” –... [Read more]
Brutal Texas Hate Crime Remembered
James Byrd, Jr. chained to truck and dragged 3 miles The family of James Byrd, Jr., who was chained to a pick up truck and dragged three miles to his death by three white supremacists,... [Read more]
Hillary Wins Pennsylvania
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton seized on her decisive victory over Senator Barack Obama in Pennsylvania to proclaim “the tide is turning” in the Democratic nominating fight,... [Read more]
Swanson’s “Green Jobs” Training Bill Advances
Assembly Labor & Employment Chairman Sandré R. Swanson has introduced AB 2147 to establish the Green Jobs Corps Grant Program to implement an energy efficiency and renewable... [Read more]
Haitians Clamour for Aristide’s Return
Ousted Haitian leader Jean Bertrand Aristide with South Africa’s president Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki last week after receiving an African languages doctorate from the University... [Read more]
Arts and Community
Belva Davis Inducted in Journalist Hall of Fame
Honored for her pioneering work locally and nationally By Wade Woods The National Association of Black Journalist (NABJ) will induct four pioneers in journalism and civil rights... [Read more]
Fremont, YMCA’s “Cool” After-School
The principals of Fremont High’s new smaller schools have teamed with the YMCA to make an even bigger impact on the study habits of students by emphasizing after school learning... [Read more]
African American AP Students Celebrate
Left to right:James Gray, Sr., Principal of BEST College Prep High School (Business Entrepreneurial School of Technology) with students: Derricka Grundy, Jamelia Little, Megaen... [Read more]
Poverty: Are Churches Doing Enough?
Two thirds of Americans surveyed in a new poll say their churches are doing enough to help the poor despite the latest United States Census Bureau statistics showing consistent... [Read more]
Nursing Assistant Students Have Cause to Celebrate
One hundred percent of the graduating class of the Certified Nursing Assistant training program at Oakland Adult and Career Education passed the state certification test. Here... [Read more]
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