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Small, ‘second chance’ high schools, Robeson and BEST, face phase out in Oakland
by Jennifer Inez Ward Pride and joy beamed from the faces of students, family and faculty during last year’s commencement at Paul Robeson School of Visual and Performing Arts, as grads James Albright...
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The Oakland school police killing of Raheim Brown Jr.
In this Block Report, Minister of Information JR interviews the parents of Oakland school police murder victim Raheim Brown Jr. Lori Davis and Raheim Brown Sr. talk about the police killing their son...
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Why so few Black men are working
by Joseph Debro To fill the need for electricians on three major hospital construction projects, the long dormant union training hall at 3033 Alvarado St. has started a new class, where retired...
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Lessons from Lakeview: Families and students of color in crisis
by Yvonne M. Hundreds march from downtown Oakland to Adams Point to support the Lakeview Sit-In, June 23, 2012. – Photo: Yvonne M. A small but dedicated group of parents, young students, teachers,...
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Superintendent implicated in cover-up of Oakland School Police killing of...
by Laura Savage Perhaps you’ve heard or read the name Raheim Brown Jr. He’s the 20-year-old Black man who was beaten then shot and killed by Oakland School Police Department Sgt. Bhatt. In the Oscar...
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Ending musical chair politics in Oakland: an interview with Oakland mayoral...
by The People’s Minister of Information JR Valrey Jason “Shake” Anderson is a real, progressive community leader who is running for mayor of Oakland in November because he, like most of us, is tired of...
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Oakland Unified School District bans lessons on MLK and Mumia: Demand they...
Protest at the Oakland School Board meeting Wednesday, May 28, 5:30 p.m., in the Great Room at La Escuelita Education Center, 1050 Second Ave., a block up from Laney College, Oakland by Craig Gordon...
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Stop the censorship! Restore the Urban Dreams website!
Open letter to Oakland School Board members: “Knowledge” is the work of one of 11,000 California prisoners held in solitary confinement, a form of torture that both Mumia and MLK personally...
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To win justice for Michael Brown, send the Black press to Ferguson, Missouri
Listen below to JR’s first interviews: ‘Live From Ferguson: St. Louis reporter Dani Rae speaks’ and ‘Cephus ‘Uncle Bobby’ Johnson, uncle of Oscar Grant, in Ferguson’ by SF Bay View This is the official...
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A #FreeOakland movement: High school students march against police brutality
by Ana Lapota, Poor News Network The plaza at Fruitvale BART resonated with angry, hardcore and inspiring speeches by high school students on Dec. 15. – Photo: Poor News Network On Dec. 15 in Oakland,...
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From West Oakland to South Africa
by The People’s Minister of Information JR Khayrishi Wiginton, a youth leadership coordinator at McClymonds High School in West Oakland, is fundraising and organizing a trip to South Africa with her...
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At Oakland Tech, Rev. Jackson pushes school-to-tech pipeline to Silicon Valley
by Kia Croom The Rev. Jesse Jackson is continuing his discussion on Blacks in tech, but on May 27, instead of talking to tech executives, he spoke to students during an assembly at Oakland Technical...
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OUSD recognizes Boost! West Oakland for phenomenal youth work
by The People’s Minister of Information JR Ty-Licia Hooker is one of the most dynamic Black women under 30 living or working in Oakland for the good of the Black community and other communities that...
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Are Black folks getting what they need from Hillary?
by Davey D Over the past week Donald Trump has been giving all sorts of speeches where he’s telling Black folks what he will be doing for us if he gets elected. He’s been also doing similar things with...
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Nate Parker’s ‘Birth of a Nation’ inspires and empowers Black people
by Wanda Sabir Thursday, Nov. 10, Nate Parker visited historic McClymonds High School for a screening of his film, “Birth of a Nation” (2016). His visit and the screening were a part of Supervisor...
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Wanda’s Picks for May 2017
by Wanda Sabir Happy Mother’s Day! The mothers honored include Mother Earth (smile) and incarcerated mothers, especially those mothers whose children were stolen or adopted out and are now lost to...
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Wanda’s Picks June 2017
by Wanda Sabir Happy Father’s Day! Ramadan Mubarak to those fasting during this blessed month. Congratulations to all the graduates and their happy families, special congratulations to my eldest niece,...
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A warrior bends her knee in prayer
by Wanda Sabir I’d been watching a sliver of new moon on the western horizon Monday evening It was dark on the beach. I was looking for a stick, yet kept picking up seaweed tublars instead, until I...
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The battle for Bayview’s public schools
This article first appeared in the San Francisco Public Press, an independent nonprofit public policy newspaper online at sfpublicpress.org. by Rob Waters Malcolm X Academy students and staff marched...
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Oakland Unified School District teachers demand justice for Oakland teachers...
by Tawana Guillaume, Craig Dittmann and Taiwo Kujichagulia-Seitu, Teachers Timothy Killings, after school coordinator at Markham Elementary School, gives a speech outside Oakland City Hall during the...
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