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Tucker and fellow photographer Nicolò Sertorio have spent years documenting the spiritual leaders of Oakland, California, in their joint project, “Sacred Paradox.”

Spiritual leaders are healing one of America’s most heartbroken cities

Special to The Post We respectfully request that you vote “No” on the City Council resolution regarding Tidewater Franklin Street development due to be scheduled on the Jan. 16 City Council agenda. Tidewater’s proposed development will harm Geoffrey’s Inner Circle through its very construction, in much the same way that another nearby Black business, Uncle

A Buddhist chant closed out a meeting between Oakland's Black and Asian communities. The meeting was an attempt to forge unity.

Mr. Rickey Lee Goss, age 68, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at his home in Mena, Arkansas. He was born October 14, 1954, in San Antonio, Texas, to the late Robert Luther Goss and Patsy Ann Simms. Rick was a diesel mechanic by trade. He graduated from Red River Vo-Tech in June 1973. He

Smackovers city council considered a new ordinance governing food trucks and other mobile food vendors in the city during their monthly meeting on Monday, March 13.

A press conference in support of former Oakland Police Department Chief LeRonne Armstrong on Saturday, March 4 was held on the campus of The Lighthouse Community Charter School at 444 Hegenberger Road. Spearheaded by community activist Brenda Grisham, founder of the Christopher Lavell Jones Foundation Center, more than 40 people including faith leaders, chaplains, pastors and family members of homicide victims gathered to speak about what they believe to be an unjust firing of a chief they trust...

Senator Dianne Feinstein is a historic figure, a trailblazer, and a tireless advocate for the people of California and our country. Shattering glass ceilings, she served as the first female President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the first female Mayor of San Francisco before being sent to Washington as California’s first woman U.S. Senator in 1992 along with Senator Boxer in the historic Year of the Woman, where she continued to challenge the status quo in Washington. | The fo...

The Oakland NAACP and Community leaders are livid about Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's dismissal of Chief of Police LeRonne Armstrong. In a press conference just hours before the Police Commission could announce a report of their own, Thao stated she had lost confidence in the chief on February 15, Wednesday afternoon. | By Carla Thomas The Oakland NAACP and Community leaders are livid about Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's dismissal of Chief of Police LeRonne Armstrong. In a press conference ju...

One year after the massive fire at Winston Weavers fertilizer plant, local people are still grappling with the consequences.