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NNPA NEWSWIRE — William Felton Russell was born on Feb. 12, 1934, in Monroe, La., and his family moved to West Oakland in 1942 when he was 8. His father found work on the waterfront and in the Bay Area shipyards in the middle of World War II. They instilled in him a history of racial and family pride that helped him survive in a racially discriminatory Boston environment while playing for the Boston Celtics. By Paul Cobb, Post News Group Publisher Bill Russell, the center of attention in professional basketball, died at 88 after becoming the most decorated athlete in all of the team sports i...

Oakland Unified School District's board of education once again rejected a proposal to save some schools already slated for closure or consolidation. The district meeting became confrontational when a chair was thrown toward the stage where board members sat.

The Tyner Family is saddened to announce the passing of Rosa Mae Tyner. She passed away on Saturday, Oct.  9, 2021 in her birthplace of Troy, Alabama.

Cleveland McKinney alleges he lost his job for complaining about “unsafe and discriminatory conditions” at McClymonds High