Hate Crimes Against Blacks in Oakland – Alameda County, CA Outpaced Any Other Group Annually From YouTube Channel: March 12, 2021 at 01:52AM ONN – Hate Crimes Against Blacks in Oakland – Alameda County, CA Outpaced Any Other Group Annually There’s an idea that has to stop. Actually several. They are that Oakland Anti-Asian hate … Read more
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13) voted to pass H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act and H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act— two commonsense gun violence prevention measures to require background checks on all gun sales and close the Charleston Loophole that allowed the hate crime at Mother Emanuel AME Church … Read more
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, today applauded the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 through both chambers of Congress. The $1.9 trillion dollar relief package will deliver critical COVID relief and economic support to the American people. This historic legislation includes much-needed financial … Read more
Oscar Grant Oakland Case: In 2009 SF Sheriff Source Said Autopsy Showed Crack Cocaine In Body, Wrong From YouTube Channel: February 15, 2009 at 07:30AM ONN – Oscar Grant Oakland Case: In 2009 SF Sheriff Source Said Autopsy Showed Crack Cocaine In Body, Wrong In 2009, A source who was a San Francisco Sheriff reported … Read more
JOINT STATEMENT FROM OAKLAND AREA CHAMBERS Five Chambers – One Oakland Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, Oakland Latino Chamber of Commerce, Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Oakland Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce March 4, Oakland, CA- Standing together as crime rises in Oakland, the five Oakland multicultural Chambers of … Read more
OUSD Racial Justice Summit BLM Opening – February 19, 2021 From YouTube Channel: February 26, 2021 at 06:27PM ONN – 3rd Oakland Unified School District Racial Justice, Equity & Healing Summit on Professional Learning Day on Friday, February 19th, 2021 Connecting across school sites to step up our work to dismantle anti-Black racism and systemic … Read more
The Most Influential African American Black Sports Executives In The SF Bay Area – Why The List? ONN – The Most Influential African American Black Sports Executives In The SF Bay Area – Why The List? – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Watch the vlog The Most Influential African American Black Sports Executives In The SF … Read more
KPIX Channel 5 Sports Anchor Vernon Glenn Gives Shout-Out To Zennie62Media CEO Zennie Abraham For The Most Influential African American / Black Sports Executives In The SF Bay Area List As we close Black History Month 2021, one question remains. Of all African American / Black sports executives in the San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose … Read more
Oakland’s Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmember Treva Reid Call on FEMA and California Leadership to Make COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Equitable Oakland (February 24, 2021) — Oakland’s Vice-Mayor Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmember Treva Reid (District 7 / East Oakland) sent a letter to State and Federal officials to seek immediate action to remedy the inequities … Read more
Join us in acknowledging ALCODA alumna – Judge Sandra Brown-Armstrong during Black History Month From YouTube Channel: February 24, 2021 at 06:11PM ONN – Oakland PD First Black Female Police Officer – Judge Sandra Brown-Armstrong In honor of Black History Month we continue our series in celebrating the legacy of ALCODA alumna- the Honorable Sandra … Read more
The murders of Oscar Grant, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Walter Scott, Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Stephon Clark, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and the latest reported name of Daniel Prude, all have one story in common: their lives were ended by police officers. Moreover, there’s story after story, after story, of commonly … Read more
“White Privilege Tax” Video: Mark Dice Ignorant Of American History, Black History, Too – Transcript The vlog above called “”White Privilege Tax” Video: Mark Dice Ignorant Of American History, Black History, Too”, was posted in 2015, and while I, Zennie Abraham, never expressed support for reparations (which is the idea that African Americans should be … Read more
My Vlog On 2015 “White Privilege Tax” Mark Dice Video Proves That Racism Blocks Comprehension ONN – My Vlog On 2015 “White Privilege Tax” Mark Dice Video Proves That Racism Blocks Comprehension My 2015 video called “White Privilege Tax” Video: Mark Dice Ignorant Of American History, Black History, Too”, was such that the majority of … Read more
The following is part of an agenda report to the Berkeley City Council on police practices against African Americans by Berkeley Police. It’s by the Berkeley Mayor’s Fair and Impartial Policing Working Group. The Fair and Impartial Policing Working Group has received three contemporaneous studies of the BPD’s stops as published on the City’s Open … Read more
In the latest chapter of “Voting Matters”, we find that Jack Dorsey’s Twitter is finally suspending the account of Project Veritas, the outfit led by archvillain James O’Keefe. For years, James O’Keefe got away with ambush video campaigns made to sow disinformation, trying to make Democrats or anyone he identifies as left-leaning or just against … Read more
Oakland Town Hall: Eliminating Local Contracting Disparities From YouTube Channel: February 13, 2021 at 09:51PM ONN – Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor’s Town Hall : Eliminating Local Contracting Disparities Watch Councilmember Loren Taylor and local business stakeholders discuss ways to eliminate racial and gender based contracting disparities in Oakland! Panelists include the following: 1. Cathy Adams, … Read more
Women of The Black Panther Party Mural From YouTube Channel: February 14, 2021 at 04:46PM ONN – West Oakland Women Of The Black Panther Party Mural YouTube Livestream Where YouTuber Jilchristina Vest writes: I was born and raised in Chicago. I moved to the Bay in 1986 @ 18 yrs old. In 1995, after earning … Read more
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong Announce New Dedicated Liaisons to Non-English Speaking Communities to Increase Safety and Trust Note, just an hour after Mayor Schaaf’s Office issued the press release this post is based on, Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunado Bas issued a tweet that she met with Police Chief … Read more
Washington, D.C. –– Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) today announced $2 billion in special Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds for families to afford proper funerals for their loved ones who passed away as a result of COVID-19. This program replicates the funding used for funeral assistance after Hurricane Katrina, and was inspired by legislation introduced … Read more
I saw this over at Instagram, and since there’s no repost for WordPress (yet), I made my own. It reads as the title above does: “Oakland Can Support Black Lives Matter And Attack Anti-Asian Racism At The Same Time”. It’s an answer to the sudden attacks on elderly Asian Americans in Oakland, and a behind-the-scenes … Read more
Super Bowl LV: Oakland African American Investment Group NFL Stadium Concept The Weeknd Would Love ONN – Super Bowl LV: Oakland African American Investment Group NFL Stadium Concept The Weeknd Would Love – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Super Bowl LV: Oakland African American Investment Group NFL Stadium Concept The Weeknd Would Love Super Bowl LV, … Read more
Oakland Police Seeks Chinatown Assault Suspect Who Knocked 91 Year Old Man To Ground, And Others ONN – Oakland Police Seeks Chinatown Assault Suspect Who Knocked 91 Year Old Man To Ground, And Others – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Oakland Police Seeks Chinatown Assault Suspect Who Knocked 91 Year Old Man To The Ground, As … Read more
Oakland, CA — Oakland Police Felony Assault investigators released the attached surveillance camera images and video of a suspect involved in three assaults in the Chinatown area. On January 31st, 2021, at 12:10 pm, Oakland Police officers responded to the 800 block of Harrison Street on a report of an assault. Officers located three victims … Read more
Oakland, CA –– Congresswoman Barbara lee (CA-13) issued the following statement today regarding the opening of a community vaccination site in the parking lot of the Oakland Coliseum: “I applaud this critical investment by the federal government and the state of California to help communities like ours that have been hardest hit by the pandemic. … Read more
Watching Oakland African American NFL Expansion Team Project Listening Meeting For February 3, 2021 From YouTube Channel: February 3, 2021 at 09:32PM ONN – Watching Oakland African American NFL Expansion Team Project Listening Meeting For February 3, 2021 Went into the meeting on the community listening presentation for the Proposed Coliseum Sports and Entertainment Development … Read more
Unanimously Passed! Resolutions to Receive $10 Million to Help Save Vital Oakland City Services and Calling for COVID-19 Vaccines to be Made Equitably Available for Our Community The Oakland City Council unanimously voted to approve two important resolutions introduced by Councilmember Treva Reid and I. The resolutions are; • Approving $10 million in available excess … Read more
From OUSD Superintendent Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell Dear Oakland Unified Community, I am both proud to say we are now in Black History Month, and disheartened to know that in our world, it is quite clear that the forces that try to diminish Black voices and heritage have been emboldened. The past year has been wrought … Read more
Marin County District One Supervisor Damon Connolly Q and A on 2021 Goals and Priorities starting with question on COVID. Vaccine. Economic Recovery Thank you Zennie for having me on the show. We are living through a historic moment, the decisions we make today on how we address COVID, equity, and our economy will have … Read more
Today, in 2021, There’s a well-intentioned, and brand new effort in Oakland to steer City of Oakland spending toward black business. Wow. Makes you think that was never done before, right? Well, in my history in Oakland, which goes back to April 8th of 1974, it has been done. The real problem is one that … Read more
Cicely Tyson | Cicely Tyson Dies At 96: Iconic Actress Paved The Way For African Americans From YouTube Channel: January 28, 2021 at 07:59PM ONN – Cicely Tyson Dies At 96: Decorated Actress Paved The Way For African Americans In Movies, Television Note from Zennie62Media and OaklandNewsNow.com : this video-blog post demonstrates the full and … Read more
Eric Bieniemy, Byron Leftwich 1st Black Opposing Teams Offensive Coordinators in Super Bowl History From YouTube Channel: January 27, 2021 at 12:47AM ONN – Eric Bieniemy, Byron Leftwich 1st Black Opposing Teams Offensive Coordinators in Super Bowl History Out of 55 Super Bowl Games, this one, Super Bowl LV, will be the first to feature … Read more
America Hates Smart Black Men, Which Is Why Smart Black Men Must Be Even Smarter Let’s face it: America hates smart black men. Now, when I mean smart, I do not mean just book smart or credentialed-smart, but not fearing to be intellectually-confident smart. That produces a dynamic where even a good set of people … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Members of the White House Office of Digital Strategy Washington, DC – Today, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced members of the White House Office of Digital Strategy. These diverse, accomplished, and talented individuals demonstrate that the president and vice president-elect are building … Read more
Current and Former Edna Brewer Middle School Musicians Make Guest Appearance in New Pixar/Disney Movie, Soul Oakland, CA – Many musicians dream of performing on the biggest stages possible, and it doesn’t get much bigger than a feature-length Disney movie. A group of current and former Edna Brewer Middle School musicians, and one who graduated … Read more
The baseball great and his development partner wants to team with a tribal lands developer for the light-on-specifics proposal focusing tribal casino and hotel development on the Coliseum land. Livestream above at 4:20 PM EST December 26th 2020. A source who wished to remain anonymous sent to this vlogger a seven-page copy of a document … Read more
Oakland, CA – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) released the following statement congratulating Dr. Shirley Weber on her historic appointment to serve as California’s Secretary of State: “Congratulations to Assemblywoman Shirley Weber on her appointment to serve as California’s Secretary of State. Dr. Weber has been a bold leader throughout her career, most recently on her … Read more
OUSD & AAFE’s First Annual Kwanzaa Kuonyesha Virtual Celebration & Showcase, Honoring African Culture, Heritage and Resilience is set for Wednesday Evening Oakland, CA – 2020 has been a year of unprecedented change and challenges, however we are grateful to be moving forward into 2021. The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Office Of Equity, African … Read more
“Don’t Defund Youth, Jobs, and Violence Prevention Programs” says Oakland Council President Rebecca Kaplan and Many Others Oakland – The Oakland Administration is presenting to the Oakland City Council a proposal to completely defund youth programs, jobs programs, and vital community healing programs in their proposed changes to the use of Oakland Measure Z violence … Read more
Oakland Tourism: African American Museum & Library From YouTube Channel: December 14, 2020 at 04:27AM ONN – Annalee Allen: Oakland Tourism: African American Museum & Library Oakland Tourism: African American Museum & Library. Part of the series: Oakland Tourism. The African American Museum and Library in Oakland, California houses an extensive collection of literature. Visit … Read more
Zennie Abraham Intros Video Comment System For Zennie62Media’s Oakland News Now, For CES 2021 ONN – Zennie Abraham Intros Video Comment System For Zennie62Media’s Oakland News Now, For CES 2021 – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Something exciting for CES 2021, what I still call CES Las Vegas as well as CES Digital. For years I … Read more