Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
Oakland, CA (July 23, 2020)- Today, The Police Commission Ballot measure resolution that Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb and I, Oakland At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, introduced, which was co-sponsored by Oakland Councilmembers Noel Gallo and Loren Taylor, was unanimously passed by Council. It will now go on the November 3, 2020 Ballot for Oakland voters to […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) delivered remarks today on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 7573, legislation to remove twelve Confederate statues and four other statues honoring men who championed slavery and segregation from display in the United States Capitol. The House voted today 305 to 113 […]
Oakland – During the July 21st Council meeting, The Office Of Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan successfully passed our Resolution redirecting the Special Event function from OPD, allowing for a more effective process, while saving money on policing costs, and keeping more money in our community. OPD Special Events Functions The Kaplan resolution to […]
Hello Oakland! Keep this in mind, the latest U.S. Census Document reports that Oakland is 36 percent white, 23 percent black, .09 percent American Indian, 15.7 percent Asian, and 26.9 percent Latino. Ok, now let’s continue. The City of Oakland sent this press release on Friday, which reads: Oakland, CA — On July 16, 2020, […]
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the approval of the fiscal year 2021 Energy and Water Development Funding Bill. The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2021 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies bill on a vote of […]
Muhammad Ali On Phil Donahue Blasting Two White Women For Racial Gaslighting, Could Be Today ONN – Muhammad Ali On Phil Donahue Blasting Two White Women For Racial Gaslighting, Could Be Today I posted this video not because of the language (which I do not condone), and not because it also reflects a kind of […]
Robert F. Smith is a name that’s just emerged in the American pop-culture consciousness because he was named the richest African American, surpassing Oprah Winfrey to hit that mark in March of 2018. Mr. Smith also spent $40 million to pay off the student loan debts of nearly 400 graduating seniors at Morehouse College in […]
Lynette Gibson McElhaney, the incumbent, two-term, Oakland City Council District Three Councilmember has managed to draw six challengers as of this writing: Jesse Alexander, Carroll Fife, Brandi Haskins, Noel Pico, Meron Semedar, and Faye Taylor. Of course, the last time Councilmember McElhaney was in this position, it was 2016. In 2016, a field that once […]
All Of Stephen Jackson’s Comments On DeSean Jackson’s Post, And Why Both Are Right And Wrong ONN – All Of Stephen Jackson’s Comments On DeSean Jackson’s Post, And Why Both Are Right And Wrong On Sunday, NFL Philadephia Eagles Wide Receiver DeSean Jackson posted quotes from, of all people, the late Adolf Hitler, and that […]
Don’t Donate To Electronic Frontier Foundation. EFF Is Not Serious That Black Lives Matter With Tech ONN – Electronic Frontier Foundation Don’t Donate To Electronic Frontier Foundation. EFF Is Not Serious That Black Lives Matter With Tech Hey everybody. The Electronic Frontier Foundation – the non-profit that says that it’s trying to protect your rights […]
A Tech Story: Victor Anari Sengbe: Lake Merritt Hangman Noose Dude Not Oakland Resident, But Tech Genius Victor Anari Sengbe, the man who’s the focus of at least one of the hangman noose’s that were spotted around Lake Merritt on June 17th (no word who was responsible for the fake body effigy also hung with […]
African American Sports And Entertainment Committee Can Bring NFL Football To Oakland Coliseum ONN – African American Sports And Entertainment Committee Can Bring NFL Football To Oakland Coliseum Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media , Inc. […]
Southern Evangelical Seminary President Richard Land Reflects on the Birth Moment of the 1995 Southern Baptist Racial Reconciliation Resolution ‘I Not Only See the Gap That Remains, but the Distance Traveled’ CHARLOTTE, N.C.—This past weekend marked the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking passage of the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) “Resolution on Racial Reconciliation.” The landmark […]
NFL Considering Black Investor Group Proposal To Bring Pro Football Team To Oakland ONN – I received a call and an email from someone who’s been involved in Oakland sports development in the recent past. He told me that a group of African American investors sent an introductory letter of intent to the National Football […]
Port Update June 2020 Board President Cestra Butner ONN – Port Of Oakland Update June 2020 Board President Cestra Butner On Black Lives Matter Port of Oakland Board President speaks out for social justice ‘There’s no question we support Black Lives Matter’ – ‘Ces’ Butner Oakland, Calif. – June 19, 2020: Port of Oakland Board […]
Oakland – Port of Oakland Board President Ces Butner denounced social injustice today as West Coast dockworkers prepared to protest racism. The Port of Oakland must stand up for what’s right, President Butner declared in an online video interview distributed to employees and the public. “There’s no question that we stand behind the Black Lives […]
Oakland, CA— Today, Oakland City Attorney Barbara J. Parker released new guidance to remind all Oaklanders that local, state, and federal civil rights protections remain in full force and effect during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance, released in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), aims to assist individuals, businesses, and advocates in understanding what […]
Basic conclusion of the Oakland Police Department 2020 Police Racial Discipline Study is that “black officers were more likely to have an investigative case sustained against them than officers of other races.” Zennie62Media digitized the text from the entire study so it can be read “in the raw”. It is below. The page numbers corespond […]
Historic Oakland black book store sells out of books on racial discrimination ONN – Marcus Books in Oakland Historic Black Book store Sells Out Of Books On Racial Discrimination Marcus Books in Oakland, California, has served the black community in the Bay Area with books by and about African Americans for the past 60 years. […]
Oakland, CA: (June 3 , 2020) – Today, Oakland Council Members Nikki Bas, Rebecca Kaplan and Sheng Thao sent a joint letter to Mayor Schaaf, City Administrator Reiskin and Interim Police Chief Manheimer to urge the immediate halt of the use of tear gas for crowd control during the COVID-19 pandemic “ Dear Mayor Schaaf, […]
Six Black Atlanta Police Officers Violating Students By Protest Arrest Shows BLM Not To A Bad Cop ONN – Six Black Atlanta Police Officers Violating Students By Protest Arrest Shows BLM Not To A Bad Cop The common view that emerges from social media and news coverage of the George Floyd Murder Protests is that […]
My Reality In The Time Of George Floyd Protests By Jessica Dwyer In case you didn’t know I’m married to an African American man. Here’s a story to put into perspective what that means and what we go through. We live in a good neighborhood but odd things happen here because…well…it’s Eugene. I heard a […]
Hey YouTube: #blackouttuesday In Support Of #TheShowMustBePaused After George Floyd Murder ONN – #blackouttuesday In Oakland, SF, California Atlanta, America, The World In Support Of #TheShowMustBePaused After George Floyd Murder Hey everyone. You may be wondering why you’re staring at a black field today is blackout Tuesday or hashtag blackout Tuesday in support of hashtag […]
In the Wake of COVID-19 and Murder of George Floyd, Congresswoman Barbara Lee Calls for Formation of Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Commission Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced legislation calling for the establishment of the first United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT). The Commission will examine the effects […]
Black Ministers in SF Call for Churches to Stay Closed, COVID-19 Testing, Education in African American Community Noon Rally Today, Memorial Day, S.F. City Hall Bay Area Black Preachers Call for Churches and Government Commitment to Protect the Health of Congregations Pastors Should Rely on Science to Guide Church Re-openings; Government Must Provide Testing, Medical […]
Dear Oaklander, Heading into our 11th week sheltering in place, I’m inspired by recent wins for our community, such as the extension of my emergency eviction moratorium and a fall ballot initiative to provide Oakland youth with more political power! In this newsletter you’ll find: Updates on Oakland’s eviction moratorium extension Efforts to grant youth […]
Note: this is based on an OUSD Press Release issued just hours before the event – yes, the same day; Zennie62Media missed the email at the time. Oakland, CA – On Thursday evening, May 21, Oakland came together to celebrate African American students in an unprecedented way. It will be the 19th Annual African American […]
Oakland, CA: (May 18, 2020) – Today, Oakland Council President Rebecca Kaplan, who serves as Oakland’s Council Member At-Large, announced a bold “Agenda for Healthy Transition and a Just Recovery Plan.” The City of Oakland remains in the local State of Emergency that the City Administrator declared on March 9, 2020 due to the COVID-19 […]
Jeff Miller was named “NFL EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND POLICY” and turns yet another page on a kind of revolving door of National Football League communications leaders starting with the hiring of former Clinton Press Secretary Joe Lockhart to replace the outgoing-after-39-years legend that was Greg Aiello. But the NFL National […]
Oakland – Today the Oakland City Council voted unanimously to pass the Emergency Paid Sick Leave For Oakland Employees measure introduced by Councilmember Sheng Thao and her colleagues Councilmembers Fortunato Bas, Kalb, and Taylor. This ordinance was written in partnership with East Bay for A Sustainable Economy and other key stakeholders. “The COVID-19 crisis has […]
The Oakland Zoo Has African American Zookeepers, And We Interview Liz Abram ONN – The Oakland Zoo Has African American Zookeepers, And We Interview Liz Abram Raw condensed interview transcript: Zennie Abraham: On YouTube for Friday, and also Oakland News Now, and every place else, it’s my pleasure to introduce Liz Abram – slightly different […]
Shooting Of Unarmed African Americans In America By Donald Richardson ONN – Shooting Of Unarmed African Americans In America By Donald Richardson Zennie62Media Vlogger Donald Richardson riffs on the horrible events in Brunswick, Georgia Stay tuned. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest […]
Sheltered Mercy Documentary: Interview With Leslie Silver On Causes Of Homelessness Mental Illness ONN – Sheltered Mercy Documentary Movie: Interview With Leslie Silver On On Homelessness Mental Illness in Sacramento and her film. Leslie Silver was our guest on Zennie62 on YouTube Live and to talk about her in-production documentary called “Sheltered Mercy”. Sheltered Mercy […]
Oakland Zoo Has No Black Zookeepers And Liz Karsa Tells Me To “Chill Out” About It ONN – Oakland Zoo Has No Black Zookeepers And Liz Karsa Tells Me To “Chill Out” About It UPDATE: The Oakland Zoo Has African American Zookeepers, And We Interview Liz Abram. So it all started with this video posted […]
Blinding Lights Challenge: Oakland Zoo Keeper Edition ONN – Blinding Lights Challenge: Oakland Zoo Keeper Edition Video Show No Black Zookeepers The Oakland Zoo showed this video of its zookeepers having fun, doing a dance. But they either forgot to include, or just don’t hire, African American zookeepers! The Oakland Zoo wrote “Our keepers took […]
Oakland Adams Point Apartment Dwellers Victims Of Brazen Mail Theft Caught On Camera ONN – Oakland Adams Point Apartment Dwellers Victims Of Brazen Mail Theft Caught On Camera This video was posted on Nextdoor two days ago, and shows a three-person team of mail theft bandits reportedly active in Oakland’s Adams Point neighborhood. One reason […]
Dennis Rodman: Women’s Topless Basketball, Chris Paul, Andy Dick, At CES Las Vegas 2012 ONN – Dennis Rodman was and is controversial and the event he was pushing at CES, and named in the video, proves it: “Dennis Rodman: Women’s Topless Basketball, Chris Paul, Andy Dick, At CES Las Vegas 2012”. Las Vegas January 12th, […]
