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West Oakland Women Of The Black Panther Party Mural YouTube Livestream

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 […]

Congresswoman Barbara Lee Applauds Opening of Community Vaccination Site at Oakland Coliseum

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. […]

Bank Of America PPP Loan Mess Leads To Wrongly Asking Americans To Give EIDL Money Back

Bank Of America’s PPP Loan (Payroll Protection Program) Program Is A Horrible Mess Early on, Bank of America was the focus of a lawsuit because the banking giant was not properly processing the Payroll Protection Program Loans that were applied for as million of businesses were being impacted by or fearing impact of the Coronavirus. […]

Democrats Underscore Long Road Ahead in Fight for Racial Justice

Mayor Muriel Bowser, Rep. Jim Clyburn, Floyd family call for reflection and reckoning in convention segment “We the People Demand Racial Justice” MILWAUKEE—Tonight at the Democratic National Convention, elected leaders and activists had the tough conversations in a segment titled “We the People Demand Racial Justice,” and laid out the party’s vision for a future where America’s […]

U.S. Chamber Calls on Congress To Pass Bills To Address Race-Based Opportunity Gaps

Washington – In a letter sent to all members of Congress, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today formally endorsed more than a dozen individual bills in Congress that would help close longstanding opportunity gaps that exist for Black Americans and people of color. The move is part of the Chamber’s national Equality of Opportunity initiative […]

Toby Gene Levingston Oakland East Bay Dragons Founder Passed Away This Week Tuesday

Toby Gene Levingston Oakland East Bay Dragons Founder Passed Away This Week Tuesday ONN – Toby Gene Levingston Oakland East Bay Dragons Founder Passed Away This Week Tuesday As his obituary in the Martinez Tribune reads: Tobie Gene Levingston, who founded the East Bay Dragons, one of the nation’s first all-Black motorcycle clubs, died Tuesday […]

AIDS Quilt Installed At Oakland City Hall

Oakland, CA – On  Monday, July 6, 2020, the City of Oakland started hosting panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to hang on the front of Oakland City Hall. The AIDS Memorial quilt has more than 100,000 names stitched in remembrance of loved ones that have been lost to AIDS. Panels are hung in Cities […]

Victor Anari Sengbe: Lake Merritt Noose Dude Not Oakland Resident, But Tech Genius

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 […]

USA Juneteenth Rally: Port Of Oakland Shut Down As Thousands March Against Police Brutality

USA: Port of Oakland shuts down as thousands march against police brutality on Juneteenth ONN – USA Juneteenth Rally: Port of Oakland Shut Down As Thousands March Against Police Brutality Subscribe to our channel! rupt.ly/subscribe Operations at the Port of Oakland came to a halt on Friday, as thousands of dockworkers and supporters marched through […]

Oakland Council Members Nikki Bas, Rebecca Kaplan, Sheng Thao, Want Immediate Halt Of Tear Gas

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, […]

Congresswoman Barbara Lee Calls For Formation Of Truth, Racial Healing, Transformation Commission

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 […]

Targeting Of Journalists By Police Threatens Freedom Of The Press – Save Journalism Project

Washington, DC – Shot with rubber bullets, targeted with stun grenades, tear gassed, physically attacked, pepper sprayed and arrested. Cleveland even tried to ban the press from the city. This is journalism in America right now as reporters cover the unrest across the country following the murder of George Floyd. As journalists risk their safety […]

Las Vegas Stadium Worker Virus Count Up To 60; Colin Kaepernick Worth $6 Billion To NFL Team

Las Vegas Stadium Worker Virus Count Up To 60; Colin Kaepernick Worth $6 Billion To NFL Team ONN – Las Vegas Stadium Worker Virus Count Up To 60; Colin Kaepernick Worth $6 Billion To NFL Team. According to blogger Vital Vegas, who’s accuracy is better than other media in Las Vegas, the unreported by the […]

Oakland Adams Point Apartment Dwellers Victims Of Brazen Mail Theft Caught On Camera

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 […]

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s Criticism Of President Obama And Joe Biden Was Baseless And Myopic

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s Criticism Of President Obama And Joe Biden Was Baseless And Myopic ONN – Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s Criticism Of President Obama And Joe Biden Was Baseless And Myopic This is a counter to Professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s column in the New York Times, dated February 5th, 2020. In it, she goes back to a trope that […]

Pete Buttigieg In The State: A Buttigieg Presidency Will Invest In Black America

Today, as we observe the chosen birthday and legacy of Frederick Douglass, Pete Buttigieg penned an op-ed in The State discussing how we must invest in Black America to create a truly equitable America: The State: A Pete Buttigieg presidency will invest in building a stronger future for Black America By Pete Buttigieg South Carolina […]

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