Nancy Lieberman Scores Again!!!
Oaklander Madyson Reeves, 10, is a favorite at Nancy Lieberman’s Basketball Camp
The Legendary Hall of Fame female Basketball star Nancy Lieberman has scored again. The “Goat” of women’s basketball,will be featured on CBS Sports Sunday August 21,2022 in Atlanta, Ga. Nancy Lieberman will be showcasing her “Lady Magic” coaching skills with her Power team in Ice Cube’s Big 3 finals against Stephen Jackson’s Trilogy. This will be Lieberman’s second trip to the finals since the leagues inception in 2017. Nancy Lieberman’s Power won the 2018 finals. Nancy Lieberman, a WNBA Hall of Famer, is proving she’s still a gamer. She has been a big advocate in bringing the WNBA to Oakland. Let’s cheer her on.
Oakland Post “Where there is no vision, the people perish...” Proverbs 29:18
59th Year, No. 9
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Keep Clapping!! From His-Story to Her-Story And Still, We Rise Rev. Dr. Martha C. Taylor
From left to right, Rev Gerald Agee of the Friendship Christian Center, Principal Dwayne Bartholomew, Ralph Bunche High School student Margayla White Carlock and student Alyssa Cantù. Photos by Justus Samuels.
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Friendship Christian Center, LDS Church, NCNW and Tidewater Investments Provide Backpacks for Students By Post Staff
Pastor Gerald Agee quoted from the biblical verse from the Book of Psalms 133 when he said “Oh, how good and pleasant it is when brethren come together in unity” when he gave
praise and thanks to a group of volunteers and organizations that came together under the umbrella of JustServe.Org to bless the lives of students in West Oakland schools. Members from the Friendship Christian Center un-
der Pastor Gerald Agee, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) under President Darryl Rains, Kyle Winkler from the Tidewater Investments firm and Jennifer Continued on Page 12
The ascension of Rev. Dr. Jacqueline A. Thompson, Senior Pastor, Allen Temple Baptist Church to the position of second Vice President of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, (commonly known as PNBC) marked a historical moment at the 61st Annual Convention, August 2022 in Orlando Fla. It is the first time in 61 years that a female has been elected to this high position. Dr. Thompson, told the attending delegates, “If you are ready for change, I ask for your vote of confidence.” She has been involved with PNBC since her youth and she is also the first elected woman to become the Senior Pastor of Allen Temple Baptist Church. Pastor Jackie often says at the beginning of her sermons, “Keep Clapping”. It is part of her method to engage the
Anti-Trafficking Group Leads Activists in Demand to Repeal California Law Decriminalizing Loitering By Tanya Dennis
On July 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Safer Streets for All Act, which is designed to protect all people from discriminatory arrests and harassment based on how they dress or their profession. SB 357 repeals the crime of loitering with the intent to commit prostitution. The bill is also known as the “Walking While Trans” law. “Repeal was necessary as the previous law was discriminatory and targeted and profiled Black, Brown and trans women,” said State Sen. Scott Weiner who proposed the law. Vanessa Russell, CEO of the
waiting congregation to get involved in the forthcoming message. Keep Clapping is a symbolic signal that there is more to come. Keep Clapping has a comma behind the phrase and not a period. Keep Clapping is a continuous acknowledgment in the context of this article that history is a continuum). Looking back at the 43rd Annual PNBC Convention, August 2004 held in Houston, the late Rev. Dr. Brenda Little and myself, were the key authors of a “Resolution on Equal Opportunities for Clergywomen within the PNBC, Inc.” In part,
the Resolution stated “Whereas PNBC Clergywomen have not been afforded equal opportunities for clergywomen……. Be it finally resolved that women be allowed full participation within the Convention through equal participation and full partnership. It was God’s timing that the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. joyfully presented the resolution to the Convention for a vote. It passed unanimously. I recall him saying, “how can we say we are progressive, and leave women out?” Continued on Page 12
OCCUR & SF Foundation FAITHS Program Present:
A new state law outlawing loitering doesn’t protect people forced into prostitution. iStock photo.
non-profit Love Never Fails (LNF) cites a 100% increase in prostitution arrests since the bill was passed six weeks ago. “I met with Senator Weiner
before this bill was passed and begged him not to go forward,” Russell said. “This Bill ties the hands of law enforcement and activists trying to curb prosti-
Vanessa Russell is the CEO of Love Never Fails, which helps get sex-trafficked men and women jobs, shelter, and services.
tution.” Russell advocates putting more money into the commuContinued on Page 12
Hiawatha Roberts, 96, Led The Fight for Justice By Marie Roberts
Attorney Hiawatha T. Roberts, believed to have been the oldest full-time practicing African American lawyer in the Oakland Bay Area, passed away on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at the age of 95. Born Nov. 11, 1926, in Falls County, Texas, he was an African American legal pioneer in the Bay Area and a drum major for justice. As a youth in Texas, Hiawatha matriculated through Booker T. Washington High School, into Prairie View A&M University. However, his college education was interrupted when he was drafted into the U.S. Air Force, where he served during World War II from 19431945. After serving in the Air Force, he attended and graduated from the University of
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Denver, Colorado, where he met his future wife Jane Gertrude Carter. They married on
Sept. 25, 1948. In 1953, from a class which included ten African American students,
Hiawatha and his friend and colleague, the late Alameda County Superior Court Justice Wiley Manual, were the only two of those ten to graduate from the University of California Hastings College of Law in San Francisco. With meager beginnings, no secretary, a library of one legal book, and the part time use of a friend’s desk (when it was available), Hiawatha opened a private law practice in Oakland in 1954. Hi, as he was affectionately known, became a dedicated member of Evergreen Baptist Church in Oakland where he served on the Trustee Board and as the church’s Attorney for many years. As a civil rights attorney, Hiawatha played a significant role in Continued on Page 12
A Model Built on Faith 2022 Leadership Workshop 5: Reigniting Community Impact By Carmen Bogan, MBA
The last three years have dealt a hard blow to many critical programs needed for Black and Brown communities to move forward. Too often, the only organizations that survive such economical trauma and disruptions are those that already have the resources to sustain them over the long haul — but it doesn’t have to be that way. On Aug. 25th, OCCUR and San Francisco Foundation FAITHS Program present a special zoom presentation entitled; Reigniting Community Impact: How Nonprofit & Faith-Based Organizations Can Come Back Stronger Together. In this session, Dr. David B. Franklin, pastor, nonprofit strategist, and consultant, will share proven strategies to help nonprofit and faith-based organizations push beyond the obstacles to scale their own work, build partnerships, secure needed resources, and ignite sustainable community impacts — even during these unpredictable times. “Dr. Franklin is pastor of a thriving congregation in Maryland with a focus on community development,” says Carmen Bogan, A Model Built on Faith
Dr. David B. Franklin: Consultant. Pastor. Community Builder. Photo courtesy of Dr. David B. Franklin
co-founder. “Under his leadership, Miracle City Church is heading up a coalition of community organizations revitalizing the Frederick Avenue Corridor in Baltimore. We’re excited about the instruction and inspiration he will bring to all of us in Oakland who are prepared for change.” Dr. Franklin has built and accelerated growth for numerous nonprofit organizations over the past 15 years. His clients and partners include foundations, schools, relief organizations, and churches. With an intense belief that organizational culture drives outcomes, Dr. Franklin focuses his efforts Continued on Page 12