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Left to right: Nell Hayes Ali Obad, Mateo Ramirez Mercado, Rob Woods and Councilmember Treva Reid are some of the thousands of Reid’s supporters who appeared with her as she of ficially filed to run for Mayor of Oakland. This week, Treva Reid of ficially filed to become Oak land’s first Black woman mayor in its 170-year history. She currently serves as the Councilmember for District 7 which encompasses Deep East Oakland.Sinceannouncing her candi Ron Kaplan (Rebecca’s father), Faith Kaplan (Rebecca’s mother), Rebecca Kaplan (Rebecca), Kirthi Nath (Rebecca’s wife) and Usha Nath (Rebecca’s mother-in-law). dacy in March, Reid has been endorsed by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, Supervisor Nate Miley, former District 4 Coun cilmember Annie Campbell Washington and Pastor B.K. Woodson.“Theissues we face in Oak land are not just policy, they are personal. There is a significant opportunity to move Oakland forward with a fresh vision, and as your next Mayor I will serve as a catalyst for the change we wish to see” said Reid. To learn more about Treva Reid’s campaign, go to www. wentreidforoakland.com.tohospitalfortreatment.”InaresponsetoOakland
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Credell and Katherine Carter (now deceased) lost $150,000 of their estate to probate court. By Tanya Dennis On June 6th, the Alameda County Grand Jury released a report regarding deficiencies of probate Court including rec ommendations to correct de ficiencies. Probate advocates Greg Hodge
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By Ken Epstein Oakland Unified School District security officers ar rived at Parker Elementary School in East Oakland on Thursday, Aug. 4 to change the locks and clear people from the school.Parker, located at 7929 Ney Ave. in East Oakland, has been occupied and kept open oper ating community programs for the last two months by com munity protesters, who are re sisting the school board deci sion to permanently close the school at the end of May. According to a press release issued by the Parker protesters, “The security officers physi cally ejected several people and unlawfully detained one parent in the building in hand cuffs, injuring the parent in the process.“Within two hours, nearly 60 people from the public edu cation community and neigh borhood had amassed outside with a single demand: let go of this parent. After an hour, OPD arrived with four officers. As they opened the building, the group of people who were amassed outside entered the building and were met with excessive force by the OUSD security forces. More than 10 people sustained minor to mod erate injuries, and two people
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are expressing disappointment that the report did not address the rampant abuse perpetrat ed by some court appointed guardians and officials, a welldocumented occurrence not just locally, but nationally. Spectrum Institute Attorney Tom Coleman says the reason is, “Attorneys are reluctant to investigate their own.” Spec trum Institute, has been elevat ing evidence of probate court mismanagement and fraud
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Protesters hold press conference Friday, Aug. 5 at Parker El ementary School in East Oakland. Photo courtesy of Indybay.
It is time to activate the voices of Oaklanders who want to see Oakland become the city that we know it can be.This commentary is a challenge to the 12,000 of you who weighed in on the petition that you signed de manding that the Oakland City Council give voice to voters on issues that matter to us.Let’s each identify and recruit one other person who believes that their voice mat ters.Let’s build a movement that galvanizes and ampli fies our voices in a way that cannot be ignored. Let’s show up with our votes and force the changes that we know are necessary to make us safer, more prosperous and well housed. A few weeks ago, the Oakland City Council voted against a proposal to allow voters to weigh in on how the proposed Howard Ter minal ballpark and related development should be fi nanced. After some debate, the Council’s majority ul timately did not grant the wishes of over 12,000 mem bers of the public to place this measure on the Novem ber 2022 ballot. Those petitioners repre sent an even larger number of Oaklanders who want to have their views heard. The
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After a strong first place finish in the Primary, Rebecca Kaplan has filed her campaign statement for the General Election for Alameda County Supervisor District 3, to be held Tuesday, November 8th, joined by her family. Stated Kaplan: “I am so thankful for the love and support of my parents, my wife, my mother in law, and baby Leila Devika, as I submitted the filing documents for my campaign for Alameda County Supervisor for the November election!”
Why I Run For Mayor of Oakland
CommentaryBy Ignacio De La Fuente
I am running for mayor be cause our city is in deep trouble. I am returning to political office because now, more than ever, ex perience matters! I cannot stand by and witness the city that I love become a place where people are afraid to walk the streets, to take their children to parks, to go out to dinner with their families, or to park their cars on the street. I cannot let our city continue to be a place where seniors are as saulted and robbed in broad day light, a place where unauthorized sideshows are constant through out the city and where children are being shot and killed. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Oakland is not a dumping ground, and it is time to take ac tion!Ipromise to increase the num ber of police officers, but I will give them the resources that they need to help them justly do their job; and, above all, I will provide them with the backup and politi cal support they need and deserve to provide legitimate protection for our residents and our busi nesses.Iwill not tolerate homeless en campments, where violence and drug abuse are rampant. This be havior, if allowed to continue, is disrespecting our neighborhoods, our schools, our businesses, our residents and is taking over our parks and defacing our city. The residents and business es in our low-income flatland neighborhoods have been dis proportionately affected by these encampments, and they deserve better.Incollaboration with the coun ty, we will serve our homeless residents who need it most. I will focus on repairing pot holes, taking back and beautify ing our parks, fixing our sewers, and providing robust program ming for our recreation centers and libraries to enrich the lives of
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The minstrel shows of the ear ly 19th century are believed by some to be the roots of Black theatre. However, they were written, acted, and performed by whites for white audiences. The first known play by a Black American was James Brown’s “King Shotaway” (1823), but the first Black play published was William Wells Brown’s (ca. 1814–1884) “The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom.” While “Escape” was pub lished in 1858, it was not of ficially produced until 1971 at Emerson College. It was one of the earliest extant pieces of African American dramatic lit erature.Brown, whose mother was a slave, was born on a planta tion outside Lexington, Ky. He would become a Black antislavery lecturer, a ground breaking novelist, playwright, andAccordinghistorian. to the New Bedford Historical Society (NBHS), he is “widely con sidered to have been the first African American to publish works in several major literary genres, and widely acclaimed for the effectiveness of many of his Boughtwritings.”and sold several times before age 20, Brown spent his childhood and much of his young adult life as a slave in St. Louis, Mo. There he was hired out to work on the Mis souri River which, at that time, served as a major thorough fare for the slave trade. This location allowed him several chances to escape. It was New Year’s Day in 1834 that he slipped away from a steamboat and finally became successful. Brown landed in Cleveland, Ohio, where he began educat ing himself and reading anti slavery newspapers. He later worked as a steam boatsman on Lake Erie and conductor for the Underground Railroad. On arrival at Cleveland, he’d taken shelter with Mr. and Mrs. Wells Brown, a white Quaker family and later adopted their names. By 1843, Brown had become a regular on the Western New York Anti-Slavery Society lecturing circuit. He was also deeply committed to speak ing out on women’s rights and temperance laws (laws ban ning the sale of spirits in less than 15-gallon quantities). It was Brown’s speaking that led many historians and scholars to provide the trajectory for his later career as a writer. By 1845, he’d published “Nar rative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave, Written by Himself.” Brown personified the American dream. He’d be come an internationally re nowned antislavery activist and writer who resided in and traveled widely across the northern United States and the British Isles. He penned a series of remarkable books in cluding the first Black novel, the first printed Black play, the first Black travelogue, and the first Black panorama displayed in Britain.Focusing on his own histori cal works, Brown penned two histories of the Black race, a history on Blacks and whites in the South, and a rare military history of Blacks in the Civil War. He eventually settled in Boston, where he practiced medicine until his death from cancer in 1884. Learn more about Brown’s compelling story through his classic American slave narra tive: “The Narrative of William W. Brown a Fugitive Slave.” Phone: (510) 2724747 Fax: (510) 743-4178 Email: tonya_peacock@dailyjournal.com Phone (510) 287-8200 Fax (510) 287-8247 Conversations to Have at a Chase Community Center
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Euradell “Dell” Logan Patterson Euradell “Dell” Logan Patterson, 82, Passes Euradell “Dell” Logan-Pat terson, achieved acclaim for years as dedicated, faithful educational, community and faith-based volunteer in Oak land and Berkeley passed away December 26, 2020, at home in “Bill”“Dell”Patterson.asshe was affection ately referred to by her friends, was born September 26, 1938, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Her parents, Ernestine Dunlap and Euell Kenneth Logan were married in 1937. They moved Oklahoma City where “Dell” Oakland Artist Vows to Replace Vandalized, Then Stolen Statue Honoring Breonna Taylor to West Oakland where Logan served briefly in the U.S Navy and then Dell’s family settled in Berkeley. After graduating from Berkeley High School she enrolled at San Jose State Uni versity before transferring to and graduating from San Francisco State University with B.A. Degree in Education along with her Teaching Credential. She also earned Master’s Degree equivalence from U.C Berkeley and she also earned a Reading Specialist Credential from Holy NamesWhileUniversity.pursuing her academic studies she gained valuable ex Continued on Page 8 Sculptor Leo Carson placed a bouquet of flowers on the column where his statue of Breonna Taylor had been in stalled on December 12. Photo by Auintard Henderson.
“Learning is non-negotia ble, and getting our kids and staff back into the classroom safely will help us continue turning the corner on this pan demic,” Newsom said in a pany the state’s $2 billion Safe Schools for All plan, which ing schools in February for students in transitional kinder garten through second grade and progressing into higher grades later into the spring. The funding will support testing of school staff and students, personal protective equipment, contact tracing and vaccinations.Newsom, in unveiling his proposed state budget last week, asked the state legisla ture to preemptively allocate the $2 billion before the end of the month to ensure the reopen ing plan proceeds smoothly. Many schools across the state have resumed in-person classes in recent months in some form or for certain groups like special needs students.
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Joseph Henry Douglass. Courtesy of douglashistory. co.uk By ShilohTamara heldinstrumentalistscenturyNineteenth-blackaspecialpo sition in America’s rural south. In the antebellum slave quar ters, according to historian Paul Cimbala, “they earned status of a folk elite because of their contribution to community life.” By post Civil War times (1861–65) though, opportuni ties for blacks to break into the music genre as professionals began to swell in the northern cities. Joseph Henry Douglass (1871–1935), concert violin ist and grandson of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, would be among the first. Little has been recorded about Douglass’ early life. Born in Washington, DC’s Anacostia area, he was the only child of Charles and Mary Elizabeth Douglass who lived to be an adult. He developed an interest in music early on, as he was influenced by his father and grandfather. Both men were amateur violinists. He was formally trained at the New England Conservatory (Boston) and later the Boston Conservatory. This influence and training would lead him to become one of the first Af rican-American performers to be nationally and internation ally renowned. It was at age 22 that Dou glass received his first break as a concert violinist. He per formed at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition (Chi cago World’s Fair). Several black performers had joined together during the event to celebrate Colored American Day. Douglass’ groundbreak ing performance drew a large crowd of followers; it proved a leap to prominence. The world was beginning to know and ap preciate his talent. After the exposition, Dou glass, a then sought-after per former, became the first Black violinist to make transconti nental tours. He was lauded by the press as “the most talented of the race.” For three decades, he toured extensively, perform ing in every black educational institution and a significant number of churches. He also played in performance halls across the country to white au diences.Douglass performed for several US presidents, includ Launches Website for School Staff, Parents to Report COVID-19-Related Health Concerns
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By Austin Gage, California Black Media After a 3-year hiatus, the 12-member California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) held its “African American Leaders for To morrow Program” (AALT) on the campus of California State University, Domin guez Hills CSUDH. From July 20 to 23, the CLBC brought together high school students from throughout California for a series of workshops and social activities aimed at preparing the next genera tion of leaders in African American communities in fields such as business, government and non-profit advocacy.According to the CLBC website, the primary goal of the program “is to ‘build a bench’ of young leaders who will lead California in solving issues of protect ing voter rights, increasing access to higher education and career training through dual enrollment, reducing poverty rates, increasing living-wage employment, participating in criminal justice evolution, increas ing quality and equity in healthcare, and reducing high infant mortality rates, in the puswereparticipatedentscommunities.”lower-socioeconomicSixtyhighschoolstuwhowerechosentointheprogramprovidedanon-camimmersionexperience.
By Clifford L. Williams Thirty-seven-year-old An gela White of Oakland didn’t even flinch when she was ad cine. “I don’t remember when the needle was inserted in my arm after the nurse said ‘you’re done’,” said White. “It was quick and painless.” White, an Emergency Medi cine physician at Oakland’s Highland Hospital since 2016, tors working in Highland’s looking forward to her second vaccine shot on Jan. 9, 2021. As of this writing, White has not experienced any major side ineffects.myarm that was sore for a day but aside from that, I’ve felt pretty normal,” added White. “As a doctor who cares for COVID patients took the vaccine because I’m exposed basis and wanted to protect myself, my family and my community. wanted to show people that they have nothing to fear by taking the vaccine.” “This is not a trial, a test or study on any particular group,” said White. “I think it is criti cally important for our com munity to take the vaccine. are more likely to be impact ed by COVID-19. To not get the vaccine would be giving up an opportunity to protect ourselves, our health, and the friends and community.” “I think using the vaccine is another way of protecting me, in addition to wearing a mask and face shield at work, I also practice social distancing. It’s just one more step that’s going to make me, my family and my community safer, and highly recommend people take the vaccine if they are eligible.” Physician and immunolo gist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who Dr. Burke-Harris,NadineCalifornia’sFirstSurgeonGeneralPage7JackieCartoonistRadicalTheOrmes:Page2 CentenarianBecomesOakland’sHannahParkeraPage5Cranes Taller Than The Tribune Tower Due at Port of Oakland ThisPageWeek3 Page 8
They lived in the CSUDH dorms and ate in the campus diningStatecommon.Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) and CLBC Chairman welcomed the students to the program and reiterated the reasoning for the program’s existence. “I learned long ago that your education is the most important investment you make in yourself,” said Bradford, “We hope that our students learn and evolve from this opportunity. That they leave with skills and knowledge that they find useful in their educational and future endeavors. Our commitment is to prepare the next generation of Af rican American leaders for whatever the future holds.” Also welcoming the stu dents were CSUDH Presi dent Thomas A. Parham and California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber. Los Angeles mayoral can didate and Congresswoman Karen Bass, who represents California’s 37th District in the U.S. House of Repre sentatives, and actress and comedian Kim Whitley pro vided video messages to the students.Actress and dancer Deb bie Allen and retired pro fessional basketball player Norm Nixon gave the open ing remarks at the program’s dinner to the students. Six major workshops were held where the stu dents interacted with CLBC members and experienced professionals from corpo rations such as The Educa tion Trust-West, Snap Inc. and J.S. Held. The work shop topics were civic en gagement, dual ReparationsestablishedaboutmockstudentstheworkshopsselfcaresuchturedbersGammage,hamcutionplayedEconomiccantheandment,reer,STEM/technologyenrollment,asacaleadershipdevelopfinancialeducationcollegeknowledge.FacultyatCSUDHandMervynDymallyAfriAmericanPoliticalandInstitutealsokeyrolesintheexeoftheprogram.ParalongwithDr.Justinandothermemoftheuniversitylecthestudentsontopicsasmentalwellnessandinadditiontotheandpanels.Onlastdayoftheprogram,participatedinacommitteehearingAB3121,thebillthatCalifornia’sTaskForce.CLBCmembersAssem
8, California vot ers have a choice between two ballot initiatives to legalize and tax sports betting: Prop 26 would allow in-persononly sports betting at casinos operated by Native American tribes and at four horse racing tracks in the state, while Prop 27 would allow major sports books operators to partner with tribes in California to offer sports betting to gamblers age 21 or older whether the bettor is on tribal lands or not. Kathy Fairbanks, speaking for the Coalition for Safe, Re sponsible Gaming, a coalition of California Indian tribes and tribal organizations and state and community partners that are proponents of Prop 26, said winning the support of ev ery potential voter, including Black Californians like Thom as, is their goal before the No vember Election. “We are reaching out to ev erybody — we want the sup port of all voters in California — but the Black community is very important,” she said. “The way we will communicate with them throughout the campaign is similar to the way we com municate with all voters, but a little bit different.” The Yes on 26 campaign is advertising in all mediums and utilizing direct mail to reach voters. It is urging the coali tion’s organizations like the Baptist Ministers Conference of Los Angeles and Southern California, the Kern County Black Chamber of Commerce, and the Los Angeles Urban League to ask their members to mark “yes” for Prop 26 and “no” for Prop 27 on their bal lots.California-Hawaii State Conference NAACP spokes person Kristine Yabumoto said in an email to California Black Media (CBM) that the civil rights organization endorses PropOn26.Aug. 3, the NAACP branch filed a lawsuit against California Secretary of State Shirley Weber in Sacramento Superior Court seeking to re move its name from a No on Proposition 26 opposition statement that would be printed in the state ballot pamphlet. According to the organization the quote from a Los Angeles NAACP member gives the im pression the NAACP opposes Prop 26. The lawsuit says the quoted NAACP member, Min nie Hadley-Hempstead, be lieves she had been misled into giving the Conferencequote.NAACP Presi dent Rick Callender said his organization is proud to support Prop 26. He is disappointed that Prop 27 supporters and those opposing Prop 26 would try to use the NAACP’s name decep tively.“We are suing to have these dishonest statements removed from the ballot arguments, so it does not mislead voters,” he
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By McKenzie Jackson California Black Media Joseph Thomas, an avid sports fan in the San Fernando Valley, is stretching his texting fingers, anticipating the legal ization of online sports gam bling in the Golden State. The retail sales manager en joys playing fantasy football and wouldn’t mind wagering up to $100 a month on his fa vorite NFL team or players via the online gambling company FanDuel.“Itissomething to do that could make watching the games more exciting,” Thom as Onsaid.Nov.
Continued on page 8 postnewsgroup.com Learning Black History Year-Round California’s Clean Energy Future: It’s about time. Time-of-Use rate plans are powering our state’s clean energy goals.shareholders.PG&EbyforPaidreserved.rightsAllCompany.ElectricandGasPacific©2020Corporation.PG&EofsubsidiaryaCompany,ElectricandGasPacifictorefers“PG&E” To learn more about Time-of-Use, visit pge.com/touinfo. Time-of-Use rate plans charge different prices depending on the time of day. Time-of-Use rate plans offer lower prices for 19 hours of the day before 4 pm and after 9 pm when cleaner energy is more readily available. By making small changes like turning off lights you aren’t using after 4 pm or turning on appliances like dishwashers and washing machines right before you go to bed you can take advantage of lower energy prices while using cleaner energy. Oakland Post “Where there is no vision, the people perish...” Proverbs 29:18 postnewsgroup.com 57th Year, No. 28Weekly Edition Dec. 30, 2020 - Jan. 5, 2021 Page 8Continued on Page 8 District 1 OUSD Trustee District 3 OUSD Trustee New Board Members Seek Increased Community Influence in School District Decisions
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The CABL recommends that either, from left to right, Ter California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. By Antonio Ray Harvey of Black Lawyers (CABL) submitted the names of three accomplished African Ameri can attorneys to the Califor nia Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) as possible candidates for the state’s soon-to-be open Attorney General position. In a 46-page document that includes biographical data of the organization’s recommen dations, CABL called on Black members of the state Legisla ture to support attorneys Diane Becton, Paul Henderson or Terry Wiley to become the next Attorney General. The group also forwarded the proposal listing the candidates they are with significant experience — to Gov. Gavin Newsom. “We are in a unique posi tion to know, understand, and members to serve as the next California Attorney General,” stated the letter dated Decem ray, president of CABL. “We strongly urge the Legislative above three candidates and to dation to Governor Newsom.” dent-elect Joe Biden nominated current California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be Secretary of Health and Human Services in his administration. have emerged as possible re placements for the state’s top lawyer and law enforcement official. Bay Area Medical Workers Share Views on COVID-19 Vaccine
Wanting to create a ‘symbol of joy,’ in memory of Breonna Taylor, Oakland sculptor Leo neck bust of her at Latham Square on Dec. 12, 2020. On Tuesday, the bust of the emergency services worker killed in Louisville, Ky. last March in a botched police raid found smashed to pieces on Dec. 26, 2020. Also on Tuesday, it was re ported that two police officers involved in Taylor’s death in Continued on Page 8 State Selects Black L.A. Firm to $500DisburseMillioninCOVID-19
Everett K. Sands, Lendis try’s founder and CEO. Photo courtesy of Lendis try. By Tanu Henry, Media The State of California an nounced that it has selected Lendistry, Black-led-and-op erated financial firm in Los An geles, to act as the intermediary charged with disbursing $500 million in COVID-19 grants to California small businesses andThenon-profits.California Office of (CalOSBA), which operates under the Governor’s Office of opment (GO-Biz), says small businesses and non-profit or ganizations across California that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can be gin submitting applications for relief grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. The appli cation process begins now and runs through Jan. 8, 2021. The governor and the Legis lature first announced the pro gram November 30. Lendistry is designated both Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) ment Entity (CDE) small busi ness and commercial real estate Continued on Page 8 Master Teacher, Spiritual Leader, Youth Counselor Every week, you can see a complete replica of the print edition via digital copy of The Oakland Post by logging www.postnewsgroup.comonto
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By Ken Epstein There are high hopes in the community for a newly en ergized school board as four new members set to take of fice in January pledging to disentangle the multiple crises facing the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), in tance learning, ongoing threats of austerity-driven budget cuts and state-enforced demands to close more neighborhood Postschools.interviews two new board members, Sam Davis and VanCedric Williams. Last week, the Post published inter views with Mike Hutchinson (D-5) and Clifford Thompson (D-7).Davis, who represents Dis trict 1, worked as teacher and family outreach coordinator in Oakland schools for 10 years. Originally from Queens, New York, he has lived in Oakland since 2001. He has a son in the 9th grade at Oakland Technical HighLookingSchool.at hopes for recov ery this year from the impact
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State officials have launched an online hub intended for school staff and parents to find guidance and resources on the state’s planned resumption of in-person classes, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday. The website, schools.co vid19.ca.gov, allows school staff and parents to report coronavirus-related health and safety concerns and access resources about the state’s ed ucation-related public health directives and on-campus coronavirus testing.
THE POST, Aug. 10-16,, 2022, Page 5postnewsgroup.com When you care as much as we do, people not ice. Stanford Hospital is ranked among the top ten hospitals in the nation by U.S . News & World Repor t . Thank you to the team at Stanford Health Care for your s teadfas t dedication to healing humanit y through science and compas sion, one patient at a time. Stanford_USNWR_12"x20.5"_Oakland Post.pdf 1 28/07/22 3:13 PM
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Courtesy of Rep. Lee’s Office Representatives Barbara Lee (CA-13), Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), and 39 additional co sponsors introduced the Rental Eviction Moratorium Act on Monday, March 23, to prohibit landlords from evicting rental tenants during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The bill will be part of the third COVID-19 stimulus package introduced by the House of Representatives, the Take Re sponsibility for Workers and Families Act. Rep. Barbara Lee said, “As more workers are losing their jobs or having their hours lim ited, families are put at risk of missing rent or forgoing food on the table. We can’t allow people to be on the streets in the middle of a public health crisis – that’s why I worked with Rep. Garcia to introduce the Rental Evic tion Moratorium Act. This im portant legislation ensures that renters in the Bay Area and the nation cannot be evicted from their homes during the COV ID-19 pandemic. We must en sure that everyone has access to quality housing no matter their financial situation.” “No one should lose their home during the COVID-19 pandemic which is why I intro duced the Rental Eviction Mor atorium Act, to prohibit evicting renters during this crisis. Fami lies are hurting -- they are wor ried about their jobs, health, and childcare and deserve the cer tainty that they won’t be kicked to the curb and left homeless if they can’t make their rent,” said Rep. Chuy García. “Last week I authored a letter that 77 Mem bers of Congress signed, call ing on mortgage lenders to stop foreclosures during this public health crisis. But nearly a third of U.S. residents are renters -in the communities I represent in Chicago the ratio is much higher. Working-class people, immigrants, and renters suffer disproportionately from eco nomic recessions like the one this country will likely be fac ing, and they need the financial security this bill would provide, immediately.”TheRental Eviction Morato rium Act Would: · Prohibit landlords from evicting rental tenants due to failure to pay rent or other Policy Committee, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, former Chair of the Congressional Black Cau cus, Chair Emeritus of the Pro gressive Caucus, Co-Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus, and a Senior Democratic Whip. She also serves as Chair of the Ma jority Leader’s Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity.
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The Broadway Hustlers and AC Mob will be holding their 5th Annual Family Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2 p.m. till 6 p.m., at deFremery Park, 18th at Adeline in Oakland, called “A Day of No Violence/All LivesTheMatter.”Broadway Hustlers were known for its GQ style, and business leadership in gang activities. They were a street gang of more than 75 men and women that roamed Broadway from 2nd Street to W MacArthur Blvd. in Oak land in the late 70’s and early 80’s.The AC Mob was a gang that rode the AC Transit buses. They were also friends and as sociates with the Broadway Hustlers. Former AC Mob members hold top social ser vice positions today. The Family Reunion will feature music, food, spoken word, a kid zone and guest speakers.Forinformation, call Rev. Ron Linzie “aka” Poison at (510) 541-9650 or Rev. Dr. Jasper Lowery at (510) 7665404 or Michelle Murray aka “Niecey” at (510) 472-5255. those who wish to con food or funds of their street minis tries, to Urojas Community Services’ corpo rate office, 1271 Washington Ave., Suite 452, San Leandro, CA 94577. Church Ministering Spirit
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A Safe Place Awarded $180,000 Grant from The Blue Shield of California Foundation Will Launch Faith and Domestic Violence Project two-year faith and domestic violence project, “Speaking of Faith,” thanks to an $180,000 grant from The Blue Shield of California Foundation. In partnership with the Insti tute on Domestic Violence in the African American Commu nity (IDVAAC), the “Speak ing of Faith” project will raise awareness and educate the faith-based community on best practices and models to apply when working with families experiencing violence in the home.Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of 15-44. More than one million children each year witness the brutal victimization of a par ent at the hands of an intimate partner.Thefaith environment can be a safe and natural place to address family violence and re lated issues, including children that are exposed to violence in the home. As a result, there is a great need to strengthen the violence programs and faith leaders.ASafe Place will also join the Blue Shield Against Vio lence (BSAV) Foundation’s Culturally Responsive Domes tic Violence Network, which links 17 statewide domestic violence agencies across the state.ASafe Place seeks to break the cycle of domestic and fam ily violence by providing bat tered women and their children with safe shelter and resourc es, and to prevent violence through outreach and educa tion.Since 1976, A Safe Place has offered a 24-hour crisis line, emergency 20-bed shel ter, a children’s program, com munity counseling, support groups, community education and outreach, as well as a Teen Violence Prevention Program. served as executive director of A Safe Place since 1984, designed and implemented intervention services and pre vention activities for victims of domestic violence. These programs include the Emergency Shelter Program, Teen Dating Violence Preven tion Program, and community education and outreach pro gram.Through A Safe Place, Rus sell has also governed domes tic violence programs on both the local and state level. As a longtime advocate for battered women and their children, she most recently employed pro grams and services for male victims of domestic violence. For more information about the Blue Shield Project and other events, contact Carolyn Russell at (510) 986-8600 x 315.
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“That’s why it’s critical to get involved on those levels,” BrownAheademphasized.ofWomen’s History Month, a group of influen tial California Black women brought their perspectives to gether last month in a virtual “fireside chat” to take a broad er look at aging and elder care in the Black community. Whether they were ex pressing the joys of caring for a loved one or exposing the range of challenges Black women face as they age, the panelists shared useful insights that could shape public health policy or improve ways Afri can American caregivers at tend to the needs of aging fam ily“Thismembers.isour third event as part of the California Black Women Empowerment se ries,” said Yvonne Wheeler, a member of the strategy team of the CBWC. The event was organized in partnership with Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA). “Our goal is to talk about the issues that are important to Black women in California and today the topic is ‘Black Women Aging With Dignity andDuringRespect.’”their remarks, panel ists outlined resources Black women need to make sure that their needs are met while el evating some concerning sta tistics.“Black women in California have many barriers in their ev eryday life. As we get older, the issues don’t change. The issues just get more complicated,” said Regina Brown Wilson, moderator of the event and ex ecutive director of California Black“BeforeMedia.COVID-19, we were already experiencing fi nancial hardship, poor health outcomes, and when the pan
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By PattersonBrandon The Senate passed a bi-par tisan bill crimi nalizing lynching at the federal level this week, sending the bill to President Biden’s desk after the House approved the bill in January. The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, named for the 14-year-old Chicago boy whose brutal murder in Mis sissippi in 1955 helped catalyze the Civil Rights Movement, allows a crime to be prosecuted as a lynch ing if a victim is killed or injured as the result of a hate crime with a sentence of up to 30 years in prison. The Senate passed the bill unani mously, though three Republican members of the House — from Georgia, Kentucky, and Texas — voted against it. marks the end of hundreds of failed attempts to pass anti-lynching leg islation over more than a century. Congress failed to pass such legis lation more than 200 times over the last 122 years, according to USA legislationToday. was introduced by Rep.
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By Sean Ryan Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Chair of the House Appro priations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, issued the following statement on March 11, marking one year since the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was signed into law: One year ago today, President Biden signed the American Res cue Plan (ARP) into law follow ing passage by Congress, cata pulting a historic recovery that has led to one of the strongest periods of economic growth in a century.Many Americans had been left to fend for themselves during one of the worst public health and economic crises in history. The ARP expanded access to vaccines and testing; provided economic relief that kept millions out of poverty; prevented a catastrophic wave of evictions and foreclo sures; helped small businesses and schools stay afloat; and made critical investments in the expan sion of health care coverage and reducing costs for millions. In my district in California’s East Bay, the ARP has been trans formative, especially its expan sion of the Child Tax Credit. Fam ilies in my district alone received 74,000 individual payments for a total of close to $160 million during the last half of 2021. For thousands of families in our com munity, this money meant the dif ference between having childcare or not, having healthy food on the table or not, having a secure place to live or Throughnot.my Covid Commu nity Care Act, we also delivered vital funding to support commu nity-based efforts to hire and mo bilize community outreach work ers, community health workers, social support specialists, and others to increase vaccine access for the hardest-hit and highestrisk communities through hightouch, on-the-ground outreach to educate and assist individuals in getting the information they need aboutLookingvaccinations.backon its impact, we now have analyses showing that the ARP resulted in 4 mil lion jobs and nearly doubled GDP growth—and without it, we would have neared a doubledigit recession. Compared to previous economic recoveries, this past year’s has also been far more equitable in terms of prog ress against child poverty, food insecurity, and unemployment for low-income communities and communities of color. With that said, we still have a long way to go on all of these is sues. Too many still lack access to the health care they need to live a fulfilling life. Millions of Ameri cans are struggling to put food on the table amid rising costs, from the ongoing housing crisis to the recent spike in gas prices to the ever-growing cost of childcare. And the pervasive racial and gen der inequities laid bare by CO VID are deeper than ever. I urge Americans to look at what the American Rescue Plan did in just a single year as a tes tament to the transformative im pact government can have when it prioritizes people. I thank Presi dent Biden and my Democratic colleagues in Congress for their steadfast leadership and look forward to continuing to work to gether to deliver for the American people.” Sean Ryan is a member of Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s media relations office.
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The president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Russell M. Nelson re minded those assembled for the 110th annual national con vention of the National Asso ciation for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Sunday in Detroit that differ ences need not undermine so ciety’s shared humanity. “We are all connected, and we have a God-given respon sibility to help make life better for those around us,” Presi dent Russell M. Nelson said during a nine-minute evening speech. “We don’t have to be alike or look alike to have love for each other. We don’t even have to agree with each other to love each other. If we have any hope of reclaiming the goodwill and sense of human ity for which we yearn, it must begin with each of us, one per son at a time. Over the past 18 months, the First Presidency (the executive administration of the church) has made its partnership with the NAACP a high priority. The groups have met sever al times to pursue joint educa tion efforts in Chicago and San Francisco and employment initiatives in Houston and Charlotte. They have customized the Church’s self-reliance services materials and programs to be most effective for the initia tive.The two organizations also came together on Temple Square last May to call all people, organizations and gov ernments to work together to achieve greater civility and ra cialLastharmony.July,Elder Jack N. Ge rard spoke at the NAACP’s 109th annual convention in San Antonio, Texas. “I pray that we may in creasingly call each other dear friends,” Nelson concluded Sunday. “May we go forward doing our best to exemplify the two great commandments — to love God and love each equality and justice for all,” said NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson. “We must recognize and accept the importance of creating amity with those that are raising the consciousness of this nation — the Church is committed to do ing just that.” In addition to its joint pur suits with the NAACP, the Church seeks to strengthen African American individuals and families through geneal ogy.The Church helps African Americans trace their roots as far back as possible. The Church donated $2 million in February to the International African American Museum (IAAM), which is set to open in 2021 on the former Gads den’s Wharf in Charleston, South Carolina. In December 2016, the Church gave an indexed data base of the historic Freedmen’s Bureau Records to the Smith sonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. The database contains gene alogical information of freed African Americans after the Civil“OnlyWar.the comprehension of the true fatherhood of God can bring full appreciation of the true brotherhood of men and the true sisterhood of women,” Nelson said during a 2018 celebration of diversity and oneness in the church. “That understanding inspires us with passionate desire to build bridges of cooperation instead of walls of segregation.”
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Rev. Amos Brown (left), pastor of Third Baptist Church, San Francisco and president of the NAACP, San Francisco branch greets President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Russell M. Nelson at the 110th annual national convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Sunday in Detroit. Photo courtesy of The Salt Lake Tribune.
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To mark Women’s History Month, The California Black Women’s Collective (CBWC) honored more than 100 Black women leaders from across the state from different profession al backgrounds, including me dia executives, public health professionals, activists, politi cians and more. The organization also held a series of panel discussions leading up to the celebration and highlighted several policy priorities, including aging and elderThecare.Hon. Cheryl Brown, a retired California Assembly member and a commissioner on the California Commission on Aging said 23% of Black women live in poverty, which is the second-highest percent age in the U.S. — only behind Native American women. Brown pointed out that Gov. Gavin Newsom set aside $2 billion for the Master Plan on Aging, a 10-year project, but she questioned, how would the people the money is intend ed to help access the money. Brown said currently there are not effective systems in place to inform people about getting the help they need. The funds, she said, will funnel down through the Cali fornia Department of Aging down to county agencies.
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George Henry White in 1900. White, who represented North Car olina, was the House’s only Black lawmaker at the time. Democrat Sen. Cory Booker and Republican Senator Tim Scott, both of whom are Black, introduced the legisla
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Among Black Californians, there have been 129 cases report ed so far, accounting for about 11% of all confirmed cases in the state. CBM image. By Tanu CaliforniaHenry,Black Media As the monkeypox virus outbreak spreads around the globe, Gov. Gavin Newsom says California will need to galvanize forces across re gions and relax some state regulations and statutes to combat a disease that poses a threat greater than local au thorities may be able to re spond to “Californiaeffectively.isworking ur gently across all levels of gov ernment to slow the spread of monkeypox, leveraging our robust testing, contact trac ing and community partner ships strengthened during the pandemic to ensure that those most at risk are our focus for vaccines, treatment and out reach,” the governor said Aug. 1 as he declared a state of emergency in California. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has begun to collect and report racial and other demographic data, tracking how the disease is impacting various groups across the state. The Governor’s state of emergency follows similar ac tions taken in San Francisco, New York City, and Illinois. On July 23, the World Health Organization declared mon keypox a “public health emer gency.”OnAug. 4, the federal government also declared monkeypox a national public health“Weemergency.areprepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus and we urge every American to take monkeypox seriously,” said U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary and former California Attorney General XavierCDPHBecerra.Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Tomás J. Aragón says he welcomes the federal health emergency because it opens up channels for California to get more access to resources to slow the spread of the dis ease.“We hope today’s action in jects additional federal fund ing and resources into our collective response efforts. The state remains focused on slowing the spread of the virus in impacted communities, ad ministering the limited num ber of vaccine doses we have, and raising awareness about prevention measures and ac cess to treatment,” Aragón said, before adding that Cali fornia is “well-positioned” to tackle the Althoughoutbreak.monkeypox is not considered deadly, the disease can be fatal for some categories of people, accord ing to public health authori ties. Symptoms of the disease — lesions and blisters — can be extremely painful in some cases as “Overwell.99% of people who get this form of the disease are likely to survive. However, people with weakened im mune systems, children under 8 years of age, people with a history of eczema, and people who are pregnant or breast feeding may be more likely to get seriously ill or die,” the CDCAccordingreports. to the gover nor’s office, CDPH has taken a number of steps to expand access to vaccinations and the state has launched a public in formation campaign, mostly relying on webinars and town hall meetings to get informa tion about monkeypox out to people across the state. “CDPH is also expanding treatment options. Access to the antiviral prescription drug tecovirimat (Tpoxx) used to treat monkeypox is limited, but the treatment can now be administered at more than 30 facilities and providers across the state,” a press release is sued by Newsom’s office states.Asof Aug. 2, the state had distributed nearly 1,713 treat ment courses and 168 IV doses of tecovirimat to health centers in various locations across the state. So far, CDPH has received a little over 109,000 mon keypox vaccines — of which 51,000 doses have been dis tributed to local health depart ments across the state. Among Black Californians, there have been 129 cases re ported so far, accounting for about 11% of all confirmed cases in the state. African Americans make up about 6.5% of the state’s total popu lation.Asof Aug. 5, CDPH reports that there have been 1,310 con firmed cases of monkeypox in the state with the most con firmed cases being reported in Los Angeles (431) followed by San Francisco (398) and Alameda County (83). There have been 7,509 confirmed cases in the United States and 28,220 around the world. Shortly after the governor declared a State of Emer gency, Shane Harris of the Peoples Association of Justice Activists, a San Diego-based advocacy group, called on San Diego County officials to release demographic data on monkeypox cases there. “The governor has declared a state of emergency as of last night and constituents deserve to know the truth about this vi rus in our region,” said Harris speaking at a press conference. “My office led this argument during COVID that we needed more demographic data, and the county’s response is that we did not have enough cases at that time. I want them to know that that response will not work this time. There is never too few of cases.” At the state level, the CDPH has begun to disaggregate the Monkeypox data it is collect ing by race, city, hospitaliza tions, gender, age and sexual orientation.Theage group with the highest number of reported monkeypox cases (482) are 25 to 34 year-olds, who make up about 36.8% of all confirmed infections in California. “We’ll continue to work with the federal government to secure more vaccines, raise awareness about reducing risk, and stand with the LG BTQ community fighting stig matization,” Newsom added. Aragón echoed the gover nor’s“Ourstatement.teamis also commit ted to reducing stigma among
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Q: How do increasing mortgage rates impact prospective homebuyers? Richardson: Mortgage rates have nearly doubled in the last six months – from 3% in 2021 to more than 6% in 2022 – making it increasingly difficult for many Americans to purchase a home, especially those on a limited income. That difference is signifi cant by any measure, but it could result in hundreds of dollars added to your monthly payment and thou sands of dollars over the life of your loan. Despite a challenging homebuying environment with high demand and historically low inventory, purchasing a home is still attainable – and you don’t have to go through the process alone. Getting con nected early with a Home Lending Advisor will bet ter prepare you for the homebuying process, help you understand how much home you can afford and get you prequalified so you can shop with confi dence.
Q: What happens if mortgage rates drop after a homebuyer locks in their rate? Richardson: There isn’t an exact science to timing the market, and while interest rates have risen in recent months, it’s always possible that interest rates could fall. Some lenders offer a mortgage rate lock float down, which allows you to lock in an interest rate with the op tion to reduce if market rates fall during the lock period. This option provides you with a little more security in a volatile market and allows you to take advantage of falling interest rates. You may be able to move to a lower rate even with out the float down option, but it may require additional fees. Additionally, your lender may have particular requirements, such as being at a certain stage of the loan process, for the customer to be eligible to lower their rate.
Richardson: There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to locking in a mortgage rate and there are many factors to consider. This is where your Home Lending Advi sor can provide more individualized counsel specific to your situation and your market. Given the volatility of interest rates right now, we recommend locking in rates as soon as possible so you can be certain what your payments will look like on your loan. Many lenders require you to have a purchase contract in-hand before locking in your rates, but that isn’t always the case. Chase offers a Homebuyer Ad vantage Program, which allows you to get condition ally approved while you shop for a home.
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Q: Can a homebuyer potentially let the rate lock expire by pushing back their closing date? Richardson: It’s certainly possible, but it isn’t like ly to be beneficial for the customer. Oftentimes, lend ers will only allow you to move forward with the rate you originally lock in – or the rate on the day you relock, whichever is higher. The other thing to keep in mind is the ability to move quickly in this environment is critical. It’s im portant to do your research on lender-backed resourc es available to you, such as Chase’s Closing Guaran tee. This guarantee commits to closing customers in as little as three weeks, or they receive $5,000. The program offers buyers peace of mind knowing that they can close on their new home without delay or receive compensation that can be put toward addi tionalTherecosts.are plenty of other resources available to help boost your homebuying knowledge – especial ly if you are a first-time homebuyer. The Beginner to Buyer podcast is a great resource for prospective homebuyers to get answers to all their homebuying questions. Every episode offers conversations with real buyers and expert guests about each step of the process, from mortgage rates and application to clos ing.
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WHY NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO LOCK IN YOUR MORTGAGE RATE AND KEEP RISING HOUSING COSTS UNDER CONTROL Surging mortgage rates combined with doubledigit price gains are putting homeowners and poten tial buyers in a tough spot. First-time homebuyers, in particular, are being squeezed out of the market – due to the fact they don’t have equity or an ad ditional boost from the sale of an existing property. Despite those challenges, buying a home may not be as out of reach as you think. We sat down with Denise Richardson, Communi ty Home Lending Advisor at Chase, to discuss how to navigate the mortgage process, what resources are available, and how increasing mortgage rates can impact your family’s homebuying dreams.
By Edward Henderson California Black Media Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), a mem ber of the California Legisla tive Black Caucus and Chair of the Assembly Appropria tions Committee, has proposed legislation that would restrict prisons from holding people in solitary confinement, or all-day isolation for more than 15 con secutive days and no more than 45 days total, in a six-month period.Assembly Bill (AB) 2632, a.k.a ‘The California Mandela Act,’ would prohibit the prac tice entirely for persons belong ing to a “special population,” including pregnant women, persons with a developmental disability or a serious mental disorder, and individuals under 25 and over 60. It would also establish the procedures and re porting requirements for segre gated confinement. Last week, the Senate Appro priations Committee sent AB 2632 to the ‘suspense’ file. Bills meeting the commit tee’s suspense threshold, i.e., the cost of a bill is determined to be $50,000 or more to the state’s general fund or $150,000 or more to a special fund, are often placed on the suspense file after committee testimony is taken and not passed directly to the Senate for a vote. Instead, a vote-only suspense hearing will be held prior to the deadlines for fiscal committees to hear and report bills to the Senate floor. The bill will either move on to the Senate floor for further consideration or be held in committee.Ifthebillpasses the Legis lature, California would be the first state to ban the practice in private immigration facilities. Since 2017, 14 other states have limited or ceased the practice for certain “Rehabilitationgroups. is lost once you put someone in a solitary confinement setting,” said Holden in a press release. “Our Constitution prohibits torture, and I believe that the use of pro longed solitary is wrong, both morally, and also with respect to the rehabilitation of individuals in jails and prisons.” The bill is named after Nel son Mandela who was famous ly detained in solitary confine ment for 18 of his 27 years of imprisonment in South Africa. In 2015, the United Nations also named its standards of im prisonment after Mandela and deemed any period of isolation beyond 15 days torture. Opponents of AB 2632 ar gue that suspending solitary confinement would complicate housing decisions and lead to dangerous living conditions for detainees and staff. The Department of Cor rections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) reports the bill would necessitate a one-time cost of $775 million to double the pro gramming space at each institu tion and a one-time cost of up to $512 million to expand ex ercise yards by approximately 50%. CDCR also reported the increase in custody staffing required to implement the bill across its 31 institutions would cost about $200 million annu ally. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reports ongoing costs of about of $3.8 million would be incurred to establish 25 new permanent positions to assess CDCR facilities in accor dance with AB 2632 and report the findings to the Legislature. To read the full story, go to postnewsgroup.com
Refuse to Be Silent Continued from page 1 Council also declined to place a measure on the November ballot offered by organizers of the Emerald New Deal to ask voters how cannabis revenues should be best spent. These are not hypothetical issues, but ones that will directly impact our livelihoods and families. This group of Oaklanders deserves to be heard by our leaders! As the Fall election season gets underway, it is clear to some of us that decisions by our elected Council continue to represent a pattern of significant missed opportunities. It was a missed oppor tunity to educate the public on the pros and cons of the proposed development; to engage members of the public who will likely be asked to foot the bill to pay for the physical infrastructure – road ways, railroad crossings, and other improvements; to host public conversations about which priorities deserve to be funded as the “bread and butter” issues our City is facing. One of the most salient examples is our concern for how we keep us safe. Every day, Oaklanders either experience or hear about assaults, armed robberies, car break-ins, and a range of traumas that grind on our peace of mind. As we listen to Oaklanders, our team is crafting a compas sion-led, comprehensive approach that reimagines public safety and bolsters mental health, social, and economic opportunities in partnership with the county government to drive meaningful community safety. We should fully fund the city’s Department of Violence Pre vention, rather than prioritizing resources for action after vio lence has already taken place. Specifically, we should bolster our capacity to deploy violence interrupters, create a behavioral health unit, fully implement the Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO), and create Community Am bassador teams to respond to nonviolent, non-mental health inci dents in our streets. As we transition to re-deploying OPD resources to focus on serious crimes, improving response times and homicide clear ance rates, we should budget for 700 full-time police officers, and transfer special event duties and the 911 call center out of OPD towards non-sworn, civilian personnel. We should reinvest the police department’s Homeless Outreach Unit funding into mo bile street outreach. City leadership should re-establish an Office of Commu nity Beautification in the Public Works Department, design and implement neighborhood clean-ups at scale to improve school campuses, parks, neighborhoods, and business districts. City resources should finance Black arts districts, public art installa tions, neighborhood-based arts festivals, and small business fa cadeTheimprovements.timeforpolitical transactions that fail to solve deep persis tent problems is over. Let’s seize this moment for transformation. JoinLetus.us know what you think at www.hodgeforoakland.com or on our IG page at @hodgeforoakland Greg Hodge is a parent, long-time Oakland resident and may oral candidate.
over the last five years. The issues highlighted in the Grand Jury Report mirror Los Angeles Times’s investigative reports in 1987 and 2006 that reported those who exploit court dysfunction have only mastered their nefarious intent over the last 35 years. Each time issues are elevated, and nothing is done to correct them, the criminally intent are emboldened, and probate has been perverted to serve the predatory legal community at the expense of the pub lic, often a completely misinformed and unsuspecting public. Rick Black of CEAR, and producer of the expose documentary “The Guardians” says, “Conservatorship is always an expensive and risky proposition. It should be avoided at all costs. CEAR recognizes anyone can be targeted and exploited by it. Black or white, famous, or unknown, rich or penniless, intellectual or not, anyone can be exploited by this system. Victims of fraudulent adult conservatorships are left voiceless. Their loved ones and heirs are also victimized as the courts dismiss their pleas and ma terial evidence.” CEAR has counseled or investigated over 5,000 cases of suspected fraudulent conservatorship. Probate Advocates and the Post “Perils of Probate” stories have for years recognized that the minority population is dispro portionately targeted by court insiders. The Black female senior community presents a recognized vulnerability. Black families have a history of maintaining homesteads via generational trans fers. Properties purchased generations ago are most susceptible to interception by predatory parties in conservatorship. Gentri fication areas in New York City, Washington DC, Detroit, San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley have demonstrated a recog nized problem with predatory attorneys gaining control of real estate at steep discounts via conservatorships. Probate reform advocates Shout Out Justice, the Probate Move ment Reform Group, Center of Administration Reform (CEAR), and the Coalition for Elder and Disability Rights (CEDAR), spoke directly with DA O’Malley on the issues in 2018 and 2019. She knew the problem was court dysfunction and the ability for benefitting parties to commit constructive fraud in proceedings that facilitated downstream exploitation, theft, embezzlement, and extortion. O’Malley’s response was she was not aware of any accusations of “probate court staff” directly benefitting from the frauds.Black cites that despite O’Malley’s claim that “There were mountains of claims against benefitting attorneys and conserva tors, all protected by the sponsoring probate jurist. It was also quite clear after several discussions with DA O’Malley that she had no interest in prosecuting fellow attorneys fully endorsed by District Court judges serving Probate.” Venus Gist of California Probate Reform Network says, “We all know gentrification is real,” even Mayor Schaaf in a meeting with United Seniors Of Alameda County said that she believes the probate court is causing much of the homeless issues. Alam eda County Probate Court robs families of generational wealth. My mother’s former temporary conservator attempted to sell my parent’s six figure rental property for $17,000 to collect their court fees. They never cared enough to talk with us or give my family payment options.”`
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Continued from page 1 Post questions, OUSD spokes person John Sasaki wrote: “OUSD staff went to Parker on Thursday and found all the people who had been inside the building had left the premises. So, staff changed the locks and set the “Someonealarm. picked, cut, or otherwise broke through a lock to get back inside the building. They were removed. But un fortunately, individuals forced their way back into the build ing.”Sasaki continued, “Parker K-8 School is now closed. The individuals at Parker have been and continue to trespass. We have directed them to leave from day one and have con tinued to do so on many other occasions. Of great concern is that the children that were onsite were sleeping in unsafe conditions and that the adults were running an unsafe and unlicensed childcare program. We continue to demand that they find other ways to safely and peaceably express their concerns.”Parker protesters con demned the actions. “It was unthinkable that the district would send a group of poorly trained security —consultants — to injure, aggress, and an tagonize a peaceful community where children were receiving services, located in a predomi nantly Black neighborhood of East Oakland, which already experiences disproportionate police violence,” the release said.Parker activists say they are not leaving and will continue their fight to keep the school from being permanently closed andCivilprivatized.rights attorney Walter Riley, who represents the pro testers, says that his investiga tion told the Oakland Post that description of the incident on Aug. 4 “were concerning in a number of ways.” “The people had been there all summer, and the district had allowed them to continue. No notice of eviction had ever oc curred. After locks were placed on the door, a protester made entry, not by breaking in but through a door with a key, as has been the case all summer,” saidTheRiley.security agency em ployed by the district does not have the authority to use “selfhelp” (that is to physically evict people from the build ing). They are untrained, and the district is liable for their injuries.Riley continued: “OPD officers, when they arrived, stood by, and watched unlaw ful physical attacks. One per son was thrown headfirst into a wall by security causing signif icant injury. Another person, a candidate for school board and an active parent, was taken to the ground, a knee placed on his neck by security. He was brutalized, handcuffed, and held for up to two hours with out medical aid for injuries to his wrist, neck, and face.” Since May 25, the final day of classes of the 2021-22 school year, protesters have occupied Parker 24 hours a day, utilizing the space for a summer program for schoolage children, youth empow erment initiatives, free food distribution, voter registration drives, and hosting community town halls and other events, according to protesters’ press statement.ThisWednesday, protesters held a press conference, ac cusing the district of political repression and retaliation by firing two educators who have been active in the fight against school closures and in defense of Parker school. One of the two teachers who was fired was Craig Gordon, a 32-year veteran Oakland teacher and union activist. The other teacher who was fired was not Districtnamed.spokesman Sasaki declined to comment on the cord of getting things done. We need a mayor with the po litical backbone and experience to make the tough decisions — the ones that must be made to heal this city and set it back on a path of progress.
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OpinionBy Richard Johnson
Probate Advocates State Grand Jury Report Did Not Adequately Investigate Abuse by Court Officials School District Security Violently Clashes With
The Formally Incarcerated Giving Back (FIGB) org. is launching a Voter Drive to protect and participate in de mocracy as we seek educa tional, economic and social opportunities to advance and reunite our families. Our goal is to focus on potential voters who have been overlooked in the vot ing process as a class due to ultra-restrictive measures and policies to close as well as discourage this segment of voters from going to the polls. Recently the laws have changed that allow those with criminal records to actively participate in the voting pro cess on all levels. This would give them, the underserved, a voice in what happens in their communities. Voting has not always been a given, in fact, just the opposite has been the practice in society for the marginalized. In the midst of so much media cov erage that shows how some national lawmakers want to suppress the voting strengths of Blacks, Latinos and the Richard Johnson formerly incarcerated, we must stand up and seize this moment to exercise our right to Wevote.can help ourselves and make changes by voting our fullWestrength.ofthe Formally Incar cerated Giving Back (FIGB) will be canvassing through out our communities to reg ister this obscure neglected class of prison returnees and their families. We will also join with other organizations, churches and the Post News Group, along with other me dia to spread the message of our mission. FIGB will also help contact and sign all other unregistered voters to impact change at the polls. We will collaborate with other groups, voting blocks, and entities to increase awareness while raising turnout at the polls. We are asking all churches, institutions, and social clubs to join in on this endeavor by engaging with FIGB. During the next two months, in this column, we will regularly publish the results of our coordinated efforts to put boots on the ground.Change is an inevitable phenomenon, however, the right changes aren’t. We as a people constantly working in unison to erect positivity that increases the day-to-day living challenges for the bet terment of all; not just a few. Let’s be clear, nothing should be taken for granted. Just as one is seated, so can one be unseated. Let the voices of the underserved be heard loud and clear. The policy of exclusion must be replaced with inclusion.
The Power of the Vote
By Rev. Dr. Martha C. Taylor
A Historical Look Back Sounds of the Bay Area — Secular and the Sacred
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Continued from page 1 our kids and seniors. I can help Oakland right itself because I bring 20 years of ser vice as an Oakland City Coun cil member and, for 11 of those years, I served as city council president with a proven track re
The late TBone Walker, blues singer, said, “The first time I ever heard a boogiewoogie piano was when I went to church, even the sermon was preached in a blues tone while the congregation yelled amen.” Charlie Yardbird Park er, famous jazz saxophonist frequented the Bay Area dur ing the 40s. Parker once re plied to a question about his re ligious affiliation that he was a devout musician. Even T-Bone Walker’s friends were con vinced that he would become a preacher when he stopped singing because of the way he sang the blues. They said it sounded like a sermon. Blues singer, Alberta Hunter testified “The blues are like spirituals, almostWhensacred”.Southern migrants came to California during the World War II era, they trans ported their music with them. Music served as a reminder of home; it was like medicine for the soul. The sounds of gospel music found a popular place in the Bay BasedArea.on traditional choir and quartet singing in south ern churches, a cappella gospel music enjoyed an upsurge in popularity as southern black migrants formed new singing groups that toured local com munities. Shipyard workers formed gospel groups like the Singing Shipbuilders Quar ter (Richmond), Rising Stars Singers (Oakland), and the Par amount Singers (San Francis co). These two groups, whose members came primarily from Texas and Louisiana, laid the groundwork for later Bay Area gospel groups like the Golden Stars, the Golden West Sing ers, the Swanee River Singers, the Spartonaires, the Oakland Silvertones, and many others. Church mass choirs began to cut records under the leader ship of pastors like G. W. Kil lens and Carl Anderson. Opal Nations said Bishop Louis Narcisse sounded like a saved and sanctified blues singer. Blues and gospel music both expressed the struggles of life. Charles Albert Tindley wrote, “I’ll Overcome Someday,” was popular during the Civil Rights era. Betty Reid and her husband Mel Reid opened the first black gospel and blues re cord store in West Oakland in 1945, Reid’s Records. Two years later, Mel acquired time on Berkeley’s KRE radio sta tion and broadcast a weekly thirty-minute gospel program called “Religious Gems.” It takes a seasoned saint to re member Reverend George Killens pastor, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Oakland, his two-part sermon, “The Cross,” and his congregation singing “Father I Stretch my Hands to Thee,” Mass Choir singing was birthed in the Bay Area. Some may recall the J.L. Richards Specials and the Voices of Evergreen Bap tist Church, a mass choir that broadcast for fifteen minutes on Sunday nights on radio sta tion KWBR and Antioch Bap tist Church (featuring the Rev erend R. T. George, a master preacher and musician). Sun day night was the time when all ears were tuned into the radio to hear old-fashioned preach ing and “Jumpin”singing.George Oxford was one of the beloved D. J.’s of the 1950s. His focus was on race records, catering to blacks as did Bouncin’ Bill Double day on KWBR and Don Barks dale, former-basketball-starturned D. J. in the late 1950s. Barksdale was the owner of the Sportsman on Grove Street and the Showcase on Telegraph Avenue, both in Oakland. Ray Dobard moved from New Orleans to Berkeley dur ing World War II. Dobard es tablished a music publishing business, providing a chance for locals to get their music on “wax” and to a larger audience. Many of Dobard’s fine gospel sides featured King Narcissee, the Golden West Singers, and others.Jesse Jaxyson moved to West Oakland in the 1930s. A member of the First Church of Religious Science. There he met Clarissa Mayfield, a choir member at his church, and to gether they set up a radio repair shop at 1606 7th Street, Oak land. He had a room converted into a makeshift recording stu dio that he ran along with Bob Geddins. Bob Geddins, called the ‘Father of Oakland Blues,’ began pressing records at his West Oakland plant at 8th and Center Streets.” As we fast for ward, it was Edwin and Walter Hawkins, two brothers that completely changed the genre of religious music with the re make of an eighteenth-century song, “Oh Happy Day” featur ing Dorothy Morrison and the Edwin Hawkins singers be came the first cross over music creating a new contemporary gospel genre. The song created controversy within the church, because it sounded secular. The Hawkins launched a new sound of gospel music fused with a secular sound paving the way for future artists such as Kirk Franklin, Byron Cage, Fred Hamond, Yolonda Adams and more
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