Oakland Post back issues from February 2006:
An End to Marcus Books' Drain Pain?
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 The director of Oakland's Department of Public Works said this week that fixing the longstanding drainage problem at Marcus Books Store is a "top priority." Raul Godinez said two of his top-ranking administrators have already visited the site ....
Brown Attacks Dellums, Diversity; De La Fuente Embraces Diversity With Black Preachers, Leaders
Feb 21, 2006; ... Atkinson, Petey Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Mayor Jerry Brown, campaigning for City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente, warned Black community leaders that private dollars would leave Oakland and more taxes will stall investment and economic progress if Ronald V. Dellums is ...
Christian Basketball League Seeking Teams
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 A new season for the Christian Basketball League is set to begin in June and Bay Area churches still have time to sign up, said Donald Lee, CBL founder and commissioner. "We are going to play games on Saturdays beginning at 10:30 a.m. There ...
Spenger's Restaurant Hit With Racism Lawsuit
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 When Blacks would leave church on Sundays and head over to popular Berkeley seafood restaurant Spenger's Fresh Fish Grotto to eat they would always be seated in an area reserved for Blacks. And, they would only be served by African-American ...
From Superheroes to Fans, Black Comic Enthusiasts were out in full force at Wondercon.
Feb 21, 2006; ... Booth, Kwan Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Last weeks' Wondercon conference, held at the Moscone Center, drew lines around the block for the entire weekend as comic book enthusiasts from up and down the West Coast descended on San Francisco for one of the nation's largest comic ...
Lee and Lai-Bitker Push Tax Credit Refunds For Poor
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Low-income households are being urged to seek free tax filing assistance for the Earned Income Tax Credit program. Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Alameda County Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker were among the local officials to speak about the tax ...
New East Palo Alto Newspaper
Feb 21, 2006; ... Mayfield, Sandra Hooper Oakland Post 02-21-2006 With a donated room, a few faithful volunteers, and a limited budget, Henrietta Burroughs started her own community newspaper in East Palo Alto. It has been a two-year struggle for Burroughs to start the publication, but now ...
Oakland Needs To Rethink Redevelopment
Feb 21, 2006; ... Debro, Joe Oakland Post 02-21-2006 The City Council of Oakland continues to do business as usual and expect different results. There are a number of glaring problems whose solutions would improve the bottom line for the city. The Port of Oakland is a department of the city ...
Unfounded Fears of Dellums' Diversity
Feb 21, 2006; ... Killian, Clinton Oakland Post 02-21-2006 During my interview with Ron Dellums he defined diversity in development as ensuring that all parts of the Oakland economy prospers and grows. He is fully supportive of the new housing that is being built in Oakland, but wants more ....
How We Can Create Great Schools in Oakland; Part 2
Feb 21, 2006; ... Siegel, Dan Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Last week I discussed the seven qualities of a great school: (1) a qualified teacher in every classroom; (2) a strong principal who is focused on instruction; (3) parents and (4) students involved in decision-making; (5) a rich, ...
Philadelphia's Planning Could Work Here
Feb 21, 2006; ... Riles, Wilson, Jr. Oakland Post 02-21-2006 As Oakland grapples with the Oak to 9th waterfront project, we could learn from others. Mayor John F. Street urged local university and architectural design groups to come together to craft a public process to engage the people of ...
SPORTS CORNER; Milt Campbell: "World's Greatest Athlete"
Feb 21, 2006; ... Khatib, Arif Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Did you know that Milt Campbell ranks with Jim Thorpe as an all around athlete? When you mention top all-around athletes in our nation's history, certainly the name of Milt Campbell has to rank up there with Jim Thorpe and Rafer Johnson, ...
Black Members Of Congress Discuss Health Care; Part 3
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Dr. Donna M. Christensen, Congressional Delegate to the U.S. Virgin Islands, moderated the health care panel at the Black Caucus Community Forum at Laney College. Others on the panel were: Bernard Tyson, an executive from Kaiser Permanente; B ....
Blacks Face Greater Lung Cancer Risk
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Blacks face a greater risk for lung cancer than most ethnic groups, according to a study co-authored by researchers who received research grants from the American Cancer Society. The report, appearing in the current issue of the New England ...
Maximizing Autonomy of Seniors; Learn about Senior Housing and Care Options at Forums
Feb 21, 2006; ... Arce, Sally Douglas Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Oakland seniors can find it a challenge to locate resources and support. Two free public events will present information about residential care facilities, health care options and adult day services in Oakland. The public will ...
Samuel L. Jackson Is Sensational in Freedomland
Feb 21, 2006; ... Varner, Sandra Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Samuel L. Jackson will next be seen in one of his most emotional roles to date as police detective Lorenzo Council in the suspense thriller, Freedomland, opening Feb. 17th. Based on the best-selling novel by Richard Price, Freedomland ...
Belva Davis Featured On UPN's 'Hometown Heroes'
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Belva Davis and Shawn Richard of the Bay Area are among a dozen prominent African Americans being showcased nationwide as "Hometown Heroes" by UPN television network during Black History Month. Tyra Banks, Tichina Arnold and Holly Robinson Peete ...
Babyface in St. Lucia Festival; Famed songwriter shares limelight with Nancy Wilson
Feb 21, 2006; ... Best, Harry Oakland Post 02-21-2006 St. Lucia Tourist Board has let out some of the big names they hope will attract thousands to this year's Jazz Festival. And among them is Babyface. In 2004, Babyface was expected to perform on the final day of St. Lucia Jazz but the ...
Augustus F. Hawkins: California's First Black Member Of Congress
Feb 21, 2006; ... Dymally, Mervyn Oakland Post 02-21-2006 He was the grandson of a British explorer and the son of a pharmacist. August Hawkins was born in Shreveport, Louisiana but moved to Los Angeles, in 1918. He would become the first African American elected to Congress ...
Experience Corps: Elders Give Back
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 In the Bay Area, dozens of Experience Corps members, all over age 55, are working with hundreds of inner city students in grades K-8. "We are in Bayview Hunters Point, Mission, Portola, Excelsior, Richmond and Sunset Districts in San Francisco, ...
Craig's List Bias Claim
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Craig's List, which allows cyberspace shoppers to purchase items online, has been hit with a racial discrimination allegation. Bay Area civil rights leaders say they were irate to learn some real estate listings noted apartment owners would not ...
Rap Producer J-Dilla Dies; Loses Battle with Lupus
Feb 21, 2006; ... Strong, Nolan Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Hip-Hop producer J-Dilla passed away on Feb. 10 due to complications surrounding Lupus, a medical problem which arose in 2004. J-Dilla, born James Yancey, was a member of Slum Village and worked with various Hip-Hop artists including ...
Caribbean-American Heritage Month Measure Approved
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 The Senate has approved a bill by Congresswoman Barbara Lee to designate June as national Caribbean-American Heritage month. The bill acknowledges and celebrates the contributions of Caribbean-Americans to the United States. "Establishing ...
Robert Bragg: Retired Professor Still Does Research
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 At age 86, Robert Henry "Pete" Bragg, Jr., of Emeryville, is no where near a rocking chair. "I'm still doing research on material science and I'm an expert on carbon materials," said Bragg, who was a professor at U.C. Berkeley in ...
Ups and Downs For Men of Valor
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 While many former participants of East Oakland's defunct Men of Valor program have ended up in alternative training programs, others have not been so fortunate. Many of the African-American males who had been sent to Men of Valor by the courts as a ...
Unlike LA, Fewer County Jail Race Problems Here
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Tensions and assaults between African American and Hispanic inmates in Los Angeles County jails forced a system-wide lockdown after one Black inmate was killed and over 100 inmates were injured during fights last week. Similar clashes have not ...
"Gotta Get Up" Greeting Card Company Succeeds
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Move over Hallmark. There's another greeting card company. Fueled by a talented, God-fearing family, with tons of corporate experience, "Gotta Get Up" is based in Oakland and is African-American owned. The stationery and greeting card ...
Chosen Vessels' Holy Hip Hop, for Jesus
Feb 21, 2006; ... Williams, Vicki S. Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Alameda. Not a seat in the house was available last Friday night at Chosen Vessels Christian Church as they held their first Holy Hip Hop service of the year in the church located at 710 Haight Street in Alameda. People came from ...
Lee: Wiretaps, Return to Hoover Era
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 For many African Americans federal wiretaps harken back to the days when J. Edgar Hoover of the FBI ordered agents to spy on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Black community organizations also came under scrunity during COINTELPRO, a federal ...
Tuskegee Airmen To Be Honored In Alameda
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 The USS Hornet Museum will celebrate Black History Month by honoring the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, Saturday, February 18 at 707 W. Hornet Ave. Pier 3 in Alameda. Tours will run from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and the African-American airmen will ...
Stop Snitchin' T-Shirts Worries Many
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Many young Blacks in Oakland use clothing to make a social statement. Rest In Peace (RIP) T-shirts come with the photo of a lost loved one, often the victim of street violence. Now, the new trend is T-Shirts that say "Stop ...
$20,000 Loans For West Oakland Businesses
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Micro-loans for $20,000 are being made available for African-American owned businesses based in West Oakland, according to administrators of a community organization. The loans are being processed by the United Neighborhood ...
Minorities File Lawsuit To Stop Exit Exams
Feb 21, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-21-2006 Charging that racial minorities will be hurt most by state-mandated Exit Exams, a group of students and parents have filed a lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in San Francisco County Superior Court and it names 10 students and their parents as ...
Remembering 7th Street
Feb 28, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-28-2006 Did you listen to the great blues and jazz musicians who performed at 7th Street clubs like Slim Jenkins' Place, John Singer's, Miss Essie's Place, or the original Esther's Orbit Room? Do you remember Oakland 7th Street characters like Raincoat ...
Viola Taylor Wims, 91, Mourned
Feb 28, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-28-2006 Viola Taylor Wims, age 91, a longtime and well known political and community activist and retired owner of Fireside Realty & Investment Company, died at home in Oakland, CA, on Friday, February 17, 2006, following a courageous and graceful battle ...
Clorox, Kaiser: Time To End Downtown Crime
Feb 28, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-28-2006 Fewer police patrols, more fear of crime, and a rash of robberies have Downtown Oakland merchants and major corporations on edge. "We have increased the times of our employee shuttle service because of the increased criminal activities Downtown ...
Blacks Raise Gold, Silver and Green For the Red, White and Blue
Feb 28, 2006; ... Cobb, Paul Oakland Post 02-28-2006 When speed skater Shani Davis glided to a gold medal on the Italian ice at the Winter Olympics his victory oddly placed him as an object of ridicule and hatred by some media, and, by some Americans trying to absorb a victorious Black ...
St. Thomas: Beaches Make Great Winter Break
Feb 28, 2006; ... Bailey, Chauncey Oakland Post 02-28-2006 ST. THOMAS: Brrrrrr. It's getting cold, even in Oakland. So come to St. Thomas and thaw. Lots of folks in California have never gone to the Caribbean because it's an eight-hour flight, so Las Vegas, Mexico and Hawaii are their ...
Black Congress Members Discuss Poverty In Oakland
Feb 28, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-28-2006 One in three children and one in five adults in Oakland lives in poverty. Against that backdrop, Black members of Congress discussed poverty during their recent community forum at Laney College. Moderated by Congresswoman Maxine Waters of Los ...
Baines: Where's the Money?
Feb 28, 2006; ... Debro, Joe Oakland Post 02-28-2006 I am an angry old Black man. I was born in Mississippi. My parents escaped and brought me to Oakland, California when I was 13. I found almost as much discrimination in Oakland as I'd left in the South. The difference was, in Oakland there ...
Russo Launches Campaign for Assembly
Feb 28, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-28-2006 Oakland City Attorney John Russo, speaking to an overflow crowd at his Lakeshore Avenue campaign headquarters, officially launched his bid for the 16th Assembly District. Russo echoed traditional Democratic themes of improving education ...
How to Resolve the Teachers' Contract Dispute
Feb 28, 2006; ... Siegel, Dan Oakland Post 02-28-2006 Oakland is once again bracing for a strike by its public school teachers. The school district's 3000 teachers have been working without a new contract since June 30, 2004. A fact-finding panel issued its recommendations on January 20, but ...
Clorox Wants Downtown Crime Stopped
Feb 28, 2006; ... Killian, Clinton Oakland Post 02-28-2006 There is a problem in downtown Oakland that our political leaders want to address: rampant crime in the late afternoon and evenings. Starting around 4pm, and continuing into the evening, people working in downtown are being robbed and ...
People In The News
Feb 28, 2006; ... Hardy, Elizabeth Oakland Post 02-28-2006 The Late Thurgood Marshall: Episcopalians at St. Augustine's Church in Washington, D.C., have petitioned their denomination to have the former Supreme Court Justice named a "saint." Marshall was the attorney for the NAACP when the ...
Watts: Oakland's First Black Hospital
Feb 28, 2006; ... Hausler, Don Oakland Post 02-28-2006 Alameda County Hospitals refused to admit black women into nurses' training and blacks were placed in segregated rooms. Watts 'Wellness Center and Hospital was built in the same year as Highland Hospital in 1926 Several pioneering ...
Cannon is a Loaded Gun in Hollywood
Feb 28, 2006; ... Varner, Sandra Oakland Post 02-28-2006 Producer of Madea's Family Reunion Has an Eye for Talent Casting icon Reuben Cannon has an affinity for the Bay Area and a penchant for talent. We first met in the late eighties to early nineties when he was an avid supporter of the ...
OUR-TV Will Broadcast Mayoral Debate
Feb 28, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-28-2006 OUR-TV, the African-American cable TV programmers, will broadcast at least one, and possibly several, Oakland mayoral debates. "We want to play a role in bringing the candidates and the issues to the people, including those who may not be able to ...
Dymally To U.C. Regents: Good Move On Sudan
Feb 28, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-28-2006 California Legislative Black Caucus Chair Mervyn M. Dymally said this week that U.C. Regents did the right thing by deciding to divest from companies with business links to the Sudanese government. Human rights leaders have been critical of the ...
Virtual Murrell Backs 2006 Black Unity Call
Feb 28, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-28-2006 A national campaign to convene a 2006 National Black Peoples Unity Convention next month is being pushed by veteran Oakland political consultant Virtual T. Murrell. "We want to talk about economics. At the core of politics is economics," said ...
Carole Brown's Family Album Rich in Black History
Feb 28, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-28-2006 Turning the pages and viewing the photos of Carole Brown's family album offers lessons in Black history. There's Aunt Ruthie with friends at the USO in Harlem in 1941. Here's Grandma Ozella at the wedding of her son, Harold, and his bride, Ena, ...
Faith Deliverance Center: Bringing Miracles To Oakland
Feb 28, 2006; ... Cobb, Michael Oakland Post 02-28-2006 The growing church and its Bishop have transformed lives and neighborhoods. This house of worship in East Oakland was the first Bay Area church to start a transit system, a network of mini-vans, chartered buses, and cars bringing ...
Ray Dones: Pioneer Builder Still Active
Feb 28, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-28-2006 Ray Dones was putting in some time as a volunteer at the Museum of African American Technology Science Village. "I'm getting up there (in age) so I've got to take it easy, but I'm still working with my son, Alan," said a smiling Dones, relaxing ...
Minority Leaders Want Action On Katrina Relief
Feb 28, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-28-2006 Congresswoman Barbara Lee joined members of the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and responded to a recent Congressional report on the government's slow response to ...
Brooks Makes Donations To Child Care Centers
Feb 28, 2006 ... Oakland Post 02-28-2006 City Councilmember Desley Brooks recently presented a group of Licensed Family Childcare Centers with over 200 educational books, games and art supplies. Brooks said, "I admire these community residents and the other Licensed Family Child Care ...