Oakland Post

Black Workers Call for City Council Summit on Discrimination in Hiring on City Projects

OAKLAND POST — African American contrac­tors and construction workers are opposing a proposal that has been presented to the City Council requiring that all jobs on city projects be awarded…

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Goldi’s Gourmet Spices Brings Out the Flavor in Everything

OAKLAND POST — Perhaps Elliott and Shawlaya Johnson know people who car­ry hot sauce in their handbags. Perhaps they experienced a spill. But now you can get your hot sauce from…

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E.E. Ward Moving & Storage Company: A True Family Business

OAKLAND POST — Entrepreneurial journeys may vary, but all who have started businesses have at least one thing in common: They can look to the experiences of those who came…

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Congressman John Lewis to Receive Thurgood Marshall Award From American Bar Association

OAKLAND POST — The American Bar Association will present Congressman John Lewis with the Thurgood Marshall Award at its annual meeting in San Francisco, Sat., August 10.

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Conference Offers Classes to Support Disabled People at Churches and Families

OAKLAND POST — A Northern CA Disability Ministry Conference (NorCal DMC) to support people with disabilities at churches will take place Sept. 28 at Abun­dant Life Christian Fellow­ship. 2440 Leghorn St.…

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Hope Scott Named to 2019 List of Most Influential Women in Corporate America

OAKLAND POST — Excelling as Blue Shield of California’s Vice Presi­dent, Chief Risk & Compli­ance Officer and having fun along the way, Hope Scott has recently been named as one of…

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Tiffany Irving’s Soaps Make Bathing Beautiful

OAKLAND POST — Tiffany Irving is returning to the Black-Eyed Pea Festival with her ‘luxurious’ handmade, soaps, body butters and other, as she says, ‘bath enjoyment products.’ Irving, who has been…

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Raiders Engage Community During Training Camp in Napa

OAKLAND POST — The Oakland Raiders are active off the field during the teams summer Training Camp operations at the Napa Valley Marriott and the adjacent Redwood Middle School.

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Meet AAMLO’s New Curator

OAKLAND POST — Members of the community were invited to meet the new chief curator of Oakland’s African American Museum Library on July 20. Bamidele Agbasegbe Demerson actually began liis tenure…

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Graphic Artist Georg Olden, the Black Man Who Designed a Postal Stamp

OAKLAND POST — We’ve been breaking down barriers in just about industry you can think of. However, the graphic arts industry isn’t an industry that comes to mind right away. However,…

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