Oakland Post
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Aug- 2019 -8 August
This Youth Generation Goes to Camp
OAKLAND POST — This Youth Generation (TYG), a non-profit headquartered in Fairfield sent a dozen students to camp in LaHonda this weekend. The group of boys and girls aged 11-16…
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8 August
Newest ‘Chopped’ Champion to Open BBQ Pop-up at Shops at Hilltop
OAKLAND POST — Oakland chef and restaurateur Rashad Armstead, who last week was crowned the Food Network’s newest Chopped Champion, is set to open a pop-up BBQ shop at the The…
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5 August
Jeffrey Taylor Named Principal of McClymonds High School
OAKLAND POST — Jeffrey Taylor, a longtime educator and community worker, has been named the new principal of McClymonds High School in West Oakland. The public was invited to meet him…
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4 August
Artist Makes Magic With Bottle Dolls
OAKLAND POST — Simply said, GoddessMother SupaQueen (yes, that’s her name) makes dolls. She got started in 2012 while living in New Orleans and drew inspiration looking at bottles in her…
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4 August
City Re-Establishes the Cultural Affairs Commission
OAKLAND POST — On July 16, the Oakland City Council passed an ordinance that re-established the Cultural Affairs Commission. This legislation paved the way for the body’s return after an…
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4 August
Homes of Harriet Tubman, Langston Hughes Among Sites To Be Reserved by 1.6 Million Grant
OAKLAND POST — The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently announced that $1.6 million in grants will go towards its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to protect 22 Black sites…
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Jul- 2019 -29 July
Lakisha Young, Oakland Reach
NNPA ESSA MEDIA CAMPAIGN — Young knows firsthand the aggravation of dealing with the Oakland school lottery. She also understands the anxiety parents feel not knowing whether their children will…
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25 July
$44.4 More Million for Homeless
OAKLAND POST — In an unusual unanimous vote, the Oakland City Council passed the Oakland Together budget that included $44.4 million in amendments to the administration’s original proposal, focusing city investments…
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22 July
State Seeks to Boost Mental Health Counseling
OAKLAND POST — It’s 1 p.m. on a balmy Oakland afternoon as residents of Great Expectations Residential Care, a home for people with mental illness, gather in an activity room for…
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20 July
New Mixed Media Art Exhibition
OAKLAND POST — From now through Sept. 30, a new mixed media art show is donning the walls of the Linda Lee Calvan Drake Gallery at El Sol Restaurant, 101 Park…
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