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Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14OPINION: AI Needs to Know Who Is the Boss
OAKLAND POST — AI is software running on computers. However startling the conversation may feel, the machine does not have my childhood, my mother, my father, my mistakes, my embarrassments, my loves, my grudges, my Filipino American history, my aging body or my accumulated sense…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14Goldi-Locs and Two (or Three) Bears in the Forest in California Hills
OAKLAND POST — My husband has anticipated 99% of our needs – tents, saws, canopies, batteries, shovels, rakes, axes, picks, etc., and Goldi-Locs instructs and reminds us how to get from step A to B, but there is nothing like the experience you gain on your own. Meaning: you don’t…
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Published September 14California’s Legal Cannabis Market Hits $8 Billion as State Touts Progress on Fighting Drugs, Crime
OAKLAND POST — “We are building a legal cannabis market that generates billions for Californians, and going after the illicit operators who undermine it,” said Newsom. “That’s public safety: protect consumers, support the businesses playing by the rules, and put the revenue to…
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Published September 14Henry O. Flipper: A Trailblazer at West Point and Beyond
OAKLAND POST — Flipper’s promising military career ended abruptly in 1881 when he was accused of embezzling commissary funds. A court-martial acquitted him of embezzlement, but convicted him of conduct unbecoming of an officer. The Army dismissed him in 1882. The circumstances…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14Latest Massacre in Haiti Reveals Cruelty U.S. Deportations
OAKLAND POST — The Haiti Action Committee condemns recent violence in Haiti following a massacre by the Viv Ansanm paramilitary death squad in Kenscoff on August 23. This attack targeted survivors sheltering in a church and homes, with estimates of 40 to over 70 killed and women…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14OPINION: Nolan Wells’ Death One of Several Signifying Racial Terror Lives on in U.S. South
The legacy of lynchings and racial terror in the American South continues in 2026 in a spate of suspicious deaths of young African Americans across the region. Local authorities have perpetually underinvestigated and even covered up these cases. The most prominent recent case is…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14Oakland Post: Week of September 9 – 15, 2026
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of September 9 - 15, 2026 The post Oakland Post: Week of September 9 – 15, 2026 first appeared on Post News Group .
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Published September 10Prostate Cancer is Twice as Likely to Kill Black Men. Talking to Your Doctor Could Help Save Your Life
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The American Cancer Society recommends that African American men speak with their doctor at age 45 about whether prostate cancer screening is right for them. Men at even higher risk should have that discussion at age 40, especially those with one or more…
Richmondside
Published September 09A Richmond resident’s week-long saga in ICE detention
A Richmond resident’s week-long saga in ICE detention When Sergio Chapparo, a Berkeley restaurant manager, was detained at the Oakland Airport, friends, family and coworkers rallied to track him down and fight for his release.
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 07Oakland Post: Week of September 2 – 8, 2026
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of September 2 - 8, 2026 The post Oakland Post: Week of September 2 – 8, 2026 first appeared on Post News Group .
Oakland Voices
Published September 03California could soon end child marriage after years of debate
Before the new ban passed, California didn't even have a minimum age for marriage — unlike most other states.
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published August 31OPINION: Angie Nixon Will Turn You Into a Democratic Socialist If Donald Trump Hasn’t Already
The survey defined “comfortable” as spending 50% of income on necessities, 30% on “like-to-haves,” and putting 20% in savings. Are your percentages way out of whack? Like 100% on necessities? The post OPINION: Angie Nixon Will Turn You Into a Democratic Socialist If Donald Trump…