Equal Rights/Equity
Oakland Is Losing Its Racial, Age and Economic Diversity, Says New Report
By Ken Epstein Oakland is a city facing the loss of its racial, age, economic, cultural and…
“Path Not Found” – Report Says Low-income Students Lack Computer Access
Posted in Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity By Nikolas Zelinski The Level Playing Field Institute (LPFI) has released a report titled…
Mothers Alleges Her Son Was Beaten by Five Officers in Santa Rita
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety By Post staff In an interview with the Post, Mary Cook said her son…
Parents Fight to Keep Bilingual Class for Spanish-speaking Kindergartners
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity By Ken Epstein Latino parent leaders have been fighting the Oakland Unified School District for…
School District Places Security Officers on Leave After Video Shows Student Was Punched and Choked
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety “What happened in this… incident is absolutely unacceptable,” said Supt. Antwan Wilson By Post…
Protesters Shut Down Council Meeting , Demand Affordable Housing Not Luxury Apartments
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Gentrification, Police-Public Safety, Politics, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein Oakland City Council chambers became ground zero for…
Commentary: Longshore Union Shut Down Port of Oakland to Protest Police Killings
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Labor, Police-Public Safety By Stacey Rodgers On Friday, May 1 – International Workers Day, about…
Complaint Against Oakland Unified for “System-wide Violations of Rights of Children with Disabilities”
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Health By Post Staff Disability Rights of California has filed a complaint against the Oakland Unified…
The Outrage of Jailing Atlanta Black Educators
Posted in Commentary, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity By Kitty Kelly Epstein The jailing of seven Black Atlanta educators is an outrage matched…
Commentary: Oakland Needs a Department to Address Institutionalized Injustice
Posted in Commentary, Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Immigrant Rights, Labor, Police-Public Safety, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government By Kitty Kelly Epstein Two-thirds of the people…