Former City Councilman Brutalized by Oakland Police Granted $360K Settlement
“I don’t believe that it’s justice,” said former city councilmember Wilson Riles Jr....
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Exclusive: Stephen Curry Talks 2974 NFT Collection, Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation—‘This Is What It’s All About’
All of the profits amassed from Stephen Curry's 2974 NFT Collection sales goes to the nonprofit Eat. Learn. Play. foundation and the Oakland community....
Black Oakland Business Group Looks to Purchase Oakland Coliseum Site For NFL Franchise
Black Oakland business group is trying to buy the city’s stake in the Oakland Coliseum site so they can construct a new stadium...
This Oakland Takeout Spot Also Serves As A Food Hub For Black-Owned Pop-Up Shops
This Black chef is looking to give back to his hometown of Oakland by creating a hub to help other local Black-owned food businesses....
Oakland Business Group Attempting to Become NFL’s First Black-Owned Team
The African-American Sports & Entertainment Committee, a Black business development group, is looking to become NFL's first Black-owned team...
This Historic Black Bookstore is Fighting To Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic
One of Oakland's most historic bookstores in African American literature is struggling to stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic....
How One Man Utilized Oakland’s Social Equity Program to Start a Budding Cannabis Business
Jessie Grundy talked to Black Enterprise about taking advantage of Oakland's Social Equity Program to start his cannabis business, The Peakz Co....
Black-Owned Red Bay Coffee Roasters Expands From Oakland to Los Angeles
Oakland-based black-owned coffee company Red Bay Coffee Roasters has opened up an additional location in the city of Los Angeles...
Oakland Pays Unprecedented Tribute to CEO and Hometown Hero Bernard Tyson
On Sunday morning, the flag-draped casket of Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson was placed in the center of the Rotunda in Oakland...
Black Founders Open Oakland’s First Equity Marijuana Dispensary
Oakland's equity permit program offers marijuana dispensary permits to longtime residents of areas of the city that were most impacted by the drug war or...