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Attorney Pamela Price Takes Lead in Alameda County DA Race
59th Year, No. 22
Progressives take lead in City Council races and for new progressive majority
Gap narrows between Sheng Thao and leading Oakland mayoral candidate Loren Taylor FIGB co-founder and Post columnist Richard Johnson with Stanley Cox, aka, Mistah FAB. (Photos by Jonathanfitnessjones)
Front row-Pastor Virgil Childs, Vanessa Russell, Marcel Paterson, Teresa Patterson, Paul Cobb; Second row - Pastor Kai Simone-Hodges, Adriana Preciado, Pastor Edwin Brown, First Lady Paul Brown; Third row - Rachel Sankey; Fourth row - Dr. Marilyn Saulsberry, Jose Henriquez, Pastor Raymond Lankford; Fifth row - Jasmine Woods, Deacon Earl Jacobs Trends in this week’s vote count indicate some potential winners (L to R): Pamela Price, District Attorney; Janani Ramachandran, City Council D-4; Kevin Jenkins, City Council D-6; Jennifer Brouhard, School Board D-2; and Valarie Bachelor, School Board D-6.
Ribbon Cutting. Teresa Patterson, Pastor Edwin Brown, Deacon Earl Jacobs. (Photos by Jonathanfitnessjones)
Oakland’s Market Street SDA Church Opens C.O.R.E Center to Serve Community Needs
By Post Staff The Market Street Seventhday Adventist Church (SDA) in the West Oakland community celebrated the November 12 grand opening of a new, refurbished center at 3415 Market St.in Oakland. The facility will house services to be known as C.O.R.E., which stands for Community Outreach Resources Education. The center will be helping the unhoused population next door to the church. “The purpose of The C.O.R.E. at Market Street is to address the needs of the family by tailoring academic and practical subject matter by age and demographic,” said Pastor E.F. Brown. “This approach builds on our strengths and provides outreach and supportive services designed to reach neighborhood
children, their parents and senior members of this urban community. This facility is designed to enable the Market Street SDA Church to continue our 99-year legacy.” Pastor Brown explained that C.O.R.E. at Market Street has four pillars of service: 1. COMMUNITY- Helping the unhoused population (Homeless) 2. OUTREACH - Meeting space for community and faithbased partners; group and individual Bible studies; spiritual counseling. 3. RESOURCES -- Social justice support; healthy living partnership hub health screenings (dental, blood pressure, etc.) 4. EDUCATION — Afterschool tutorial programs; life skills & stewardship classes; career/vocational training
Healing and Hope for the Holidays and Beyond: Charlotte Maxwell Clinic’s 365 Mission
“Magical; Loving; Healing; First of its kind,” are just a few of the words that clients, volunteers and staff use to describe the unique and caring wellness sanctuary known as Charlotte Maxwell Clinic (CMC). For 31 years, Charlotte Maxwell Clinic has been providing free integrative care for low-income women with cancer. Last week, CMC hosted a table when the Golden State Warriors held their first ever Cancer Awareness Night. The Warriors won against the Miami Heat and many fans posted tributes to loved ones and learned about CMC’s services that include: • Acupuncture • Massage/Bodywork • Guided Imagery Continued on Page 10
With thousands of ballots still to be counted, progressive candidate Pamela Price has taken the lead in the Alameda County District Attorney race, while likely winners of several Board of Education races are on the verge of forming a new progressive majority on the school board for the first time in decades. “(Tuesday evening,) our campaign took the lead in the race for Alameda DA…There are still so many more ballots to be counted, and we must continue to wait for the victory,” Price wrote in an email to supporters. “I remain confident that the final tally will be an exclamation point in history…it will be our charge to reclaim and fix our broken criminal justice system, restore public trust and rebuild public safety,” Price wrote. In school board races, progressive candidates opposed to closing neighborhood schools, Jennifer Brouhard in District 2 and Valarie Bachelor in District 6, are in front. If they maintain
their leads, they will join Board members Mike Hutchinson and VanCedric Williams to form a majority on the seven-member board against closing schools and opposed to charter school expansion. (Because of redistricting, Hutchinson is running for a seat in District 4, but his current term as the District 5 representative doesn’t end for two more years.) “We ran a good campaign…It was about the issues and people placed their votes in wanting to see an end to school closures and funding our schools,” said Brouhard on Facebook. “I’m optimistic about the outcome of our people-powered campaign.” In District 4, Nick Resnick, backed by Mayor Libby Schaaf and pro-charter leaders, remains in the lead. Progressive and very liberal candidates are also far ahead in Oakland City Council races. Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas is well ahead of her opponent in her race to win Continued on Page 10
Rep. Barbara Lee Releases Statement on Nancy Pelosi’s Retirement from House Leadership
Giving Back, While Giving Thanks
Mistah FAB Collaborates With FIGB, AASEG and Post to Help Needy By Richard Johnson Every year the season of giving is highlighted by the acts of those who desire to give to those who are less fortunate. We should salute and embrace those givers! One such person is Stanley Cox, better known as Mistah FAB, who has been giving to the community for more than 18 years. He has demonstrated a remarkable spirit of thanks, gratitude, and humility in all of his various forms of giving back to his community. Continued on Page 10
Amir Abu Haqq Shabazz Releases New Film: ‘I Thought You Knew’
Congresswomen Nancy Pelosi and Barbara Lee pay tribute to the life, legacy, and leadership of Shirley Chisholm – the first African American women elected to Congress - at the unveiling of the U.S. Postal Service’s Shirley Chisholm Forever stamp and discussed the House Democrats’ women’s economic agenda: “When Women Succeed, America Succeeds” at Mills College in Amir Abu Haqq Shabazz, left, with Elise Neal, an actress who has appeared in several films Haqq Shabazz has Oakland. / Nancy Pelosi/Flickr
As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to shift to Republican leadership in the next session of Congress, longtime Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, announced on Thursday that she would step down from the leadership although she would continue to serve. Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), Speaker Pelosi’s longtime friend and colleague, released the following statement on Thursday after learning of Pelosi’s decision to retire from House leadership: “As the first woman Speaker to lead Congress, Speaker Pelosi’s career was one of transformational leadership. From passing the Affordable Care Act and presiding over some of the most consequen-
tial legislation in modern history to leading the charge to protect our democracy after January 6th, Nancy Pelosi is truly the greatest speaker to ever serve. “I consider Speaker Pelosi a dear friend, a congressional neighbor, and a fierce leader. I congratulate her on an incredible career in House leadership and look forward to continuing to serve the Bay Area alongside her in Congress. I wish her beloved husband, Paul, a speedy and full recovery and wish Speaker Pelosi and her family the best of luck in this next chapter. Her legacy will live on forever.” From Sean Ryan, communications director of Rep. Barbara Lee’s media relations office.
produced. Photo courtesy of Haqq Shabazz. IN YO FACE Filmworks recently released the film, “I Thought You Knew” on the internet and is available for viewing through IMDb. Amir Abu Haqq Shabazz, owner of Haqq Shabazz Entertainment, and a former independent ad sales representative for the Post News Group more than 20 years ago, has produced and/or co-produced many films with Black casts and crews. With the intent of addressing LGBTQ themes as well as mental health issues and how to cope with them, Haqq Shabazz’ most recent effort, “I Thought You Knew,” follows beautiful and intelligent Lavette, who has just been released from prison after completing a two-year sentence. While inside, she succeeds on her college SATs exam,
realizing her desire of going to college. But things swiftly spiral out of control. To her astonishment, her terrible connection with her father re-emerges as do troubles with her psychotic best friend. It results in a life-or-death situation. The stars of the film are Glenn Plummer, Felicia Snoop Pearson, Marcus T. Paulk, Drag-On, Lindsey Cruz, Zaina Juliette, and Michael Monteiro. The story concept was created by playwright and executive producer Retornzia Riser and the screenplay was written and directed by Conrad Glover. Haqq Shabazz, Damon Jamal, and Chad Montgomery, executive producers of IN YO FACE Filmworks, led a fine team of line producers in Riser, Cleo Flucker, Anthony A.B.