TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS By Post Staff
integrity of the 2016 presidential election and an unlawful plan to suppress negative information, which included concealing a hush money payment to ‘Stormy Daniels,’ an adult film star. Even though this verdict is an unprecedented felony conviction of a former president or party frontrunner, Trump can still run for office. Trump called the jury’s decision a “disgrace” and said the “real verdict” will come during the presidential election on Nov. 5. President Joe Biden said on social media that his 2024 rival can only be defeated at the ballot box. In a press conference after the
Alvin Bragg, the first African American to serve as district attorney in Manhattan, also made history as the first prosecutor to indict, prosecute and convict a former U.S. president. Official portrait.
A New York jury found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in his New York hush money criminal trial. A jury of seven men and five women voted unanimously for the 34 guilty verdicts. Judge Juan Merchan announced a sentencing date for July 11. Alvin Bragg, the first African American to serve as district attorney in Manhattan, who braved threats and negative media attacks from Trump, led a prosecution that proved Trump’s participation in a conspiracy to undermine the
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verdict Bragg did not say if he will request a prison sentence for Trump. He said, “The judge scheduled sentencing for July 11. We will speak in court at that time. We will also set a motion schedule. We’ll speak as we have done throughout this proceeding.” Bragg said, “This type of whitecollar prosecution is core to what we do at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.” Thanking the jury, Bragg said “their service is literally the cornerstone of our judicial system. They paid attention to the evidence and the law.”
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OPINION: Are Black Doctors Being
Disproportionately Challenged by the Current Healthcare System? Special to the Post By Lawrence Dunbar
Doctors have found that the increased use of social media by teen kids ages 13 to 17 years old has been linked to many short-term and long-term risks in their mental health. Photo credit to lakshmiprasad S, iStock.
Social Media is Harming Teen Mental Health and Development, Kaiser Doctors Say
By Magaly Muñoz
The increased use of social media by teen kids ages 13 to 17 years old has been linked to many shortterm and long-term risks in their mental health, according to Kaiser
Permanente doctors. Teens typically spend around five hours daily using one of four different social media applications such as Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter), Facebook and TikTok. Dr. Matt Zils, a child and fam-
ily clinical psychologist at Kaiser Oakland Medical Center, said some short-term harms that come with overuse of social media include sleep deprivation, lack of exercise, and ongoing peer pressure beyond Continued on page 8
Alameda County to Partner with Oakland Teaching Credential Program to Boost Employment Opportunities
Jovan Lowe, a Reach graduate, working with her students at Peralta Elementary. Alameda County Office of Education and Reach University are partnering to provide a low-cost pathway for prospective teachers to earn their bachelor’s degrees or teaching credentials while gaining experience in the classroom. Photo courtesy of Reach University.
By Magaly Muñoz
The Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) is partnering with Reach University’s teacher
accreditation program to provide a low-cost pathway for prospective teachers to earn their bachelor’s degrees while gaining experience
in the classroom. Reach University is an Oaklandbased nonprofit that is dedicated to advancing undergraduate and graduate degrees and credentials in California. The program mainly partners with K-12 school districts to provide potential teacher candidates specializing in subjects such as liberal arts, math, science of reading, and computer science. The partnership between ACOE and Reach University is intended to help fill the gap in teacher vacancies that 120 classrooms are seeing across the county. The program will accept no less than 150 candidates over the next three years, but demand is high and will possibly Continued on page 8
In a May 22 Health Beat TV interview conducted by attorney John Burris, Dr. Geoffrey Watson and Dr. Ralph Peterson were asked, “As African American physicians, do you feel that you’ve been treated differently than Caucasian physicians?” Dr. Watson and Dr. Peterson Health Beat TV show participants left to right are John Burris, Dr. indicated clearly that they feel Geoffrey Watson and Dr. Ralph Peterson. that they have been treated differ- monitored without treatment. In by Black vs. non-Black primary ently than Caucasian physicians. the current healthcare system, Af- physicians revealed that those Dr. Watson cited a recent conrican American patients tend to who saw Black doctors received versation with Dr. Ernie Bonner, receive lower quality healthcare 34% more preventative services. a pain management physician, services, including for cancer, The study revealed that if Black who said that none of his white HIV and prenatal preventative men had received these increased patients have been turned away care, which was noted through preventative services, it would from pharmacies for pain mediseveral research studies. In gen- have reduced the cardiovascular cation prescriptions, while many eral, African Americans are less mortality of Black men by 19% of his Black patients have been likely to receive treatment for car- and improved life expectancy in turned away. Dr. Peterson agreed that within diovascular disease and are more Black men by 8%. Burris told how his stepson hospital pharmacies, and even likely to have unnecessary limb with the medical board, African American physicians are not treated equally. A study by the California Research Bureau and California State Library indicated that Latino and Black physicians were both more likely to receive complaints from hospitals, pharmacies and other health institutions and they were more likely to see those complaints escalate into investigations and disciplinary actions. The doctors referred to an Dr. Watson with some of his young medical and health trainees. article published in the New York amputations. had been treated by non-Black Times in 2020 that explained how Burris asked, “Is there any evi- doctors, was told that there was racial bias still affects many asdence that Black patients do better nothing wrong. He and his wife pects of the healthcare system. or might live longer if they were Cheryl advocated for her son and The doctors explained that treated by Black doctors?” insisted on further testing, pain many African American paDr. Peterson and Dr. Watson management and treatment, but tients are often wary of the current healthcare system, particu- agreed that Black patients have later found that her son had died larly after the Tuskegee Institute better outcomes when they see from late-stage cancer. Burris study, lasting from 1932 to 1972, Black doctors. A randomized said his stepson’s death was also in which African American men study of 1,300 African Ameri- a result of racial bias and the lack Continued on page 8 with syphilis were unknowingly can patients who were treated
Civil Rights Attorney Walter Riley Receives Honorary Doctorate at SFSU By Ken Epstein
Walter Riley, center, receives an honorary doctoral degree May 24 at San Francisco State University. He is flanked by SFSU President Lynne Mahoney, right, and Wenda Fong, chair of the California State University board of trustees. Photo courtesy SF State.
San Francisco State University (SFSU) awarded Oakland attorney and civil rights activist Walter Riley an honorary doctorate degree at the university’s commencement ceremony on Friday, May 24. Riley addressed more than 7,300 students receiving their degrees as well as their more than 30,000 guests. Riley was one of three recipients of the honorary doctorates, along with activist and actor Benjamin Bratt and the late psychologist, activist, and educator Joseph L. White, who died in 2017. In his remarks, Riley stood in
solidarity with students and educators at SFSU and other campuses across the country who are changing history by raising their voices and risking their personal safety for social justice here and abroad. “In these times of political danger to our society, we must not rest,” he said. “San Francisco State University celebrates its students and faculty who engage in academic inquiry, debate, and protest, which are so very critical in seeking a just world.” Referring to the fight for justice for the people of Palestine, he said, “I want to lift up the encampment
here where students and faculty fight for a cease-fire in Gaza and saying ‘no’ to genocide.” At this point, Riley received a sustained ovation from the audience of thousands. “I accept this recognition of my life’s work for civil rights, against racism, against police brutality, against exploitation of our environment and people for the benefit of the economic and political elite. I acknowledge all those whose work make the campus a place for truth and justice. Through our collective efforts we can move closer to a world where ideals become reali-
ties.” A lawyer whose practice areas include police misconduct, civil rights, and criminal defense. Riley serves as a board member of the Coalition for Police Accountability and chair of Deep Medicine Circle. He became an activist at a young age. He served as president of the young-adult chapter of the Durham, North Carolina, NAACP and organized voter registration drives, lunch counter sit-ins, job campaigns and campaigns to desegregate public accommodations, schools and businesses. He became Continued on page 8