The ''Oakland Post'' is the largest African-American weekly newspaper in Northern California, headquartered in

Downtown Oakland Downtown Oakland is the central business district of Oakland, California, United States; roughly bounded by both the Oakland Estuary and Interstate 880 on the southwest, Interstate 980 on the northwest, Grand Avenue on the northeast, and Lak ...

. It is one of five local newspapers published by the Post News Group, along with the ''Berkeley Tri-City Post'', the '' Richmond Post'', the ''San Francisco Post'' and the ''South County Post''.Diversifying the Teacher Workforce: Preparing and Retaining Highly Effective Teachers, Christine Sleeter, Kevin Kumashiro, Routledge, 2012
/ref> At its height, the paper circulated 55,000 copies a week.

History

The ''Oakland Post'' founded in 1963 by Thomas L. Berkley and his spouse, Velda M. Berkley as the first paper of the Post News Group.Online Archive of California
/ref> Headquartered in

downtown Oakland Downtown Oakland is the central business district of Oakland, California, United States; roughly bounded by both the Oakland Estuary and Interstate 880 on the southwest, Interstate 980 on the northwest, Grand Avenue on the northeast, and Lak ...

The weekly serves the San Francisco Bay Area communities of Oakland, Berkeley,

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and

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. After Thomas Berkley's death in 2001, his widow, Velda Berkley became the sole owner of the paper. In December 2004, Berkley sold the ''Oakland Post'' to Paul Cobb, the former director of the Oakland Citizen's Committee for Urban Renewal (OCCUR). Before acquiring the paper, Paul Cobb had worked as a reporter for the ''Oakland Post'' for 39 years. Thomas Berkley's daughter, Gail Berkley, is still an executive editor of the ''Oakland Post''."Cobb buys Oakland Post paper", ''East Bay Times''
/ref> The paper continues to publish news and advertising, circulating 25,000 copies a week.

Murder of Chauncey Bailey

In June 2007, prominent African-American journalist

Chauncey Bailey Chauncey Wendell Bailey Jr. (October 20, 1949 – August 2, 2007) was an American journalist noted for his work primarily on issues of the African American community. He served as editor-in-chief of '' The Oakland Post'' in Oakland, California, ...

had been promoted to editor-in-chief of all five Post newspapers. On the morning of August 2, 2007, Bailey was killed by a gunman at close range, as he was walking to work, around 7:30 am at the southeast corner of 14th and Alice streets; across from Oakland's Lakeside Apartments District. Oakland Police described the murder as an assassination. Witnesses said a single gunman wearing dark clothing and a ski mask approached Bailey, shot twice and ran to a waiting get-away van.

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External links

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Chauncey Bailey obituary
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