Rasheed Shabazz

Keith Carson announces retirement after 30 years from Board of Supervisors

December 14, 2023 Rasheed Shabazz

Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson announces retirement. Nine candidates seek to replace him on Alameda County Board of Supervisors

Image of the Alameda County Courthouse by photographer Thomas Hawk with the works, "Alameda County establishes Reparations Commission."

Alameda County’s new Reparations Commission already behind schedule

September 12, 2023 Rasheed Shabazz

Alameda County established a Reparations Commission in March to address racial inequalities for African Americans. The Board of Supervisors has not appointed all 15 commissioners, nor set its first meeting date.

Street with orange bike lane with colorful wheels

East Oakland Futures Festival: Imagining a thriving future for East Oakland

July 11, 2022 Rasheed Shabazz

East Oakland Futures Festival combines arts, urban planning, and Afrofuturism.

Community gathers at Fruitvale Station in Oakland 13 years after murder of Oscar Grant

January 1, 2022 Rasheed Shabazz

Family, community gathers in Oakland to remember Oscar Grant.

COVID-19 cases decline as Oakland reopens

June 28, 2021 Rasheed Shabazz

COVID-19 cases have dropped in Oakland.

Oaklander Mario Gonzalez dies in Alameda Police custody

April 27, 2021 Rasheed Shabazz

Mario Gonzalez, 26, died in Alameda Police custody on April 19.

Orange cones line the way in a parking lot at the Oakland Coliseum, where military dressed people point the way. A big blue tent that says "Governor's Office of Emergency Services" is set up.

Coliseum vaccination site closing in April

March 29, 2021 Rasheed Shabazz

Oakland has 25,870 COVID-19 cases. Alameda County has had 82,243 cases and 1,399 deaths. Vaccine updates in Oakland To date, 808,611 vaccine doses have been administered, including 508,109 first doses and 309,878 full vaccinated. In