By JR Valrey, The People’s Minister of Information I have never written a story that was as close to me as this one. The murder of my younger cousin Eric Davis, last Sunday at Lake Merritt in Oakland was a tragedy, that has not only … Continue readingCousin of Oakland murder victim Eric Davis Speaks Out
By JR Valrey, The Minister of Information Many know Ms. Regina Jackson, as the director of the East Oakland Youth Development Center in deep East Oakland, but these same people do not know that she has another very important post in the town, as the … Continue readingOakland Police Commission Chairwoman Regina Jackson Speaks
By JR Valrey, the Minister of Information Yesterday evening I woke from a nap, checked social media, and saw that another one of my brothers that I grew up with, on the Bay Area music scene over the last 20 plus years, Steve “Zumbi” Gaines … Continue readingSalute To My Brotha Zumbi of Zion I
By JR Valrey, The People’s Minister of Information While federal Black elected officials come to grips with the fact, that the Capitol Police, on January 6th, did nothing to quell a coordinated mass assassination attempt on them, as Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley and Maxine Waters have … Continue readingBART and the Oakland City Council’s Black Elected Officials Support Oscar Grant’s Family Call for Murder Charges After Sealed Records Release
By JR Valrey December 8th, at 9am, San Leandro Officer Jason Fletcher is set to appear in court, in Dublin, after being indicted on September 15th, for the killing of Steven Taylor. San Leandro police officer Jason Fletcher is charged with voluntary manslaughter, after the … Continue readingReminiscent of Oscar: San Leandro Police Officer Indicted For Killing Steven Taylor in Walmart in April
by JR Valrey Former San Francisco Supervisor Malia Cohen has just been appointed to head the San Francisco Police Commission this month, by Mayor London Breed. This is a very critical time in the nation’s history, where relations between the Black and Brown community as … Continue readingSan Francisco’s Police Commissioner Malia Cohen Speaks