Recreating Richmond’s Home Front
Photo Essay, Ann Bassette Richmond hosted its 8th annual Home Front Festival on October 11 with a new theme — Kids Can Do It. As always, it was a popular event driving...
15
Oct
Tech Fest Unites Nonprofits From Around the World in Richmond
by Chanelle Ignant At the California Nonprofit Technology Festival, or simply Tech Fest, hosted at the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Richmond, there were no power point...
12
Oct
‘Youth of Color’ Voting Still Critical in Competitive Political Races
New America Media, News Report, Khalil Abdullah Youth voter turnout in North Carolina, including a sizeable segment of ethnic voters, will play a critical role in determining whether Democratic incumbent Sen. Kay...
12
Oct
Majority of California Voters Support Health Care for the Undocumented
New America Media, News Report, Anna Challet and Viji Sundaram A majority of California voters support the idea of expanding health coverage to include all low-income people in the state, regardless of...
12
Oct
Q&A: Ebola and Africa’s Untold Stories
New America Media, Question & Answer, George White Ed. Note: As chair of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma directs the staff and the work of the African Union (AU),...
06
Oct
DACA Recipients Grateful for Present, Uncertain About Future
Story and Video • Edgardo Cervano-Soto Manuel Martinez thought his future would follow the life of his father. When he was 17, he thought he’d work in construction after high school....
05
Oct
The Power of Being Outside
By Zaira Sierra For over four years, I’ve worked with Richmond families. I’ve volunteered with Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization assisting undocumented youth with their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...
02
Oct
Trio of Mayoral Candidates Offers Voters Distinct Choice
[caption id="attachment_4275" align="alignnone" width="720"] Uche Uwahemu, from left, Tom Butt and Nat Bates are running for mayor of Richmond. (photo by Fan Fei, Richmond Confidential)[/caption] News Report, Malcolm Marshall | Photos,...
26
Sep
Training Tomorrow’s Richmond Leaders Starts Today
Commentary, Vernon Whitmore Approaching the November's elections, I have been thinking more and more about Richmond's future, not just after this year's votes are cast, but in the years and generations...
22
Sep
Richmond City Council Candidate: Dameion King
Profile, Nancy Deville City Council candidate Dameion King may be a newcomer to the Richmond political scene, but he says he’s no stranger to the needs of the city. “I’ve had bullets...
19
Sep
Cleaning up Richmond
Photo Essay, David Meza David Batiste says he loves the job he describes as “a little dangerous” and “never the same routine.” Baptiste is an equipment operator with Richmond’s Code...
18
Sep
RUHS Class of ’59 Shares Memories at 55-Year Reunion
Photo Essay, Ann Bassette Members of the Richmond Union High School class of 1959 celebrated their 55-year reunion at a two day event at the Hilton in Concord last August. It...
17
Sep
September 23 — An Earth Day for Voters
News Report, Anna Challet | New America Media In a world where every day is a holiday – there’s National Doughnut Day, Pi Day (honoring the number 3.14 and celebrated by eating pie),...
15
Sep
Richmond Woman Leads 350 Mile Trek for Immigration Reform
Story by Jennifer Herrera It was July 22, 2014 and Valeska Castañeda was heading out, on foot, with a group of mothers and children for a long journey across California. The...
14
Sep
The Push to Register Young Voters
by Luis Cubas It’s no secret that one of the groups least likely to register, or vote, is the youth. Now, a local group is hoping to help change that trend. September...
