For The Colored Boys in The Black Hoodies
By Monet Boyd, 16 The first time I found out that “justice” was just a word was about three days ago. I was sitting on my couch when my friend sent...
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Jul
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Jul
Q&A: Where Did Prosecution Go Wrong in Zimmerman Trial?
Interview, Dr. Joseph Marshall / Street Soldiers Radio Posted: Jul 16, 2013 Editor's Note: In an excerpt from an interview with Street Soldiers radio host Dr. Joseph Marshall, Oakland-based civil...
12
Jul
Q&A: A Year After Refinery Fire, No “Culture of Safety” at Chevron”
Leer en Español Question & Answer, Nicole Hudley Editor's Note: Last August, an explosion and fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, Calif. sent a vaporized plume into the sky and into...
11
Jul
Fruitvale Station the Movie: Will the World Feel it Like We Do in Oakland?
Leer en Español Commentary • Pendarvis Harshaw OAKLAND, Calif. -- The crowd let out a monstrous applause just before the private screening of Fruitvale Station began inside Oakland’s Grand Lake Theatre. The...
08
Jul
Independence Day Starts Early in Richmond
News Feature, Adrienne Chainey Happy Third of July, Richmond! As odd as it seems, the City of Richmond puts on their official fireworks show every year on the third and...
04
Jul
Community Hero: Corey Mason, a Teacher Who Changed My Life
Profile, Monet Boyd On the outside, Corey Mason is a regular fellow with long thick hair, which he wears pulled back in a ponytail. His “uniform” almost always consists of some...
03
Jul
Memories of My Father, BART and a Bygone Era
First Person, Rosa Solorzano, New America Media Posted: Jul 03, 2013 Photo: Alvaro Mauricio Solorzano in his BART uniform, with his children outside their home in Pittsburg, Calif. circa 1980. OAKLAND –...
03
Jul
‘Stop the Haters’ – SF Pride Revelers Look at What’s Next for Gay Rights
Photo Essay • Leah Andritsch, New America Media Last weekend’s San Francisco Pride Parade came days after a Supreme Court decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied benefits...
01
Jul
Richmond High Students Bring Life to Vacant Lot
News Feature, Tania Pulido What do you like to do on a Saturday? On June 15th about 40 Richmond High school students, community members, and Bay Area residents chose to gather,...
Open Mic: What do you think about San Pablo’s Police Surveillance Program?
Video • Edgardo Cervano-Soto The CC Pulse took to the streets of San Pablo to ask residents their opinion of the city's new police surveillance program. The program includes installing cameras,...
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Jun
Q&A: Jeff Ritterman On the Soda Tax’s Future, Income Inequality and Health in Richmond
Interview, Malcolm Marshall Editors Note: Jeff Ritterman, 64, is a retired cardiologist and former Richmond City Council member. Ritterman was a driving force behind Measure N, which would have imposed...
23
Jun
Housing Fair Looks to Aid Troubled Homeowners and Hopeful Buyers
News Report • Donny Lumpkins and Peter Schurmann For years Gregory Greer has gotten up in the early morning hours to make the 15-mile trip from his home in Vallejo to...
22
Jun
Fountain Brings Fresh Water to Thirsty Kids at Elm Playlot
News Report • Edgardo Cervano-Soto It took five years of community organizing, government meetings, and filling out grant applications, but the Elm Playlot on 7th and Elm Street is on track...
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Jun
Sealing Youth Offender Records Brings ‘Chance at a New Life’
Commentary, David Cunningham, New America Media Ed. Note: In June, youth advocates testified before a hearing of the Senate Public Safety Committee in Sacramento in support of AB 1006, which...
