An Unexpected Canvas: Richmond Artists Beautify Trashcans
Daud Abdullah runs Treasure Box Academy, a project that he hopes will help beautify the city, one trash can at a time...
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Feb
12
Feb
Black History Recognized and Honored in Richmond
Sims Thompson was one of three African-Americans honored on February 3, at the City of Richmond Community Services Department’s annual Black History Month Celebration....
08
Feb
Children’s Bookstore Hopes to Turn the Page on Racism
The determined faces of Black historical figures sit at the entrance of the Multicultural Children’s Bookstore in the newly re-named Shops at Hilltop mall in Richmond. The display of books...
07
Feb
Convening Brings Parent Leaders Together
About 60 parents from various ethnic backgrounds, with children in schools around Richmond, recently gathered to celebrate local parents’ commitment to making schools better and their role as community leaders....
06
Feb
Paid Family Leave Benefits Expand — Workers Pay For It But Rarely Use It
California wage earners welcoming a new child to the family or caring for a seriously ill relative this year can expect increased support from the state’s Paid Family Leave Program....
05
Feb
Save Our Sisters: Indigenous Voices at the Women’s March
For the second year in a row, women from all walks of life gathered in the streets the streets of the Bay Area and across the country for the Women’s...
01
Feb
Local Happenings: February 2018
The Richmond Community Services Department will host its annual Black History Celebration from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium, 403 Civic Center Plaza....
01
Feb
Black Student Union Aims to Unite, Uplift
For Jarschire Dennis, launching the Black Student Union at Kennedy High School was long overdue....
30
Jan
Thousands Take to the Streets for Women’s March Kern County
Hundreds of women descended upon downtown Bakersfield Saturday, marching, chanting and sharing inspirational stories of female empowerment during Kern County’s first Women’s March....
30
Jan
Unity Park Abre el Día de MLK
Cuando Jaccari Meriwether tenía ocho años, sabía que no debía acercarse a las vías ferroviarias fuera de función de Atchiston Train en Richmond. El área era conocida por el crimen,...
29
Jan
Festival Aims to Inspire People ‘Into Action’
The main goal of the Into Action Social Justice was to encourage people to act and prepare folks to leave the event ready to commit to a social justice cause....
24
Jan
Author Discusses ‘Color of Law’ in a Segregated Richmond
Housing bias in the suburbs, like race-based segregation of renters and home-owners in post-war Richmond, was no accident, Richard Rothstein explains in his new book, The Color of Law: A...
24
Jan
Unity Park Opens On MLK Day
More than 400 community members gathered at the Richmond Greenway trail on January 15 to celebrate the grand opening of Unity Park during the 11th annual Martin Luther King Jr....
22
Jan
What’s So Special About Oakley
I love Oakley for the energy and good hearts of the people who work to improve the community, and now that I’m an adult, I want to be one of...
19
Jan
Curbside Kitchen Food Truck Serves up Filipino Gourmet
Curbside Kitchen, a mobile food truck and brainchild of Richmond brothers Russell and Raynard Lozano, is cooking up Filipino inspired gourmet, served American style, for the masses....
