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21 Jan

Urban Tilth’s MLK Day of Service Showcases Richmond’s Green Thumb

News Feature, Edgardo Cervano-Soto Teams of volunteers in white MLK t-shirts pushed wheelbarrows of compost and struck the ground with shovels for Urban Tilth’s 6th Annual MLK Day of National Service...

14 Jan

Q&A: Byron Hurt and the Dish on ‘Soul Food Junkies’

Question & Answer, Malcolm Marshall Ed. Note: Writer, activist, lecturer and filmmaker Byron Hurt takes on tough subjects for the right reasons. His previous film “Beyond Beats and Rhymes,” explored the...

06 Jan

‘Django Unchained’: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Commentary, Jazmyne Z. Young, Asani Shakur EDITOR'S NOTE: The following two film reviews offer competing perspectives on Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained," a movie about a former slave who sets out to...

31 Dec

A Death Retold: Q&A with Filmmaker Ryan Coogler

Leer en Español Question & Answer, Lani Conway, New America Media Editor's Note: At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, 26-year-old filmmaker Ryan Coogler makes his feature debut with "Fruitvale," a drama inspired...

04 Nov

St. Mark’s Catholic Church Celebrates its Centennial

Leer en Español Q & A by Iraida Santillan EDITOR’S NOTE: In Richmond, few things have been around as long as St. Mark’s Catholic Church, which this year is celebrating its 100th...

24 Oct

Together, Residents Weave Tale of a Healthier Richmond

First Person, Tania Pulido During the past three years that I’ve been working at Urban Tilth, I’ve had experiences that have drastically expanded my skills, development and overall understanding of the...

04 Sep

Richmond Co-op Does More Than Just Fix Bikes

Leer en Español News Feature, Monica Quesada James Johnson, 20, is a bike mechanic. Born and raised in Richmond, Johnson has for years fixed bikes out of his own garage, all the...

04 Sep

Re-Writing the Story of Richmond Through RAW Talent

By Molly Raynor On a sunny afternoon in Richmond last Spring, a group of 5th - 8th grade students gathered outside in a circle on the grass to write poems during...

31 Aug

Comfort and Serenity in the Iron Triangle

News Feature, William H. Fraker In the neighborhood known as the Iron Triangle, comfort and serenity can be found at the corner of 6th and MacDonald, where a once-barren lot...

Bored at Home? Hidden Gems Offer Summertime Fun in Richmond

Feature, Adrienne Chainey With summer under way, many people find being cooped up inside to be a downer. But wait! Whether you like to do things outdoors, or just don’t...

26 Jul

Question of the Month: Small Biz Community Weighs in on Soda Tax

Compiled by Monica Quesada QUESTION: If the Soda Tax is approved by Richmond voters in November, do you think people will stop buying soda? And if passed, how do you think...

25 Jul

Ceasefire Brings Healing to the Streets

Video, Street Soldiers Radio (106KMEL) North Richmond Night Walk July 13, 2012 Richmond Ceasefire/Lifelines to Healing is a movement to stop the killings without sending more people to jail. Across the community- faith...

25 May

From the Pen, to the Page, to the Heart: RAW Talent electrifies

News Feature, Edgardo Cervano-Soto Poetry, in its fragile beauty and crackling roughness, was fully embodied last Sunday night courtesy of RAW Talent, as the poets performed their first spoken word play,...

22 May

RICHMOND’S HOMETOWN CHAMPION OF VERSE

Q n A, Edgardo Cervano-Soto EDITOR’S NOTE: Nyabingha McDowell, 15, began performing spoken word over a year ago with one of Richmond’s most exciting artist groups, RAW Talent. After two years...