Young, Black and Addicted to Fast Food
Commentary • Sean Shavers Editor’s Note: A recent study from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) shows that American youth are still eating too much fast food, and that the...
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Apr
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Mar
Richmond Celebrates International Women’s Day, 2013
Photo Essay • David Meza In 2008 Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and her staff, in conjunction with numerous local organizations and community members, organized the city’s first annual International...
12
Feb
Love in the Time of Turf Wars
Play Review • Edgardo Cervano-Soto Walking into the theater at El Cerrito High School for RAW Talent’s new stage play, one automatically sensed there were two parallel stories taking place. One story...
07
Feb
As Beyoncé Endorses Soda, Youth Warn of the ‘Sugar Zombies’
Press Release • Anna Challet, New America Media Ed. Note: Organized in the fall of 2012, the Soda Sucks anti-advertising campaign, sponsored by New America Media, invited youth from across California...
01
Feb
Bringing Richmond’s Black History to Life
Profile, Malcolm Marshall Betty Reid Soskin is our country's oldest National Park Ranger and one of the most beautiful people I have met in Richmond. I had the pleasure of...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
