MF Doom, a Villain and Champion, Made His Mark on Music With a Mask
Rapper and producer MF Doom styled himself as a supervillain, but he was a champion of underground hip-hop culture....
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Jan
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Dec
2020 Was a Year of Grief Like No Other
Countless people lost their jobs, homes, health insurance and their lives as the coronavirus killed thousands and highlighted social inequities in the United States....
15
Dec
It’s Hard to Say I’m a Christian Anymore
A preachers' son writes that he is having a hard time reconciling his understanding of Jesus Christ with the hateful acts committed in the name of Christianity....
13
Dec
The Richmond I Love: An Accidental Home with Charm and Intrigue
Richmond Mayor Tom Butt takes a look back at the beginnings of his and wife Shirley's life in the Bay Area and what drew them to Point Richmond....
26
Nov
In a Difficult Year, Local Youth Give Thanks
Young people reflect on the meaning of Thanksgiving, the people and experiences they are thankful for this year and finding value even in their pain....
29
Oct
Día de los Muertos: A Day to Celebrate Life, not Death
Richmond teens tell us what the Day of the Dead means to them and how honoring their deceased loved ones helps their families cherish life....
28
Oct
It’s Time to Open Our Eyes, Speak Up and Get Up & Clean Up
When City Council candidate La'Tanya Dandie invited me to a cleanup she organized, I didn't know what to expect, writes a local youth....
27
Oct
The Richmond I Love: Black-led and the Meaning of Caring
As the Bay Area gentrifies and changes, we are asking people to share the Richmond they know and love. First up, Khalid Elahi writes, "if you are really from Richmond,...
23
Oct
Music at Home: the Sounds That Shaped Us
We asked local teens to tell us about their earliest memories of music and what their families listened to while they were growing up....
15
Oct
Social Media Puts Users Like Me in Quite a ‘Dilemma’
The Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma" prompted one young man to consider his own smartphone addiction and the good and bad of social media....
12
Oct
We Need to Talk About Black Mental Health. We Shouldn’t Have to Die For People to Listen.
Despite the lasting effects of intergenerational trauma, bias in health and media has taught many Black people to believe mental illness is not their problem....
09
Sep
What I Will Tell My Daughter About 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic, the deaths of Kobe Bryant and Chadwick Boseman, police killings, wildfires — here's what I'll tell my daughter about this year of bad news....
28
Aug
I Lost One Home to Eviction. Gentrification Is Taking My City.
Juan Carlos Mendoza's family was evicted when he was 7. As a young man, he worries he won't be able to stay in Richmond, his hometown, due to gentrification....
19
Aug
“Chevron Is On Fire” Again. Change Is Long Overdue.
The 2012 Chevron fire sent me and thousands of others to the hospital. Then, this month, I saw flames and smoke spewing from the refinery again....
14
Aug
Women of Color React to Kamala Harris VP Nomination With Enthusiasm, Reluctance
Their reactions included excitement over seeing a fellow Black and South Asian woman being up for the vice presidency and concern over her record as a prosecutor....
