City Leaders Offer Ways Forward in Tough Times
We turned to community, business and political leaders in search of some optimism in the face of the coronavirus, racism, climate change, and widespread unemployment....
08
Jul
06
Jul
Finding Light in the Darkness of Depression
A young man describes his experience learning to live with depression in a family that does not understand his pain....
03
Jul
Black Liberation Is Latinx Liberation Too
The recent Black Lives Matter protests have left some Latino people, who say this isn’t their fight, feeling left out. As a Dreamer and a non-Black Latinx, it is disappointing...
19
Jun
Richmond Teacher Is ‘Very Happy’ UCs Dropped the SAT, ACT
As a teacher who grew up and works in Richmond, I am very happy the University of California has eliminated the SAT and ACT from its freshman admission requirements....
18
Jun
SCOTUS Ruling Gives Dreamers a Night of Restful Sleep
A young woman describes the fear and anxiety caused by the Trump administration's efforts to end DACA and the relief brought by the SCOTUS ruling upholding it....
16
Jun
Black Lives Matter Founder Finds Hope in Global Protests Over Killing of George Floyd
For Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza, the widespread activism that followed the killing of George Floyd by Minnesota police has been heartening and "bittersweet."...
11
Jun
Youth Perspectives: Making Sense of the News and Protests
"With everything going on right now, it can be difficult to know what is true. As we know, not all news sources are reliable. I am making sense of everything...
04
Jun
My Business was Looted. I Still Support the Protests.
Violence against Black people affects us all. We don’t have to have Black skin to feel the rage and pain of a wrongful killing. I feel it in my body,...
02
Jun
The Difference Between Protesting and Looting
In Oakland Friday night, that message was sent as more than 8,000 people protested the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers....
07
Apr
Pregnancy and Coronavirus: Richmond Woman Shares Her Worries and Hope
My’rissa Sanders is expecting her first baby in June and is understandably both excited and a little nervous. But the 29-year-old Richmond resident became extra concerned when the COVID-19 pandemic...
27
Mar
Students Weigh In: How Is the Coronavirus Impacting Your Life?
“The weirdest thing is that 2020 is going to be a disaster brought on by a living thing that we can’t see."...
12
Mar
Don’t Get Suckered Into a MLM Scheme
In other words, if a job sounds too good to be true, and if the employees are so happy to the point it sounds as if they’re trying so hard,...
04
Feb
POINT-COUNTERPOINT: What Students Think of Measure R
Editors Note: The CC Pulse asked some current West Contra Costa County students about their views on Measure R, the school district’s latest attempt to pass a multi-million-dollar school construction...
01
Jan
The UC Needs To Drop the SAT, Says This Richmond Teacher
When considering prospective students, colleges and universities need a way to quickly assess their level of competency in English and mathematics. That has long been the SAT — formerly known...
31
Dec
Putting 2019 In Perspective As a New Parent
In September, I welcomed a baby boy. Every day since, I have wondered how I would teach him to embrace the complexities, horrors and beauty of the world that surrounds...
