Camp Connects New Richmond Family to Community
By Kenyatta Loftis My family and I moved to Richmond almost two and a half years ago from Marin County. At the time, I was concerned about some of the...
07
Jun
22
May
School Health Centers, Where Students Can Let Out Their Worries
by Keyannie Norford Being a young person from Richmond, California, I face a lot on a day-to-day basis and I am thankful and grateful that we have a wonderful and useful...
16
May
Finding Innovation, Inspiration and Hope in Washington, D.C.
Editor’s note: Last month, The CC Pulse contributor Yasmine Elsafy traveled to Washington, D.C., as a member of a youth delegation sponsored by The California Endowment, a private health foundation....
09
May
Bike To Work Day 2013
Photo Essay • Richmond Health and Environment On Thursday, May 9th, nearly 400 Richmond riders joined the entire East Bay for the 19th annual Bike To Work Day. The City of...
07
May
In Rush to Prevent Another Sandy Hook, Are Prescription Drug Concerns Being Overlooked?
by Nicole Hudley Mental health has emerged as a central theme in the national conversation about how to prevent another Sandy Hook incident, and as a result a number of...
01
May
YMCA of the East Bay Encourages Kids to Play and Learn at Healthy Kids Day
Photo Essay, Gallen.Neilly & Associates On Saturday April 27, over 450 people attended Healthy Kids Day at the Hilltop YMCA. Healthy Kids Day, a national initiative of the YMCA to improve...
California Endowment President Promotes Discipline Reform and School Safety Enhancements at Assembly Hearing
Robert K. Ross, M.D., Releases New Student Poll Showing Strong Support for School Counselors and Increased Mental Health Services on Campus (Sacramento, CA – April 12, 2013) In testimony today before...
14
Apr
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...
09
Apr
Chevron Disaster Still Being Felt By Residents
RP Editors On April 5 a public meeting called by State Senators Loni Hancock and Mark DeSaulnier took place at the Richmond Memorial Civic Center to review what caused the Chevron...
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...
23
Jan
The Tooth Gap for California’s Kids – It’s Widening
News Report, Anna Challet | New America Media Over half of California’s children will soon have access to dental care because of the Affordable Care Act. The problem, according to a...
22
Jan
Taking Anti-Violence Message From Bay Area Streets to the White House
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a transcript of a conversation that took place on Street Soldiers Radio between Dr. Joseph Marshall, co-founder and Executive Director of Omega Boys Club of...
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...
08
Jan
