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Jan
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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...
18
Dec
Newtown Exposes Double Standard Toward Youth Violence
Blog / Commentary by Asani Shakur The Connecticut school shooting is such a tragedy, but I find it ironic because things like this have happened a lot in our community...
18
Dec
Thoughts on Gun Violence, in the Wake of Newtown
Blog / Commentary by Yasmine Elsafy The recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut that left 28 people dead -- 20 of them children – has dominated the news...
What Big Soda Didn’t Buy
Op-Ed, Daniel Zingale Big Soda spent big bucks. That's how it defeated ballot measures to create soda taxes in two California towns. In Richmond, in the Bay Area, and in El Monte,...
07
Dec
‘Whose City is This?’: Library Forum Sparks Intergenerational Dialogue on Violence
News Report, Edgardo Cervano-Soto The expansive discussion on issues impacting Richmond youth that took place at last Saturday’s forum hosted by teens at the Richmond Public Library made it clear that...
30
Nov
Undocumented Activists Get Organized With CCISCO
Leer en Español News Feature, Malcolm Marshall It’s a Monday evening in November at the CCISCO office in Richmond, and members of CLOUD, or Community Leaders Organizing Undocumented Dreamers, have come together...
28
Nov
Prostitution, a Growing Threat to the Richmond Community
By Asani Shakur EDITOR’S NOTE:. A 25-year-old who grew up on the streets of Richmond decided to write this piece because of what he sees happening in his community every day. Barbaric....
28
Nov
New Thai Restaurant a Healthy, Affordable Option for Richmonders
Food Review, Molly Raynor I love Richmond with all my heart. I love its resilience, its creativity, its RAW talent and radical roots. I do not, however, love the lack of...
The CASE Act: Protection or Persecution?
Commentary, Sonya Mann An overwhelming number of California voters, 81 percent, supported Proposition 35 (also called the CASE Act), which expands legal protections for victims of sex trafficking, and specifies harsher...
08
Nov
Presidential Candidates Set a Good Example for Married People
Blog, by Alicia Marie My reason for watching CNN on election night was different from the majority of most Americans for the simple fact that I don’t vote, so the results...
07
Nov
Soda Tax Lost, But Richmond Still Won (Sort of)
News Report, Tania Pulido Billboards for No on Measure N, the controversial soda tax that voters here rejected on Tuesday, have been a constant image over the last several months as...
05
Nov
In Richmond, English Learners Get an Assist From Volunteers
News Feature, Edgardo Cervano-Soto "Every good story has a conflict,” says the teacher as she draws a story plot map for her students. Arleth and Saul, both 14 and freshmen...
04
Nov
Piedmont High Students Talk About Slut Fantasy League
COMMENTARY BY SEAN SHAVERS Editor's note: Students first names have been changed to protect them from possible repercussions from other students. As a former student in Oakland's public schools, I was shocked...
02
Nov
Youth Weigh in on 2012 Election
Blog, Various Authors “A vote is worth more than money” Edgardo Cervano-Soto My vote represents me. How I vote informs political power holders and institutions my interpretation of democracy and equity. Although voting...
