Police Chief Magnus: Why I Joined a Protest Against Police Brutality
Editor’s Note: In Richmond, Calif., a city long equated with high rates of crime and poverty, the local police have taken steps in recent years to improve relations with the...
04
Dec
Ayotzinapa, Mexico’s Ferguson
News Report, Alfredo Camacho |South Kern Sol/ New America Media, BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- As thousands take to the streets in cities nationwide to express outrage over the police shooting of an unarmed...
04
Dec
Police Relations — Not Just a Black, Urban Issue
New America Media asked youth reporters in rural, and predominantly Latino, areas of California to survey people in their community about how they perceive local law enforcement. ...
01
Dec
In U.S., Undocumented People Can Donate But Not Receive Organs
News Report, Viji Sundaram, New America Media SAN PABLO, Calif. – Without treatment to replace her failing kidneys, Olga knows she will die. The 37-year-old single mother is desperate to get a transplant...
25
Nov
A Dog’s Life in North Richmond
Photo Essay, David Meza On rides around North Richmond I pass dogs in the streets. Some bark and give chase as I cycle by; Others just watch as I roll pass. Some guard small...
14
Nov
Q & A: Mike Parker on Changing the Nature of Politics in Richmond
Interview, Malcolm Marshall Editor’s Note: Richmond Progressive Alliance Campaign Coordinator and one time Mayoral candidate, Mike Parker spoke to The CC Pulse's Malcolm Marshall about the recent election, working with Mayor-elect...
08
Nov
Warriors Give Nystrom Community a New Place to Play
Story and Photos by Chanelle Ignant Lenora Walker grew up playing basketball near Martin Luther King Park in Richmond. But when the Martin Luther King Community Center closed a few years...
27
Oct
Brightening Richmond Streets
News Report, Nancy Deville Richmond’s residential streets will soon look a whole lot brighter as the city’s plan to convert its streetlights to LED technology is nearing completion. Joining a growing trend...
15
Oct
Tech Fest Unites Nonprofits From Around the World in Richmond
by Chanelle Ignant At the California Nonprofit Technology Festival, or simply Tech Fest, hosted at the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Richmond, there were no power point...
12
Sep
Comcast Executive VP Touts Broadband Program for Low-Income Families
Event, Peter Schurmann | New America Media When Libier Gonzalez first arrived to the United States from Mexico three years ago, her family could not afford Internet access at home. A...
26
Aug
Going ‘Wild’ in the Most Diverse City in America
News Report, Ngoc Nguyen New America Media This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, federal legislation that was signed into law in 1964 to preserve America’s wild spaces....
26
Aug
Family-Owned ‘Phila Burger’ Dishes Good Vibes
Food Review, Luis Cubas For me, being back home from school for the summer meant one thing: getting some “Phila Burger.” Located on 23rd street, Philadelphia Hoagie Station, otherwise known as simply...
24
Jul
Facing Severe Drought, Californians Support Mandatory Cutbacks
News Report, Ngoc Nguyen | New America Media SAN FRANCISCO -- Californians rank the drought as their number one environmental concern, according to a new statewide survey. The poll by the...
22
Jul
Fifty Years After the Civil Rights Act, the Struggle Continues
By Asani Shakur Last month marked the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, an act that made it illegal to discriminate based on race, color, religion sex or national...
18
Jun
Bike Fiesta is a Family Party
by Sean Shavers [caption id="attachment_3959" align="alignleft" width="225"] TreShawn Jackson[/caption] Dressed in a hoodie and Nike sneakers, 15-year-old TreShawn Jackson, stood next to his bike and proudly described why he was out at...
