Settlement for Rape Victim Isn’t Enough
Blog, Kalei Meyers If you ask me even four million dollars is not enough to give that teenage rape victim victory. Each and every one of those men who raped her deserves...
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Jan
I Miss My Friend — R.I.P. Tyree
Editor's Note: Tyree Brown, 17, recently committed suicide in Richmond, CA. He was a student at Kennedy High. A candle light vigil was held at RYSE Center on Tuesday. Omm Alishlah,...
21
Jan
Youth Honor King, March For Peace In Richmond
Blog, Tania Pulido, Jan 21, 2011 Just days after 16 year-old Gene Grisby was gunned down in front of his grandmother’s home in Richmond, California - becoming the city’s first homicide...
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Jan
When a Fight Never Ends—Richmond’s First Murder of 2011
Text: Sean Shavers //Video: Malcolm Marshall, Posted: Jan 16, 2011 Editor’s note: The first murder of 2011 in the 6th most dangerous city in America started with a fist fight and months later ended...
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Dec
Re-Inventing Parks in the Iron Triangle
Pogo Park from New America Media on Vimeo. Editor's Note: Though Richmond California has been ranked the 6th most dangerous city in the country, that hasn't stopped residents like Toody Maher...
The Mehserle Effect—Vallejo Shooting Tests Era of Police Accountability
New America Media, Video, Commentary:Kevin Weston // Video: Ann Bassette, Malcolm Marshall and Paul Billingsley, Posted: Dec 21, 2010 VALLEJO, Calif.—In the Bay Area, the veneer of police impunity seems to...
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Dec
The “Alive and Free” Prescription to Save Richmond, Calif.
News Report, Donny Lumpkins //Produced by Malcolm Marshall, Posted: Dec 20, 2010 Editor's Note: The Alive & Free Training has just been introduced to Richmond. It is designed to inspire individual...
03
Dec
Documenting the Forgotten Faces of India’s AIDS Orphans
News Feature, Poornima Weerasekara, Posted: Dec 02, 2010 RICHMOND, Calif.— When Dr. Donna Guenther, a physician and photojournalist who documents AIDS orphans in India, first met Yesusbabu, an HIV-positive toddler in Vijayawada,...
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Dec
Proposed Casino Gives Hope for Jobs to Some Richmond Youth
Audio, Donny Lumpkins and Malcolm Marshall , Posted: Dec 03, 2010 Editor's Note: While Richmond, California may be plagued with high crime rates and low unemployment the news of a potential...
Toxic Triangle: 3 Bay Area Communities Teaming Up to Fight Pollution
EDITOR'S NOTE: Representatives from three Bay Area communities that are disproportionately affected by pollution met recently to discuss how to join forces in the fight for cleaner air and neighborhoods....
Job Fair Draws Hopeful Crowd in Hard-Hit Richmond
MP3 RICHMOND, Calif.—Rosie Esparza has been out of work for over a year and a half. The 33-year-old mother was laid off from her job as a pharmacy tech and hasn’t...
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Nov
After Church Shooting, New Worshippers Drawn Into Congregation
The CC Pulse, Video, Sean Shavers, Posted: Nov 16, 2010 Months after the city of Richmond was shocked by a brazen shooting in the middle of a church service, the congregation...
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Nov
Riding the Green Wave—Q&A with Richmond CA Mayor Gayle McLaughlin
EDITOR'S NOTE: Earlier this month, unions representing Richmond, Calif., police and firefighters unleashed a series of vicious attacks against Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, a Green Party member who is running for...
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Nov
Day of Action Against Climate Change in Richmond, CA
Video, Min Lee Richmond, Calif., celebrated a day of action to combat climate change and inform the community about global warming, green jobs and sustainable living. Min Lee is a content...
