I’m Not a Monster, I’m Just Gay: Surviving Family Trauma and School Bullying
I had a crush on a girl in my class and was pretty sure I was a lesbian. For some reason, other girls treated me like I wasn’t a person...
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Jun
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May
Panel Discusses Building Bridges in a Time of Increased Hate and Polarization
The Pulse hosted panel of community activists, organizers and journalists Tuesday to discuss building bridges in this era of polarization and hate....
22
May
Residents in Bay Point Advocate to Reopen a Local Park Closed 20 Years Ago
Pacifica Park is abandoned, unkept and littered with trash. The Shore Acres neighborhood wants local leadership to change that. ...
21
May
Women of Color Will Vote With Their Pocketbooks This November
Abortion access and care rank at the top among priorities for women of color. Surprisingly, immigration reform is not a front-burner issue....
19
May
Student Loans or Living Expenses? Biden Administration Tries to Ease Debt Burden
Experts discussed the burden of student loans and higher education costs and debt relief efforts, and one borrower shared her story for Ethnic Media Services....
16
May
‘A Kind of Medicine’: Indigenous People March in Santa Rosa to Remember the Missing and Murdered
Native Americans and their allies marched to Santa Rosa City Hall on May 8 in recognition of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis....
15
May
‘Literally the Only Option’: Medi-Cal Expansion Boosts Access to Healthcare
While many more people can get Medi-Cal health insurance since eligibility expanded, many still are at risk of losing it since recertifications resumed....
13
May
‘The Last Bit of Solace’: Disaporic Palestinians Use Music to Bring Support
Meet two Palestinian Bay Area artists using music to cope with and provide solace from the pain of the Israel-Hamas war and discrimination....
08
May
Antioch High Junior Wins Youth of the Year Award
Fifita Grewe — already student body president as a junior at Antioch High and a four-sport athlete — won the Antioch Youth of the Year Award in February....
26
Apr
Q&A: Oakland’s CURYJ Combats Hate Through Community Building and Cultural Unity
The Pulse spoke with Ricardo Garcia-Acosta of the Oakland nonprofit Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice about its work to Stop the Hate....
17
Apr
Antioch High Student Honored For Leadership and Civic Engagement
Antioch High junior Morelia Gil-Cubillo, who won a leadership and civic engagement award, was among students honored by the Contra Costa Youth Hall of Fame....
08
Mar
‘Living History’: Tony Thurmond Brings Black Richmond Leaders to DeAnza High
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond hosted an oral history panel Feb. 28 at DeAnza High with key Richmond public figures for Black History Month....
23
Feb
9 Songs That Have Deeper Meanings
A local teenage girl shares nine of her favorite songs and her interpretations of the messages behind them, concerning mental health, body image and more....
03
Feb
Keeping Tabs on California’s Master Plan for Aging
Three years since the launch of California's Master Plan for Aging, watchdog and oversight groups are taking a look at progress so far....
30
Jan
Antioch Teen Accepts Division I Scholarship
Antioch High softball star Apollonia “Apple” Maldonado accepted a full-ride scholarship offer to Weber State University, a Division I school in Utah....
