The Day My House Was Raided by Police
On the same day that marked 11 years since my best friend Camaron Walker was murdered, my house was raided by the Richmond Police Department at 7:00 in the morning....
07
Sep
13
Aug
Police Stood By As Mayhem Mounted in Charlottesville
State police and National Guardsmen watched passively for hours as self-proclaimed Nazis engaged in street battles with counter-protesters. ProPublica reporter A.C. Thompson was on the scene and reports that the...
28
Jun
Richmond Police Department Launches New Academy for Residents
Richmond resident Andres Archila, 17, says he has a new perspective on policing. Archila was one of 25 graduates honored last week at the first-ever graduation ceremony of the Community...
08
Mar
Khalid’s Corner: A Little Relationship Advice — How to Be a Good Partner
Yesterday, one of my students asked me for some relationship advice. He said he is in a relationship with a young woman he would like to stay with. I shared...
07
Feb
Protesters Call Out Sheriff for Cooperation with ICE
Over 100 demonstrators from across Contra Costa County crowded onto the front steps of Sheriff David Livingston’s office in Martinez. Their message: “Sheriff Livingston, Get Out Of the Deportation Business.”...
23
Nov
‘I Felt Like I’d Been Jumped’ — Getting Arrested at an Anti-Trump Protest
Marching with people who wanted to be equal to the person next to them in the world's eyes was powerful. There were people from all different backgrounds, nationalities, genders and...
25
Oct
Asian American Voters Not Being Engaged in Ca.’s Ballot Initiative Process
A new survey of Asian American voters in California out this week finds that many do not vote on ballot initiatives because they don’t know enough about them. ...
21
Oct
Uche Uwahemu: We Are at Risk If We Make the Wrong Choices This Time
Uche Uwahemu is a newcomer to Richmond politics, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2014. He is the president of Cal Bay Consulting Group, a strategic planning organization for business...
11
Sep
Police Sexual Exploitation Scandal Reverberates in Richmond
A coalition of East Bay organizations is calling for the police officers involved in the sexual exploitation of a Richmond minor to be held accountable. ...
18
Jul
Q&A: Police Chief Allwyn Brown on What Makes Richmond Different
Editors Note: Last week, in response to the shooting of five officers in Dallas by a sniper, Menbere Akilu and her staff at Saluté Ristorante organized a surprise lunch for...
26
Jun
Remembering Muhammad Ali
There were many professional African-American athletes who made meaningful contributions to society and the civil rights movement. But none had the revolutionary audacity of Muhammad Ali....
04
Jun
Video Showing Police Takedown of Black Teen on Bike Goes Viral
A video surfaced in early May showing two police officers in the city of Merced, in California’s Central Valley, tackling a young black man who was stopped for riding his...
05
May
Is Being Anti-Police Really That Bad?
If we think the problem is a few bad seeds, then we aren’t able to properly critique an entire system that has terrorized marginalized communities for centuries....
05
Apr
A Speggtacular Easter Event Leaves Kids Eggstatic
The Iron Triangle's annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 26 -- sponsored by the City of Richmond’s Crime Prevention Department and the Richmond Police, among others -- has become...
03
Jan
Exiting Police Chief Looks Back at 10 Years in Richmond
EDITOR’S NOTE: In the last of a series of interviews with The CC Pulse, Police Chief Chris Magnus discusses his departure from Richmond. Magnus recently accepted a new position as...
