Kennedy Girls Soccer Focuses on Improvement Over Wins
The Kennedy High Eagles girls soccer team didn't score until its fourth game and is still looking for a win with two games left in the season....
26
Jan
19
Jan
‘If I Can Do It, You Can Too’: Richmond’s Elena Velazquez Honored With Youth Humanitarian Award
Elena Velazquez is a 17-year-old environmental justice advocate and community leader from Richmond whose work spans food justice and civic engagement....
06
Jan
Honoring the Life of Betty Reid Soskin, Nation’s Oldest Park Ranger and Witness to Port Chicago Exoneration
Betty Reid Soskin heard the 1944 Port Chicago explosion from her home in Berkeley and was there 80 years later when Black soldiers were exonerated....
04
Jan
Richmond Woman Has a ‘Vision’ for Latino Families
Mayra Diaz's Generations Visions for the Future has a mission to foster connection and cultural pride among Spanish-speaking families in Richmond....
24
Dec
Mayor Martinez Under Scrutiny After Social Media Post and Apology
Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez has apologized for his posts about the Bondi Beach shooting, but some say it's not enough, including City Council members....
22
Dec
Betty Reid Soskin, Civil Rights Activist, Park Ranger and Beloved Richmond Elder, Dies at 104
Betty Reid Soskin, a civil rights activist, historian and Richmond resident whose life spanned more than a century of American history, died Sunday at 104....
08
Dec
Metztli Brings a Piece of Jalisco to Richmond
Metztli is a Latina-owned store in Richmond that sells products like pottery handcrafted by Jalisco artisans and key chains shaped like pan dulce....
24
Oct
With Their ‘Clippers Ready,’ Women Barbers Compete to Be a Cut Above
Dozens of women barbers and braiders showed off their skills during the third annual Ladies Get Your Clippers Ready competition Oct. 12 in Concord....
21
Oct
Dolores Huerta Reflects on Six Decades of Organizing and the Fight Ahead
Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta spoke as part of the CalEndow Live series about her long history of activism and recent attacks on immigrant communities....
04
Oct
Family Seeks Answers After Fatal Accident at Richmond UPS Warehouse
Family and friends speak out after Shelma Reyna, a 43-year-old single mother of 5, was killed while working in the UPS Richmond warehouse....
29
Sep
EdSource: Female and Latino Students Most Likely to Work While in California Colleges
Female and Latino students are the most likely to be employed while studying at California State University, University of California or community colleges....
10
Sep
Valkyries Beat Wings, Become First Expansion Team to Make WNBA Playoffs
The Golden State Valkyries beat the Dallas Wings in front of a sellout crowd at the Chase Center on Sept. 4 to clinch a playoff berth....
08
Sep
Lawmakers Hear From Advocates on ‘State of Black Maternal Health’
The California Black Health Network hosted a legislative briefing on the healthcare experiences of Black women during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum....
02
Sep
Churches Step Up to Support Black Mothers in Contra Costa
Appian Way Seventh-day Adventist Church in El Sobrante hosted the 13th Annual Contra Costa County African American Free Community Baby Shower on Aug. 24....
08
Jun
‘This Is For That Woman’: Pittsburg Mother-Daughter Duo Uplift Incarcerated Women Through Braiding Program
Pittsburg mother and daughter Joanna and Tatiana Hernandez are the force behind the Freedom Braiders program, which teaches hairstyling to incarcerated women....
