Putting 2019 In Perspective As a New Parent
In September, I welcomed a baby boy. Every day since, I have wondered how I would teach him to embrace the complexities, horrors and beauty of the world that surrounds...
31
Dec
11
Nov
My Grandmother Is the Rock of Our Family
My experiences with my grandmother in Mexico are always full stories she tells, passing down her wisdom. I find it so magical and comforting. Listening to her stories always makes...
16
Oct
CCC Goalie Finds Home Between the Posts
Sophomore Sicaly Sorrell stumbled into collegiate bliss when she joined the Contra Costa College women’s soccer team....
01
Oct
How Toni Morrison Helped Me See Myself More Clearly
The world lost a literary legend Aug. 5. Toni Morrison was a writer, editor, theorist and visionary from whom I learned to love my Blackness, femininity and community....
18
Sep
Gov’s Wife: Stop Paying Women Less Than Men for Doing the Same Jobs
Even though California has the slimmest gender pay gap in the United States, on average, women still earn about 89 percent of the total money men are paid in the...
17
Sep
RYSE Breaks Ground on Expansion of Youth Center
In front of an estimated crowd of 200 government officials, funders, community leaders and youth, RYSE broke ground Sept. 6 on a new 37,000-square-foot expanded campus, RYSE Commons, with a...
15
Aug
Q&A With Richmond Based Artist Marjé
Marjé Kilpatrick is a 23-year-old Richmond-based spoken word artist and performer. “Groomed by melodies, rhythm, poetry, and expression,”...
11
Aug
Benefitting from Mad City Money
In high school, I learned some financial literacy skills, like how interest works, how to fill out tax paperwork, and how insurance can cover different things. I spent about half...
08
Aug
Tulsi Gabbard says U.S. Needs Diplomacy, Not War
Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard says the U.S. needs far more sophisticated worldwide diplomatic efforts and a far less aggressive U.S. military stance....
11
Jul
Gender, Family and Being Labeled a ‘Tomboy’
Commentary, Hannah Mendoza In elementary school, people called me a tomboy. I played soccer with my guy friends and could care less about my appearance. I came to school with a low messy...
11
Jul
New Coach Breathes Life Into CCC’s Women’s Soccer
By Joel Umanzor Jr. Coaching at the collegiate level is often more detailed than many people anticipate, especially for first-timers in a newly revamped program with only a handful of players. That’s...
08
Jul
PR for Pot in the Point: Andrea Burnett Public Relations
By Michael J. Fitzgerald | Photo By David Meza The spacious and stylishly decorated Point Richmond office of Andrea Burnett is tucked in the back of the same building that holds...
05
Jun
‘Mayor of Parchester’ Honored With Memorial Garden
Beloved Richmond icon Mary “Peace” Head was memorialized in the community she loved with a garden named in her honor, complete with a bench and a plaque bearing her name....
04
Jun
Community Remembers ‘Ms. Ann’ For Her Impact
Ann Cyrus, 64, passed away in her home on May 28, 2019. Born in Oakland on Nov. 29, 1954 to Allen and Emma Lee Cyrus, she attended Presentation High School...
22
May
Kennedy Powers Past Piedmont Early in NCS Tournament
Ignited by spirited chants, strong pitching, and consistent hits, a determined Kennedy High varsity softball team warded off any of Piedmont High’s attempts at mounting a comeback in their May...
