How I Became Part of the Vanessa Guillén Occupation
I spent a week documenting a Vanessa Guillén protest before realizing I was too close. As a Latino in Richmond, this fight for justice is my fight too....
21
Jul
09
Jul
Siblings Occupy City Hall, Demand Justice for Vanessa Guillén
The killing of 20-year-old Army specialist Vanessa Guillén moved three sisters, Estefany, Jackie and Nadra Sanchez, to lead an ongoing occupation of Richmond’s Civic Center Plaza....
30
Jun
Richmond’s Park Ranger: Why Betty Reid Soskin Has ‘No Time To Waste’
Local luminary 98-year-old Betty Reid Soskin is the subject of a new documentary, "No Time to Waste," premiering July 4 at 7 p.m. on NBC Bay Area....
25
May
Women’s Rights Worldwide Set Back by COVID-19 Pandemic
Women's rights worldwide have been seriously set back during the COVID-19 pandemic, a panel of experts said Friday....
10
May
Working From Home Has Given Me Time I Needed With My Son
My first year of parenthood has become unpredictable, not due to raising a kid, but the state of the world. It is scary to raise a kid in the middle...
07
Apr
Pregnancy and Coronavirus: Richmond Woman Shares Her Worries and Hope
My’rissa Sanders is expecting her first baby in June and is understandably both excited and a little nervous. But the 29-year-old Richmond resident became extra concerned when the COVID-19 pandemic...
14
Mar
Sisters in Solidarity Celebrates Richmond’s Women Leaders
As International Women’s Day 2020 was marked around the world with marches and rallies, women in Richmond celebrated the day at the 13th annual Sisters in Solidarity event at the...
25
Feb
First Woman To Serve as Richmond’s City Manager Sees Opportunity Ahead
Laura Snideman is the first woman appointed as city manager of Richmond....
12
Feb
Margaret Shaper Jordan Leaves Legacy of Activism
A celebration of life for well-known Bay Area community activist and Richmond resident Margaret Shaper Jordan will be held Sunday, March 8. She died Jan. 3 at the age of...
10
Feb
RTA Wins First-Ever 3.5 Division Championship
The Richmond Tennis Association women’s team has won the United States Tennis Association Northern California Sectionals 3.5 division....
31
Dec
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...
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...
