Backpacking in Peru Taught Me a Lesson on Health and Humility
A Richmond student, studying in Boston to be a health worker, shares what she learned about healthcare on a service-learning trip to Peru....
14
Nov
14
Jul
Eliminating Hate Not Realistic, But Limiting It Is, Experts Say
Two longtime human rights activists spoke about why they believe hate is a necessary evil that needs to be effectively controlled, not extinguished....
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....
26
Feb
Hate Is a Plague, One Physician Says
Infectious disease expert Dr. Jay Jacobson is trying to parlay his medical know-how into a treatment plan for the reduction of hate....
06
Feb
The Enduring Harm of U.S. Deportations
Deportations to African and Muslim-majority nations, which skyrocketed during the Trump administration, disproportionately harm Black immigrants. ...
05
Feb
Protestors Accuse Chevron of Environmental Racism in Palestine and Richmond
Hundreds, including Mayor Eduardo Martinez, at Chevron Richmond protested its work with Israel and demanded a permanent cease-fire in Gaza....
01
Feb
Proximity: Growing Up in a Multicultural Community Makes Us Less Prone to Racism
One immigrant shares his story of how a trip to rural Alabama and life in the Bay Area shaped his view of racism in America....
12
Jan
They Lost Loved Ones to Violent Bigotry. Now, They’re Working to Stop the Hate
As years pass after tragedy, indirect victims of massacres rooted in hate continue to help the memories of those killed live on and prevent similar occurrences....
27
Dec
Holocaust Survivor’s Life Is an Open Book Come Alive
“Tell Me, Inge” is meant to help people remember the Holocaust and its victims through a virtual “conversation” with one survivor....
22
Nov
East Bay Organizers Demand Cease-Fire in Gaza
Together We Stand, the El Cerrito-based organization dedicated to ending police violence and racism, led a march to demand a cease-fire in Gaza. ...
06
Nov
Tamisha Torres-Walker Speaks to Street Soldiers Radio About UN Address
Tamisha Torres-Walker, Antioch mayor pro tem and Safe Return Project executive director, was invited to speak to the United Nations Human Rights Council....
25
Oct
City of Richmond Officially Stands With People of Palestine
After hearing over five hours of public comment, the Richmond City Council passed a resolution Tuesday in solidarity with the Palestinian people of Gaza....
25
Oct
Youth Lead Pro-Palestine Vigil at Unity Park
A pro-Palestine vigil drew about a hundred demonstrators at Unity Park in Richmond on Oct. 20 to show solidarity with the people of Gaza....
20
Oct
‘We Are Not Terrorists’ – Muslims and Sikh Americans Fear Fresh Wave of Hate Crimes Amid Middle-East Conflict
The killing of a 6-year-old Muslim boy in Chicago and an attack on a Sikh teen in New York are signs of growing threats amid Israeli-Palestinian violence....
16
Oct
Is the Israel-Palestine War Deepening U.S. Inter-Ethnic Hate?
As the bloody war between Israel and Palestine escalates, so do antisemitic and Islamophobic U.S. hate, as covered in an Oct. 13 Ethnic Media Services briefing....
