Khalid’s Corner: Rest in Peace, Auntie
My aunt’s death has been a brutal reminder that you must take care of your temple while you are younger in order to increase stability when you get older....
22
Jan
16
Jan
It’s Not ‘Just a Name’ – End Racial Slurs in Sports
With Super Bowl 50 right around the corner, fans are gearing up for the battle of 2016. But another battle has been raging in football and other sports over the...
03
Jan
Recovering Addicts Give Back at Children’s Toy Giveaway
The day before Christmas Eve, the Bay Area Rescue Mission held an event to give away toys to needy children. But it was the adult volunteers – many of them...
31
Dec
2015: The Rise of Millennials
Millennials, especially teenagers, have a reputation of being apathetic and apolitical. We proved that wrong in 2015. Young people are not exempt from discrimination and violence and we are not...
27
Dec
Making Juvenile Hall the Mental Health Provider of Last – Not First – Resort
According to a new study by the San Francisco-based Young Minds Advocacy, as many as 70 percent of the kids in California’s juvenile detention centers are in need of...
26
Dec
The Doom Generation Of American Minorities
Have you ever wondered, "Will I live past the age of 35?" The way you answer that question might be related to your ethnicity....
10
Dec
You Are What You Drink
Just imagine: a clear blue sky on a nice summer day, warm weather, and you're in the backyard with your family enjoying grilled chicken, fruit salad and salsa with chips....
01
Dec
Explorers Program Gives Youth a New Look at Law Enforcement
Growing up, Jaime Guzman watched two of his older brothers engage with different sides of the criminal justice system. One was in and out of jail. The other was interested...
30
Nov
City Council Votes to Include All Students in College Scholarship Program
All college-bound seniors who live in Richmond are now eligible for the city’s scholarship program....
29
Nov
Khalid’s Corner: Life is the Best Thing You’ve Got
It takes a matter of seconds to get in trouble and years to get out of it. I used to put my life in harm’s way countless times, expecting nothing...
25
Nov
From Tamales to Turkey: Thanksgiving in Two Cultures
Tamales and Champurrado. That’s the typical Latino Thanksgiving, at least in my household. That is until three years ago. This was when my family became ‘Americanized,’ and my mom...
23
Nov
To Curb Illegal Dumping, Richmond Turns to Goats
A goat grazing along North Richmond’s abandoned lots isn’t an everyday scene. But the herd could be an unlikely savior in the city’s fight to curb illegal dumping....
23
Nov
Should 16-Year-Olds Be Allowed to Vote?
Should 16 year olds be allowed to vote? That’s the question being debated right now in San Francisco, where San Francisco Youth Commission members Oliver York and Jillian Wu are...
22
Nov
Losing My Close Friend to Suicide, and No One’s Talking About It
It’s easy to forget that we are mortal until someone in your life disappears. My first encounter with youth depression came during my sophomore year in high school. I was...
17
Nov
Richmond Resident Takes Part in Tribal Youth Summit at White House
A 21-year-old Native American activist from Richmond was chosen from among thousands of applicants to go to the White House this summer. Isabella Zizi, a Northern Cheyenne, Arikara and Muskogee...
