Traffic Ticket Amnesty Is a ‘Game Changer’
Brittany Gandy is one step closer to getting her life back on track. For the past two years, the 23-year-old has been burdened by unpaid traffic fines and dealing with...
25
Apr
24
Apr
I’ll Never Be a Security Guard Again
In 2014, it seemed as if Craigslist posted a new security position every few hours. Even my peers spoke as if security represented a gold mine. "You can pick your...
23
Apr
‘Reverse Field Trip’ Brings Health Care Practitioners to the Classroom
Richmond High School Health Academy students received a special presentation from Kaiser Permanente as part of a “reverse job shadow day” on February 9. Students in attendance at this first-ever...
15
Apr
Teens Share What It Feels Like to Be Depressed
According to a 2014 study, nearly one-third of teens in high school show symptoms of depression. The study also found that Hispanic youth are more likely than white or black...
05
Apr
Why Community Matters in the Search for a New Superintendent
The search for a new superintendent of West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) is in full swing after the school board hired a search firm in February. The importance of...
05
Apr
Teens, Sex and Rap – Is There a Connection?
According to a new study, teenagers who listen to rap become sexually active earlier than their peers. The study found that when middle school students listened to rap for three...
01
Apr
Did Internet Cruelty Push Kehlani To Suicide?
Oakland native and 20-year-old R&B singer Kehlani reportedly attempted suicide earlier this week. She posted a photo on Instagram of herself hospitalized with an IV in her arm. Part of...
25
Mar
Khalid’s Corner: Cleaning Up Your Life Is a Job
Cleaning up your own life is a job! Once I started thinking correctly instead of destructively, I felt extremely good about myself and I thought it would be cool to...
19
Mar
If You Get Harassed Online, You Can Do Something About It
Sexual harassment can leave a mark of fear on a teen. Young people are afraid that telling someone could make the situation worse. Some teens don’t think it makes a...
15
Mar
Where Do You Feel Safe in Richmond?
EDITOR’S NOTE: The shooting deaths of a 14, 15 and 21--year-old in Richmond this month have rocked the community and have youth advocates and community leaders looking for answers. In...
12
Mar
Scholarship Funds Available to Richmond’s High School Seniors
For the very first year, the city of Richmond is offering scholarships of up to $1,500 for local students to attend a community college or four-year university. Officials say that...
10
Mar
Immigrants Encouraged to ‘Take Action’ — Apply for DACA, Get Ready for DAPA
Immigrant rights advocates are encouraging families to get ready for the possible implementation of two programs that could go into effect later this year. Both programs provide beneficiaries with temporary...
02
Mar
DACA Gives Korean Immigrant a ‘Shot in the Arm’
Somewhere, in some corner of his mind, 25-year-old Brian Cheong was aware since he was in middle school that he, like the rest of his family, was undocumented. ...
01
Mar
Dating a White Person is Hard: Why I Choose to Struggle Through It
By Thomas Lick | Voicewaves “In a way he was like the country he lived in, everything came too easily to him; except he knew it.” –1973 film, The Way We Were. … Five years...
29
Feb
Young People Reveal Holes in the Foster Care Safety Net
Liberty Dycus, 23, who was adopted from Ethiopia as a child, ended up in foster care after being abused. She says that when she emancipated at 19, she “never felt...
