Five hours of sleep. Six hours of school. Two hours of community service because you can’t get into college unless you’ve raised money for a Third World country. Another five...
Attorney General Loretta Lynch visited Richmond on Sept. 25 as part of a six-city tour. While she was here, she heard directly from young people about how to make improvements...
Interview, RP Editors Editor’s Note: Richmond High School tutor Ivan Rodriguez helps more than 100 students who don’t speak English understand their teachers and get through high school. Most of...
Commentary, Claudia Gonzalez | We'Ced After years of litigation and protests, earlier this month California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation agreed to drastically reduce the use of solitary confinement in state...
Commentary, Keisa Reynolds Former tennis star James Blake was a victim of excessive force at the hands of a New York police officer. Blake was standing outside of Grand Hyatt Hotel,...
By Ronvel Sharper The RYSE Youth Center in Richmond was filled with electric energy last month when over 200 people came out to enjoy free food and entertainment by local rappers,...
By Ronvel Sharper Last year, during my sophomore year at Richmond High School, I joined a group that from the first meeting gave me hope that we could make a positive...
Photo Essay, David Meza Professional skaters and novices alike explored the physics of skateboarding during the #Sk8board in2 Physics! event for teens at Richmond’s Nichol Park Aug. 22. ...
by Monet Boyd It’s September again, and for a lot of young people in Richmond, that means it’s time to start high school. Whether it’s your first year or you just...
By Malcolm Marshall | Photos By David Meza Angel Barrientos, 11, of San Pablo likes to ride his bike at least a couple times a week. His favorite part? "Just feeling...
Photo Essay, David Meza As long summer days wind down, parents and kids around Richmond are ramping up back to school shopping. But for around 300 children there’ll be a few...
By Ronvel Sharper, age 16 On July 17, 2015, I joined about a hundred other people taking to Richmond’s streets for a Ceasefire night walk through neighborhoods impacted by gun...
By Corey Monroe When I heard that Fontino Jr. Hardy was shot and killed in Richmond on July 15, at 29 years old, I cried, big time. Losing this cool,...
by Khalid Elahi Why does letting go of the hood seem like the hardest thing for some people to do? The attraction to SELF DESTRUCTION, the interest in the SHINE...
Commentary • Ronvel Sharper Many teachers helped me through my sophomore year at Richmond High, two of them especially: Mr. Angel Ponce-Larsen and Mr. Richard Seeber. They tried their best...
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