Black with a Capital “B”: Mainstream Media Joins Black Press in Uppercasing Race
The Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed News and MSNBC are among major outlets that recently decided to uppercase Black, "finally catching up" with Black publishers....
The Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed News and MSNBC are among major outlets that recently decided to uppercase Black, "finally catching up" with Black publishers....
Two years ago, the Contra Costa College women’s soccer team did not have enough players. Now, even among shutdowns and shelter-in-place, its enrollment numbers are back up....
State education officials released recommendations for reopening more than 10,000 public schools this fall. They illustrate a number of drastic changes that will need to be made in order for students to practice social distancing....
As demonstrations continued across the East Bay in response to the police killing of George Floyd, Contra Costa College stood in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement by organizing a caravan Tuesday from San Pablo to South Richmond....
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to go on a hotel shopping spree to help California's homeless. He's got six months to do it before the federal money goes away....
The West Contra Costa Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to eliminate contracts with law enforcement for school resource officers and to invest the $1.5 million formerly budgeted to pay those officers into a fund to help Black students....
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday approved a slew of hiring freezes for vacant city positions and cut $1 million from overtime in an effort to fill in a projected deficit of $29.5 million....
"With everything going on right now, it can be difficult to know what is true. As we know, not all news sources are reliable. I am making sense of everything is by doing my own research, as well as following many sources through social media."...
La violencia contra los negros nos afecta a todos. No tenemos que tener piel negra para sentir la ira y el dolor de un homicidio culposo. Lo siento en mi cuerpo, en mi mente y en mi alma....
Richmond Ferry services will resume June 15, with added safety measures, after being suspended for about three months because of the coronavirus....
At a time when San Francisco lags behind the statewide average in census response rates, youth artists and writers have a special message for those who have not yet filled out their forms: “Don’t let us disappear.”...
The legislation, AB 1196, bans law enforcement officers in the state from using carotid artery restraints to subdue and detain suspects. The chokehold is supposed to render victims unconscious, but it has proven to be deadly....
As demonstrations were held around the country in response to the killing of George Floyd on May 29, a protest organized by two West County teens was held Thursday at Fernandez Park in Pinole....
Redirecting funds from police department budgets to invest in solutions to social problems — as well as forcing police to focus on more serious crime — has been suggested as the most efficient way to reform law enforcement and end police abuse and brutality....
All protests, like politics, are local. Protesters are united in fighting racism but they have their own unique issues with their police force and city. ...
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