History and Happiness Collide at Richmond’s Juneteenth Celebration
Richmond’s Juneteenth Parade and Festival had an abundance of sunshine, soul food and live music....
28
Jun
28
Jun
Richmond Police Department Launches New Academy for Residents
Richmond resident Andres Archila, 17, says he has a new perspective on policing. Archila was one of 25 graduates honored last week at the first-ever graduation ceremony of the Community Safety Academy, an eight-week program led by the Richmond Police Department....
28
Jun
26
Jun
Gentrification Means More White People Moving In
Gentrification is defined as “the process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to middle-class taste.” But to many poor people of color, it’s essentially when white people come to our communities and, for better or worse, change these communities....
23
Jun
More Than 100 Federal Agencies Fail to Report Hate Crimes to the FBI’s National Database
The FBI has identified at least 120 federal agencies that aren't uploading information to the database in violation of a longstanding legal mandate....
El Pequeño Pero Poderoso Día Familiar de Richmond Rainbow Pride
El Día Anual Familiar de Richmond Rainbow Pride (orgullo de arco iris de Richmond) tuvo lugar temprano en el Mes de la Historia LGBT este año....
22
Jun
Irse de Richmond No Debe Indicar Éxito
En una reciente visita a casa, una amiga cercana de la familia y vecina de mucho tiempo me dijo que no debería sentirme culpable por vivir a 1.800 millas de distancia. Ella me dijo que soy un gran ejemplo de qué salir de Richmond es posible....
22
Jun
Richmond Residents Strategize to Halt Nevin Post Office Relocation
Built in 1938 as a result of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, the Richmond main post office is now at the center of a struggle between long-time residents and the United States Postal Service. ...
21
Jun
GOP Health Bill—How We Got Into This Mess
Amid the scoreboard coverage of the GOP health bill, historians remind us of how the unique U.S. system became such an insurance-based mess....
21
Jun
Status of Black Women Examined in New Study
Black women put more into the United States than they get back, according to a recent report released by the Institute for Women’s Policy Researc...
21
Jun
‘Senioritis’ and the Long Road to Graduation
My parents are no longer my source of motivation. Instead, I’m inspired by the fun of being able to go to faraway places and experience new things in my life. My success may still make my parents smile. But that’s not why I’m doing it anymore....
19
Jun
California Leading the Way in Immigration Detention Reform with Budget Bill
California has the second-largest number of immigrant detainees, after Texas, housing close to four thousand detainees....
15
Jun
On the Streets of Richmond: Sex Trafficking vs. Sex Work
A social media image sparked a national conversation earlier this year with the claim that there had been a spike in black girls going missing from Washington, D.C. The claim turned out to be untrue. But it led to a real conversation in the media about the prevalence of human...
13
Jun
Beyond Reducing Prison Population, Can Prop. 47 Reduce Crime?
The question now: how to go beyond sentencing reform and do the work of making communities safer and the families within them stronger....
13
Jun
Supporters of Muslim-Americans Outnumber Muslim Haters
We cannot accept what Trump is trying to do to America. We have to stand up for what we believe in and fight for our values for as long as it takes....
