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10 Apr

Save 2020 Census – “Stand Up and Be Counted” Advocates Urge

By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services The best response to White House efforts to disenfranchise ethnic communities is for them to stand up and be counted in the upcoming 2020 census, a wide spectrum of experts and civil rights advocates agrees. It’s a simple strategy to counteract the myriad of steps the...

10 Apr

Here’s One Issue Blue and Red States Agree On: Preventing Deaths of Expectant and New Mothers

From Indiana to Oregon, lawmakers are passing bills to increase scrutiny of maternal deaths. Often, they’re citing our “Lost Mothers” series....

08 Apr

Stephon Clark ‘can be anyone’s brother and anyone’s son’

The murder of 22-year-old Stephon Clark by Sacramento police has put another spotlight on the reality Black youth can face when encountering local law enforcement...

06 Apr

Real Life ‘Rosies’ Recognized

Seated among WWII-era photos and statues, eight “Rosies” and a WWII veteran sat side by side at the waterfront WWII Homefront National Park in Richmond, basking in attention from a sea of reporters and warm smiles from uniformed park rangers....

02 Apr

‘Richmond Vota!’ Implores, Empowers Youth to Vote

Citizens Power Network held an event on March 24 to give Richmond residents — high school students in particular — a more in-depth look into local politics....

27 Mar

Richmond Marches for Our Lives

Nearly a thousand people marched towards Richmond City Hall chanting these and other slogans the morning of Saturday, March 24. Calling for an end to gun violence and demanding action on gun control, Richmond’s march, along with hundreds in other cities, was held in in solidarity with the March for...

23 Mar

Empowering Advocacy, One Student at a Time

Lucero Garcia. social worker at El Cerrito High School, wants her students to use their voices to create change, but too often, she says, they don’t know their rights. ...

23 Mar

Women’s History Month: Betty Reid Soskin on Women Past and Present

In honor of Women’s History Month, The CC Pulse asked prominent local women to weigh in on the topics of role models, the #MeToo movement, feminism and gender equality....

22 Mar

More Than Just Coffee: R&R Serving Up Community

R&R Coffee opened in November inside The Shops at Hilltop. Owner Philip Mitchell hopes the coffee shop will become a fixture as the mall’s new owners continue its facelift....

22 Mar

Khalid’s Corner: More Guns = Less Safety

Do you want to know what will make kids safe in schools? Keep ALL guns out the schools....

19 Mar

California Watersheds Hold the Key to State’s Resource Challenges

When Juliana Gonzalez explains to her neighbors what a watershed is, she’ll often crumple up a ball of paper and flatten it out with a little ridge running across the middle. Then she’ll dip the tip of her finger in a glass of water and let a single drop trickle...

19 Mar

Gator Bites: Spicy Shrimp with Orange Marmalade Glaze

For all you Southern shrimp lovers out there, here is a dish that will put you on the front porch on a Sunday afternoon right after church....

16 Mar

Sisters in Solidarity Showcases Female Empowerment

Emceed by Richmond City Councilmember Jovanka Beckles, the 11th annual Sisters in Solidarity was billed as a “celebration of solidarity and the efforts of women in politics.”...

15 Mar

Women’s History Month: Kimberley Aceves on Women Past and Present

The truth is we live in a community where it's still okay to call me a girl. I'm a 47-year-old Latinx woman, executive, mother of two boys, who helped co-found the RYSE Center. And yet, at meetings both myself and other female identified colleagues are still treated as if we...