Love Will Make You Do and Stop Doing Stupid Things
Love is what got me to start smoking and love is what will keep me from going back....
13
Mar
11
Mar
Women’s History Month: Toody Maher 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....
09
Mar
Local Students Get Loud With Poetry
During his junior year at Kennedy High School, Anderson Esteban learned about Poetry Out Loud, but since only seniors can present, he helped out and waited. This year, his senior year, Esteban read “The Last Laugh” by Wilfred Owen, a poem about young men dying on the battlefield....
08
Mar
Inclusion at Center of Richmond’s Chinese New Year
From boisterous lion dance performers to young Laotian dancers, Richmond’s Memorial Auditorium was filled with rich culture and energy during the 15th annual Chinese New Year Celebration put on by the City of Richmond Community Services Department and Richmond Senior Center....
06
Mar
Immigrant Rights Activist See Turning Point For All Americans
Warning that the country is heading down a white nationalist, nativist path, four immigrant rights advocates issued a call to action just hours before the U.S. Senate rejected all four proposals to change U.S. immigration policy, and a second federal court found the president’s “Muslim ban” unconstitutional...
06
Mar
A Forgotten History: Why Doesn’t My School Place a Greater Emphasis On Black History Month?
Schools should be doing something to show appreciation, or even just acknowledge the evolution of black history — but at Bakersfield High School, nothing like that happened last month. ...
05
Mar
Women’s History Month Special: Ada Recinos 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....
04
Mar
Pot and Pregnancy: A Trend On the Rise
While more women may be using marijuana while pregnant, the effects – positive or negative – on the fetus are still largely unknown....
01
Mar
Women’s History Month Special: Gayle McLaughlin 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....
01
Mar
Local Happenings: March 2018
The City of Richmond Community Services Department is sponsoring the 15th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium, 403 Civic Center Plaza....
26
Feb
Yes, We’re Talking About Gun Violence Again
The United States is talking about gun control again. Social media is flooded with opinions from people who own guns, people who detest them, and people who have survived their wrath. All the chatter means another mass shooting took place recently....
Un Lienzo Inesperado: Artistas de Richmond Embellecen los Botes de Basura
Casia Stepack es una de los muchos residentes locales que participaron en un taller de arte en mosaico organizado por el artista local Daud Abdullah en el parque Unity el mes pasado....
22
Feb
Residents Critical of Sims Metal Fire
Almost every seat in the Nevin Community Center auditorium was filled with concerned residents and city officials as people recounted their reactions to the black cloud of smoke from the fire last month at Sims Metal Management scrap yard in Richmond. ...
22
Feb
Black Panther Review: Wakanda (and Oakland) Forever
As a young, first-generation Black man born and raised in Oakland, the new Marvel comic movie Black Panther showed — and clarified — both sides of my life and culture....
20
Feb
An Unexpected Canvas: Richmond Artists Beautify Trashcans
Daud Abdullah runs Treasure Box Academy, a project that he hopes will help beautify the city, one trash can at a time...
