Local Happenings: November 2017
Brezo Restaurant is hosting a benefit dinner and donating all proceeds to the North Bay fire victims on Friday, November 4....
30
Oct
30
Oct
En el Camino de los Incendios
Para aquellos que vivían en el camino de los incendios, las últimas semanas fueron aterradoras....
27
Oct
Flirting Do’s and Don’ts — High School Edition
High school can be hard enough without trying to figure out how to talk to a girl. So here are a few tips on what to do and what not to do when flirting with a girl, whether it’s in person or through text....
24
Oct
In the Path of the Fires
For those who lived in the path of the worst wildfire in California history, the past few weeks were terrifying....
24
Oct
Richmond City Council Moves One Step Closer to Annexing North Richmond
The Richmond City Council voted to move forward with the North Richmond annexation application and mail ballots to the area’s roughly 3,700 residents to gather feedback on the possibility of annexing the unincorporated area....
23
Oct
Por Qué no Deberías “Disfrazarte como un Nativo” en Halloween
Este Halloween, por favor no apoyes la explotación de culturas o géneros en ningún negocio. Disfrazarse como un nativo americano es racista y no, no nos estás honrando....
18
Oct
A Bullet Doesn’t Know the Difference
I don't believe there is a face to gun violence. You don't have to be in a gang, on the streets, or a criminal to be a target. You could be just an innocent bystander. A bullet doesn't know the difference. ...
18
Oct
Khalid’s Corner: My 30-Year High School Reunion
My Kennedy High School reunion was a night that will be a lasting memory for me...
18
Oct
‘Put the Guns Down’ Celebrates 10 Years
It was all about stopping the violence and encouraging the kids at this year’s 10th annual Put the Guns Down Block Party led by Richmond community organizer Elana Bolds....
18
Oct
“Ban The Box” Law Gives More Californians a Fair Chance at Employment
The California Endowment commends Governor Jerry Brown and the legislature for enacting AB 1008, also known as the “Ban the Box” law....
15
Oct
North Richmond Has Always Been Different
The conversation about annexing North Richmond has many residents divided. I grew up in Richmond, but North Richmond is my home....
12
Oct
Abandoned House Fire Damages Richmond Teacher’s First Home
First-time homeowner Elora Henderson of Richmond was forced from her home when a fire at an abandoned house spread to her home and another home next door. ...
11
Oct
‘We Are All Excludeds’ – Ethnic Media Panel Discuss New Exhibit on Japanese Internment
Could voices of ordinary citizens have stopped the internment of Japanese Americans in WWII? This is the question panelists discussed during a forum in San Francisco's focusing on how and why more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were rounded up and interned in concentration camps during WWII....
11
Oct
Volunteers Clean Up the City, One Alley at a Time
Staff at Portumex Restaurant on 23rd Street received welcome support on Saturday, Oct. 7 when community members came to clean up their back alley. Neighbors and volunteers from Kennedy High School and the Richmond Police Department began a remodel to transform it from a dark, trash-filled alley to a freshly...
09
Oct
Why You Shouldn’t ‘Dress Up Like a Native’ on Halloween
Halloween is normally my favorite holiday but over the years I’ve come to cringe when the day gets closer and closer. I dread having to think about non-natives or those who say, “It's okay, my great grandmother was a Cherokee princess,” dehumanizing me and my culture as if it's all...
