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....
12
Jun
The Small But Mighty Richmond Rainbow Pride Family Day
Richmond’s Annual Rainbow Pride Family Day took place on the earlier side of LGBT History Month this year. Hundreds of community members of different races, orientations, and abilities lounged, danced, and celebrated in the sun as rainbow flags waved in the breeze....
09
Jun
New Play About 1940s North Richmond Gets Rave Reviews
An original play written by 23-year-old Richmond resident Deandre Evans takes the audience back to what it was like to live in North Richmond in the 1940s....
08
Jun
Khalid’s Corner: The Beautiful Thing About Falling Down
The beautiful thing about falling down is getting back up....
02
Jun
Leaving Richmond Shouldn’t Be a Marker of Success
To recent high school graduates or anyone starting a new beginning, Richmond, despite its troubles, is a place that always allows you to call it home. Don't be afraid to leave and start anew, but don't take for granted the city and its people who helped you grow. We are...
02
Jun
There’s No Such Thing as ‘Mental Health Jails’
I live in Contra Costa County where our sheriff is proposing a “mental health” jail expansion. If the Sheriff were sincere about his intentions, instead of spending state and county money on a jail expansion that will only repeat past failures, he’d follow the lead of Pima County in Arizona....
