Career Summit Connects Students With Future Employers
A recent career summit in Richmond focused on building career pathways for students who live in low-income communities and students of color....
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May
23
May
What’s Behind North Carolina’s ‘Bathroom Bill’?
Last month Target announced that transgender customers could use any bathroom or fitting room that matches their gender identity. The announcement came after North Carolina passed a controversial law known across the nation as the “bathroom bill.”...
22
May
Khalid’s Corner: Thankful to Be Alive
In the past, I gambled with my life on a constant basis at a time when getting yourself killed was the norm if you dared to enter the street game. Once I thought I didn't have to listen to sound advice anymore, I kept finding myself in deadly situations, in...
20
May
Richmond Goes All Out for Bike to Work Day
The 22nd annual Bike To Work Day was spectacular, with thousands of riders opting to head to work on two wheels throughout the Bay Area. There were over 400 energizer stations located along local bike commute routes in all nine counties to provide free beverages, snacks, and swag bags...
20
May
Homeless and Living Inside Hacienda
As Richmond Police attempted to evacuate all squatters from the Hacienda public housing building on May 18, The CC Pulse interviewed two women, both homeless, who had been living inside. ...
20
May
Q&A: James Lee on Rethinking Richmond’s Business Community
Richmond’s new Chamber of Commerce President and CEO James Lee says he inherited his entrepreneurial skills from his father when his family came to the United States from Korea....
17
May
Richmond Yoga Studio Benefits Kids’ Program
When JG Larochette, then a teacher at Coronado Elementary School, introduced his third grade class to yoga, he had no idea that it was the first step toward starting a non-profit centered on wellness....
17
May
Downtown Chalk Art: Students Draw Dreams of Richmond
The sidewalks of downtown Richmond served as the canvas. About 100 students from Making Waves Academy filled the two-block span of Macdonald Avenue between Harbour Way and 12th Street with colorful, temporary chalk artwork of what Richmond means to them. ...
16
May
CA Sen. Lara Urges Undocumented Parents to Sign Kids Up For Health Care
Kicking off his statewide tour to promote California’s Health for All Kids program, the new law’s author, State Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, said undocumented parents should set their fears aside and enroll their children in the program...
16
May
State by State, Communities Push Back Against Voter Restrictions
Amid the fear and confusion around voter suppression, voting rights advocates are sounding a message of hope and determination. This is the first presidential election in which new voting restrictions will be in effect in 15 states...
13
May
School Board Meeting Draws Crowds of Concerned Parents
Many parents and community members showed up to express their concerns over the superintendent search and the short timeline allocated to elect a candidate by July 1. They said they were upset about the rushed timeline and lack of community engagement. They also expressed doubts about what they said were...
11
May
‘We Are Still Alive’ – Native Youth Find Inspiration in Pow Wow Dance
I started fancy-shawl dancing about seven years ago, thanks to a generous women who volunteered her time once a month to teach me. I chose to fancy-shawl dance because of what it represents....
11
May
‘Emerald Alleys’ Coming to Richmond
The City of Richmond held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Mathieu Court Alley Greening Project on April 29....
08
May
BILL LOOKS TO ENACT SUICIDE PREVENTION POLICIES IN CA SCHOOLS
Assembly Bill 2246, introduced by California Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell, who represents Long Beach, would require local school districts and schools to devise suicide prevention policies targeting high-risk students....
05
May
WINDFALL GIFTS: BLESSING OR A CURSE?
Windfall gifts are the secret fantasy of every fundraiser. These large, unexpected gifts can take a capital campaign “over the top.” In other instances they are the saving grace for a struggling annual fund. But they can’t be counted on, and you don’t know if they will materialize. So, what...
