Khalid’s: Corner: Bury the Man and Carry on the Plan
I keep my brother alive through something I learned from historian John Henrik Clarke: Bury the man and carry on the plan....
30
Sep
28
Sep
Lo Que el Desalojo le Hace a La Familia
Cuando mi mamá me dijo que había recibido una notificación de desalojo, yo estaba triste. No porque iba a perder la casa donde vivía, sino porque mi madre soltera, embarazada tendría que trabajar aún más de lo que ya lo hacía....
28
Sep
Asistir a Clase Tras las Rejas – Los Jóvenes se Pronuncian Sobre las Escuelas de la Corte
Un informe reciente del Centro de Ley Juvenil en San Francisco encontró que las escuelas de la corte de California no están atendiendo bien a sus estudiantes. ...
27
Sep
Merced County Jail Conditions Exact a Heavy Price on Local Families
After 10 days without food, Victoria Castillo took her first few bites last week. The mother of two had joined a hunger strike launched by inmates that include her husband in Merced and prisons around the nation earlier this month. The meal was not sitting well....
26
Sep
Waiting for My Dad
I remember sitting and waiting for my dad at the window, when I was too young to understand what it meant when he was “running late.”...
24
Sep
Tenants Face Eviction Before City Votes on Measure L
Over 100 tenants of the Creekview condominium complex have 60 days to find a new home. ...
23
Sep
California Voters Could Reverse Ban on Bilingual Education
Nearly 20 years after California voters banned bilingual education, the issue is back on the ballot. And this time, voters could reverse the ban. ...
21
Sep
Boxing Class Knocks Out Fear and Empowers Richmond Women
As most people are sitting down for dinner on Thursday evenings, a small group of local women are preparing to slip on boxing gloves. Every week at 7:00 pm, they arrive one by one and in pairs for a new boxing class at OMNI Movement, an MMA and Athletic Training...
15
Sep
¿Quiénes Serán los Nuevos Miembros del Concejo?
Nueve personas han presentado y calificado para competir por tres puestos del Concejo de la Ciudad de Richmond en las elecciones generales del 8 de noviembre. ...
15
Sep
Q&A: Dorsey Nunn on the Growing Power Base of the Formerly Incarcerated
Dr. Joseph Marshall, host of Street Soldiers on 106 KMEL radio, recently welcomed conference organizer Dorsey Nunn, executive director of All of Us or None, to discuss the conference, his work on the Ban the Box campaign and the need to include the voices of the formerly incarcerated in the...
15
Sep
Hundreds Show Up to ‘Put the Guns Down’
On Sept. 3, over 350 people, most from the Crescent Park, Pullman, Monterey Pines and Deliverance Temple apartments, met at Booker T. Anderson, Jr. park for the ninth annual Put the Guns Down gathering....
Khalid’s Corner: The Secret to Doing What You Want
If you don't have a good education, you'll always be in the position of doing what you have to do -- instead of doing what you want....
Opinión: Las elecciones de la junta escolar importan para las familias de West Contra Costa
El 8 de noviembre, su voto por la junta escolar de WCCUSD determina quién forma y aprueba el plan anual de programas y servicios de nuestras escuelas; su voto determina quien administra el presupuesto multimillonario de nuestro distrito; su voto determina quién contrata y evalúa al superintendente, el líder responsable...
11
Sep
Police Sexual Exploitation Scandal Reverberates in Richmond
A coalition of East Bay organizations is calling for the police officers involved in the sexual exploitation of a Richmond minor to be held accountable. ...
08
Sep
Is Princess Culture Harming Young Girls?
Girls who take in what has become known as “princess culture” — typified by Disney movies and their portrayal of women in stereotypical gender roles — can internalize those ideals, often to their own detriment, researchers found....
