23 Nov

News Feature, Chanelle Ignant The gymnasium at Lavonya DeJean Middle School gave new meaning to the phrase “multi-purpose” last Saturday, when it was transformed into a baby shower venue for scores of expecting parents and their family members. The second annual Family Resource Fair, sponsored by 4 Richmond and West County...

15 Nov

Movie Review, Monet Boyd I recently had the privilege of watching the new movie, “12 Years a Slave,” which is based on a memoir by Solomon Northup. Northup was born in 1808 in Saratoga, New York as a free Black man. His book tells the story of his capture by slave...

BY DANIEL ZINGALE Four months after the greatest Supreme Court victory for LGBT Americans in history, we won our greatest legislative victory in the United States Senate: passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would make it illegal to fire someone for no other reason than being gay, lesbian, bisexual,...

14 Nov

Photo Essay, Edgardo Cervano-Soto Gwai Boonkeut wore a white t-shirt, emblazoned with an image of his deceased daughter, Chan Boonkeut, holding a rose. Her murder, he told a group of community members, was the undoing of his immigrant family, the failure of their American Dream. If there is anything positive to be...

13 Nov

by Pendarvis Harshaw SAN QUENTIN -- As I walk down the hill, beyond the blind curve, “the yard” reveals itself. I walk past groups of men congregated around tables. There are more inmates over on the running track, and about another dozen on the basketball courts. Men play catch on a...

13 Nov

A Spoken Word Theater Piece by Richmond Youth, March 7th & 8th at De Anza High School Theater “Po’Boys Kitchen” is a spoken word theater piece written, directed, and produced by Richmond youth. The central character of this show is the corner store itself, a Black-owned, family business in the heart...

09 Nov

Interview by Peter Schurmann, Video by Jacob Simas | New America Media Traducción al español Ed. Note: In September former secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano took over as president of the University of California, the first-ever woman to hold that position. She now heads a $24 billion system of 10 campuses, five...

07 Nov

News Report,  Chanelle Ignant Every Thursday at the West County First 5 center in Richmond, a group of ten to twelve moms gathers to discuss the issues that matter most to them. The group, Kahawia Uzazi, which in Swahili language means “brown parenting,” is a space where African-American mothers can share...

05 Nov

Editor’s Note: Below is a transcribed excerpt from the October 26th broadcast of Street Soldiers, a live call-in radio show that airs every Sunday night on KMEL 106.1fm. The topic of discussion was California’s new Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), which gives school districts more of a say in determining...

05 Nov

Comentario, Edgardo Cervano-Soto Fue en 1987 cuando mi mamá, papá y dos hermanas mayores se mudaron de su apartamento en la South Van Ness y la calle 22 en el distrito de la Misión de San Francisco. El alquiler se había vuelto demasiado caro, a pesar de que mi papá tenía...

Video, Edgardo Cervano-Soto The School Success Express Bus Tour stopped at Lovonya DeJean Middle School in Richmond, CA for a forum with community members on the Fair School Funding Law. ...

31 Oct

Commentary, Edgardo Cervano-Soto It was in 1987 when my mom, dad and two older sisters moved out of their apartment unit on South Van Ness and 22nd Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. The rent had become too expensive to afford, despite my dad holding down two full-time jobs as a dishwasher and...

22 Oct

Commentary • Poojan Dave From the spoken word, to written letters to dial-up phones, humans have always sought new ways to communicate with one another. Today, it seems that texting is the mode of choice for getting messages to others quickly, especially when it comes to teenagers. According to Nielsen, American...

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