‘Take Care of Home’: Ahmad Anderson Outlines Vision for Richmond
Ahmad Anderson told The Pulse he is running for mayor to provide "people-centered" leadership and help residents "live, work and thrive in Richmond."...
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May
11
May
Q&A: Demnlus Johnson Wants to Be Mayor ‘Because We Deserve Better’
Lifelong Richmond resident and former City Council member Demnlus Johnson spoke with CC Pulse about his candidacy for mayor....
20
Apr
Coming Home: North Richmond Residents Buy Back Their Community
In North Richmond, Black residents have organized to buy back 25 dilapidated units in the abandoned Las Deltas housing projects....
12
Mar
Antioch’s First Black Consciousness Conference Calls for Unity and Representation
Participants addressed issues affecting Antioch’s Black community such as mental health, education, policing, political representation and economic opportunity....
11
Mar
With California Anti-Hate Program Set to End, Report Warns Black Californians Remain Most Targeted Group
Anti-Black hate remains persistent in California, and Black residents continue to experience the highest rates of hate incidents, according to a new report....
17
Feb
How Jesse Jackson Kept Hope Alive for Black Youth — and the Presidential Dream That Followed
Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, carried the moral authority of the Civil Rights Movement into a rapidly changing political and cultural era....
06
Jan
Honoring the Life of Betty Reid Soskin, Nation’s Oldest Park Ranger and Witness to Port Chicago Exoneration
Betty Reid Soskin heard the 1944 Port Chicago explosion from her home in Berkeley and was there 80 years later when Black soldiers were exonerated....
12
Dec
County Has ‘Work to Do’ to Identify Latino Trafficking Survivors, Staff Says
County staff spoke at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting about how they are working to identify and help Latino victims of human trafficking....
03
Dec
Applicants Sought for County Advisory Body Focused on Vulnerable African American Residents
Contra Costa County invites residents to apply to a body that helps guide the development of a countywide support network for vulnerable Black residents....
23
Sep
We Belong Outdoors: Bay Area Groups Confront Inequity, Make Nature More Accessible for All
The Bay Area's great outdoors often mirrors its difficult history of systemic inequality, revealing who gets access to nature and who doesn't....
15
Sep
Legislature Approves Five Black Caucus Reparations Bills, Sending Them to Newsom
The bills, which next go to Gov. Newsom, are part of the California Legislative Black Caucus multi-year “Road to Repair” legislative package....
08
Sep
Lawmakers Hear From Advocates on ‘State of Black Maternal Health’
The California Black Health Network hosted a legislative briefing on the healthcare experiences of Black women during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum....
03
Sep
Applications Due Sept. 12 for Black Wellness Hub Advisory Group
The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors seeks residents to serve on the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub Transitional Community Advisory Body....
16
Aug
Supervisors OK 4-Year Plan to Establish County Black Wellness Hub
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously greenlit a three-phase implementation plan for the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub....
12
Aug
‘Action Is About Support’: New AUSD Superintendent Meets the Community
Newly appointed Antioch Unified School District superintendent Dr. Darnise Williams was formerly welcomed at a meet-and-greet on Aug. 2....
