29 Dec

‘Ebony Alerts’ to Debut in January to Draw Attention to Missing Black Women and Children

Beginning in January, Ebony Alerts will debut in California to highlight missing Black children and young adults between the ages of 12 and 25....

27 Dec

Opinion: Will the Asian American ‘Model Minority’ Stereotype Endure in the Post-Affirmative Action Era?

The "model minority" myth wrongly asserts that Asian Americans uniformly excel, ignores their diverse experiences and may serve as a racial wedge....

19 Dec

‘Younger People See Race Differently’: Teens Reflect on Identity

High school students share how they identify, how they see race in themselves and others, and how they think views on race differ between them and adults....

18 Dec

Q&A: ‘Our Folks Are Scared’ — Center Gives Refugees, Immigrants Therapy for Racism and Other Trauma

The Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants helps people affected by war, torture, genocide or other extreme traumas....

11 Dec

A Growing Number of Black Californians Are Claiming Their American Indian Lineage

A growing number of Black Americans, relying on newly digitized records and other sources, are discovering direct bloodlines to Native American ancestors....

06 Dec

Poetry to Stop the Hate: ‘soon come’

North Richmond poet and activist Donté Clark wrote his new poem "soon come" for The CC Pulse, inspired by the Stop the Hate campaign....

15 Nov

Blackface Controversy Shows Antioch Community Needs More Empathy

An Antioch teacher is on administrative leave from Sutter Elementary School after her Halloween costume got her called out for blackface. ...

06 Nov

Tamisha Torres-Walker Speaks to Street Soldiers Radio About UN Address

Tamisha Torres-Walker, Antioch mayor pro tem and Safe Return Project executive director, was invited to speak to the United Nations Human Rights Council....

30 Oct

Online Hate ‘Bleeds Into Real Life,’ Promotes School Bullying

School bullying is on the rise, driven, in part, by racism and other forms of hate that young people are exposed to online and in real life....

20 Sep

Ni de Color, Ni Blanco. Solo Birracial

Jacob Marshall, un aspirante artista en Alameda, es de raza mixta, pero a menudo se le considera una persona de color (y en la escuela lo molestaban por esto)....

16 Sep

Stanford Studies Show Differences Between Races in Rates of Birth Complications

Two studies from Stanford revealed key differences between races in rates of birth complications caused by high blood pressure and anemia during pregnancy....

05 Sep

Not Black, Not White. Just Biracial

Jacob Marshall, an aspiring artist in Alameda, is mixed-race but is often perceived as — and in school, was bullied for — being Black....

05 Sep

Opinion: How We Can Protect Our Communities From COVID

"The church leadership and I knew it was our calling to take on COVID-19 and protect our flock," writes the Rev. Edgar Boyd, an AME pastor in L.A....

29 Aug

Drive-Thru Baby Shower Gives Expecting Black Parents Services and Support

The 11th annual Contra Costa African American Community Baby Shower gave hundreds of parents resources at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Richmond....

21 Aug

ACT Against Hate Alliance Gives Leadership Awards

In celebration of its first anniversary, ACT Against Hate Alliance gave leadership awards Aug. 17 to people trying to make their communities safe....