Musical Tradition Plays on in Changing North Richmond
A soulful group of artists performed at the 12th annual North Richmond Music Festival organized by the North and Greater Richmond Blues Foundation on July 15....
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Jul
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Jul
Learning From the Past Can Help Stop Hate and Promote Healing, Activists Say
There has been a “relentless rise in racial and ethnic hate crimes,” leaving many to deal with the question, "Is there a way to heal?"...
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Jun
Medical Respite Care Is Eluding Bay Area’s Black Population
Black people in the Bay Area are two times less likely to access medical respite care in their lifetime as compared to white and Latinx people....
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Jun
RHS Student Says Things Are ‘a Little Bit Better’ After Protest Against N-Word
Markeith Anderson spoke to the Pulse about what has changed since he helped lead the "We Stop, You Stop" protest against the n-word at Richmond High....
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May
Children Are Dying at Increasing Rates
Child life expectancy has gone down in recent years, due to four leading causes, authorities say: homicide, suicide, accidental drug overdose and car accidents....
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May
Reparations Task Force Concludes 15th Meeting
On May 6, the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans held its 15th meeting and voted on its final report....
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May
Reparations Task Force to Recommend ‘Genealogy Branch’ to Prove Eligibility
The California reparations task force proposes a government department to help reparations applicants prove their ancestry to enslaved people in the U.S....
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Apr
Q&A: At Black Infant Health, ‘There’s Something We Can Do to Support That Family’
Health education specialist Lonni Watkins spoke with the Pulse about how the Black Infant Health program helps families with Black babies "reduce their stress."...
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Apr
Black Infant Health Helps Black Moms ‘Give Birth the Way She Wants’
Racism and lack of support make Black women more likely to have bad outcomes while pregnant. The Black Infant Health program is helping to change that....
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Apr
S.F. NAACP Clarifies Statement on $5M Payouts: Reparations Should Be Cash Payments, Plus ‘Investments’
The San Francisco NAACP says it believes in "cash-plus" after urging the San Francisco government to reject a reparations proposal....
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Mar
Out Of The Norm Depression Symptoms Leave ‘Strong Black Women’ Underdiagnosed & Untreated
Many Black women dealing with depression symptoms struggle to get the help they need, partly because of inadequate screening and societal expectations....
07
Mar
Vaccine Disinformation Preys on Black Community’s Well-Earned Distrust
Some COVID-19 disinformation targeted at Black people has manipulated their distrust caused by centuries of mistreatment, taking truth out of context....
03
Mar
California Steps Up on Long March to Reparations
California's Reparations Task Force could offer an example of how to repair the damage done by centuries of enslavement and exclusion of African Americans. ...
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Feb
Rep. Barbara Lee Joins Competitive Race to Replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Rep. Barbara Lee, the highest ranking Black woman in the U.S. Congress, said Tuesday she would enter the race to replace U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein....
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Feb
Economic Downturn Threatens to Bring Down Marginalized People
A trio of economic experts analyzed the current and anticipated state of the economy and the consequences for disadvantaged people....
