Did Internet Cruelty Push Kehlani To Suicide?
Oakland native and 20-year-old R&B singer Kehlani reportedly attempted suicide earlier this week. She posted a photo on Instagram of herself hospitalized with an IV in her arm. Part of...
01 Apr
31 Mar
Local Happenings: April 2016
Richmond Main Street Initiative and the Richmond Arts And Culture Commission will sponsor a reception for the Art In Windows Spring 2016 exhibit from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April...
29 Mar
“Nat Bates for Mayor” – Film Documents Richmond Election ‘With Major Funding From Chevron’
Our next election is less than seven months away. But memories of the last city election—one of Richmond’s most expensive—remain fresh in the minds of many voters. For residents of...
25 Mar
Khalid’s Corner: Cleaning Up Your Life Is a Job
Cleaning up your own life is a job! Once I started thinking correctly instead of destructively, I felt extremely good about myself and I thought it would be cool to...
25 Mar
Teens Today Are More Openly Queer
Only 48 percent of Americans between 13 and 20 years old identify as exclusively heterosexual, according to a new report. That means more than half of teenagers today identify as...
15 Mar
Oscar-Winning ‘Spotlight’ on Journalism – Bringing Secrets to Light
This year’s Oscar for best picture went to “Spotlight,” a film that was so controversial it had trouble getting the green light to be produced.The film tells the true story...
10 Mar
Let’s Get in ‘Formation’ — Beyoncé’s Message Is Not Anti-Police
While Beyoncé surely can afford her own private security throughout her tour, it is disgraceful for police officers to deny safety because of one demand: Stop shooting us. ...
01 Mar
Dating a White Person is Hard: Why I Choose to Struggle Through It
By Thomas Lick | Voicewaves“In a way he was like the country he lived in, everything came too easily to him; except he knew it.” –1973 film, The Way We Were. …Five years...
19 Feb
Social Media Connected to Lack of Sleep, Depression
New research by the University of Pittsburgh shows a strong connection between social media use, irregular sleep patterns and depression. The study, which focused on the sleeping and social media...
31 Jan
New Exhibit Highlights Richmond’s Connection to Black Panthers
A new exhibit at the Richmond Museum of History offers a glimpse of the party’s role in the city. The exhibit, "Richmond and the Legacy of the Black Panther Party,"...
30 Jan
Local Happenings: February 2016
The Art of Living Black, an annual exhibit of artwork from emerging and established African-American artists, is now on display through March 3, 2016 at the Richmond Art Center, 2540...
18 Jan
Oscar-Nominated The Big Short Is No Comedy
The Big Short is a terrifying film. Promoted as a comedy during this awards season, it earned five Oscar nominations including Best Picture. But the film is more like a...
31 Dec
Local Happenings: January 2016
Richmond will honor Martin Luther King Jr. with a national day of service from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18 on the Richmond Greenway.The event will feature volunteer...
23 Dec
American Bilingualism
Bilingualism in the United States, however, is a perplexing proposition. At best, it is often incorrectly correlated with English as a Second Language (ESL), an educational identification to assist beginners...
22 Dec
Richmond at Night: Risk, Drama and Mystery
Local photographer and Richmond Pulse contributor Edgardo Cervano-Soto set out to capture Richmond at night on 35 mm film. What he found was mystery, drama, and weekly visits by law...
