New Book Examines Life Inside Section 8
Richmond native Tyjohn Sykes is a poet and “youth justice assistant” at the RYSE Center. His first book, Section 8, is based on a poem of the same name that...
01 Feb
14 May
Q&A: Bill Lindsay on 13 Years in Richmond
Richmond City Manager Bill Lindsay recently announced he is leaving his position at the end of July, after 13 years. He came to Richmond from Orinda in 2005 and inherited...
09 Mar
Local Students Get Loud With Poetry
During his junior year at Kennedy High School, Anderson Esteban learned about Poetry Out Loud, but since only seniors can present, he helped out and waited. This year, his senior...
12 Mar
Breakfast With Chairman Bobby: Local Panther History Revisited
Co-founder the Black Panther Party Bobby Seale returned to Richmond for two Black History Month events....
07 Jun
Bill Clinton Becomes First U.S. President to Visit Richmond
Former President Bill Clinton visited Richmond the day before the primary election to campaign in support of his wife and possible Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton...
14 Nov
Remembering Rodney
By Tania PulidoRodney Frazier Jr. was 16 years-old, a teenager from North Richmond who loved basketball, his motorcycle, family and volunteering. On Fri., Nov. 7, his life was taken when...
15 Aug
Q&A: Remembering a Lost Son of Richmond – Terrance Kelly
Interview, Dr. Joseph MarshallEditor’s Note: From 1992-2004, the De La Salle High School football team in Concord, California won 151 straight games, setting a national record. The streak ended after...
10 Feb
Try to Understand Me
Poetry • Donte Clark When them ships had departed from the mother landFor most of usOur feet will never gripThe soil of Africa againAnd that’s why we’re hereFear struckStuckRemovedFrom a lifestyle...
