‘My Mother and Grandmother Constantly Inspire Our Family’
"She juggles her job as a software engineer and her role as a mother and is always there to support our family without ever missing a beat."...
10
Jul
03
Jul
Doulas Provide Much-Needed Tradition of Support to Birthing Parents
Medi-Cal offers doula services to help improve birth outcomes amid a maternal health crisis that is especially deadly to Black and Indigenous people....
27
Jun
Richmond Flower Shop Continues to Bloom
Tucked between a gas station and a used car lot on San Pablo Avenue is Mariam's Flowers, a family-owned business in a little lavender building....
21
Jun
I’m Not a Monster, I’m Just Gay: Surviving Family Trauma and School Bullying
I had a crush on a girl in my class and was pretty sure I was a lesbian. For some reason, other girls treated me like I wasn’t a person...
14
Jun
Systemic Racism Costs Black Women $50 Billion Annually in Wage Penalties
Black women earn 73 cents to the dollar a white man makes. Women overall face an annual $10,000 wage gap when compared with the earnings of men....
21
May
Women of Color Will Vote With Their Pocketbooks This November
Abortion access and care rank at the top among priorities for women of color. Surprisingly, immigration reform is not a front-burner issue....
16
May
‘A Kind of Medicine’: Indigenous People March in Santa Rosa to Remember the Missing and Murdered
Native Americans and their allies marched to Santa Rosa City Hall on May 8 in recognition of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis....
15
May
‘Literally the Only Option’: Medi-Cal Expansion Boosts Access to Healthcare
While many more people can get Medi-Cal health insurance since eligibility expanded, many still are at risk of losing it since recertifications resumed....
18
Apr
Fat Is a Social Justice Issue
Weight has always been a target for shame and bullying; the stigma of fatness continues, even amid a body positive culture....
17
Apr
Antioch High Student Honored For Leadership and Civic Engagement
Antioch High junior Morelia Gil-Cubillo, who won a leadership and civic engagement award, was among students honored by the Contra Costa Youth Hall of Fame....
04
Apr
A Dream Café Blooms in Richmond
Nancy Subias, 38, and her family opened the aptly named El Jardín de los Sueños, or The Garden of Dreams, March 13 on San Pablo Avenue in Richmond....
31
Mar
State and Local Strategies Battling Bigotry Are Critical, Expert Says
Through judicial process, law enforcement and technology, three women are fighting hate and supporting victims at local and state levels....
27
Mar
As Hatred of Women Increases, So Do Mass Killings
Factions of the manosphere have trudged from the fringes of the internet into the mainstream and even ventured offline with real-world consequences....
22
Mar
‘Women Together Can Move Mountains’: Richmond Holds 17th Annual International Women’s Day Event
The city of Richmond and Sisters in Solidarity held the 17th annual International Women’s Day Celebration to recognize local women and resources....
08
Mar
‘Living History’: Tony Thurmond Brings Black Richmond Leaders to DeAnza High
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond hosted an oral history panel Feb. 28 at DeAnza High with key Richmond public figures for Black History Month....
