Richmond Pulse sat down with Leslie Ayala to talk about why she loves playing sports and how she balances her athletic commitments with her academics. It’s not always easy....
There’s a new face on the Richmond City Council. Last month the council unanimously selected Ada Recinos to fill the seat vacated by Gayle McLaughlin....
High school can be hard enough without trying to figure out how to talk to a girl. So here are a few tips on what to do and what not...
First-time homeowner Elora Henderson of Richmond was forced from her home when a fire at an abandoned house spread to her home and another home next door. ...
Two of Richmond’s most popular politicians have their sights set on the California State Capitol. Vice Mayor Jovanka Beckles is running for California Assembly and former councilmember Gayle McLaughlin is...
The Sister Warriors’ convening, organized by the San Francisco-based Young Women’s Freedom Center (YWFC), brought together women from all over the country to work toward bettering the lives of women...
Kelly’s music is a staple at black family functions, but next time someone tries to turn up “Step in the Name of Love,” maybe we should tell them to care...
I know that there isn’t a perfect city that has perfect people and no crime, but I’d like to be somewhere where I feel at home....
The National Women’s Law Center’s 2017 Let Her Learn Survey found that black girls are 5.5 times more likely and Native American girls are three times more likely to be...
Richmond City Council has entered a new era without Councilwoman Gayle McLaughlin. The former mayor stepped down on July 18 to focus on her campaign for lieutenant governor of California....
After years of volunteering at her kids’ school, Fatima Alleyne ran a grassroots campaign and was elected as trustee for the Contra Costa County Board of Education. The Richmond resident...
Black women put more into the United States than they get back, according to a recent report released by the Institute for Women’s Policy Researc...
At a young age, my mom dreamed of becoming a teacher. She came to the United States to study English in hopes of making her dream a reality. ...
Fifty years after the Vietnam War, Cathy Lê remembers the day the U.S. Army came to her country and “everything changed.”...
El Cerrito High School track and field star Kaylah Robinson has signed a national letter of intent to attend the University of Oregon....
