From High School to College, How I’m Adjusting to a New Reality
The coronavirus outbreak robbed me and many others of senior year traditions. Now, I'm getting ready to start at Howard University without leaving California....
10 Aug
05 Aug
Plan to Close Juvenile Hall Receives Mixed Response from Board of Supervisors
Contra Costa County D.A. Diana Becton's plan to close the juvenile hall in Martinez got mixed responses from the Board of Supervisors during a 12-hour meeting....
03 Aug
WCCUSD Students Reflect on Challenges, Benefits of Distance Learning
With school starting soon, some West Contra Costa students say that while they understand the need for distance learning, it makes it harder for them to learn....
23 Jul
School and Soccer Kept Me From Following My Brother to a Gang
A young man who grew up surrounded by gang activity describes seeing the pain it caused his parents and how sports and education put him on a better path....
23 Jul
Financial Aid Appeals Surge as Students Cope With Pandemic Hardships
Many CSU and UC students have appealed their financial aid packages, asking for more money because of economic pressures caused by the coronavirus outbreak....
21 Jul
How I Became Part of the Vanessa Guillen Occupation
I spent a week documenting a Vanessa Guillen protest before realizing I was too close. As a Latino in Richmond, this fight for justice is my fight too....
15 Jul
Motivational Music: Youth Share Songs for These Trying Times
In this time of coronavirus and protests, Richmond Pulse asked young people to tell us what political and hopeful music they are listening to right now....
14 Jul
WCCUSD Reopening Plan Focuses on Distance Learning
On July 9, the West Contra Costa Unified School District unveiled a draft framework to resume schooling Aug. 17....
12 Jul
‘Our Ancestors Fought’: Bridging Activism’s Generation Gap
A focus on systemic injustices against Black people has sparked many youth-led protests in West County and beyond, showcasing a movement’s new blood while carrying on a tradition of activism....
06 Jul
WCCUSD Board Talks Efforts to Improve Black Student Achievement
On June 30, the West Contra Costa Board of Education received an update from Superintendent Matthew Duffy on Black student achievement in the West Contra Costa School District....
06 Jul
Finding Light in the Darkness of Depression
A young man describes his experience learning to live with depression in a family that does not understand his pain....
03 Jul
Black Liberation Is Latinx Liberation Too
The recent Black Lives Matter protests have left some Latino people, who say this isn’t their fight, feeling left out. As a Dreamer and a non-Black Latinx, it is disappointing...
28 Jun
For Some California Teens, School Closures Led to Work in the Fields
With schools closed by the coronavirus, many migrant students have turned to farm work, trying to support their families and learn without teachers' lessons....
27 Jun
UC Students Must Ready for an Online, Socially Distanced Fall
So far eight of the nine undergraduate campuses of the University of California system have published their plans for fall term, with most estimating that only a small number of...
24 Jun
Richmond Revolution Celebrates ‘Black Joy’ for Juneteenth
A Juneteenth celebration at Richmond’s Marina Bay Park on June 20 showcased African American history and featured Black businesses and performers....
