Juan Carlos Mendoza's family was evicted when he was 7. As a young man, he worries he won't be able to stay in Richmond, his hometown, due to gentrification....
Many young people rely on social media to get news because they believe it is more accessible and easier to fact check but say it requires using common sense....
When schools closed, it threw students' lives into disarray, especially those from low-income families, so Richmond Promise launched a coronavirus relief fund....
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....
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....
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....
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....
Many CSU and UC students have appealed their financial aid packages, asking for more money because of economic pressures caused by the coronavirus outbreak....
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....
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....
On July 9, the West Contra Costa Unified School District unveiled a draft framework to resume schooling Aug. 17....
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....
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....
A young man describes his experience learning to live with depression in a family that does not understand his pain....
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...
