The West Contra Costa County School District (WCCUSD) has implemented a series of changes to increase security at football games in response to violence in recent weeks, including three teenagers...
Around 7.6 million people took to the streets around the world — from small rural villages to big cities like New York, Istanbul and Berlin — Sept. 20 in a...
In front of an estimated crowd of 200 government officials, funders, community leaders and youth, RYSE broke ground Sept. 6 on a new 37,000-square-foot expanded campus, RYSE Commons, with a...
Under the pressure of John Swett High’s offense and the energy of the crowd the Warriors brought with them, Kennedy High’s volleyball team lost in straight sets on Aug. 29....
Kennedy High’s varsity football team kicked off the season with a 27-14 victory over Hayward’s Stellar Prep on Aug. 23. ...
Marjé Kilpatrick is a 23-year-old Richmond-based spoken word artist and performer. “Groomed by melodies, rhythm, poetry, and expression,”...
The recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton again left people searching for answers. President Donald Trump and others blamed the violence on video games, invoking a decades-old trope...
Throughout American history, there have been many violent, racist acts, namely retribution against those breaking the de facto Jim Crow customs of the South or the de jure laws of...
Commentary, Hannah Mendoza In elementary school, people called me a tomboy. I played soccer with my guy friends and could care less about my appearance. I came to school with a low messy...
While it can be a memorable night, is prom really worth the hundreds of dollars it typically costs?...
Family, friends and community members gathered June 2 at the Milo Foundation on 220 S. Garrard Blvd. to unveil a banner in memory of Nico Martinez on what would have...
We asked members of our youth reporting team to weigh in on their experiences with mental health and their peers....
Ignited by spirited chants, strong pitching, and consistent hits, a determined Kennedy High varsity softball team warded off any of Piedmont High’s attempts at mounting a comeback in their May...
The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s office is launching its first Restorative Justice Diversion (RJD) program for youth who face incarceration, in hopes of shifting them towards the social services...
Just appreciate your youth, get as much done as you can. You don’t want to wake up one day an old head with a vocabulary that only consist of would’ve,...
