It’s Time to Open Our Eyes, Speak Up and Get Up & Clean Up
When City Council candidate La'Tanya Dandie invited me to a cleanup she organized, I didn't know what to expect, writes a local youth....
28
Oct
23
Oct
Music at Home: the Sounds That Shaped Us
We asked local teens to tell us about their earliest memories of music and what their families listened to while they were growing up....
16
Oct
Virtual Sports Give Richmond Kids a Chance to Play
The Richmond Community Services Department is offering online classes in soccer, tennis and basketball to kids in the first through eighth grades....
15
Oct
Social Media Puts Users Like Me in Quite a ‘Dilemma’
The Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma" prompted one young man to consider his own smartphone addiction and the good and bad of social media....
07
Oct
Importance of Local Elections Motivates Young Voters to Become Politically Active
Young voters in Richmond are excited for local elections because of the potential change their votes can make in their community....
30
Sep
Young Voters Share What It Takes to Get Them Engaged With Local Issues
Young people are not known for voting in local elections, especially, but some say social media and humanizing the candidates could help change that....
28
Aug
I Lost One Home to Eviction. Gentrification Is Taking My City.
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....
25
Aug
Social Media’s Influence on the News: Don’t Believe Everything You Read on the Internet
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....
17
Aug
Richmond Promise Provides Relief for Scholars, Prepares for Fall
When schools closed, it threw students' lives into disarray, especially those from low-income families, so Richmond Promise launched a coronavirus relief fund....
10
Aug
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....
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....
