Letter to My Mother
Growing up, I remember thinking of Mother’s Day as just another holiday for me to play videogames. To you, Mother’s Day might be “just be another day,” but now that...
10 May
10 May
Don’t Forget to Vote Before the World Ends
On November 6, our great democracy will hold midterm elections. While the general elections are held every four years and we elect a Commander in Chief, the midterms are held...
02 May
From Sleeping in to Crushing Goals
One morning, I grabbed my laptop and began researching dance classes and gym memberships trying to find something that suited me. I came across a boot camp at 510 CrossFit...
23 Apr
To My Nephew and Niece
You two are the first of your family to be brought up here. First-generation Americans. Fil-Ams or whatever they choose to call it. I never thought of the pressure of making...
17 Apr
With a Date or a Group?: Prom’s Toughest Questions Answered
Whether it’s asking someone with an elaborate “promposal” or desperately waiting for a date to ask, prom in 2018 is more often going with a group of friends rather the...
15 Apr
Three Measures Aim to Put Richmond Kids First
Advocates of the campaign, known as Kids First Richmond, hope to convince voters to pass three separate pieces of legislation over the next year: two measures in June and a...
02 Apr
‘Richmond Vota!’ Implores, Empowers Youth to Vote
Citizens Power Network held an event on March 24 to give Richmond residents — high school students in particular — a more in-depth look into local politics....
27 Mar
Richmond Marches for Our Lives
Nearly a thousand people marched towards Richmond City Hall chanting these and other slogans the morning of Saturday, March 24. Calling for an end to gun violence and demanding action...
09 Mar
Local Students Get Loud With Poetry
During his junior year at Kennedy High School, Anderson Esteban learned about Poetry Out Loud, but since only seniors can present, he helped out and waited. This year, his senior...
06 Mar
A Forgotten History: Why Doesn’t My School Place a Greater Emphasis On Black History Month?
Schools should be doing something to show appreciation, or even just acknowledge the evolution of black history — but at Bakersfield High School, nothing like that happened last month. ...
26 Feb
Yes, We’re Talking About Gun Violence Again
The United States is talking about gun control again. Social media is flooded with opinions from people who own guns, people who detest them, and people who have survived their...
12 Feb
Black History Recognized and Honored in Richmond
Sims Thompson was one of three African-Americans honored on February 3, at the City of Richmond Community Services Department’s annual Black History Month Celebration....
05 Feb
Save Our Sisters: Indigenous Voices at the Women’s March
For the second year in a row, women from all walks of life gathered in the streets the streets of the Bay Area and across the country for the Women’s...
01 Feb
Black Student Union Aims to Unite, Uplift
For Jarschire Dennis, launching the Black Student Union at Kennedy High School was long overdue....
30 Jan
Thousands Take to the Streets for Women’s March Kern County
Hundreds of women descended upon downtown Bakersfield Saturday, marching, chanting and sharing inspirational stories of female empowerment during Kern County’s first Women’s March....
