Antioch, Concord Mothers Launch Local Moms Demand Action Group
Two Contra Costa County mothers are calling for an end to gun violence and recently launched an Antioch-based offshoot of Moms Demand Action....
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Oct
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Aug
Richmond Homicide Numbers Continue to Trend Downward
With six murders in the first seven months of this year, the city of Richmond is on track for one of its lowest homicide rates in more than 20 years....
14
Jun
Group Uses Sports to Combat Hate Speech
The United Nations and Eradicate Hate Global Summit partnered in 2022 to establish the Sports Working Group to collaborate with teams to increase acceptance....
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May
Children Are Dying at Increasing Rates
Child life expectancy has gone down in recent years, due to four leading causes, authorities say: homicide, suicide, accidental drug overdose and car accidents....
14
Mar
Mother of Slain Teen Runs Nonprofit in Daughter’s Honor
Sparkle Davis founded the Oshiana Unique Thompkins Foundation to continue her daughter's legacy after she was shot to death in 2019....
07
Feb
Current Events Worsen Long-standing Trauma for Many Asian Elders
As Asian American and Pacific Islander elders deal with trauma caused by historical and contemporary violence, they struggle to access mental health care....
05
Dec
‘Magic Drive’ for Homeless Held in Memory of Slain Richmond Teen
Three years after Richmond teen Jamarrea “JMac” Frazier was shot and killed, his family marked the day by collecting donations Nov. 26 for unhoused people....
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Sep
Antioch Woman Makes Son Hero of Anti-Gun Violence Book
An Antioch woman wrote a graphic novel to teach kids about gun violence after her son's father was killed. Her mother was killed when she was 3....
09
Sep
‘The Bullet Was Chest High’: Woman Narrowly Escapes Pittsburg Road Rage Shooting
Arionna White, a 27-year-old poet, actress and single mom of two, recounts her conversation with a police officer after her car was shot in an act of road rage....
25
Aug
Suspect in Fatal Shooting at Richmond Park Arrested
An ongoing argument between two Oakland men boiled over into deadly violence over the weekend at a Richmond park, police said Wednesday....
17
Aug
Richmond’s ONS Awarded $6 Million to Continue Gun Violence Prevention
The city of Richmond’s Office of Neighborhood Safety will receive $6 million from the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Program....
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Jul
Community Event Continues to Plea, ‘Put the Guns Down’
The 14th Put the Guns Down event focused on gun violence and how it affects youth in Richmond was held July 16 at Nicholl Park....
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Jun
San Pablo Man Killed in Richmond Shooting
A 31-year-old San Pablo man was shot and killed Saturday night in Richmond, police said Monday. Police do not have a suspect....
08
Apr
California Black Media Brings New Lens to Sacramento Shootings
An editor and reporter for California Black Media discussed the April 3 Sacramento mass shooting and how the Black community has responded....
07
Apr
60-Year-Old Shot, Killed Wednesday Evening
Melvin Stewart, 60, died after being shot Wednesday. It is considered Richmond's sixth homicide of 2022 so far and is being investigated....
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