Hate on the Rise, Politics Partly to Blame
Hate crimes are up against many types of people, but they are also likely severely underreported, making the problem even bigger than the numbers suggest....
18
Sep
12
Sep
Statewide “Listening Sessions” Allow Reparations Task Force to Hear Black Californians Stories
The state reparations task force holds listening sessions to better understand how certain laws and policies hurt Black Californians....
30
Aug
Black Doctors March Shines Spotlight on Institutionalized Racism
The #BlackDocsBelong campaign held a rally in Pasadena last Friday dedicated to keeping and growing the ranks of Black physicians....
19
Aug
In a Polarized America, Interracial Marriage Defies Divisiveness
Ethnic Media Services looked at the current role of race and politics in relationships, hosting “Interracial Marriage In a Polarized America" on Aug. 5....
14
Aug
1.3M Women of Color in Bay Area Could Benefit If Assembly Bill 2419 Passes
A state bill aimed at allocating $18 billion for environmentally and socially disadvantaged communities gets high scores for promoting gender and racial equity....
07
Aug
Report Further Quantifies Racial and Economic Segregation in the Bay Area
Five of the Bay Area's 1,572 census tracts are identified in the report as "highly segregated" areas for low-income Latino households. One is in Richmond....
03
Aug
New Report Quantifies Racial and Economic Segregation In the Bay Area
Five neighborhoods in Oakland, three in San Francisco and one each in Antioch, Pittsburg and Vallejo are highly segregated by race and wealth, the report says....
11
Jul
Incidents of Hate Crimes in California Highest Against Blacks
California is seeing an increase in reported hate crimes, with most race-based incidents being committed against Black people....
09
Jun
White Terrorists Pose Top Safety Risk — Focus on Most Violent, Ex-FBI Expert Advises
A former FBI agent, who went undercover in white supremacist groups, criticized the agency's approach to domestic terrorism in Senate testimony....
09
Jun
California Primary ’22: Black Candidates Advancing to the Nov. General Elections
California Black Media reports that 68 Black candidates were running in 45 of the races in the statewide primary election....
02
Jun
Reparations Supporters: All Black Americans Should Read Calif. Task Force First Report
The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans wants to hear from Black Californians....
13
May
Kids Continue to Suffer in Mental Health ‘Shadow Pandemic’
The pandemic has severely hurt children's mental health, but paying attention to the positives in their lives and activities like civic engagement can help....
25
Mar
Racism and Violence Against AAPI People ‘Is Nothing New’
The pandemic has seen a rise in hate toward Asian and Pacific Islander people, but misplaced blame is one of many things that has made them targets....
17
Feb
‘We Can’t Stop a Bomb With Good Vibes’: Richmond HBCU Student Reacts to Threats
She was excited to attend Howard University but had to take classes from her parents' Richmond home. Now, she's on campus while HBCUs are getting bomb threats....
17
Jan
Inspired by MLK, Teens Say Civil Rights Movement Isn’t Over
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a group of Kennedy High students tell Richmond Pulse what the civil rights movement means to them....
