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01 Jun

RHS Student Says Things Are ‘a Little Bit Better’ After Protest Against N-Word

Markeith Anderson spoke to the Pulse about what has changed since he helped lead the "We Stop, You Stop" protest against the n-word at Richmond High....

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19 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....

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12 May

Watch Out for Yellow Envelope to Avoid Losing Medi-Cal Coverage

Guaranteed Medicaid coverage is ending. As the state reviews Medi-Cal members eligibility, many should expect to get a yellow renewal packet in the mail....

02 May

Reparations Task Force to Recommend ‘Genealogy Branch’ to Prove Eligibility

The California reparations task force proposes a government department to help reparations applicants prove their ancestry to enslaved people in the U.S....

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27 Apr

Battle to Ban Books at Schools Dramatically Escalates

The culture wars are stepping up with an unprecedented number of bans on books written by people of color or LGBTQIA authors....

14 Apr

Antioch Police Chief Addresses Racism Allegations Within Police Department

Antioch Police Chief Steven Ford on Thursday condemned racist and homophobic texts circulated among reportedly dozens of Antioch police officers....

Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe, a Black man, stands at a lectern with the Seal of the Governor of the State of California. Looking on with a smile is Gov. Gavin Newsom.

12 Apr

Antioch Police Scandal Debate Gets Confrontational at City Council Meeting

A controversy over racist and homophobic text messages circulated among Antioch police officers spilled over into Tuesday night's Antioch City Council meeting....

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14 Feb

Love Across Color Lines: Multiculturalism Means More Not Less

This entry in the Love Across Color Lines series tells the story of married couple Regina, who is Black, Latina and Italian, and Tyrone, who is Filipino....

09 Feb

RHS Student Wants to Take the N-Word ‘Out of People’s Vocabulary’

"The student used a slur and no one really cares. People are so blind to it that it makes me upset. It’s like we’re poisoned," writes a Richmond High student....

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06 Feb

Tyre Nichols Almost Made it Home

The killing of Tyre Nichols at the hands of a Memphis Police special task force has sparked increased demands for police reform nationwide. ...

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03 Feb

School Board Recognizes Black History Month, Asked to Put Stop to Slur

At a meeting Wednesday in which the West Contra Costa school board recognized Black History Month, discussion turned to the use of racist language in schools....

29 Jan

Report: Cops Search Black California Teens Six Times More Than White Peers

The California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board released its annual report on policing in December, which looked at 58 law enforcement agencies....

26 Jan

WCCUSD Superintendent Addresses Student-Substitute Teacher Clash

The WCCUSD superintendent condemned racial slurs and violence after a confrontation this week between a student and substitute teacher at Richmond High....

16 Jan

Commentary: 10 MLK Quotes Promoting Equal Rights, Unity, and a Multicultural America

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, here are 10 quotes from across MLK’s life that represent what the civil rights leader stood for....

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