Tag Archives: RYSE center

RYSE Center turns three

What’s the party like when an anniversary and Halloween are tied together? RYSE Center, a community-based development and educational center for youth, had its third...

Meet Jazz Hudson, the revolutionary poet

Twenty-two year old spoken word artist Jazz Hudson has been rocking East Bay mics since the eighth grade. From her first writer’s workshop at the...

Richmond women still fighting for women’s rights

About 200 women gathered at Lovonya DeJean Middle School Saturday to celebrate the city’s rich tradition of women leaders.

Photo Essay: Greening up Richmond

A diverse crowd packs the Greenway to mulch, weed, beautify, and clean up.

Happy New Year! Looking back at 2010

We’ve selected an important story from each month of 2010. Take a look and drop us a comment about what you think is in store...

Life through a lens

A youth photography project at the RYSE center expands horizons for local kids.

RYSE kicks off school year with street festival

Hundreds of youths, community members and civic leaders turned out for the RYSE Center’s 2nd Annual “Back to School Summer Jam.”

Prodigal son on the RYSE

Will Haynes, 16, has no problem telling you what’s on his mind. Just ask him. Or don’t. He might tell you anyway. The Kennedy High...

‘Most of my childhood memories were tragic events’

In a deeply personal essay, a Richmond teen describes the harrowing effects of violence and gang culture on his childhood, and his key to breaking...

Living with shots fired

ShotSpotter, a series of sensors that detect when shots are fired, shows that gunfire is a daily occurrence in Richmond’s Iron Triangle. City residents describe...