Tag Archives: RYSE center

RAW Talent featured poets and songwriters at its open mic night last week. Photo by Anne Hoffman.

Richmond youth host second open mic night

By Julie Brown and Anne Hoffman Posted March 22, 2013 9:13 am

Last week, RAW Talent hosted its second open mic night. Kids from across Richmond and the East Bay came out to share original poems and songs. Organizers hoped the event would be a safe place...

The RYSE youth center, works to provide support and acceptance with Richmond's LGBT youth community. (Photo by: Tiffany Neely)

Richmond reacts to ban on gay conversion therapy

By Tiffany Neely Posted October 22, 2012 2:16 pm

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill last month to ban what’s commonly called “conversion therapy” or “reparative therapy,” processes aimed at changing the sexual orientation of minors.

Noel Perez records his song "What Makes Her" in the RYSE center studio on Tuesday.

RYSE mixtape collects beats from the heart

By Brittany Patterson Posted September 6, 2012 11:00 am

Dodging guitars, cords and speakers scattered throughout the room, Noel Perez makes a beeline to the small padded booth in the RYSE center. He squares himself with the microphone, phone clenched in hand, awaiting the...

Bandwidth: Pooka’s transformation

By Mark Oltmanns & Roberto Daza, Posted June 8, 2012 2:15 pm

Since he was kid, Dvondre Woodards has gone by another name, Pooka. Given to him by his grandmother, the name stuck, be it with friends, family, and even teachers. It doesn't have any meaning as...

Yellow arm bands were distributed by the RYSE Center, and a pledge was signed by Richmond residents to protect its LGBT community from hate speech. Police Chief Chris Magnus said hate crimes are uncommon in Richmond, but that his officers are trained to recognize and deal with it. "That's something we take very seriously when it does occur," he said. (Photo by Tyler Orsburn)

LGBT teens, RYSE Center, mobilize Richmond against hate speech

By Tyler Orsburn Posted June 6, 2012 4:52 pm

On Tuesday night at Richmond's City Council meeting, upset residents and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, mostly dressed in purple t-shirts and yellow armbands, signed a unity pledge against hate...

First Friday at RYSE Center

By Spencer Whitney Posted March 7, 2012 5:46 pm

It was a Friday night in Richmond, and more than 50 teenagers from Kennedy High School and Richmond High School got ready to square off against each other. But instead of fighting, students from their...

RYSE Center turns three

By Evelyn Xiaoqing Pi Posted November 3, 2011 9:57 am

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 anniversary event Saturday, with plenty of spooky elements – a...

Meet Jazz Hudson, the revolutionary poet

By Vanessa Carr Posted March 30, 2011 9:42 am

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 West Oakland Library -- where her father sent her to...