In a media world beset by dizzying change, Richmond publisher Vernon Whitmore is a model of consistency.
Religious leaders unveiled a strategy Tuesday to sustain the momentum of peace efforts launched in response to a shooting in a local church.
More than 200 women, and a handful of children and men, gathered at Dejean Middle School Saturday to celebrate their progress – and their future.
Chevron recently announced that it pumped $3.43 million into a host of local programs and institutions in Richmond and surrounding Contra Costa County communities in 2009, a figure that is significantly up from recent years.
An event aimed at celebrating Richmond’s history of strong, diverse women is scheduled for Saturday at Dejean Middle School. More than 250 people are expected to attend.
At a recent meeting held by a local activist group, City leaders and a prominent author told residents of their criticisms of Chevron Corp. and vowed to plan for the lingering possibility of its departure.
The new year began ominously, marked by audacious crimes. But residents, city leaders and police are now focused on what they believe are glimmers of hope.
Life in violent and impoverished neighborhoods can be tough to comprehend. It can be a world of substandard schools, street loyalties, environmental pollution and infrastructure disinvestment. Often, the motley mix is also awash in guns. Go inside to hear the audio interview with a local 19-year-old describing his neighborhood.
For many of the roughly 1,000 people who took part in Saturday’s slate of peace events – marching and linking hands in a human chain – the day had the unmistakable feel of a turning point. An audio slideshow captures the words, music and images of the day’s peaceful rally.
The developers of a possible casino project on waterfront property in the city succeeded in securing another extension to get their plans in order.
Police estimated that 700 to 1,000 people took the streets Saturday for a day of peaceful activism. Go inside and view a photo slideshow of 20 images of the day’s events.
At 11 a.m. Saturday, leaders from about 80 area churches plan to pray with thousands of residents at 210 separate street corners throughout the city. At noon comes a peace march, followed by thousands linking hands near a local church hit by gunfire last month. Click here for a complete schedule of the March 6 activities.
Mark Wassberg has lurked around local crime scenes for years, collecting reams of raw footage of the city as few see it. Driven by a near-obsession to document the city’s struggle with deadly violence, this aspiring documentary filmmaker hopes to author his own rags-to-riches tale.