Posts Tagged ‘women’
Feminine hygiene products unavailable to many East Bay women
It’s an early Thursday morning and a slow trickle of clients are coming through the doors of A Friendly Manor, a center for homeless women in West Oakland. The sign-up sheet for showers that day is almost full, and the women take their seats around the common room, their belongings stacked next to them and…
Read MoreTales of Two Cities: Ladies Night
Welcome back to the Tales of Two Cities podcast. This week is all about the ladies—stories of women doing incredible things in their communities.
Read More‘Sisters in solidarity’ event set for Saturday
More than 30 local organizations and hundreds of residents and city leaders will gather in Lovonya DeJean Middle School’s multipurpose room Saturday for the event, titled “Sisters in Solidarity: Richmond the Beloved Community.”
Read MoreHappy 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 for next year.
Read MoreA city where the women flex their muscles
What is Richmond’s greatest resource? Its deep water bay? Its status as home to one of the nation’s largest oil refineries? Its history as a WWII hub of manufacturing? How about its women?
Read MoreWomen gather to celebrate the past – and the future
More than 200 women, and a handful of children and men, gathered at Dejean Middle School Saturday to celebrate their progress – and their future.
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