The Richmond Standard Fifty-eight students at Kennedy High were honored at their principal’s Top 10 Luncheon on Friday, March 10, for maintaining a cumulative grade point...
By Evelyn Rollins McDonald First Officer Rollins, a.k.a. Earvie Rollins Jr., 30 years old, was born and raised in Richmond, California. He graduated from John F....
By Ken Epstein Landlords held a protest this week at an Oakland City Council meeting calling for an end to the city’s eviction moratorium protection, one...
James Ira Dancy, known as a West Oakland treasure and historian, passed away on March 18, 2023. He was 65. Dancy was born to Frank and...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Remember “Beauty of the Week,” Jet magazine’s famous page 43, which featured Black women college students,...
By Carla Thomas On Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Laney College Odell Johnson Theater, the Third Annual Black Centric Showcase celebrated Black History Month. The show...
“Faiths and nonprofit leaders become frustrated when they submit good proposals, but still don’t get funded. But there’s a missing ingredient — knowing how to find...
By Maxim Elramsisy California Black Media Civil rights and media icon Xernona Clayton became the first woman to be enshrined with a statue in downtown Atlanta...
By Emil Guillermo After the Oscars, when Asian Americans were everywhere on the winners list, from actors, writers, directors, but also makeup artists, and not just...
Cathay Williams knew that she couldn’t volunteer to serve as a regular soldier in the U.S. military. But knowing didn’t stop her. The young girl who...
By Ben Jealous Vice President Kamala Harris is sure to be remembered every March in Women’s History Month as the first woman and the first person...
By Daisha Williams Post News Group Intern A large community of unhoused people have been living in an empty lot at 1707 Wood Street. The city...
By Lee Hubbard While the rain stormed down all day in the Jefferson Park area of Los Angeles, it could not damper the excitement of the...
By Godfrey Lee Nita Hayden Vasquez, who owned Hayden’s Market in Marin City, died Jan. 11, 2023, in Tampa, Fla., of natural causes. She was 80...
STOCKTON, Calif. – City of Stockton Safe Routes to School (SRTS) and Lincoln Unified School District Department of Public Safety will hold a bike rodeo on...
STOCKTON, Calif. – Fireworks classified as “Safe and Sane” by the State Fire Marshal are approved for sale and use in the city of Stockton. Safe...
By Eli Walsh Bay City News California will draw down several COVID-19-related guidelines next month as the state shifts out of its emergency response to the...
By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News San Francisco Mayor London Breed told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that keeping street ambassador programs and adding supplemental...
By Katy St. Clair Bay City News In a time when many pre-teen antics are uploaded to TikTok and Instagram, a video out of Vallejo shared...
By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation San Francisco’s recovery from the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the worst in the country among...
By Emma Gallegos EdSource When she returned to school to become a nurse, Karina Mendez wanted a work-study job that she could balance with classes at...
San Rafael, CA — Under a new proposal, residents of Golden Gate Village in Marin City will have a voice in prioritizing investments from a new...
By Jennifer Gunnels Butler University Stories Bay Area native Terri Jett was received a Distinguished Faculty Award at Indiana’s Butler University. Terri Jett arrived at Butler...
Since December 2022, there has been a noticeable trend of Hyundai and KIA vehicles being stolen throughout the City. Since December 2022, there has been a...
The Richmond Standard A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mobile Disaster Recovery Center has opened for Contra Costa County residents impacted by the December and January...
