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Chevron Richmond Black History Awareness celebration uplifts local ‘Hidden Figures’

Chevron Richmond Black History Awareness celebration uplifts local ‘Hidden Figures’

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By Kathy Chouteau and Mike Aldax The movie Hidden Figures, which Martin Leung first watched in his seventh-grade history class, played a significant role in how the Middle College High senior envisions his future. The...
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Peres Dental Clinic celebrates official reopening

Peres Dental Clinic celebrates official reopening

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By Kathy Chouteau  In 1997, Dr. Dan Tanita started a free Dental Clinic in a janitor’s closet at Richmond’s Peres Elementary. Today, the clinic has relocated to a much larger space at the K-8 school,...
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Free financial literacy camp for kids comes to CoBiz

Free financial literacy camp for kids coming to CoBiz

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By Kathy Chouteau Soulful Softball Sunday and the D.R.E.A.M. Financial Academy are teaming up to offer Richmond kids ages 6-18 free financial know-how—and some money to boot—via the “D.R.E.A.M. Financial Academy Financial Literacy Camp” in...
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RPAL to construct the Josh & Elaina Genser Culinary Center

RPAL to construct the Josh & Elaina Genser Culinary Center

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By Mike Kinney The Richmond Police Activities League (RPAL) will soon construct a new, state-of-the-art culinary center at its headquarters that will teach 50 youth annually about the world of food, building real-world knowledge and...
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WCCUSD educators getting 14.5 percent salary hike within five months

WCCUSD educators getting 14.5 percent salary hike within five months

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West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) educators will see a total 14.5 percent increase in salary within the next five months, part of a three-year contract agreement between the school district and the...
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Four WCCUSD educators earn Ed Fund Teaching Excellence Awards

Four WCCUSD educators earn Ed Fund Teaching Excellence Awards

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The West Contra Costa Public Education Fund (Ed Fund) recently surprised four educators with 2023 Teaching Excellence Awards. The winning teachers are Maria Dizon, 4th grade teacher at Michelle Obama Elementary; Patricia Ogura, special education...
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Ed Fund awards $27K in Black History Month grants to WCCUSD schools

Ed Fund awards $27K in Black History Month grants to WCCUSD schools

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In honor of Black History Month, the West Contra Costa Public Education Fund (Ed Fund) awarded $27,000 in arts grants to support 27 classroom and school-wide projects and community events. Grants range from $500...
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The stipend is tax-deductible since it’s a scholarship.

Project SEED seeks students ready to plant scientific roots

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By Kathy Chouteau Project SEED, a paid summer fellowship program of the ACS (American Chemical Society), is looking for high school students interested in chemistry/science and qualifying as low-income to apply for its paid fellowship...
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Warren Smith's response to immense adversity: 4.0 GPA, WSU signing

Warren Smith’s response to immense adversity: 4.0 GPA, WSU signing

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Warren Smith, star senior defensive back and receiver for North Coast Section champion El Cerrito High, is also a 4.0 student and has signed with Washington State University. But perhaps Smith's greatest achievement has...
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The Hidden Genius Project accepting youth applications in Richmond

The Hidden Genius Project accepting youth applications in Richmond

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By Kathy Chouteau The Hidden Genius Project is currently accepting applications for its Intensive Immersion Program, which among its nationwide locations, is offered at the RYSE Youth Center in Richmond. The deadline to apply is...
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Join National Park Service ranger, Betty Reid Soskin for an hour long informal virtual chat, every Thursday, at 2 pm, beginning May 13. Betty will share her thoughts and insights and answer questions in this informal virtual gathering. For those who have met her, this will be another opportunity to connect and share. For those who have yet to meet her, this will be a chance to ask those questions you have always wanted to ask. The session will be moderated by Ranger Armand Johnson, and may vary in length depending on how Betty is feeling. This free program is open to all ages and no reservations are required. To view the virtual event or for more information, please visit the park website at www.nps.gov/rori. Or call the Rosie the Riveter/ WWII Home National Historical Park (NHP) Visitor Education Center at (510) 232-5050 x 0. At Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front NHP, Betty illuminates the invisible histories of African Americans and other people of color, and her efforts, demonstrate how her work has impacted the way the National Park Service conveys such history to audiences across the United States. Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, CA is the flagship National Park Service site selected to tell the story of Rosie the Riveter and WWII Home Front workers of all kinds. This unique park chronicles the explosive growth of wartime industry, the innovations fostered by visionaries like Henry J. Kaiser, and the extraordinary history of ordinary people who were challenged as never before and came together to overcome wartime odds. The Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center is open seven days a week from 10 AM to 5 PM and is located at 1414 Harbour Way South, suite 3000, Richmond, CA 94804. For more information and directions to the Visitor Education Center, please call (510) 232-5050 x0 or visit to http://www.nps.gov/rori/planyourvisit/directions.htm. Admission to the Visitor Center and programs is free.

Rosie the Riveter Trust to screen two films honoring Black history

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By Kathy Chouteau Rosie the Riveter Trust will screen two films Wed., June 14th from 6:30-9:30 p.m. in recognition of Juneteenth and FDR's Executive Order...
Richmond Olympian to be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

Richmond Olympian to be inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

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By Kathy Chouteau Richmond resident Mary Anne O’Connor will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame—along with her teammates from the U.S.A.’s 1976...
Richmond director/choreographer premieres award-winning films

Richmond director/choreographer premieres award-winning films

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By Kathy Chouteau UpSwing Aerial Dance Company and Symmetricity will unveil “Sling Shot,” Sun., June 11 in Oakland, a film premiere of eight dance and...
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