Courtesy of Richmond Standard The community is rallying in support of a beloved veteran teacher at Richmond High who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer....
Pope Francis has departed, but his words and his presence linger. He had an electric effect on those who saw him or heard his words....
Reeling on the huge success of her single “3xKrazy” this past year, songstress Netta Brielle has released a new project in which she shares her deepest...
By Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root Texas mom Roni Dean-Burren took to YouTube recently to call out book publishing giant McGraw-Hill after she opened...
Courtesy of the L.A. Philharmonic At the age of 70, with more than a half-century of innovation behind him, Chucho Valdés would be forgiven if...
Blues pianist Katie Webster contributed to countless records by the likes of Slim Harpo, Lazy Lester and Lightnin’ Slim, and recorded some of her own featuring...
The Department of Labor this week announced that September marked the 67th consecutive month of private sector job growth, marking the continuation of the longest consecutive...
Oakland artist Antonio Ramos, 27, was shot and killed Tuesday while he was working on a mural under the 580 freeway in West Oakland. Police...
Francisco Herrera, a resident of San Francisco for almost 30 years who has worked with families from diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds throughout the city as...
Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, playwright, composer and performer Lin-Manuel Miranda and community leader Juan Salgado are among 24 winners of the 2015 “genius” grants from the John...
