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As vaccine eligibility continues to expand, so does the number of vaccine appointments available to the community. Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) will be hosting three, free COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Richmond this week. Appointments are required.
On Wednesday, April 7, Easter Hill United Methodist Church at 3911 Cutting Boulevard will be holding vaccination appointments from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Reservations can be made here and must be booked by Tuesday, April 6.
On Thursday, April 8, North Richmond Missionary Baptist Church at 1427 Fred Jackson Way will be offering appointments from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Residents can register here and must book their appointment by Wednesday, April 7 at noon.
By Kathy Chouteau
During the March on Washington in 1963 when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his historic “
I Have a Dream Speech” calling for an end to racism, a three-year-old Richmond boy and his infant brother were in the crowd with their parents. The family Rev. Booker T. and Irma Anderson, and their sons Ahmad and Wilbert weren’t just everyday participants. They were closely acquainted with Dr. King, and in fact, Rev. Anderson had helped him carve the path for that historic march at a meeting in Richmond.
A few years earlier in Richmond, Rev. Anderson helped Dr. King sow the seeds for Selma too the 1965 march when Dr. King led nonviolent demonstrators from Selma, AL to the steps of the capital in Montgomery over several days in support of voting rights. According to Mrs. Anderson, who once served as mayor of Richmond, “when he had his Pettus Bridge march, Martin called Booker and said ‘I need you to come down.’” Rev. Anderson obliged, and coordinated minister
By Mike Kinney
Hearts are heavy in the community, and particularly at the Greater Richmond Interfaith Program (GRIP), over the tragic and horrific murder of a 5-week-old child last week.
On Wednesday night, local clergy gathered with mourners to pray and weep while clutching to lit candles and balloons in front of the Courtyard by Marriott in Richmond’s Hilltop neighborhood.
“Losing a life is always hard but a baby just feels so much more sacred,” GRIP Executive Director Kathleen Sullivan said. “We want to honor our ‘GRIP baby’ and be in prayer for the parents and the family.”Â
On Thursday, Feb. 4, a couple staying at the hotel, which is currently being used to house people struggling from homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic, rushed their 5-week-old son to Kaiser Hospital in Richmond stating he was not breathing. The child died at the hospital, and his parents RayRay Andrederral Darn, 35, and Marilyn Northington, 28 were arrested on murder charges after