On Oct. 25, a 15-year-old female resident of Richmond, CA (north of Oakland) was gang-raped on the grounds of Richmond High School after leaving the homecoming dance. This violent incident stunned and galvanized communities throughout the region and attracted national attention.

Oakland Local coverage (original and via content partners):

NOV 2: Community Event: Richmond Candlelight Vigil

NOV 1: Tashelle Shamash Wilkes (reprinted from DaveyD's Hip Hop Corner with permission of the author): Is Gang rape becoming a Spectator Sport? Give National Attention to End Violence Against Women

Oct. 30: The Richmond Rape: Local voices speak out (by Susan Mernit)

Oct. 30: What a Girl Does Before a Homecoming Dance (by Nijla Mumin)

Oct 30: SERIES: Young People Process Homecoming Gang Rape (by Youth Outlook, a project of New America Media, originally published Oct. 29)

• Young Women Need to Protect Themselves (Valerie Klinker, 19)
• The Friend Who Couldn't Talk (Angelina Thao, 17)
• Afraid to Be a Snitch (Meme Garrido, 16)
• It Happened to Me (Emilya Piansay, 23)
• Video: Richmond Youth, Community Speak Up for Their School
• What Makes A Real Man?(Oscar Servillion, 17)
• Rape Is About Gangs (Marina Saenz, 18)
• Rape Is a Big Deal to Guys Too (Luis Mendoza, 17)
• My Mom Survived Rape...and Had Me ("Marie" Clark, 20)
• Is Rape in Our Genes? (Donny Lumpkins, 20)
• Rape: An Adult Crime (Jaleesa Vickers, 20)
• I Would Have Stepped Up (Amanze Emenike, 20)
• Respect Our Bodies (Dasen Thao, 18)

Coverage elsewhere:

Contra Costa Times