Author: James Luckey

Bakersfield
James Luckey

OP-ED: Stop Corporate Consolidation Silencing Local Media Voices

Local journalism is indispensable to the protection of civil rights and equality for all Americans, and in particular for Black American communities and other communities of color across the nation. Local-owned news media is crucial to community empowerment and civic participation.

African Americans
James Luckey

California Offers Black Families Up To 20% Down Payment For First Home; Dream For All Program Applications Open February 24

Kern County is often described as more affordable than coastal California, and in some ways, that’s true. Home prices are lower than in Los Angeles or the Bay Area. But the affordability gap for Black households remains one of the largest in the state. This means that they are less likely to have the income needed to buy a home.