Category: Bakersfield

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Black Friday Frenzy: Deals That Matter and Smart Spending During Tough Times

Black Friday has officially evolved from a single-day frenzy to a full-month shopping marathon, and this year, the deals span from big-screen TVs to your grocery cart. Whether you’re price-checking online or supporting small businesses in Bakersfield, the savings are deep, early, and everywhere.

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

MacKenzie Scott’s Billion-Dollar Defiance of America’s War on Diversity

There are moments in American life when truth steps forward and refuses to be convenient. MacKenzie Scott has chosen such a moment. As political forces move to strip diversity from classrooms, silence Black scholarship and erase equity from public life, she has gone in the opposite direction. She has invested her wealth in the communities this country has spent centuries trying to marginalize.

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Facing Fire and Funding Cuts, Farmer Fights to Save His Land

New York farmer David Haughton had hoped the end of the COVID-19 pandemic would bring relief from his revenue challenges. But just as he began to recover, new funding gaps under the 47th president’s administration brought hardship back to his farm. In March 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would cancel the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Cooperative Agreement Program, which had helped farmers like Haughton sell produce while supplying fresh food to communities in need.

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

The Perfumed Hand of Hypocrisy: Trump Hosted Former Terror Suspect While America Condemns a Muslim Mayor

They had the audacity, the gall, the hypocrisy to condemn Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City, while opening the White House to a man their own government once called a terrorist. It was not long ago that the U.S. Embassy in Syria published a “Rewards for Justice” notice for Muhammad al-Jawlani, offering ten million dollars for his capture. His face, his name, and his crimes were displayed for the world to see. That poster remains online even now, an unaltered monument to America’s selective memory.

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

‘They Don’t Return Home’: Cities Across US Fail To Curb Traffic Deaths

Kris Edwards waited at home with friends for his wife, Erika “Tilly” Edwards, to go out to dinner, but she never made it back to the house they had purchased only four days earlier. Around 9 p.m. on June 29, a hit-and-run driver killed Tilly as she walked to her car after a fundraiser performance in Hollywood.

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Her First Years, My Everything

facebooktwitterinstagram Pamela shared her story with ZERO TO THREE’s Believe In Babies national storytelling campaign. She reflected on the joy and growth of her daughter Ainsley while underscoring

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

COMMENTARY: Generation Z is the Battleground

Nine years ago, millennials reached a major milestone. Based on population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 was the year millennials officially surpassed baby boomers in becoming America’s largest living generation. Born between 1981 and 1996, the millennial generation includes anyone aged 29 to 44 in 2025. While Gen Z is now the second largest generation, by nat

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Disney Destiny: Representation Matters

The first Disney-related character you see upon boarding the Disney Destiny and entering the grand hall of the latest addition to the global entertainment company’s fleet of cruise ships, is Black, strong, magnificent in stature, and representative of the hopes and dreams of Black comic book and Marvel fans the world over.

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

California’s Oldest AME Church Celebrates Historic 175th Anniversary

The overflowing pride, spiritual joy and sense of community was tangible at the oldest African American church in California, St. Andrews African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.). On Nov. 15-16. the congregation celebrated its 175th anniversary with a special church service and a “living museum” event in Sacramento.

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Historic Beatdown: Democrats Sweep Virginia as Speaker Don Scott and Jay Jones Make History

In a clear rejection of the policies of President Donald Trump, history repeated itself in Virginia. Democrats once again swept all three statewide offices as they did in 2017 during Trump’s first term. Abigail Spanberger easily won the office of Governor, and State Senator Ghazala Hashmi won her race over John Reid to be the next Lieutenant Governor. The victories occurred against the backdrop of a historic win in Virginia by Spanberger that will give Virginia its first woman Governor.