Category: Bakersfield

African Americans
Stefi Mar

The Truth Is Under Attack; The Black Press Needs You

This is not a reflection. It is a demand. The Black Press of America is being deliberately starved, and unless people act now, it will collapse in full view of the nation it has served for nearly two centuries. This is not about nostalgia. It is about whether truth survives when power decides it should not.

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Evan Turnage Announces Run for Congress, Targeting Longtime Incumbent Bennie Thompson

Jackson, Mississippi native Evan Turnage, a 33-year-old antitrust lawyer and former top Senate counsel, formally entered the race for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District on December 17, setting up a Democratic primary challenge to longtime incumbent Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson in the March 10, 2026, election.

African Americans
Stefi Mar

November Jobs Report Shows Rising Unemployment and Worsening Outlook for Black Workers

The U.S. labor market showed further signs of strain in November, with new federal data revealing rising unemployment, steep losses in government jobs, and worsening conditions for Black workers, particularly Black men, according to an analysis of the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report and a review by the National Women’s Law Center.

African Americans
Stefi Mar

Kwanzaa: A Cultural Legacy in Motion

What African heritage tradition functions to renew and strengthen the intertwined, cherished, and indivisible values of family, community, and culture in a rich and meaningful way?

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Top Black Caucus Members Asks Trump Officials About Antifa and Finds No Answers

On September 22, President Donald Trump signed an executive order designating “antifa” as a domestic terrorist organization. Trump has repeatedly referred to “antifa” on social media. On October 8, at the White House, Trump hosted an “antifa” roundtable. Sitting between his Attorney General Pam Bondi and his Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the event branded “Antifa” as a domestic “terrorist organization.”

African Americans
Stefi Mar

Race Shadows Every Assault on the Affordable Care Act

The battles over the Affordable Care Act were never only about policy or the price of insurance. They were never simply arguments about federal subsidies, individual mandates, or the markets that hold the system together. From the moment America elected a Black president and that president dared to place the health of the poor and the marginalized at the center of national law, a deeper truth rose to the surface. That truth has followed the country for centuries. It was waiting for its next target. The target became Barack Obama. The instrument became Obamacare.

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

When Stephen A. Smith Speaks, White Power Listens

Joy Reid had finally had enough. After Stephen A. Smith went on his show and tried to frame her departure from MSNBC as a failure of ratings rather than a collision with an administration working to silence Black voices, she laid out the truth without ceremony. “You got one hundred million dollars for a show with half my ratings at my worst,” she told journalist Cari Champion. Then she explained why that payday existed at all. “They’re paying you because you are willing to say the nasty things about Black people that they want to say. You’re willing to take their denigration of Black women and put it in the mouth of a Negro.”

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

42nd Annual UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball To Raise Funds & Awareness For HBCU Students

The United Negro College Fund’s Mayor’s Masked Ball is both a premier social gathering and a powerful fundraising initiative dedicated to promoting the value and impact of higher education. The event not only raises critical awareness around college access but also provides scholarships for students supported by UNCF, while spotlighting the vital role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Although similar events are hosted in cities nationwide, the 42nd edition of this signature celebration will be held at the Signia by Hilton Hotel, located in the heart of downtown Atlanta.