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Five Years after George Floyd, Racial Justice Hopes Fade

by Stefi Mar | May 13, 2025 | African Americans, Bakersfield, black lives matter, Front Page, George Floyd, Los Angeles, Valleys | 0

As the nation approaches the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, a new Pew Research Center study reveals a sobering assessment from Americans: the heightened focus on race and racial inequality following the 2020 protests has largely failed to improve the lives of Black people.

Let It Be Known: “They Voted to Deport Us”

by Stefi Mar | May 6, 2025 | African Americans, Bakersfield, black lives matter, Los Angeles, NNPA, Valleys | 0

The May 1 edition of Let It Be Known began with a pair of videos featuring journalist Charles Blow and U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who delivered searing critiques of a House Judiciary Committee vote that, as Crockett described it, gives former President Donald Trump the power to deport U.S. citizens. Crockett, visibly outraged, revealed the shocking development during a live markup session, warning that constitutional protections are being gutted in real time.

‘Bloody Sunday’ 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future

by Stefi Mar | Mar 11, 2025 | African Americans, black lives matter, Los Angeles, Maxine Waters, Valleys | 0

Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965.

Beverly Hills Faces Two Lawsuits, Deluge of Accusations, Alleging Racist Treatment of Black Residents

by Stefi Mar | Feb 11, 2025 | African Americans, black lives matter, Local, Los Angeles, Valleys | 0

In recent months, the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) and Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) have been hit with two lawsuits and numerous reports alleging racist incidents targeting Black residents.

Mothers in Mourning: Moms, Allies Protest Gun Violence in California

by Stefi Mar | Sep 14, 2023 | Bakersfield, black lives matter, Front Page, Los Angeles, Valleys | 0

On Sept. 9, elected officials, community leaders and concerned citizens took to the streets of Watts in South Los Angeles to march against gun violence in California.

New York City Settles Civil Rights Lawsuit for $13 Million Stemming from 2020 BLM Protests

by Stefi Mar | Jul 25, 2023 | Bakersfield, black lives matter, Features, Los Angeles | 0

New York City has agreed to pay over $13 million to resolve a civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of approximately 1,300 individuals who endured arrests or violence at the hands of the police during the racial injustice demonstrations that gripped the city in the summer of 2020.

Family of 16-Year-Old Shot in Alleged “Wrong House” Incident Retain Attorneys Ben Crump and Lee Merritt

by Stefi Mar | Apr 25, 2023 | Bakersfield, Ben Crump, black lives matter, Los Angeles, Valleys, World & Nation | 0

A story broken by the Kansas City Defender, a family is claiming that their 16-year-old son, Ralph Yarl, was shot twice at the front door of a man after appearing at the wrong home as he attempted to pick up a sibling.