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Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Anti-Trust Attorney Urges Black Div 1 Athletes to File A Claim NOW for Significant NIL Financial Compensation: $280K! – Deadline: Jan 31

The NCAA, (the National Collegiate Athletic Association) has been the judge, jury, and executioner regarding the financial future of college athletes. Athletes still aren’t permitted to be directly compensated by colleges and universities, however, a recent ruling allows athletes to profit by other means, such as using their name, image, and likeness (NIL) to improve their financial futures.

Stefi Mar January 28, 2025

Fund Launched to Aid “Cherished” Black Communities Impacted by Fires

The California Black Freedom Fund (CBFF) and California Community Foundation have partnered to launch the Black LA Relief & Recovery Fund to support community organizations on the ground working to meet the immediate and long-term needs of Black communities displaced by the wildfires.

Stefi Mar January 22, 2025
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Opinion: A Time for Unity, Not Blame

In the wake of the unprecedented fires that have ravaged Southern California — devastating cities like Pasadena, Altadena, Pacific Palisades, and Malibu — there has been an alarming rise in the blame being placed on Mayor Karen Bass.

Stefi Mar January 22, 2025
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

From Head Start to HBCU to Harvard: One Man’s Story

Victor Jones graduated from Head Start over 30 years ago. Since then, Victor has built a career around his dedication to fighting for children, a passion he credits to his early education in Head Start.

Stefi Mar January 22, 2025
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

How Head Start Installs Confidence for Two Generations

The founders of Head Start have always viewed parents as critical partners in their work to educate young children. They also understood that this partnership meant parents should help decide which services would most benefit their families and those in the community. As a result, Head Start created a formal leadership and policymaking role for parents and community members called the Policy Council.

Stefi Mar January 14, 2025
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Racial Disparities and Youth Sentencing Mark U.S. Life Sentencing Practices

The Sentencing Project, an advocacy organization promoting humane responses to crime, has released its report, “A Matter of Life: The Scope and Impact of Life and Long-Term Imprisonment in the United States.” The report provides a detailed analysis of life sentences, revealing that nearly 200,000 people—one in six individuals in U.S. prisons—are serving life terms. The United States accounts for 40 percent of the world’s life-sentenced population but represents only 4 percent of the global population.

Stefi Mar January 14, 2025
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Los Angeles’s Historic Black Community Devastated by Eaton Canyon Fires

As flames tore through the picturesque foothills of Altadena and Pasadena on January 7, 2025, the Eaton Canyon fires left a historic Black community—rooted in the Civil Rights Movement—nearly wiped out. Among the hardest-hit areas in Los Angeles County, Altadena has seen its many Black-owned homes, churches, businesses, and landmarks reduced to ashes.

Stefi Mar January 14, 2025
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

14 States Awarded $1 Million Grants to Address Mental Health and Substance Use Crises

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has awarded $1 million in planning grants to 14 states as part of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program. Funded through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, the program aims to address the ongoing mental health and substance use crises nationwide.

Stefi Mar January 14, 2025
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

January 6 Committee Leaders Cheney and Thompson Receive Presidential Citizens Medal

President Joe Biden announced that he would honor 20 Americans with the Presidential Citizens Medal during a ceremony at the White House. Among the recipients were Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson and former Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who co-led Congress’ investigation into the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Stefi Mar January 7, 2025
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Black Caucus Members Appointed to Leadership Roles in Calif. Legislature

All twelve members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) have been assigned leadership roles in the State Senate and the State Assembly, according to separate statements issued by Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister).

Stefi Mar January 7, 2025
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Surgeon General Warns Alcohol Consumption Increases Cancer Risk, Urges New Warning Labels

The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has issued an advisory linking alcohol consumption to an increased risk of cancer, calling for updated warning labels on alcoholic beverages to inform consumers better. Alcohol is listed as one of the leading preventable causes of cancer in the United States, contributing to 100,000 cases and 20,000 deaths each year.

Stefi Mar January 7, 2025