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Elections
Stefi Mar

Meet Candidates Seeking Office This November in Inglewood

As Inglewood continues its transformative era of growth, economic opportunity, and civic renewal, voters are presented with a slate of progressive, experienced leaders dedicated to ensuring this progress lifts every neighborhood.

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Gov. Newsom Signs New Affordable Housing Legislation

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed new legislation aimed at expanding affordable housing, reducing construction costs and speeding up housing development across California as part of the state’s 2026-27 budget.

Health
Kathleen Untalan

Silent Cry: The Unseen Toll of Infant Loss on Black Families in California

Across the United States, Black parents experience infant loss at rates twice as high as their white counterparts. In California, Black infants die at nearly three times the rate of white babies, a disparity that persists in Kern County, where socioeconomic challenges leave infants dying at triple the rate of white babies as well.

African Americans
Stefi Mar

Museum Display Asks California to See Black Women “in Full”

In Los Angeles, visitors attending a Juneteenth weekend event at the A.C. Bilbrew Library were welcomed by a museum exhibit featuring a wall of faces — filmmakers and freedom fighters, Olympians and lawmakers — honoring Black women’s achievement and leadership.

African Americans
Stefi Mar

Black Babies Used for Medical Trials by Feds, Lawsuit Filed

A federal lawsuit filed by prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump alleges that two Black infants were used as subjects in a government-sponsored experimental vaccine study without their parents’ knowledge or consent, resulting in tragic consequences that continue to reverberate decades later.

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

How Solar Energy is Becoming a Wealth-Building Tool for Homeowners

Homeowners are using solar panels for wealth building, and it is working well. By lowering their utility bills, increasing property value, and reducing taxes, they can turn their roofs into investments. For Black homeowners, solar energy offers a path toward greater economic stability and long-term financial freedom.

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Election Day Is Right Around the Corner. Here’s How to Prepare

Since January, I have been exploring and writing about school choice options in Atlanta, Mississippi, and Louisiana. I’ve focused specifically on schools committed to empowering Black students and families. Southern Lab was the first stop on this journey but the last story I decided to publish.