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2023 French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron: It’s Time to Party
Samantha Fish (Photo Credit: Ricky Richardson)
Stefi Mar April 25, 2023
Samantha Fish (Photo Credit: Ricky Richardson)
As Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Awareness Month draws to a close, it’s the perfect time to get real about how STIs impact our communities.
Over spring break, Umoja Community at Bakersfield College offered students a life-changing trip to visit Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Finding the right words to honor a Bakersfield legend is not an easy task. However, I must take the time and honor my friend, John Henry Johnson, Jr., affectionately known as “Foot-Long.”
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) released the following statement from President and CEO Sue Dunlap in response to today’s unprecedented and deeply harmful move to declare mifepristone unlawful, threatening the 22-year approval one of two medications used in the most common medication abortion regiment in the United States.
Several hundred kids and their parents gathered in Memorial Park on Saturday, April 1, 2023. The occasion was the annual Bunny/Earth Day Celebration and Service Provider Fair.
Equity and equality, are two terms that despite sounding similar have two completely different meanings.
facebooktwitterinstagram Because of harsh weather, it doesn’t hurt to refresh our memories regarding some best practices to help avoid crashes. John Jones, III is the
The 4th Annual Leimert Park Jazz Festival Art Competition launched on Friday, March 17, 2023. The competition is open to South L.A.-based visual artists, 18 years or older. Artists compete for a prize package that includes $1,000 cash award. Art submissions will be accepted through Friday, June 23 at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time.
The Music Center launches its 20th season for of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center with the return of the Paul Taylor Dance Company, one of the most famous dynamic dance ensembles in the world.
This past week, Governor Gavin Newsom took action to tackle major issues the state of California has been facing for years. Homelessness had always been a key problem and recent studies quoted by the LA Times found significant increases in the major hotspots, including skid row.
facebooktwitterinstagram Crimson Skye, a local singer-songwriter, just performed recently for an NPR submission on Youtube for the single “Fire,” with band members Jordan Belardes playing
Kern County Aging and Adult Services will be hosting a free webinar on Medicare coverage of preventive services on March 31 at 10 a.m. According to a release preventative care is not only to prevent illness but also to help in detecting conditions.
facebooktwitterinstagram When asked by California Black Media what best prepared her for taking on the responsibilities of the mayor, Bass said, ” I think it’s
The blues community came out in support of and in celebration of the annual Babe’s and Ricky’s Inn Memorial and Reunion Jam, Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center in historic Leimert Park Village.
USC will once again host one of the biggest literary festivals, this side of the Mississippi. Books, books and more books are the main focus.
Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state’s #CaliforniansForAll College Corps program which has so far provided $10,000 grants to some 6,500 low-income college students as a stipend in exchange for their community service work.
On March 4, 2023, the International Trends and Services Facet gave a presentation during the March Chapter meeting explaining that International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The presentation also included a call to action for accelerating women’s equality by helping school aged girls in Kenya with school fees. The 2023 International Women’s Day campaign theme is #EmbraceEquity.
The City of Hawthorne held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to unveil upgrades performed on Jim Thorpe Park, 14100 Prairie Avenue. The ceremony was held near the playground area, Monday, March 13, 2023, from 10:30am-noon.
At this point, California is no stranger to large and damaging storms. The saga continues as much of the state will be affected by heavy rain in the coming days and throughout the month. On average, residents will see two – five inches of rainfall with some areas seeing over eight inches. These high-powered storms pose a threat to communities throughout the state.