Category: Valleys

African Americans
Stefi Mar

Cass Tech Graduates Head to MIT, Princeton and Dartmouth

Three Cass Technical High School graduates are preparing to take their talents from Detroit to some of the nation’s most selective universities, carrying with them ambitions that stretch from aerospace engineering to creative writing and Division I athletics.

African Americans
Stefi Mar

Caring For the Skin We Are In

The ABCDE method to monitor skin cancer can help identify moles or spots that need attention.

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Kamala Harris Says State and Local Leadership Matters as Much as Washington

Former Vice President Kamala Harris said traveling the country since the 2024 Presidential election during her book tour gave her an opportunity to hear directly from Americans about the challenges they face every day, reinforcing her belief that many people feel unheard by Washington and increasingly look to state elected officials for solutions. 

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Your Home is an Investment: How to Create Generational Wealth

For most Americans, owning a home has long been considered a cornerstone to building and preserving generational wealth. A home purchase often symbolizes more than just securing a place to live – homeownership can help anchor families, support long-term financial stability and fuel local economic growth.

Women
Kathleen Untalan

Black Women’s Deaths Are Exposing a Crisis We Can’t Ignore

Sadly, not much has changed regarding how Black women are treated and viewed, as evidenced by the current Trump administration. However, there has been an alarming rise in Black femicide that has gone far beyond passing headlines and hashtags — it’s become a devastating crisis that can no longer be ignored.

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

California Birth Rate Falls Below “Replacement Level”

California’s birth rate has fallen to its lowest level on record, dropping well below the threshold needed to maintain population growth and signaling a major demographic shift that could reshape the state’s economy, schools, workforce and political influence in the decades ahead.

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.