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Category: World

Features & Profiles
Kathleen Untalan

Are We Giving Enough Attention to the People Around Us Who Quietly Influence Lives Every Day?

Before spending another hour immersed in the lives of strangers online, look around. Call the friend you have not spoken to in years. Check on a family member. Reach out to a colleague who seems withdrawn. Communities are not built by algorithms or celebrities. They are built by ordinary people who choose, day after day, to care for those within their reach.

Kathleen Untalan June 16, 2026
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Chavis Confronts Digital Racism and Demands Reparations at U.N. Forum

National Newspaper Publishers Association President & CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. delivered a forceful address during the fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, calling on global leaders to confront algorithmic discrimination, reject media-driven imperialism, and fully recognize the crimes of slavery through official reparatory justice.

Stefi Mar April 21, 2025
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Trump Kicks the Ukrainian President Out of the White House

“You are playing cards” and “you’re gambling with World War III” scolded President Trump to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before he kicked Zelenskyy out of the White House today. The Oval Office visit was meant to ease tensions in the Russian war against Ukraine. However, it ended in a shouting match. The verbal sparring pit President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D, Vance, in a tag team of sorts, against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Stefi Mar March 3, 2025
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Rare Super Blue Moon Illuminates August’s Night Sky

On August 30, the second full supermoon of the month will shine, and it holds the distinction of being a blue moon despite its lack of a blue hue. In astronomical terms, a blue moon refers to the occurrence of a second full moon within a single calendar month.

Stefi Mar August 29, 2023