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In the 661: Youth Voices for Kern – Ja’Nell Gore “Rise in Black Excellence”
We are happy to launch our newest edition of In the 661: Youth Voices for Kern… in this special edition we’ll be highlighting local youth storytellers who are using their voice to change the narrative of how decision makers see health in our community.
Local LGBTQ Youth Share Their Experience Living in a Conservative County
By Andrew Alvarez
Kern county is a place where social change is infrequent while conservatism is common.
KHSD Board approves Plan 3 to move forward in Redistricting process
Dean Welliver, News Report
On Monday evening the Kern High School District Board of Trustees unanimously voted to present the Plan 3 trustee area redistricting map to the Kern County Committee on School District Organization this Thursday May 24.
Youth think our votes don’t matter. They do.
By Dean Welliver
I see it everyday on my campus, and it gets worse around this time of year, just a couple weeks out from the June 5 primary election — when young people are asked if they are registered to vote, they almost always respond the same way: “Why should I register to vote?
Citizenship question could lead to undercount, less funding, Census officials say during meeting in Bakersfield
By Alejandra Alberto
If the Trump Administration gets its way and includes a question regarding U.S.
KHSD Trustees favor maps that ‘maintain status quo,’ community members say
By Dean Welliver
In the newest iterations of plans to redraw Kern High School District boundaries, no trustees are drawn out of their areas — and that’s fine by them.
Community Blog
Youth Commentary: Time to make my commute to school safer
By Diana Cuevas
Every day on my way to school in southeast Bakersfield, I fear for my life.
Beyond South Kern
‘America is all we know’: As Congress waffles on finding a DACA solution, undocumented youth grow fearful
By Alejandra Alberto
Maria Mancilla was 3-years-old when she came to the United States.
She can’t remember anything about her birthplace, Apatzingan, Mexico — not the sweltering, year-round heat that earned the valley it’s located in the nickname “Tierra Caliente,” or the cartel violence that plagues residents in the Michoacan state.