South Kern Sol | 2018 March

Monthly Archives: March 2018

‘America is all we know’: As Congress waffles on finding a DACA solution, undocumented youth grow fearful

March 22, 2018 / By Kern Sol News

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.

Perspective: Out of tragedy, our students gained a voice in the gun control movement

March 19, 2018 / By Kern Sol News

By Aubrey Jasso

A month ago, students were dashing through halls and classrooms, running for their lives.

Dolores Huerta and her children speak about the family legacy

March 19, 2018 / By Veronica Morley
Tags: Bakersfield, Bakersfield College, BHC Youth, Building Healthy Communities, California Dream Act, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Dolores Huerta, Dolores Huerta Foundation, education, Environmental Justice, featured, South Kern, South Kern Sol, UFW, Veronica Morley, Youth Journalism, youth voice

By: Veronica Morley

A packed Levan Center at Bakersfield College celebrated Dolores Huerta and her children as they spoke about her life as an activist and their family legacy.

Jeremy Tobias talks about CAPK programs on In the 661

March 17, 2018 / By Kern Sol News
Tags: Bakersfield, BHC Youth, Building Healthy Communities, California Dream Act, CAPK, education, Environmental Justice, featured, gangs, Health, Healthy School Lunches, Jeremy tobias, Kern County, lamont, Love, news, South Kern, South Kern Sol, Youth Journalism, youth voice

By: In the 661

Jeremy Tobias, executive director at CAPK, shares about the various programs and work they do in the community here on In the 661: Youth Voices for Kern.

Joey Williams talks about youth voter rates on In the 661

March 17, 2018 / By Veronica Morley
Tags: BHC Youth, Building Healthy Communities, education, faith in the valley, featured, Health, Healthy School Lunches, Immigration Reform, In The 661, joey wiliams, Kern County, Poems, South Kern, South Kern Sol, youth voice, youth voters

By: In the 661

Joey Williams from Faith in the Valley talks about youth voter turnout in Kern County, how youth can stay informed, and the importance of youth voices when it comes to the electoral process.

Chyna Patz on In the 661

March 17, 2018 / By Kern Sol News
Tags: Bakersfield, BHC Youth, Building Healthy Communities, education, featured, Health, In The 661, LGBTQ, South Kern, South Kern Sol, Youth Journalism, youth voice

By In the 661

Bakersfield youth and LGBTQ activist Chyn Patz tells her story to us on In the 661: Youth Voices for Kern.

Faheemah Salad Din on In the 661

March 17, 2018 / By Kern Sol News
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, featured, Health, Healthy School Lunches, Immigration Reform, Kern County, South Kern, South Kern Sol, Youth Journalism, youth voice

By: In the 661

Faheemah Salahud-Din of First and Always Melanin talks about how her organization was born, the #BlackLivesMatter movement and offers reactions to the Black Panther film!