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First uncounted, then undercounted: Census track record on Native Americans
BY JOURDAN BENNETT-BEGAYE
The first enumeration of the 2020 Census starts this week in Toksook Bay, Alaska, a remote Yup’ik village on the coast of the Bering Sea.
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‘Coming together for one cause’: Thousands march for equality for women, safety for local families
Featured photo: Dolores Huerta, center, co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union leads the third annual Women’s March of Kern County Saturday, January 18, 2020 in Bakersfield, California.
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‘We are human beings first’: NFL players lead conversation on social justice and activism
National Football League players, dreamers, foster youth, members of the LGBTQ community and others from all walks of life came together Tuesday for the Dear America: A Social Justice Conversation event at Bakersfield College to hear about becoming agents of change in their community.
CSUB programs catering to incarcerated students inspire change; spark conversations around ethical issues about incarceration
Larry Gonzales is on track to graduate in just two years with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from California State University, Bakersfield, but his journey to success has not been the easiest.
The 35 year old has served two prison sentences before beginning his education in the Fall of 2018.
Youth Empowering Success at Bakersfield College to host first social justice conference, featuring NFL players
National Football League players Demairo Davis and Josh Norman will advocate for social justice at the first Dear America, a Social Justice Conversation conference, held at Bakersfield College.
What is Kern Sol News thankful for?
With Thanksgiving just days away, Kern Sol News wanted to take a moment to share what we are thankful for.