Stories by Issue
Beyond Kern
The True Cost of Transitioning
By Abel Avalos
When the word transgender comes to mind, some immediately think of Caitlyn Jenner because in recent years, she was thrown into the spotlight for publicly coming out as a transgender woman.
2020 Census Off To A Rocky Start
The 2020 Census is off to a rocky start, with crucial preparations already delayed or falling to the wayside, largely a result of inadequate funding from Congress.
Q&A: Whitney Weddell, Organizer of Bakersfield’s Equality March, June 11
By Randy Villegas, South Kern Sol
Local community members are organizing a National Equality March in Bakersfield to remember the attack at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, one year ago at 9 a.m.
New Tool Helps Track, Document Rise in Hate Incident
New America Media, Editorial
Since the 2016 election there has been an alarming increase in reports of hate incidents around the country.
‘There are no Do-Overs’ – Advocates Sound Alarm on 2020 Census
New America Media, News Report, Honora Montano Lea en españolWith the 2020 Census three years out, civil rights groups and census experts are sounding the alarm that pending actions by the Trump administration and Congress could severely hamper an accurate count of all communities.
Overcoming Barriers to Citizenship in Farmworker Communities
Coachella Uninc., News Report, Paulina Rojas
COACHELLA, Calif. — Magdalena Bentancourt has lived in the United States for 35 years but this November is the first time she has ever been able to vote.