Meet Zeita Merchant By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Zeita Merchant has made history as the first Black female admiral in the […]
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Posted inAntelope Valley news, Local - AV
Armorer on ‘Rust’ film set sentenced to 18 months
The armorer on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust” was sentenced this week to 18 months in prison for the 2021 on-set death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was struck by a bullet discharged from a prop gun wielded by actor Alec Baldwin.
Posted inEarth Day, Local
Independent nonprofit hopes to unify green building movement
USGBC California (U.S. Green Building Council California) is an independent nonprofit unifying six regional communities across the state that were originally founded in collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Posted inAntelope Valley news, Local - AV
Palmdale continues fight against rising crime rate
Installs extensive camera network In a bold move to further enhance community safety, the City of Palmdale is advancing three significant public safety technology initiatives. The new investments include a […]
Posted inLocal - AV
Search for hit/run driver
Authorities this week sought the public’s help to find the hit-and-run motorist involved in fatally injuring a motorcyclist in Lancaster.
Posted inAntelope Valley news, Local - AV
‘Concerts in the Park’ returns to Santa Clarita
The City of Santa Clarita’s exciting Concerts in the Park series, presented by Logix Federal Credit Union, makes its highly anticipated return this summer for friends…
Posted inAntelope Valley news, Local - AV
Local drug pusher enters guilty plea
A Lancaster man was sentenced this week to five years behind bars for his role in a drug ring that sold cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and crack hidden in stuffed animals on darknet marketplaces.
Posted inEarth Day, Local
Blacks, Latinos underrepresented among those with advanced degrees
A new study conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), commissioned by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Virginia), has unveiled concerning trends regarding the representation of Black and Hispanic faculty members in higher education institutions.
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Earth Day: The fight for our rights
On April 22, 1970, millions of Americans took to the streets, college campuses and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ignorance and demand a new way forward. Earth Day is credited as being the catalyst for the modern environmental movement.
Posted inAcross Black America, National
Historic HBCU basketball team honored at White House
After more than six decades, the Tennessee A&I Tigers, the groundbreaking men’s HBCU (Historic Black Colleges and Universities) basketball team, received their long-awaited visit to the White House.
