Over 200 people came to Central Park Saturday to celebrate Juneteenth, coming together for celebration, reverence and fun without the cloud of the pandemic keeping people home. The Juneteenth event was hosted by SCV For Change, a local community organization that has been hosting Black Lives Matter protests and community services like donation drives throughout […]
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SCV author promotes real and fictional “Heroes of Color” through art, books and animation
Race relations in America have reached a boiling point as the deaths of George Floyd and other countless Black Americans resparked the Black Lives Matter movement and an uptick in violence against Asian Americans has been linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and racist rhetoric from former President Donald Trump. David Heredia wants to fight that […]
SCV For Change carries on protests, donation drives during Black History Month
February of 2021 is the first Black History Month since the beginning of widespread Black Lives Matter protests throughout the United States following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police last May. One local community group that has been initiating change and spreading awareness since the onset of these protests is […]
Black-owned beauty supply store persists amid pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the lives of most Americans and made them adapt to the new normal. A local Santa Clarita Valley resident was able to defy all odds and start a new Black-owned beauty supply store in the Santa Clarita area despite a global pandemic. Juwana Myles fell in love with braiding and styling […]
