Following the death of George Floyd last May, Jermain Pipkins set out to establish a collective sense of community for Black Santa Clarita Valley residents. Pipkins’ efforts led to the founding of Black Santa Clarita Valley, or BlackSCV, in June 2020. Alongside his leadership team – Pilar Scott-Walker and Ronald Smothers – Pipkins’ mission with BlackSCV […]
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SCV branch of NAACP officially launched
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People board of directors voted unanimously to approve the charter for a Santa Clarita Valley chapter of the NAACP during Black History Month, coinciding with the 112th anniversary of the NAACP’s founding in February 1909. The petition was submitted by NAACPSCVs’ Organizing Committee Lead Thea-Marie Perkins, after […]
