civil rights

Next spring, construction is expected to start on the Dolores Huerta Peace and Justice Cultural Center in Bakersfield. In addition to being home to the…

The United States Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision Monday that protects gay, lesbian and transgender employees from workplace discrimination.…

Forget the movie, which won the 2019 Oscar for Best Picture despite criticism for being overly simplistic and “whitewashed”—the real-life “Green Book” was…

When Hank Hendrix was a teenager in Fresno in the 1950s, his family would embark on road trips to visit extended family in Arkansas. “My mom would cook…

In February a U.S. District Court Judge ruled in favor of a Latino civil rights group in a suit challenging the way the county drew supervisorial district…

Late last year the California Department of Justice launched a "patterns and practices" investigation into the Bakersfield Police Department, after a…

The song “Burn, Baby Burn” was originally written about the Watts Riots – a series of deadly protests against police brutality in 1965 – but it later…

The family members of several people killed by Bakersfield Police Department officers are calling for a federal investigation into the force.The news…

A Fresno County Superior Court judge is allowing a lawsuit against the county public defender's office to move forward. The ACLU claims the office is…

Later this month, the story of the late farm labor leader Cesar Chavez hits the silver screen with a biopic by acclaimed director Diego Luna. It’s the…