antelope valley

Report: Black Women Experience Higher Rates of Domestic Violence

The UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), and domestic violence service providers collaborated on a new study examining the ongoing trauma impacting survivors of domestic violence (DV) and their children in the Antelope Valley (AV).

Ridley-Thomas Hosts Panel on L.A.’s Street Engagement Strategy

State Treasurer Fiona Ma and Small Business Majority, an advocacy organization founded by and for small business owners, are hosting a webinar to share information about the new entrepreneurship programs included in the California Comeback Plan. It will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 25.

Black 365 Calendar and Knowledge Bowl Continues to Expand

When Jamaal Brown, creator of the Black 365 Calendar and Knowledge Bowl was a kid in Palmdale, California, his aspirations were less than lofty. For a class assignment that had prompted him to think about his future career choices, it was a no brainer: either an athlete, a drug dealer, entertainer or a gang member. There were two things wrong with his list, he said.

Man Sentenced in Human Trafficking Case

A Lancaster man who pimped two women, including the mother of a kidnapped toddler who was strapped into a car seat and left in a shed in Palmdale, was sentenced today to 26 years in prison.