Hundreds of community members gathered at Bridgeport Park to celebrate Juneteenth, Friday. Local activism groups SCV for Change and SCV Workers for Equal Opportunity, in association with Real Generation Z, organized a socially-distanced Juneteenth picnic celebration on Friday. The event was honoring the 155th year since the total emancipation of enslaved African-American, officials said. Juneteenth — which gets its name ...

The Santa Clarita-based “Black Lives Matter Foundation” is unaffiliated with the national Black Lives Matter, and is causing confusion for those looking to support the growing movement. Robert Ray Barnes founded the Black Lives Matter Foundation in 2015 after the father of his now stepchildren, Earl B. Rhodes Jr., was killed by the Los Angeles Police Department. “We need to ...

Supporters for the Black Lives Matter movement organized a second “sit-out” demonstration outside of Santa Clarita City Hall Friday.  https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/264331178135838/ Dozens of local demonstrators gathered outside of Santa Clarita City Hall on Friday afternoon to continue protesting in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. “Every single year, there’s just more and more names that go without proper justice,” said ...

As Black Lives Matter protests break out across the Santa Clarita Valley and throughout the country, KHTS is starting the conversation to increase understanding for those on all sides of the issue.  https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/180941313349838/?v=180941313349838 Jim Ventress, who served as the CEO of the Santa Clarita Valley Boys and Girls Club for over 30 years, joined “Eye on the Valley” host Matt ...

Angela Underwood Jacobs, a former Lancaster City Councilwoman and congressional candidate, testified in front of the House Committee on the Judiciary on Wednesday after her brother was killed while serving as a federal security guard during protests that turned violent in Oakland. On Wednesday morning, Jacobs testified during the Judiciary Committee’s Oversight Hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability ...

Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth met with Black Lives Matter organizers at City Hall Wednesday to start the conversation between demonstrators and city officials.  Smyth had a discussion with about 10 organizers of the Santa Clarita Black Lives Matter movement after Annie Astorga reached out to the mayor to engage city officials in a discussion following Thursday’s protest. “He was ...

The Santa Clarita City Council and the William S. Hart Union High School District are planning to team up for a Human Relations Task Force to address community concerns following racial injustices across the country. During Tuesday’s regularly scheduled City Council meeting, city officials announced their support for the City of Santa Clarita to team with the Hart School District ...

Supporters for the Black Lives Matter movement organized a“sit-out” demonstration outside of Santa Clarita City Hall Tuesday. Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside of Santa Clarita’s City Hall Tuesday afternoon, hours before the regularly scheduled Santa Clarita City Council meeting, in a sit-out style presentation. “There’s been a lot of marches the past few days, which are great, but I think ...

The Black Lives Matter protests that have been held for over a week in Santa Clarita moved to Canyon Country Monday in an effort to reach residents on the east side of the valley. For over a week, demonstrators have lined the sidewalks and street corners of Valencia protesting the death of George Floyd, calling for justice and reforms. On ...

Several Black Lives Matter events were held in Santa Clarita Saturday, marking the ninth straight day of protests and demonstrations.  At the corner of McBean Parkway and Valencia Boulevard, dozens of people gathered to peacefully protest the death of George Floyd.  The protestors held homemade signs and walked the crosswalks around the intersection, much like the past week of protests.  ...