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Month: July 2018

San Bernardino becomes first city in Inland Empire to receive $20 million from the California Strategic Growth Council for a family-development project

Money  will  help  fund  183  high-quality  housing  units  and   neighborhood  upgrades  at  Arrowhead  Grove SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – In a milestone decision on June 28, 2018, the state’s Strategic Growth Council (SGC) awarded San Bernardino $20 million through the California Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program – a first for the Inland Empire….

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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Issues Statement on Family Separation Crisis

Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson released a statement today on the Trump administration’s policy of separating families seeking asylum from human rights abuses, violence, and crime. “I am saddened and angered by the treatment of families and young children at our southern border,” said Torlakson. “Families who come to the United States seeking economic…

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Riverside University Health System Resident Physicians Get Words of Wisdom and New White Coats

MORENO VALLEY, Ca.—Knee-length white coats—a trusted symbol of healing and science—were presented to new resident physicians Thursday night (June 28) as they embarked upon their years-long journey of medical residency training at Riverside University Health System. Wearing bright white coats, the 30 resident physicians heard from physician leaders who emphasized that the field of medicine…

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CDPH Reminds Californians about Safe Food Handling During Summer Season

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is reminding Californians about the importance of safe food handling to prevent foodborne illness while enjoying picnics, barbecues and other outdoor activities during the summer season. Salmonella, E. coli and Campylobacter are bacteria most commonly recognized for causing foodborne illness in the United States each year….

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Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacies Provide Free Smoking Cessation Assistance

San Bernardino, California (July 2, 2018) – To help smokers overcome nicotine addiction, Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacies will provide NRT (Nicotine Replacement Therapy) to qualifying individuals. NRT can be provided without a physician’s prescription due to California law (Senate Bill 493) which includes a protocol that allows pharmacists to prescribe NRT just as physicians…

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New Black History Card Game Helps Parents Teach Their Children About Their Heritage

Nationwide — African American parents who want to teach their children about their heritage can now easily do so thanks to a new Black History card game now available at BlackHistoryCardGame.com. The game, designed for children in grades K-8, is a simple, but very effective “Guess Who?” card game that features 28 Black history legends….

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Political Commentator Symone Sanders and Famed ‘Diva’ Sheryl Lee Ralph Among Those to be Honored at 15th Annual McDonald’s 365Black Awards

Dynamic event to be hosted by actress Essence Atkins and feature all-female honorees for second year  OAK BROOK, IL — (June 8, 2018) — In celebration of the 15th annual McDonald’s® 365Black® Awards, the company will honor celebrities and everyday heroes who make positive contributions to the community. To date, this year’s roster of remarkable…

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2018 Cincinnati Music Festival to Feature Fantasia, Jill Scott, Keith Sweat, Boyz II Men, and More

Other artists to perform include Charlie Wilson, Xscap3, Common, The Roots, The O’Jays, After 7, Bootsy Collins, DJ Jazzy Jeff and MC Lyte. Cincinnati, OH — Premier ticket and hotel reseller, QLZ Productions, is providing ticket and hotel packages for the 2018 Cincinnati Music Festival. The iconic event will happen Thursday, July 26 to Saturday,…

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Witness For Justice #900 Similar Stunt, Different Day, Still Barbaric

Rev. Dr. Bentley de Bardelaben Executive Associate for Justice and Local Church Ministries The story of the involuntary separation of vulnerable children from their parents seeking refuge in the U.S. has dominated the global news cycle for nearly a month. This is an outgrowth of the current administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy, which compels criminal prosecution…

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An Agricultural Movement for People-to-People Reparations Puts Itself on the Map

By Emeline Posner On a small plot of land on the outskirts of Chicago, a farm collectively owned by gender-non-conforming immigrants will cultivate produce and a younger generation of food justice activists. That’s the vision that Viviana Moreno, Nadia Sol Ireri Unzueta Carrasco and Jazmín Martinez, organizers and farmers based in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood,…

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89-Year-Old Black Grandmother Denied Use of Restroom, Forced to Relieve Herself ‘Outside on the Grass’

“A woman who has been here since 1929 … will not experience that in 2018 without the community fighting,” said Evelyn Redic’s granddaughter. By Sheryl Estrada At age 89, Evelyn Redic can recall life under Jim Crow-era laws, where Blacks were refused service in many public places. So when Redic was forced to urinate outdoors…

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Federal Appeals Court Rules Ferguson School District Violated Voting Rights Act

ST. LOUIS — A federal appeals court today ruled that the at-large electoral process used by Missouri’s Ferguson-Florissant School District violates the Voting Rights Act. The American Civil Liberties Union brought the lawsuit on behalf of the Missouri NAACP and several African American parents and residents. “The courts have ruled yet again that the Ferguson-Florissant…

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Commercial Burglary Suspects Arrested for String of Burglaries

DATE: June 29, 2018 \ 4:45 a.m. INCIDENT: Commercial Burglary LOCATION: 10100 block of Foothill Boulevard SUSPECT: Malyk Grant, 21-year-old from Riverside Bryson McCoy, 21-year-old from Corona Devante Sargent, 22-year-old from Corona SUMMARY: On June 29, 2018, at 4:45 a.m., deputies from the Rancho Cucamonga Station responded to a commercial burglar where they determined two…

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CeCe Winans Releases Lyric Video For Title Track “Beautifully Broken,” From The Powerful Upcoming Feature Film

Song Is Co-Written By Dove Award-Winning Pop Artist Plumb NEW YORK, June 28, 2018 – Big Film Factory has released the lyric video for Grammy award-winning gospel artist Cece Winans’ touching version of the song, “Beautifully Broken,” written by pop artist Plumb and Jenny Slate Lee. The lyric video follows the recent debut of the…

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