Where’s the humanity? By Keka Araujo On Twitter, President Trump threatened to engage the military to guard the southern border of the Unites States. The warning came in light of over 3,000 migrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala heading toward the U.S. border. Trump also threatened to cut all aid payments to the three…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., heralded 2018 as “payback year” for African Americans and other minorities who have suffered on the new presidential administration policies and it that seems Black women are in lock-step with Chavis. Two years into the…
By: Dr. Elizabeth Primas, Program Manager, NNPA ESSA Public Awareness Campaign The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines standards as, “something established by authority, custom, or general consent as a model or example. For example,” the Egyptians established the 365-day calendar, recording 4236 BC as the first year in recorded history. Around 1100 AD in England, it was…
Cal State San Bernardino is exceeding most of its own projections in helping students get their degrees in a timely basis as part of the California State University System’s Graduation Initiative 2025 to expedite its students’ path to a high-quality college degree. The CSUSB results echo a system-wide preliminary initiative report issued on Wednesday, Oct….
As a little girl growing up, Tasha Lindsay-Doizan remembers staying up past her bedtime to read just one more chapter from her favorite book. “From a young age, I’ve always been very passionate about reading,” said Lindsay-Doizan, the San Bernardino City Unified School District’s director of Elementary Instruction and a former principal. “I used to…
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that consumers who have prescription drugs that are no longer needed or are expired can safely dispose of them on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, October 27. Unused medications in homes create a public health and safety concern because they are highly susceptible to…
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the only Democrat who can beat President Donald Trump. I like Joe Biden. I mean anyone who publicly boasts that he would beat the hell out of Trump you have to like. Yes, he later apologized for getting in the street with Trump on that, but…
SAN BERNARDINO, CA-The California Grand Jurors’ Association has presented the Grand Jury Reporting Award to the San Bernardino County Grand Jury for its 2016-2017 report titled “Apple Valley Unified School District Police Department.” The California Grand Jurors’ Association is a statewide nonprofit organization of former grand jurors with the mission “to promote, preserve and support…
The San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership in collaboration with the Office of Homeless Services will host its 11th Annual Homeless Summit in Ontario on Nov. 14. All county departments, community- and faith-based organizations, and community members interested in ending homelessness in the county are welcome to attend. Registration is required, and can be completed by…
BURLINGAME – Saying he is a “genuine leader” and the best candidate by far for students, educators and the future of our public schools, the five statewide 2018 California Teachers of the Year are endorsing Assembly Member Tony Thurmond for the state’s top education office – superintendent of public instruction. The five innovative K-12 educators…
Depression involves more than just feeling bad. “About 80 percent of adults with depression reported at least some difficulty with work, home, and social activities because of their depression,” the researchers wrote. The least likely to report depression? High-income men. Just 2.3 percent of well-off men reported depression, compared to nearly 20 percent of women…
Despite potentially-fatal outcomes, studies find perceptions of flu vaccination efficacy vary depending on racial, ethnic background Philadelphia, Pa. — The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that can develop into mild to severe illnesses or even death. Last year’s flu season was one of the worst in more than a decade,…
First 5 Riverside Will Fund the New Three-Year Countywide Project with $7.5 million grant RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Ca.—Riverside County children through age 5 will receive expanded access to early intervention and mental health services through a new program that aims to position them for emotional, social and academic success in school and life, mental health advocates…
The County of San Bernardino Department of Public Health announced plans today to commemorate Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Oct. 21 to 27. The theme this year is, “Dust and dirt with lead can hurt. Keep kids away from lead where they play.” The week-long campaign will educate families and community members about ways to…
The three-story complex on RUHS Medical Center campus provides training to thousands of healthcare professionals annually MORENO VALLEY, Ca.—A health education and conference center on Wednesday was formally named for retiring Riverside County Supervisor Marion Ashley and his wife, Mary, in recognition of their lifelong commitment to public service. The Ashleys, both in their 80s,…
In a recent cyber security scam, smartphone users receive a text from an unknown number with a message claiming a friend has written a compliment about them in a new app. The text message contains a link that prompts them to download the specific app on their phone. Online there may even be hundreds of…
The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health Preparedness and Response Program will be testing emergency response plans at local Point of Dispensing (POD) sites during the influenza (flu) vaccination season. A POD site is a location where the community would go to receive lifesaving medication and/or vaccinations during a public health emergency. Public Health…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia For the past 12 years, National Newspaper Publishers Association member, the Los Angeles Sentinel’s, Taste of Soul (TOS) has been an economic driver in the Black community by empowering Black-owned businesses through the festivals’ vendor and sponsorship opportunities. And, while this year’s TOS offers attendees the opportunity…
Shonda Rhimes was recently honored at Elle magazine’s 25th annual Women In Hollywood celebration where she made a surprising announcement during her acceptance speech. The “Grey’s Anatomy” creator revealed that she’s the highest paid showrunner in television after inking a lucrative deal with Netflix. “I am the highest-paid showrunner in television,” the 48-year-old told the…
Rachel Hackenberg Managing Editor, Faith-Forming Publications & Pilgrim Press “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?” – Psalm 22:1 NRSV Lament is an ancient practice, as hold as humanity itself. We shake our fists at the heavens and wonder…
BY: Lou Yeboah God says… Don’t do it!! … Don’t do it!! … Don’t do it!!… But naw, what do we do? Not only do we do what the Lord tells us not to do, we do it thinking no one will never know…. Oh, how wrong we are! For [Numbers 32:23 and Isaiah 59:12]…
Three Bakersfield-area law enforcement officers were drinking beers and grilling one summer day in 2014 when the conversation turned to a rural marijuana growing operation they’d busted. A senior Kern County sheriff’s deputy marveled at the “huge-ass freaking buds” they’d taken, that were just sitting in a storage unit at the sheriff’s office. That was…
